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Shanoff’s W.U.C.: Tweeting UNC, Favre

Feb 12, 2009, 1:19 PM UTC

Today’s Calls: UNC vs. Duke, Brett Favre vs. A-Rod, Pitchers vs. Catchers, Mo Williams vs. Deron Williams, Adam Dunn vs. Bobby Abreu and More.â†µâ†µThe Opening Pitch: UNC, Favre, A-Rod, P’s & C’s: All in 140 characters or less?â†µ

â†µâ†µLast night, I was at the first-ever Shorty Awards (for Twitter excellence -- featuring a special video tribute from the king of Twitter himself, Shaq), and appropriately inspired, will deliver today’s Wake-Up Call in “tweets” of 140 characters or less ...â†µ

â†µFavre retires: “Believe me.“ Oh, if only everyone was required to spend no more than 140 characters on this story. Pls: No more “comebacks.” (140)â†µâ†µUNC is back: The Heels felt like they had become an afterthought (even ranked No. 3), but the blowout W at Duke reclaims their relevancy. (138)â†µ

â†µâ†µ(Although let’s not cavalierly dismiss UConn: They are rolling through the best league in the land; dismantling Cuse is no small feat.) (135) â†µ

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â†µSelig might suspend A-Rod? Leave it to Bud to misread the scandal. (a) Did fans ask for it? (b) Sends terrible message -- "don't fess up." (138)â†µ

â†µâ†µ“Pitchers and catchers report”: 4 best words in MLB. They will today for CLE and BOS, both projected as p’off teams. Track: K-Wood, Smoltz. (139)â†µ

â†µâ†µHot Stove: Nats steal Adam Dunn. Top 10 OPS in ‘08. Low BA and high Ks (Top 5) offset by power (Top 5 HR) and absurd BB rate (1st in NL) (136)â†µ

â†µâ†µAngels sign Bobby Abreu: He wanted $16M. The Halos got him for $5M, which feels like the bargain of the offseason. Vlad must be glad. (133)â†µ

â†µâ†µNBA Instant History: CP3 can’t stop the C’s. ... Mo celebrates All-Star status with “Obama”. ... Deron Williams SHOULD have been an All-Star. (139)â†µ

â†µâ†µMore CBB: I was clinging, but I guess it’s time to leap off the Wake Forest bandwagon. Deacs have now lost 3/4, 4/6, 3 straight on the road. (140)â†µ

â†µâ†µDayton, not Xavier, king of the A-10? Breakthrough for Flyers to beat X-Men (had lost 6 straight). Hold the thought til rematch 3/5 @Xavier. (140)â†µ

â†µâ†µStat of Day: Psycho-T (and Green) became 1st players in K Era at Duke to go 4-0 @Duke. Next for T: Displace Redick as ACC pts leader. (133)â†µ

â†µâ†µCFB: Oh, I’ve got a few questions for Lane Kiffin, all right ... (63)â†µ

â†µâ†µLegal: Elgin Baylor suing Clips, NBA for age/race discrimination in his ouster as GM. Can they counter-sue Baylor being a terrible GM? (134)â†µ

â†µâ†µDoes Roberto Alomar have AIDS? His ex says he does. While fans can’t be sure what to make of the scandal, we can hope for the best for him. (139)â†µ

â†µâ†µLance Watch: Speaking of prolific Twitter folks, looks like Armstrong has decided to abandon his hyped testing regimen b/c of economy. (134)â†µ

â†µâ†µDon’t forget: If you are on Twitter (or figure it’s finally time to sign up and see what all the hype is about), you can follow me here.â†µ

â†µâ†µThe Last Word: “This is breaking my heart, I don’t mind telling you that.” -- Bud Selig, about the A-Rod scandal. (95)â†µ

â†µâ†µDan Shanoff writes The Wake-Up Call every weekday morning for SportingNews.com and blogs daily at DanShanoff.com. Got any comments, questions or feedback? Email Dan at shanofftsn-[at]-gmail-[dot]-com. â†µ

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