To Do or Die On Long Island
I took this picture in 1983 at a parade honoring the Stanley Cup Champion New York Islanders. I want to be able to take a picture like this again. I want another moment just like this one.
Tomorrow, we find…
Hockey
NFL Films and Network: A Marriage Gone Bad
Really interesting piece at philly.com.
“The thing that has always set NFL Films apart, the thing that has been its trademark, is the slow spiral in the air,” said Comcast SportsNet’s Ray Didinger, an Emmy-winning producer and writer at…
Football
The Greatest Drunk on Earth
Here’s an oldie, but a goodie, from Modern Drunkard. The entire article is exceptional and worth your time, but what stands out for me is Andre’s treatment of a young Hulk Hogan:
When he finished a can Andre…
Wrestling
Better
In a few hours, the Giants and the Phillies will start the third of seven games they’ll play over the course of a week and a half, three in Philly and four in San Francisco. As the authors of…
Baseball
Peter King’s Top 50 NFL Free Agents
Are you following the NFL news? It’s like fantasy football — four months of transactions in two days….
Football
The Blind Calling the Outs
What a way to end a 19-inning classic — with umpire Jerry Meals calling Julio Lugo safe at home, despite being tagged by the Pirates’ Michael McKenry four feet in front of home plate. (That’s home plate on the left…
Baseball
‘He Could Hold More Liquor Than the Average Person.’
Billy Herman of the Brooklyn Dodgers, on drinking with baseball fan Ernest Hemingway in Cuba in 1942: He was a good guy, but he became a tough guy — real mean — when he was drunk. He wanted to fight….
Baseball
Roberto Alomar is No Pete Rose
From Deadspin:
“He called me over,” Farooqui [said]. “I thought he was just going to shake my hand or give me a high-five. He took the shirt and waved it a little. I thought maybe he would autograph it…
Baseball
Sixteen and Counting
16 games ago the Seattle Mariners were 43-43, and a mere 2.5 games out of first place in the American League West. After last night’s shellacking in Yankee Stadium, they’re now 43-59, and 15.5 games out of first place in…
Baseball
The Un-Retirement of Brett Farve
The Un-Retirement of Brett Favre will soon have more sequels than The Land Before Time.
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Football
