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Top 10 new WWE characters

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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool.com Let’s face it, folks… inside the heart of every sports blogger of a certain age is the desire to write wrestling storylines. Or, at least, in this one. Why settle for getting the hatred and scorn of just the online mouth-breathers, when there are so many more people to annoy ... Read more

Top 10 things I demand in my sports podcast

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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool.com 10) Wankery. Do you have an unfortunate interest in cringe-tastic pop culture that is in no way related to your subject matter? Well, by all means, share it with the rest of us. Remember, you are the guy with the mic. That means we deserve whatever you care to dish ... Read more

Top 10 threats to sports blogging

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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool.com What could end life as we know it? Well, the following. From the top… 10) Aggregation. Between the World Wide Lemur sucking up people into various networks, YardBarker, Ballhype and Bleacher Report reposting excerpts, and Gawker Media hiring people to turn into snarkbots… is there any reason and/or likelihood for ... Read more

Top 10 compliments an athlete never wants to hear

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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool.com 10) “That was much better than Derek Jeter, who also likes doing it without a condom” 9) “Terrell Owens told us he really likes the way you throw the ball” 8) “Ricky Davis says you are the go-to guy for finding the best drugs” 7) “Jonathan Papelbon says he learned ... Read more

Top 11 reasons why Jimmy Rollins has sucked this year

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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool.com The one-time MVP and leadoff hitter for the defending World Series champions grabbed some bench for this weekend’s series with Toronto. Not coincidentally, given that Rollins ranks 84th out of 87 qualifying National League hitters in OPS, the Phils won two out of three. (J-Roll is crushing Willy Taveras, Jason ... Read more

Top 11 things I want for my own death

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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool.com Today’s exercise in listy morbidity was inspired by (what else?) the passing of Michael Jackson, which more or less ended Twitter’s obsession with green avatars, Facebook’s obsession with taking some random quiz to tell you what kind of noun you’d be in a greater collection of nouns, and cable television’s ... Read more

Top 11 ramifications of the US soccer team’s upset win over Spain

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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool.com 11) Spanish people to take furious and bitter nap 10) Spain now has to send troops to Iraq and Afghanistan 9) US can continue to occupy Puerto Rico and Guam 8) All 63 serious US soccer fans get that adorable “We’ve turned the corner” delusion they get every few years ... Read more

Top 11 fan mistakes

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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool.com As a Philly guy, I’ve seen my home town fans make any number of mistakes in their fandom… and well, I’d like to see us move on, really. Let’s make some new mistakes, OK? 11) Caring too much about the off-season. Look, there’s a reason why sports leagues don’t go ... Read more

Top 14 reasons to support the new USFL

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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool.com Did you miss the announcement that the very best non-NFL football league in my lifetime (I’m not old enough for the AFL) is coming back? Well, now you haven’t. I want you to put your hands together, stomp your feet, and achieve full non-ironic rigidity for the return of the ... Read more

Top 10 lessons that sports helps you teach to children

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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool.com In honor of Father’s Day, here’s the top 10 things I’ve been able to pass on to my kids from my love of sports. I’d also like to extend my own thanks to my father, who took off when I was five, didn’t pay the child support, and helped put ... Read more

Top 40 movies that would be improved by fisting

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by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool.com Terminator FistingAngels & FistersFist Me To HellFistday the 13thFisted UpFistdog MillionaireQuantum of FistingFist/NixonBatman: The Dark FistFist WarsFist Wars: The Fisting MenaceThe Passion of the FistThe Lord of the FistFisting NemoMeet the FistersHarry Potter and the Fisting of SecretsHow The Fist Stole ChristmasTransfisters: Revenge of the FallenMy Big Fat Greek FistingFisting ... Read more