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Best Of The SB Nation Network: February 8, 2011
Baseball
- Lookout Landing remembers three years ago today when the Mariners traded a bunch of good, young players for Erik Bedard.
- Bluebird Banter wonders where 2010 AL home run king Jose Bautista should play in 2011.
- Roto Hardball looks at the fantasy impact of the Braves’ closer by commmitee experiment.
- The Good Phight breaks down pitch values and evaluates the Phillies’ best pitches of 2010.
College Sports
- With the Duke-North Carolina game all set for tomorrow night, Carolina March asks and answers the question of the impact the Cameron Crazies have on Duke home games.
- But first, Bruce Pearl returns from suspension just in time to take on John Calipari and Kentucky tonight at Rupp Arena, a venue that Rocky Top Talk says remains unkind to the Volunteers despite their recent relative success against Calipari and the ‘Cats.
- On the heels of the Jayhawks’ 103-86 win over Missouri last night, Rock Chalk Talk likes the trend toward consistency for #2 Kansas.
- Cardiac Hill says that #4 Pitt’s 71-66 win over West Virginia is more important than it may look at the end of the season because it was a road win against a bitter rival accomplished without the Panther’s best player.
- Blogger So Dear has the story of Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter donating one of his kidneys to Demon Deacon baseball player Kevin Jordan.
Soccer
- Big D Soccer tracks down where, exactly, all of these jettisoned FC Dallas players have gone in the past two years.
- RSL Soapbox gives their boys in Claret and Cobalt a lofty goal for 2011: the Quad.
- 7500 to Holte discusses the many virtues of new midfield signing Jean Makoun.
Hockey
- People are mad at Matt Carle for donating to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Broad Street Hockey calls them out on it.
- Five For Howling has another chat at the roundtable.
- Blueshirt Banter argues that Pittsburgh’s Matt Cooke is the dirtiest player in the NHL.
Basketball
- Liberty Ballers examines the 76ers options as the trade deadline approaches.
- Celtics Blogs talks about the lack of depth at small forward.
- Blazers Edge recaps an impressive Trail Blazer win over the Bulls.
Combat Sports
- Check out Bloody Elbow for a complete wrap up of their UFC 126 coverage.











