The Knicks, the oldest team in the league, seem to pick their spots when it comes to playing with urgency.

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Seikaly is hosting his own live mix sessions show on Sirius Satellite Radio and constantly touring and playing some of the biggest night life spots in the world, including LAVO in New York City, LIV in Miami and Wet Republic in Las Vegas.

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Asano personally promotes Miyagi's rice in light-hearted television spots and even hosts a weekly radio program, playing songs by his long--time hero Elvis Presley.

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"To then have four second rows that are vying for the two spots is great - and second rows that are playing really well, " said Robinson.

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But the actual television coverage as they go to commercials showing a paddle wheeler on the river, chefs cooking in the kitchen, street performers in Jackson Square or jazz trumpet players playing in the clubs, those kind of high def commercial spots on a broadcast that has over a billion households around the world are something that we could not begin to buy.

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Though the Yankees, Red Sox, and Phillies rank 1st, 3rd, and 7th as the clubs that spend the most payroll per win, the Yankees and Phillies still secured playoff spots while the Red Sox still posted 89 wins while playing 18 games each against 2 of the top 3 win-producing teams in the sport (Yankees and Rays) as well as 18 games against the respectably efficient Blue Jays.

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