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Our First Podcast!

11. March 2010

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The time has finally come…for Writing the Pine’s very first podcast! Yes, we are extremely lazy with our posting so we figured we’d give podcasting a shot. It’s a new frontier we’re entering and hopefully you will be entertained by our thoughts. For our first show, Rich (fivetool), Anderson, Gene (Final Word), and Dave talk [...]

Thanksgiving was a Brees

3. December 2009

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Fresh off of an another grand Thanksgiving, a year in which I prepared a large majority of the big meal at home, I learned three valuable lessons: 1) The NFL needs to do revise their Thanksgiving Day lineup. 2) As great as the meal is on Thanksgiving, the leftovers consumed on the following days (or hours) are [...]

Anderson’s NFL Week 10 Power 10: Controversial 4th Down Call Keeps Power 10 Intact

17. November 2009

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Anderson’s NFL Week 10 Power 10: controversial 4th down call keeps Power 10 intact 1) New Orleans Saints (9-0) – The Saints have been first on my Power 10 over the course of the past few weeks. However, I was strongly considering bumping them down in favor of the Indianapolis Colts given the way [...]

Anderson’s NFL Week 9 Power 10

10. November 2009

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Anderson’s NFL Week 9 Power 10 1. New Orleans Saints (8-0) – The Saints just keep finding ways to win regardless of the score. After never trailing in their first 5 games, New Orleans has had to come from behind in their last 3 games played. While Sunday’s deficit against the Carolina Panthers was [...]

Anderson’s Week 6 NFL Power 10

20. October 2009

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1) New Orleans Saints (5-0) – Finally, after defeating a team that has been number one on Anderson’s NFL Power 10 throughout this entire NFL season, the New Orleans Saints have leapfrogged into first place. After being tested in Week 4 against the Jets, many wondered how legitimate this Saints team was and how [...]

2009 NLCS: Phillies vs. Dodgers (Part II)

15. October 2009

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The 2009 NLCS starts tonight in what will be a rematch of last year’s NLCS. After quickly disposing of the team that many considered the NL favorites, the St. Louis Cardinals, the Los Angeles Dodgers will look to dispose of last year’s demons by avenging their 2008 playoff series loss to the Philadelphia Phillies. [...]

Anderson’s NFL Power 10 Week 5

14. October 2009

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Anderson’s Week 5 NFL Power Rankings 1) New York Giants (5-0) – The Giants early season schedule seems to be a breeze early on given that they’ve already faced the Bucs, Chiefs, and Raiders. Nevertheless, credit needs to be given to teams that take of business when they’re supposed to. Eli Manning has [...]

Anderson’s NFL Power 10 – Week 3

28. September 2009

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Anderson’s NFL Power 10: Week 3 Edition Ideally, I would prefer to post these power rankings after the Monday Night game, but neither team would crack the Top 10 regardless of the outcome. So without further ado, here is this week’s NFL Power 10: 1) New York Giants (3-0) – The G-Men took care of business [...]

Anderson’s NFL Power Ten – Week 2

22. September 2009

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Note: These rankings have less to do with a team’s reputation and accomplishments in past seasons and more with how they’re projected to perform throughout the season based on talent, current performance, and injuries. 1) New York Giants (2-0) The cream of the crop right now in the NFL. Very impressive divisional victories against the Washington [...]