Greatest Sports Day of the Year
Today is an embarrassment of riches for sports fans. It really is such a wonderful day to be alive. Of course, March Madness starts today. I am in four pools…
Noooooooooooo!
I just realized something this morning. There are nly seven football games left in the season. College is done - I don't count the all-star games. There are four NFL…
Much Better
As baseball season comes to a close today, so does my fantasy baseball team's campaign. I have played in the same league since the early 1990s, which amazes me. I…
Olympics off to a Good Start
If you're hiding from Olympic results, shame on you. You're gonna get spoiled here, and I don't really care. If I "ruined' the result of the soccer game today, take…
Where Do I Start?
A few weeks ago, I sat in my basement, drinking a beer and watching D.C. United play. I don't know which game it was because they have pretty much all…
Let’s Have Some Fun Out Here!
I don't know who to blame for not letting the Buzz Bissinger-Will Leitch "debate" die. Bissinger hasn't shut up, trying to explain over and over again that his point still…
You’re a Grown Man Named Buzz and You Want to Lecture Me?
First of all, the above video (H/T Awful Announcing) is not safe for kids or an open workplace. Lots of naughty, naughty language, most of it ironically coming from the…
He Shoots and Scores
My neighborhood growing up got cable earlier than a lot of places. I was lucky enough to see the first day of MTV and watch ESPN when it only ran…
Slamball Returns
I remember sitting in the library in college once when Andy Salverda came up with a wonderful idea. See, Andy was pretty tall and could dunk a basketball, if I…
Book Review: Settling the Bets
As the years have progressed, I have started to loathe sports arguments. As the shouting culture of television "analysis" has continued to "evolve," the mere thought of debating a sports…