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The Daily Lowdown: February 2010

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Monday, February 15, 2010. Why I voted for Toby Gerhart for Heisman Trophy. In my 14 years as a Heisman Trophy balloter, I have never bought into the Heisman Hype. But I must admit I was impressed last week when I got an email from a man my age in Tiburon, Ted Gazulis, a Terra Linda High School and Stanford University graduate. He is a season-ticket holder for the Cardinal and he felt compelled to sell Toby Gerhart all by himself. You must remember that there are no designated criteria or an owner’s manu...

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The Daily Lowdown: June 2009

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Saturday, June 27, 2009. Memories of the Original MJ. My Michael Jackson memories date me and my age. I first saw him and Jackson 5 on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1970. I listened to their first album on an 8-track cassette. It wasn’t supposed to be the Cowboys’ year. It was supposed to be the 49ers’ year and I was supposed to go to the Super Bowl. Instead, Michael Jackson told us to Beat it. Posted by Dave at 9:25 AM. Friday, June 26, 2009. Are the Warriors shooting themselves in the foot again? One of thos...

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The Daily Lowdown: May 2009

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Sunday, May 31, 2009. Time for underachieving A's to fire Bob Geren? Now that all the excitement and/or agony April generates with unexpected starts in Major League Baseball has passed, it’s time to pass judgment. In other words, the Giants are no better or worse than we expected and the A’s have underachieved to the point that management ought to seriously consider firing manager Bob Geren. It’s what we all envisioned isn’t it? They are who we thought they were. The A’s, meanwhile, are the last place te...

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The Daily Lowdown: June 2010

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Monday, June 14, 2010. 52-inch, 62-pound, 8-year-old girl wins 100th Dipsea. The 100th Running of the Dipsea was one for the ages. Extreme ages. It was won by 52-inch, 62-pound, 8-year-old fourth grader, Reilly Johnson of Mill Valley, who beat a 68-year-old grandmother of four, Melody-Ann Schultz of Ross, to become the youngest runner ever to win the Dipsea, topping then 9-year-old Megan McGowan in 1991. I just think it’s wonderful, Schultz said. She was like a gazelle zoom! Schultz said. I ran so re...

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The Daily Lowdown: July 2010

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Saturday, July 24, 2010. England is a mad, mad, mad soccer world. I always have heard how England is a soccer mad country and now I know. They’re just plain mad over here. Perhaps they retired early because they were mad at the English referee, Howard Webb, who flashed more cards in the Spain-Holland finale than a kindergarten teacher during a math lesson. Two days later, our U19 boys soccer team played the first of four friendly matches the first against a group of 16-to-17-year-olds attending a soccer ...

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The Daily Lowdown: May 2010

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Sunday, May 16, 2010. Game-tieing goal changed Sharks momentum in Game 1 loss to Blackhawks. So much for that Motor City Mojo. The Sharks, who looked like world beaters in beating the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference semifinals, are back in a familiar spot in the playoffs. Having to prove themselves to the world. Again. Sharp’s shot wound up going between Nabby’s legs. The five-hole goal completely changed the game’s momentum and Nabokov didn’t see it coming. We were disciplined. We were s...

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The Daily Lowdown: April 2010

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010. Prime time draft for Raiders, 49ers? With the eighth pick in the NFL draft, the Oakland Raiders will select Trent Williams, offensive tackle, Oklahoma. With the 13th pick in the NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers will select Anthony Davis, offensive tackle, Rutgers. So there you have it. First two picks for Bay Area teams will be offensive tackles. Or they could trade for Ben Roethlisberger. The American Idol on Thursday night will be Mel Kiper, Jr. Which leads me to my favorit...

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The Daily Lowdown: April 2009

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Thursday, April 30, 2009. Selig should suspend A-Rod just for effect. Now I don’t mind the book exposing A-Rod has a fraud and a cheater and a liar. That’s pretty much been established. I’m OK with that. Here’s a suggestion. Suspend A-Rod. Right now. OK, the Players Association wouldn’t allow it and it wouldn’t hold up in a court of law but I wouldn’t mind Selig doing some grandstanding to get a point across. At least he could give appearance that he’s as mad as hell and he’s not going to...Instead, we’l...