We may not have baseball to watch during the off-season, but we do have trades and acquisitions to look forward to. Already, even before the start of the Winter Meetings (Dec 7-10), we’ve seen some early moves that I loved and…
Back on July 6 of this year, there seemed to be a collective sigh of relief across MLB when the 2015 All Star Game starting players were announced: Only 4 Kansas City Royals had made the American League starting team.…
Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra died this past week at the age of 90. Topping off at only 5’7, he is considered by some experts as the greatest MLB catcher of all time. He was also a manager, coach, war hero,…
Last year, my preseason NFL predictions were spot on. Let's see what's in store for 2015.
As a fan of the PGA, I may be an anomaly. I love watching golf not just on Sundays, but on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, too. I enjoy the small tournaments, all the way through to the majors. Even European…
On Friday, I published an article outlining my gut feeling that the USGA’s decision to hold this year’s US Open at Chambers Bay would backfire. Unfortunately, there was much evidence to support that premonition over the weekend. First, the course…
It’s been widely reported in the weeks leading up to this year’s US Open that many players have publicly complained about the golf course chosen for this, our 115th national championship. Dubbed “Chambers Bay”, it is an 8-yr old public…
I’m sick of Johnny Manziel. Why do I have to see his name in the news constantly, even during the NFL off season? Why can’t he just put his nose to the grindstone, work on himself as a QB, and…
It is “more probable than not” that we sports fans are very confused right now about what to think of Tom Brady. In February, we watched him win his 4th Super Bowl with the New England Patriots and cement his personal…
They don’t call the Kentucky Derby the “The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports” for no reason. A field of the best 20 three-year old thoroughbreds in the world run a fast mile and a quarter on dirt in the…
According to a March 25, 2015 article by SI’s Tom Verducci, an exciting new form of physical analytics will soon be used by MLB teams to help prevent injuries. Called the “Profiler System”, it was first developed by the Irish…
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.…
