The matter of what to do about Peter Edward “Pete” Rose just took a more serious turn for finality recently. New MLB Commissioner (Rob Manfred) confirmed that Rose has formally filed for reinstatement. Not that we didn’t see this coming.…
As a fan of the PGA Tour, I’ve always assumed that caddies who work for pro golfers in this modern era were well taken care of. After all, according to the Association of Pro Tour Caddies website, they receive a…
My laboratory door has opened once again… Inside, there is an imaginary curtain up. And, standing behind it, is the perfect golfer: My 3rd annual “Frankengolfer”. He is a collection of the best players in each of four major areas…
If you have some doubt in your mind right now about Seattle Seahawks’ quarterback Russell Wilson, you shouldn’t. Well, I understand if you feel that way, since before this past Sunday’s NFC Championship game, I had little confidence in him…
Now that the 2014 NFL regular season is officially behind us and the playoff picture is now clear, it is time to have the awards conversation once again. Each year at this time, the Associated Press processes the votes of…
Now that the 2014 NFL season has happily arrived, my predictions as to each conference outcome and the Super Bowl are as follows: NFC NFC West Winner – Seahawks NFC South Winner – Saints NFC North Winner – Packers NFC…
Yesterday, the NFL suspended Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice for the first two games of this season following his offseason arrest for alleged domestic violence against his wife. Much of the reaction on social media & on ESPN to…
Tiger Woods said at a press conference early last week that he is “pain free for the first time in 2 years”. We can interpret that statement two ways. It’s either going to be very good for the golfing legend……
Recently, I noticed that several major networks have committed to a robust schedule of upcoming boxing matches during primetime on a regular basis (ESPN, NBCSN, FOX Sports 1, HBO, and Showtime). Since the sport had seen a major decline in…
On April 23, 2014, Yankees pitcher Michael Pineda was ejected in the second inning of a game vs. the Boston Red Sox after Coach John Farrell pointed out to umpires that Pineda had pine tar noticeably visible on his neck. …
A very interesting law suit has recently been filed in Nevada Federal Court that could set an important precedent to which sports teams all over the US will greatly be affected. The case has to do with a Nevada man…
Now that instant replay has been expanded in MLB to include about 90% of all on-field plays, it seems logical that the next area up for consideration to use reviewable technology would be the strike zone. While I have been…