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		<title>The Four-Way Coin Toss in the NFC East</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Burrola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than any other division in football, the NFC East is in a state of constant flux. Maybe it doesn’t boast the infamous title of its NFC South contemporaries, who have yet to champion a consistent division winner since the NFL initiated league-wide division restructuring in 2002, but it still holds the title of one [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epicmess.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11205528&amp;post=656&amp;subd=epicmess&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Curious Case of Pau Gasol</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2011 09:48:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Burrola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We all gathered around the television. We were witnesses. No, not to LeBron James and his pseudo-heroism. No, not to President Obama&#8217;s speech about the death of Osama Bin Laden. We were witnesses to the mysterious case of  Los Angeles Lakers&#8217; All-Star forward, Pau Gasol. His change wasn&#8217;t swift like swinging of an ax. It [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epicmess.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11205528&amp;post=648&amp;subd=epicmess&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Where Do We Go From Here?</title>
		<link>http://epicmess.wordpress.com/2011/05/06/where-do-we-go-from-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 May 2011 07:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Burrola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Los Angeles Lakers are down 0-3 to the Dallas Mavericks. I never thought that those words would be arranged like that in a sentence. Ever. As I write this, the chorus of &#8220;Where Do We Go?&#8221; by hip hop artist Talib Kweli invades my mind. Its words reverberate louder and louder, until I can&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epicmess.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11205528&amp;post=629&amp;subd=epicmess&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Energy&#8230;Officiating&#8230;Steve Blake&#8230;&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2011 20:25:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Burrola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor&#8217;s note: If for some reason the post isn&#8217;t properly spaced, I apologize. I tried many times, even triple spacing, and it didn&#8217;t change. I apologize. I received an e-mail that I didn&#8217;t see in time to make my Cinco de Mayo Mailbag. Once I read it, I knew that I had to respond. I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epicmess.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11205528&amp;post=620&amp;subd=epicmess&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Cinco de Mayo Mailbag: Music, Film, NFL Draft, and NBA Playoffs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 20:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Burrola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been roughly over five months since my last Mailbag, and I dare say, it couldn&#8217;t come at a better time. I was starting to feel boxed in with all the serious posts that I have been writing. I get a certain pleasure from writing them, but it&#8217;s different than writing the comical pieces like [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epicmess.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11205528&amp;post=614&amp;subd=epicmess&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kobe v. Dirk</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 04:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Burrola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All this &#8220;best player in the series&#8221; talk has me wondering&#8230;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epicmess.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11205528&amp;post=611&amp;subd=epicmess&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dear Epic Mess Fans</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 10:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Burrola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi there, (In Troy McClure voice) I&#8217;m Anthony Burrola. You might remember me from such blogs as, &#8220;Defending Chris Bosh&#8221; and the timeless &#8220;The Case Against Dynasties.&#8221; If you knew me before I was blogging at www.epicmess.wordpress.com, then you probably know that once in a while I enjoy writing Mailbags. They are a lot of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epicmess.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11205528&amp;post=608&amp;subd=epicmess&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Derrick Rose Wins 2010-2011 MVP</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 07:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Burrola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Congratulations, but 113 out of 120 votes is a little extreme. Let&#8217;s see how he fares in blog land. In case you were wondering, I voted for Dwight Howard&#8230; Till next time.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epicmess.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11205528&amp;post=602&amp;subd=epicmess&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>In Kobe&#8217;s Defense</title>
		<link>http://epicmess.wordpress.com/2011/05/03/in-kobes-defense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 21:04:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Burrola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think that Kobe Bryant is not officiated differently than other elite players, then you will not agree with the rest of this post. If you find that this is you, then stop reading now, or continue reading at your own discretion. I learned a long time ago that nobody is ever going to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epicmess.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11205528&amp;post=595&amp;subd=epicmess&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eastern Conference Semi-Finals Preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 May 2011 09:29:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anthony Burrola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m a little upset that I missed the pair of opening games on Sunday, but sometimes life gets in the way. Fortunately for both you and I, only one game has been played in any series. I can still make my predictions, and they were only minutely affected by the outcome of today&#8217;s games. Let&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=epicmess.wordpress.com&amp;blog=11205528&amp;post=590&amp;subd=epicmess&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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