Biker dude cowers to pit bull puppy and what that has to do with sports
I was scrolling through my television channels on another insomnia-ridden night and stumbled upon something intriguing. It was a clip of some big, tattooed biker guy, trembling and weeping hysterically...
View ArticleEbbs and woes: Tim Tebow, Tony LaRussa, Kim Kardashian, Eagles, Saints,...
“We live in a cynical world, filled with tough competitors.” – Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire “Like sands of the hourglass… so are the days of our lives.” – Ed Prentiss What a difference a week makes....
View ArticleManti Te’o is a little slow and other reasons we sports fans need to reassess...
“You may have never set foot in McDonald’s but you have your own McDonald’s. Maybe instead of buying a Big Mac, you read Us Weekly. Hey, that’s still McDonald’s. It’s just served up a little...
View ArticleBook Review: You Can’t Make This Up by Al Michaels and L. Jon Wertheim
Dominique Wilkins recently told of his early days in the NBA and the first time he had to play against Larry Bird. Laughing as he reminisced, ‘Nique said the trash-talking that came out of Bird was...
View ArticleThe Band Wagon Overfloweth
“Y’know, one day, Tito Puente will be dead, and you’ll say, “Oh, I’ve been listening to him for years, and I think he’s fabulous.” Bill Murray as John Winger in Stripes Be careful what you wish for,...
View ArticleDelving into my love/hate relationship with the New York Mets
A strange thing happened on the way to growing up. And it happened on October 25, 1986. It may not have been my first real heartbreak but it sure as hell stung like it. But we have to go farther...
View ArticleCubbies-Tribe: The Something’s Gotta Give Series
I’ve been watching baseball a long time. Not so much recently but like every red-blooded American, I grew up in a baseball household. Let’s just say in my lifetime, the Cubs and Indians have never...
View ArticleSportsChump’s Long-Awaited Return… to Baseball
One of my best friend’s father passed away not long ago. When you get to be my age, you’ll find there’s a lot of that going around. His, like mine, was a baseball family. Ours from the northeast, his...
View ArticleThe Snell Hook and the Cash Bash: How Sabermetrics ruined by World Series
“I’m not dispelling analytics. I think it’s a great tool… but it shouldn’t be the script.” Former MLB pitcher, AL Leiter You already know where this (bitter, cranky, what-in-the-world-was-he-thinking)...
View ArticleThe Lost Art of the Start
Major League Baseball once again made history while no one noticed. The Houston Astros had a no-hitter the other night! In the Game Four of the World Series no less! And we barely celebrated. Womp...
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