Are We the Super Bowl?
It’s the day after the Super Bowl and thoughts turn to, well, the Super Bowl. Before we get to the start of baseball writing season, before we talk about pitchers and catchers and even hockey scores, there is that thorny…
Football
The Loyalty of the Disinterested
In order to fill the time between baseball seasons, people do all sorts of crazy stuff. They play basketball, despite the danger that LeBron James might win something. They box while wearing skates and call it a sport. They even…
Football
A Brief Hockey Appreciation Primer
No real surprise that after an extensive and well orchestrated game of legal chicken, NHL sell-outs have resumed as planned. Apologies were published, overpriced swag was temporarily reduced in price, and we’re all back in the arena like nothing happened….
Hockey
Baseball Misfits
It took thirty years for me to realize that as a kid I had been judged an athletic misfit and filed away where I could do the least amount of harm. My daughter’s softball league holds a draft every year…
Baseball
When is a sport not a sport? When it’s on ESPN and you’re rooting for vomit.
Of all the stupid things we are going to watch on tv today, we will watch the Nathan’s Hot Dog eating competition on ESPN. Granted, it will only take about ten minutes of our time, but I feel like I’ll…
I don’t like Clemens either but really?
The New York Times reports on the circus that will be this year’s Hall of Fame ballotting. This is the first year of candidacy for Bonds, Sosa and Clemens. A mostly matter-of-fact will they or won’t they story until the…
Baseball
The official George W. Bush portrait was unveiled today.
What an honor for the Texas Rangers owner. (made by @darth)…
Baseball
who watches the women who watch the men who watch the women who watch sports?
Back in the early 80s, I joined a baseball fantasy league. It was called a Rotisserie League back then, before the internet and before everyone and their uncle paid big bucks to enter fantasy drafts sponsored by beer companies. I…
Hockey
This is “Next Year”
The Dodgers won tonight. Again. In fact, they swept the reigning world champs, to maintain the best record in the MLB, closing in on an astonishing .700. They’ve won 19 of 23 at home, and are seven games above the…
Baseball
“Try not to be left alone.”
In 1971, Dock Ellis, of LSD no-hitter fame, was chosen to the National League All-Star team. Vida Blue was chosen to start the game for the American League. A black pitcher had never started an All-Star game, so Dock figured…
Baseball
