Patriots-Colts. Last night. Ouch. The one time I sit down to watch and entire game start to finish. Harumph.
Racist Much, CNBC?
Hard to believe they allowed this to be published: Marathon's Headline Win Is Empty By: Darren RovellCNBC Sports Business Reporter It's a stunning headline: American Wins Men's NYC Marathon For First Time Since '82. Unfortunately, it's not as good as it sounds. Meb Keflezighi, who won yesterday in New York, is technically American by virtue of him becoming a citizen … Read More
Football Logic
Shorter every single rightwing website right now: Was civil rights pioneer Medgar Evers ever denied the right to purchase an NFL franchise? Hellz, no! So why can't Rush? Because of racism!!! Okay, not all are saying that. But you have some really over-the-top whines. This, by far, is the most WTF of them all: Earlier this evening, as most of … Read More
“Hold That Line! Hold That Line!” (Luke 3:7)
I don't have all the facts, just this: Cheerleaders at a north Georgia high school will have to fall back on school spirit alone to inspire the football team tonight against a longtime rival because the school district will no longer allow them to hold up signs bearing Bible verses. The Catoosa school district banned the signs over concerns they … Read More
Chicago Nixed For 2016 Olympics
To all the conservatives who rooted against America (which, not too long ago, you once considered a bad thing), pat yourselves on the back: Mission accomplished. Never mind that the event would have brought in 22.5 billion in economic activity (the equivalent of 315,000 permanent jobs in America), much less be a good place to exhibit American pride. It's more … Read More
The Jeanne Dixon Of Baseball
Asked prior to the Mariners game against the Toronto Blue Jays last week for a prediction for the game, Mike Blowers, a former Mariners player and now color commentator, said he expected rookie Matt Tuiasosopo to hit his first big league home run in the game. But not only that – he predicted that it would come on a 3-1 count. … Read More
Red Sox In Postseason
Losing five in a row will get you a wild card spot only because Texas lost three in a row. Not awe-inspiring, but I'll take it. Still, they will have to get their mojo on as they face Anaheim post season. No slouching across the finish line against guys like that.
Quote Of The Day
"Get your hats on… We're gonna score before the two-minute warning, get the ball back, then we're gonna score again and win this thing!'' – Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, moments before they scored before the two-minute warning, got the ball back, then scored again and won that thing.
The Federer Shot
I've run into a lot of people who claim tennis is boring. I don't know what the hell they're talking about.
Bloody Sock To Replace Liberal Lion?
Just because he's got he had a decent split-finger fastball doesn't mean he'll be a good political leader: Can a Republican fill Ted Kennedy's Senate seat in Massachusetts? Among the list of possible GOP candidates is Curt Schilling. The former right-handed starting pitcher for the Boston Red Sox is not ruling out a possible run. "I've got a lot on … Read More
“Any Rebroadcast, Retransmission, or Account of this Game, without the Express Written Consent of Major League Baseball, is Prohibited.”
A blogger wanted to tell his friend Tyler about the Diamondbacks-Astros game (on August 23), so, aware of the warnings, he decided to call MLB: The next morning I shot off an e-mail to MLB with my request and heard back within hours from Valerie Vieira, from the business development department in MLB Advanced Media. She asked me to call her. I … Read More
Four Game Sweep
I just couldn't bear to watch the game last night. 7 innings of sheer boredom followed by a couple innings of heartbreak. The Yankees won the game, and swept all four games of the series, putting them 6.5 games in front of the Red Sox in the A.L. East. And what's worse, the Red Sox's commanding lead for the Wild … Read More
Tainted Championship
When the Red Sox won the World Series in 2004, it was a BIG DEAL. You have to understand New Englanders and the Red Sox, but trust me, it was a BIG HUGE HONKIN' DEAL. You remember when Neil Armstrong took that first stp on the moon? That was peanuts compared to the 2004 World Series. I'm talking a really … Read More
Manny Ramirez: Am I In Trouble?
Classic from The Onion: LOS ANGELES—According to his teammates, his coaches, and the media, Manny Ramirez has appeared visibly confused and anxious since receiving a 50-game suspension for violating Major League Baseball's drug policy, and has repeatedly asked those around him if he is in some sort of really big trouble right now. "Uh-oh, things are not going so good … Read More
Yankees Prices
As some reader to the NY Post pointed out, if you want to see a Yankees-Mariners game, it's cheaper for a New Yorker to see them play (twice!) in Seattle than to see them at the new Yankee stadium: Reader Gary Cicio, NYC podiatrist, did the research, and asks us to choose one of the two options to see a Mariners-Yankees … Read More