There are certain accomplishments in sports — a no-hitter in baseball, a perfect game in baseball, a 300-game in bowling, a golden set in tennis, a 250-yard rushing game in the NFL, a four-homer day, a 59 in golf — that are cool because fans will remember them. They are called “historic” but I don’t…
Month: January 2013
Phil Mickelson’s 59 1/2
There are certain accomplishments in sports — a no-hitter in baseball, a perfect game in baseball, a 300-game in bowling, a golden set in tennis, a 250-yard rushing game in the NFL, a four-homer day, a 59 in golf — that are cool because fans will remember them. They are called “historic” but I don’t…
WaxVac
You can debate, of course, what is the single most disgusting feature of the WaxVac (Gentle and Effective Ear Cleaning!) but it seems to me that the name is as good a place to start as any. As every info-commercial enthusiast knows, unless there’s a specific reason for it — say you want to the…
WaxVac
You can debate, of course, what is the single most disgusting feature of the WaxVac (Gentle and Effective Ear Cleaning!) but it seems to me that the name is as good a place to start as any. As every info-commercial enthusiast knows, unless there’s a specific reason for it — say you want to the…
The Yankees and A-Rod
Over time, it seems, everyone has become somewhat immune to the huge dollars spent in sports. Sure, people may gripe about it — do gripe about it all the time — but the numbers themselves are somewhat surreal. They are just cartoon bags filled with money.For instance, when we talk about Josh Hamilton’s 5-year, $125…
The Yankees and A-Rod
Over time, it seems, everyone has become somewhat immune to the huge dollars spent in sports. Sure, people may gripe about it — do gripe about it all the time — but the numbers themselves are somewhat surreal. They are just cartoon bags filled with money. For instance, when we talk about Josh Hamilton’s 5-year,…
Hall of Fame Leftovers
So, I thought I would do a round-up of The BBWAA Project and see what — if anything — we learned. For this, I will not use WAR or any other statistic. I will only use the Baseball Reference EloRater — which involves fans rating the best (and not so good) baseball players in history….
Hall of Fame Leftovers
So, I thought I would do a round-up of The BBWAA Project and see what — if anything — we learned. For this, I will not use WAR or any other statistic. I will only use the Baseball Reference EloRater — which involves fans rating the best (and not so good) baseball players in history….
Curveballs
I began watching “Trouble With the Curve” in my hotel room the other day with these three certainties: I love baseball. Clint Eastwood made “Unforgiven,” which is one of my 10 favorite movies. I love Amy Adams. I came out of “Trouble with the Curve” facing only one certainty: Justin Timberlake was, by far, my…
Curveballs
I began watching “Trouble With the Curve” in my hotel room the other day with these three certainties: I love baseball. Clint Eastwood made “Unforgiven,” which is one of my 10 favorite movies. I love Amy Adams. I came out of “Trouble with the Curve” facing only one certainty: Justin Timberlake was, by far, my…