Series! Recap of World Series of the 2020s
It’s time for our quinquennial recap of recent World Series.
Category: Sports
On the Dodgers, Postseason Baseball, and Growing Up
The playoffs become Groundhog’s Day, and it breeds numbness and apathy. But this year, it feels different.
Pete Rose and the Limitations of Hustle
As a kid I loved baseball and Pete Rose. I still love baseball, but evidence demands a verdict, and I long ago had a reckoning over Pete Rose.
College Football, and I Didn’t Know You Could Do That With The Game Clock
Lines Written a Few Feet Away from My Television As and After I Flipped Through College Football Games, My Alabama Bias Is Part of the Mix
Simone Biles and Squad Get it Done in Paris
Simone Biles is a different beast. She manages to reach heights – literally, I mean – that amaze me, even as a lifelong gymnastics viewer.
Political Junkies Verses Sports Fans: Who Is More in Touch with Reality?
Political Junkies Verses Sports Fans: Who Is More in Touch with Reality? Somehow, Aaron Rodgers is involved in both in 2024.
Sports Betting Opponents Try Mopping Water Off Legalized Gambling Beachhead
There will be no un-ringing the bell that launched legalize sports gambling in America. So, what is the next play for folks who don’t like legalized sports betting in America
Processing Loss: Alabama Loses Nick Saban
Nick Saban’s gone, so fans are checking on that friend of a brother-in-law whose wife plays bridge with the athletic department HR assistant director
When Losing Means Winning a Better Draft Pick
Fans often want their team to lose to get a better pick, but teams don’t always comply. So why do teams tank way less often than fans want?
Money’s on the Nightstand, Jimbo Fisher
Texas A&M loved Jimbo Fisher to the tune of $95.6m dollars, and within two years loathed him so much they’ll give him $77.5m to just go away.
Alabama’s Baseball Disgrace
An Alabama baseball coach apparently sold out his team. In sports, that’s about as bad as it gets.
The Goddamn New York Jets
Being a Jets fan means waiting for the other shoe to drop and never being surprised when a boot comes down on your throat.
“Working-Class Wannabes” and the Language of Sports
Sports fans have a tendency to code-switch into the appropriate sports dialect when talking about the various sports people play or consume.
Fred McGriff and the Baseball Hall of Fame: The Crime Dog Stands Alone in Cooperstown
It is doubtful any of the Baseball Hall of Fame eligibles will be enshrined on Sunday July 23, save for Fred McGriff.
NFL Player Damar Hamlin In Critical Condition After In-game Collapse
The NFL’s Monday Night Football Game was halted after Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field.
Army Should Have Gone Bowling
There’s no reasons accommodations couldn’t be made to put Army Football in a bowl ahead of teams with losing records.
The Pride, the Fall, and the Backyard Brawl
“It’s just a game,” said some dude on Twitter when I mentioned I was still not quite over 13-9. He just didn’t understand the Backyard Brawl
