Greenberg’s Goodbye: The Final Column

As I was preparing to write this column, getting the right font and indentation and all that, the enormity of the task before me hit me with full force. Writing a column for a school publication doesn...
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A Smart Move: Aquiring a Designated Hitter

First off, can I just say what a treat it was to finally have a good headliner for Extravaganza? Especially because this is my senior year. I can’t speak for the rest of the show since I only really...
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World Peace, Hulk, and Fantasy Baseball

You know what we need? Fantasy pro-bending. Have you seen that shit in “The Legend of Korra”? It’s sweet, and even though it’s not a real sport, it would be pretty awesome to have a fantasy ba...
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Fantasy League Gone Wrong

What do you do when everything goes wrong? Where do you turn when the players you drafted for their production are not producing and that one random player who you didn’t expect to produce much at a...
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UCSB Ends Season in Fourth Place

Over the weekend the No. 15 UCSB women’s water polo team took fourth place in the 2012 Big West Tournament, held in Davis. The Gauchos ended the regular season with a 19-13 record overall and a 3-2 ...
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Your Fantasy Team: Managers on Managers on Managers

I’ve got bad news: You aren’t the only one managing your fantasy team. Now, before you get all indignant and bitchy, let me just say that it isn’t your fault. See, these “other” managers man...
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An Athlete of All Arenas

Looking back over Ruth Milne’s career, it’s hard to imagine that at one point she was only a few dollars away from never touching a water polo ball.   The junior goalkeeper broke UCSB’s all...
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Winners, Losers and Bruisers

After a torrid weekend filled with trades, excitement and disappointment, the 2012 NFL Draft is finally behind us, and once again a bunch of people my age are about to make millions of dollars right o...
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Fantasy Baseball: More Fun Than a Pillow Fight

Now I know I promised that this week I would regain my sanity, but unfortunately I can’t say for certain that I have. I feel like I’m back to normal, but I’m not even sure I was sane in the firs...
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Baseball, Tupac and Hot Fudge Sundaes

I’m going to be honest: I really don’t have anything in the tank right now. I just got back from Coachella this morning and I’m running on empty. It was awesome, and if you didn’t go, you shou...
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No. 15 Gauchos Travel to Davis

The 2012 regular season will come to a close this weekend, as the No. 15 UCSB women’s water polo team travels to Davis on Saturday and Pacific on Sunday for their final two games before the Big West...
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Inside the Artist’s Studio: Making Fantastic Fantasy Decisions

A word of warning before we even get started: Do not go out and pick up the guys I’m about to mention, at least not right now. It’s early in the season and there should be no need to replace whome...
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Gauchos Victorious in Last Home Games

The No. 15 UCSB women’s water polo team closed out the home portion of their schedule on Saturday by winning two games, the first in a 5-3 triumph over No. 17 Cal State Northridge, the Gauchos’ th...
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Water Polo Finishes Season

This Saturday the No. 14 UCSB women’s water polo team (16-12 overall, 1-1 Big West) will host its final two home games of the 2012 season. After going 1-1 last weekend to open conference play, the G...
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Fantasy Baseball Columnist Gets You Ready For the Upcoming Season

It’s almost baseball season, which means a few things. First, it means hardcore baseball fans like me are about to get a lot weirder as we start worrying about all the ways we could potentially jinx...
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