I pretty much want one thing from my weekly sports periodical… Sports. There is one issue a year from the only sports periodical that I subscribe to that is not focused on sports, the Swimsuit issue. Even if it was focused on the upcoming season’s hot swimwear (which it’s not), that still would be out [...]
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How to opt out of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue
Monday, February 4th, 2008Who will save us from Chris Berman and the Home Run Derby?
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007The fact that I totally missed on my prediction about the Home Run Derby seems so irrelevant now that my ears have been poisoned by Chris Berman. It’s obvious that ‘Boomer’ got the tour of the Bay Area. His incessant dropping of Bay Area landmarks in his ‘trademark’ home run calls made me sick (see [...]
Deadspin is a day late (well, make it 223 days late)
Thursday, May 3rd, 2007On September 23, 2006, Jay Gibbons hit a foul ball that struck, of all people, his wife. It was widely reported at the time. Today, one of the finest sports blogs in the universe, Deadspin broke the cover off of this story (a full 223 days later).
Kudos to the crew at Deadspin for their [...]
Chicks dig the long ball
Sunday, June 4th, 2006There was an article in the Chicago Tribune Magazine, dicussing Greg Maddux’s career. It was interesting to hear, in his words, about his successes, and his failures. There was also a section that had interviews with former managers, teammates, and opposing players that provided a glimpse into what it is like to face Greg Maddux. [...]
Super Bitchfest XL
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006I haven’t gotten too excited about Super Bowl XL yet. I’m sure that come Sunday afternoon I’ll get into the spirit of things. But as of right now… frankly the most memorable thing about this Super Bowl week is how much the media is bitching about the fact that the game is in Detroit, and [...]