From NBC SportsWorld: You might remember a version of this story from a couple of years ago … I go back and find the history of Alcoa’s Fantastic Finishes. More, though, it’s a memory of watching the NFL many years ago, before Red Zone Channels and constant highlights and football games on Sunday night. It…
Month: December 2015
The Laura Graves Story
From NBC SportsWorld: This was a fun one to write about Laura Graves, an Olympic hopeful in dressage, and her crazy horse. It’s a story that will probably be a movie someday. Movie Magic
Pete, Ty and 4,192
From NBC SportsWorld: With Pete Rose back in the news, at least somewhat, it’s a great time to retell the deception of 4,192, the absurdity of the 1910 batting race and the day Pete Rose REALLY passed Ty Cobb to become the Hit King. Set the Record Straight
Is Trevor Hoffman a Hall of Famer?
From NBC SportsWorld: From an emotional point of view, I thoroughly enjoyed and admired the career of Trevor Hoffman. From an unemotional one, his Hall of Fame case comes down to how you feel about one statistic — the save. Hell’s Bells
Still Hustling
From NBC SportsWorld: Pete Rose is a great storyteller, when he’s in the mood. He’s a funny guy, when he’s in the mood. He’s a good guy to hang out with, when he’s in the mood. Like I say, I have a soft spot for him. And beyond that, I’m on the record saying that…
The $500 Million Man
From NBC SportsWorld: Lots and lots of stuff coming. Already in the hopper, I’ve got a piece on Trevor Hoffman and the Hall of Fame, and piece on Pete Rose’s mindlessly blowing his last chance at something like redemption and a video explaining why, no doubt, Serena Williams deserved SI Sportsperson of the Year over…
The PosCast Episode 15
I believe this episode of the PosCast is the longest in our history at one hour and 16 minutes and yet Michael Schur and yet, somehow, there’s even less content than usual. Apologies in advance for the inevitable technical foulups that I’m sure you will alert me to later, but I can say that this…
Riding with Junior
From NBC SportsWorld: Doing Donuts with Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Drew Carey and the Browns
From NBC SportsWorld: Drew Carey has given up on the Cleveland Browns. This was the fact that kept echoing in my head as I watched every minute of the Browns’ humiliating and brain-dead 37-3 loss to the Bengals on Sunday. Drew Carey — Mr. Cleveland, the city’s native son, a guy who has had his own…
The Koufax-Drysdale Gambit
From NBC SportsWorld Fifty years ago, Sandy Koufax and Don Drysdale tried to take on the system. They failed miserably. Then and Now