Sports
The Olympics
So, the Olympics officially kick off today? *yawn* I have little interest in the Olympics for a lot of reasons.
First and foremost, the location. I know I’ll get yelled at for bringing politics into the “Olympic ideal” (more on that later) but I can’t celebrate a country where I can’t say that the leader is [...]
Do People Really Watch This?
Today is the NFL draft. ESPN has a 4 hour pregame show. For the draft. I overheard a guy at lunch tell his buddy that he couldn’t go golfing because he was watching.the.draft. Seriously? Do people actually sit through 4 hours of pregame for a draft? I’ve watched some weird and, admittedly, boring things but [...]
Ah, It Must be Spring
Why? Because Cubs fans hopes for Kerry Wood are getting dashed again. Like Charlie Brown and that damned football, Cubs fans hoped this year would be different. This would be the year that Kerry Wood took his place among the immortal starting pitchers closers in baseball history. His fastball hit 98 in spring training. He [...]
A New National Holiday
“This is a very simple game. You throw the ball, you catch the ball, you hit the ball.”
-Bull Durham
Ah, my favorite time of year. The grass starts to green. The trees begin to flower. I begin to sneeze like crazy….
It’s baseball season. When I rule the world, the first Monday in April will be a [...]
The Greatest Game Ever: 10 Years Ago Tonight
Any time a clip from a hockey game is still broadcast seven years later (and probably still would be if ESPN still had the rights) you know it was a hell of a game. The clip is, of course, Patrick Roy and Mike Vernon (two goalies) squaring off in the center circle.
As a Wings fan, [...]
What Other Sports should learn from NASCAR
I’m not sure what it is with NASCAR, but the three other major sports sure could learn a thing or two from them on how to market their stars. With the exception of Peyton Manning’s ads for various products, how many other commercials can you name with athletes?
Maybe it has something to do with how [...]
