My favorite player growing up was Carl Yastrzemski. Hailing from New York City but having spent formative years in Providence, Rhode Island, the Boston Red Sox became my favorite team. This was the late 1970s. Of all the Sox I Continue reading
In the category of “even a blind squirrel finds a nut,” the biggest, most curmudgeonly of all internet squirrels pitched a perfect six-for-six this wild card weekend thus putting himself in a commanding lead in our contest. That’s right. I’m Continue reading
I have a friend who has had double lung transplant surgery. To call him a best friend would be no understatement. He was recently featured on a Houston news broadcast, the same town in which he had his surgery, for Continue reading
Before we get started, please allow me to vent. I’m not particularly fond of only one team from each conference getting a bye after an elongated season, however, if it leads to three straight days of NFL playoffs, I suppose Continue reading
“There’s a new sheriff in town… and his name is Reggie Hammond.” -Eddie Murphy, 48 Hours, 1982 In the grand scheme of things, most NBA regular season games are relatively meaningless. Every so often, however, one comes along that demonstrates Continue reading
Well, I would call that a VERY successful NFL season. Of course, Colts and Saints fans might disagree, but I digress. Yet again, the NFL keeps us riveted until the final seconds of its regular season. Meanwhile, Roger Goodell smiles Continue reading
My head is still spinning from all the drama of last weekend’s action. Trust me, if you live in Tampa Bay, you know exactly what I’m talking about. With the playoffs one week away, I’m looking at the standings and Continue reading
My favorite Peanuts character was, and has always been, Linus. Sure, Snoopy was the coolest, Schroeder landed the ladies (even though he was more interested in Beethoven), and Charlie Brown, well, he was nobody’s favorite character. That’s the whole gist Continue reading
There is a scene near the end of My Cousin Vinny that recently drew uncanny comparison to real live events, so much so that I thought I’d been planted smack dab in the movie set courtroom, with an awkward Joe Continue reading
“Too much information, running through my brain. Too much information, driving me insane.” – The Police, Ghost In The Machine I can’t tell you how many weeks this season I’d get a text from my counterpart Kevin that went a Continue reading