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Daily Dirt for Sunday, July 16, 2023 Who knew that “Dirty Harry” was almost Robert Mitchum, Steve McQueen or Frank Sinatra? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 666 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Although many details of the United States Secret Service are, well, secret, some things have been made public information.…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, July 14, 2023 Jim Rome is entertaining, but $30 million worth of entertaining?. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 665 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Who says sports doesn’t pay? Or rather, pay off? Check out the salaries of the top five network sports personalities, and compare them…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, July 10, 2023 If you say you saw this coming a decade ago, I’d have to question either your sanity or sobriety. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 662 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The next big thing? Would you believe pro pickleball? Actually that “next big thing”…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, July 10, 2023 I wonder if anyone has a Henry Henry baseball card yet? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 661 of The Daily Dirt. 1. It’s Sunday, and another work week is only hours away. Here at The Daily Dirt, we try to get you in the…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, July 8, 2023 Keanu Reeves should be grateful to Chuck Norris and Steven Seagal … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 660 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We like to rank things at the home office of The Daily Dirt. Most of those rankings are the “the best…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, July 7, 2023 Could AC/DC music be turning the tide in Ukraine? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 659 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We have a new No. 1 license plate! When the entry popped up in my email earlier this week, I knew immediately it was…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, July 6, 2023 The man is truly a living legend … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 658 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Did you watch Joey Chestnut’s most-recent culinary conquest at New York City’s famous Coney Island? For those who may have missed it, Chestnut won his…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, July 5, 2023 The key to a successful July and August is the lack of physical activity … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 657 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The Fourth of July is now in the rear-view mirror, and we are in what singer Nat King…
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Daily Dirt for Friday June 30, 2023 Grant was also known to imbibe, so I wonder: Could he also have been charged with the first-ever DUI? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 653 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Here at the world headquarters of The Daily Dirt, we take great pride uncovering…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, June 16, 2023 I never knew “Abbey Road” was not the original title for the famous LP … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 638 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The Beatles’ 1969 “Abbey Road” arguably features the most famous album cover of all time. For those who…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, June 17, 2023 I once had a friend who drank a minimum of eight Mountain Dews a day. Eight! A minimum! Oh, did I mention he had a never-ending problem with kidney stones, too? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 640 of The Daily Dirt. 1. What countries consume the most…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, June 18, 2023 I love announcer Chip Caray’s comments, which you can find below. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 641 of The Daily Dirt. 1. “Every franchise has had its share of forgettable seasons,” writes Shanthi Sepe-Chepuru for MLB.com. Do you have the feeling that Cardinals fans are feeling this…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, June 15, 2023 Babe, Ty, Christy, Walter and Honus would all be proud I’m sure … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 637 of The Daily Dirt. 1. I now have a new destination to add to my bucket list. It’s the National Museum of Play, also known…
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Daily Dirt for Wednesday, May 24, 2023 We should all be grateful for the “Statcast Era” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 617 of The Daily Dirt 1. There is nothing more entertaining while watching an MLB game than seeing a majestic home run. MLB and Statcast teamed up in 2015 to provide…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, May 21, 2023 Dairy Queen or Nabisco … I’m not sure which one of those businesses are most important. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 614 of The Daily Dirt. 1. For background’s sake, I moved to Illinois 25 years ago. Before arriving, I knew very little about…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, May 5, 2023 A slap on the head, a gouge of the eyes, a pull of the ears. Ahhh, those were the days, my friends. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 599 of The Daily Dirt. 1. There are times when I’m watching what is supposed to be comedy,…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 29, 2023 Just be grateful we live at the time in history we do. You’ll understand once you reach thought No. 3 … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 594 of The Daily Dirt. 1. We continue our three-day look at the decades that saw rock music…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, April 23, 2023 Bob Saget may have hit the nail on the head … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 588 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Is it just me or do Sundays always have a special feel about them? It’s the dawn of a new week, while…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 22, 2023 Jelly beans were originally a Christmas candy. Who knew? … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 587 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Today is National Jelly Bean Day, a celebration of one of the most overlooked and underrated confectioneries. There was a time when I could…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, April 14, 2023 St. Louis is always “better” than Chicago, right? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 579 of The Daily Dirt. 1. This won’t come as a major surprise to many, but St. Louis and Chicago have been named two of the top 10 “most sinful cities”…
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Daily Dirt for Monday, April 10, 2023 For the record, I bought the Shania Twain and Donna Lewis records. Yes, there were still “records” back then. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 575 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Being No. 1 is important to Americans, whether it’s were your favorite college football…
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Daily Dirt for Sunday, April 9, 2023 Hooray for Liam Hendriks. Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 575 of The Daily Dirt. 1. There is no better day than Easter Sunday to share an uplifting story like that belonging to Hendriks. He has been one of the premier MLB relievers in recent…
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Daily Dirt for Saturday, April 8, 2023 I’ve known many “loblollies” who were “nuttier than squirrel poo” … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 574 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Yesterday’s Daily Dirt shared some of my favorite mano-a-mano insults. Today, we’re offering some more of the same kind of disparaging remarks,…
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Daily Dirt for Thursday, March 23, 2023 I wonder how long it will be until the Japanese professional baseball league will be a part of MLB? Ten years? 20? Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 560 of The Daily Dirt. 1. Some final thoughts on the recently completed World Baseball Classic, thanks…
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Daily Dirt for Friday, March 17, 2023 No exaggeration, I legitimately hate the three songs you are seconds away from reading about … Welcome to today’s three thoughts that make up Vol. 555 of The Daily Dirt. 1. The most annoying song ever? Wow, that encompasses a lot of territory, but I’ve made three choices…
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