Even Frank Costanza Knew that $12 Million Dollars for Hideki “I Rob You” was a bad deal. The year was 1990. When the Oakland A’s added Willie McGee and Harold Baines in late season trades, teaming with Mark McGwire, Jose… Read More ›
All things Sports
This category will include random sports stories in the news. These stories will not typically be centered around a team or team, but rather will typically be an editorial on some hot issue of the day.
Why the NBA is in Trouble and how to Fix it
As my readers know, I am not a fan of the NBA, in large part for the reasons that will form the body of this article. That said, with the NBA, NFL, and soon MLB all on the cusp of… Read More ›
How Football has become America’s past time
Type in “America’s Past time” at the web’s famous free dictionary, Wikipedia, and you get a historical analysis of the game that was said to be invented by a civil war general in the nineteenth century. And while this may… Read More ›
The Love affair with the Dual-Threat Quarterback and Why Some Keep Falling For It
Fresh off Auburn’s undefeated national championship game run, some pro scouts and general managers undoubtedly will developed an unhealthy (and financially destructive) man-crush on Auburn’s dual threat quarterback ahead of the 2011 NFL draft. Just because someone will ignore history… Read More ›
The National Football League: Is it Parity or Parody?
In the now infamous diagram circulated on the internet by Reddit user Danchan22, NFL teams can be connected in circular fashion based on wins and losses. With such results, it begs the question, who or what exactly is the NFL… Read More ›
Take Me Out to the new and improved Ballgame
In one of my favorite Simpsons episodes of all time, the 16th Episode of Season Four, entitled Duffless, Homer reminisces about the time he first drank beer, passed out while listening to Queen, and is taunted by ubiquitous sights of… Read More ›
Race, Politics, and Sports collide with Arizona’s passage of Senate Bill 1070
Today is Cinco de Mayo, a holiday that commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguin. According to Wikipedia, the date is… Read More ›
The Myth of the Salary Cap
I absolutely hate stories like this one, entitled: A Super Problem?: NFL without a salary Cap? In case you are interested in yet one more guy who knows little about sports once again exaggerating the financial inequalities in the sports… Read More ›
2009 NFL Playoffs; Parity or Parody?
2009 NFL Playoffs; Parity or Parody? (1/20/2009) Is anyone else paying attention this year? Is it really the case that the NFC will be sending the 9-7 Cardinals to the Super bowl this year? Is this really the best the… Read More ›