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May 16, 2012

Playing through the pain is not the way to win

May 15, 2012

Pujols with a few holes in his bat

May 14, 2012

Progress Report: Chase Headley hits stride in San Diego

May 11, 2012

How the lonely outfielder won over the fans

May 10, 2012

Campaigning to get Jerry Kramer into the hallowed Hall

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May 3, 2012

Re-evaluating the 2008 NHL Entry Draft
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Playing through the pain is not the way to win

by Tim Kolupanowich

When an injured NHL player doesn’t take time off, he’s not only hurting himself, but his team as well. By not being as physically ready as he can be, he’s limiting himself in what he can do, and holding back another healthier (and probably younger) player from having his shot to become a playoff hero.

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Pujols with a few holes in his bat

by Mark Milner

Albert Pujols is getting slammed by the national media for a horrendous start to both the 2012 season as well as his massive contract. With just one home run to speak of almost a quarter of the way into the season, we’re all wondering what’s wrong? Is this a poor adjustment to Anaheim? Is age catching up with him at a breakneck speed?

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Progress Report: Chase Headley hits stride in San Diego

by Austin Kent

Chase Headley calls himself a “Saved by the Bell” trivia whiz. Fitting, since his Step by Step progression and marked Home Improvement has allowed him to finally shed his Growing Pains and Blossom as a rising star in San Diego. Who’s The Boss now?

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How the lonely outfielder won over the fans

by Jesse Goldberg-Strassler

The life of the outfielder is a lonely one. Without any teammates around to chat with between plays, the outfielder is left with no recourse other than to make friendly with the fans. Jeff Francoeur understands this, and his lesson is one that outfielders throughout the league would be wise to learn.

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Campaigning to get Jerry Kramer into the hallowed Hall

by Josh Koebert

Contrary to popular belief, Jerry Kramer, the legendary Green Bay Packer, is not in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. His daughter Alicia is on a campaign to right that decades-old wrong and has discovered that it will take a Herculean effort to do so. Still, she feels that no amount of effort is too great to get her father the recognition she believes he deserves.

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Launched in 2008, The Good Point is a feature-based digital magazine that prides itself on long-form, essay-style journalism. With a primary focus on the North American market and over 50 writers across the continent, the publication’s central theme ranges from sports medicine to sports humor and everywhere in between. By emphasizing creative story telling and a tiered-editorial process, TheGP marries behind the scenes access at the professional level with the passion and enthusiasm of the fans that fuel the industry. With an archive growing deeper by the day and a reputation of compelling content sweeping the sports media landscape, once you’ve said The Good Point, you’ve said it all.

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