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Just My Type
Dan Patrick
May 19, 2008
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May 19, 2008

Just My Type

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8. Heaven Can Wait II As in the original, a dead QB comes back to life as an L.A. millionaire—but this time with a dramatic twist: There's no pro football team in Los Angeles!

Pumping the Shark

IF A WAITRESS gets an order right, does she pump her fist? Just for doing what she's supposed to do? Last week Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain (right) goes into fist pumps and pirouettes—for striking out David Dellucci. Not in the ALCS. In game 36 of the regular season. I think it's about this: So many players today, including the 22-year-old Chamberlain, are younger than ESPN. The culture of celebration is in their DNA. I love spontaneous displays of enthusiasm, but please, save them for meaningful occasions. Hitting an opposite-field double is not a reason to moonwalk.

THE FINE PRINT: Alex Rodriguez fainted during the birth of his first daughter. His agent, Scott Boras, explained that A-Rod opted out of the contractions.

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