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Obiora @ August 1, 2008 # 2 Comments
Maintaining loyalty in the face of extreme losing
It is a cruel irony that the man most responsible for establishing the Fall Classic was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on the same day that has for the greater part of 16 years signaled the unofficial end of baseball season here in Western PA, the […]
Obiora @ July 27, 2008 # 2 Comments
As we wade through this summer’s transfer market, I am reminded that financial structure is one of the most glaring contrasts between the sports leagues of the USA and the domestic soccer leagues of the ‘rest of the world’. By and large, the big American sports franchises (with some exceptions like the NY Yankees) try […]
Little SK @ July 22, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Hey NFL fans, Gossip Girl here, and I have the biggest news ever! One of my many sources sends me this, Spotted in Mississippi, Brett F frantically texting his former BFF Ted that he wants back in the Pack! But Ted’s on vacation! Will he get Brett’s desperate message? Or will he move on with Brett’s frenemy Aaron?
SK @ June 25, 2008 # No Comment Yet
We lost a legend this week. Not surprisingly, my favorite rant of his involves sports. Enjoy:
“Baseball is a nineteenth-century pastoral game.
Football is a twentieth-century technological struggle.
Baseball is played on a diamond, in a park.The baseball park!
Football is played on a gridiron, in a stadium, sometimes called Soldier Field or War Memorial Stadium.
Baseball begins in the […]
Obiora @ June 5, 2008 # One Comment
In the wake of the Penguins Stanley Cup Finals loss to the Detroit Red Wings, I am reminded of Dan Marino. In 1984, the sophomore signal caller of the Miami Dolphins burst onto the NFL scene, throwing for over 5,000 yards (still an NFL record) and 48 touchdowns (a record that stood for 20 […]
Obiora @ May 20, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Every four years, the World Cup invades homes across this third rock from the sun. And most of the United States yawns. I watched the World Cup in 1994, 1998 and 2002. Each time, I thought that this might be a fun game to follow after the World Cup was over. Then […]
SK @ May 14, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Let me tell you what really bothers me about baseball.
Steroids? Nope.
Bloated salaries and ticket prices? Not really. After all, anyone that paid attention in Econ 101 will tell you that’s simple supply and demand.
Roger Clemens hooking up with 15 year-old girls? Yea, that bothers me, but I’m guessing (hoping) that pedophilia isn’t a league-wide issue.
No, […]
SK @ May 13, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Well, looks like Spygate has come to a very anti-climactic closure. Commissioner Goodell said that Matt Walsh did not reveal anything new and he considers the matter closed. Walsh met with Senator Arlen Specter after he met with Goodell, and it may be that this is what is required to get an Eagles fan to […]
Obiora @ May 9, 2008 # One Comment
Spring practices have come and gone so it’s time for another (still) ridiculously early college football Elite Eight list. In response to the BCS conferences shutting down a Plus-One format (read: 4-team playoff), I’m changing the format for this list a little bit. The top 4 teams in this list will make be those […]
SK @ May 2, 2008 # One Comment
College football sucks.
I’m definitely not the first to complain about this, and I’m not going to be the last. But in no other sport is the national champion decided by a polls and a computer, rather than on the field. It’s ridiculous and it needs to stop. The athletes put their sweat and hard work […]
SK @ April 29, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Here’s my answer to all the draft report cards. The only way to judge the success of failure of these things at this point, only two days after the fact, is to ask “who’s kicking themselves the least today?” In that regard, Kansas City, Dallas, and Pittsburgh are probably most satisfied, while Jacksonville and Tennessee are […]
SK @ April 23, 2008 # No Comment Yet
So I had planned to have the “Quick Outs” feature be a weekly thing, but two HUGE stories came out of the NFL over the past 24 hours that I had to weigh in on:
Commissioner Goodell and Matt Walsh have agreed to terms so that Walsh can finally show us any “damaging” evidence he has […]
SK @ April 22, 2008 # 3 Comments
Seahawks just cut Sean Alexander. Dude was breaking rushing records and was the league MVP in 2005 and now he’s looking for a job. With a fall from grace like that, his name might as well be Bear Stearns.
It’s official - Jake Long will be the first pick of the draft this Saturday. It’s possible […]
Little SK @ April 21, 2008 # One Comment
If you clicked on ESPN.com, SI.com, or any other mainstream sports site during the last couple of days, you probably missed the announcement that Steve McNair is retiring.
What a shame.
Obiora @ March 24, 2008 # No Comment Yet
Amid the Madness of March, one of the top headlines in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was the college commitment of Terrelle Pryor, the do-everything football player from Jeannette High School. One of the most ballyhooed prep stars in recent memory, Pryor’s saga was long, winding and somewhat annoying.
I’m all for a recruit taking his time to […]