Celebrating the longevity and brilliance of Caddyshack

“Czervik?  Czervik?  Is Al Czervik here?” asked the man standing at the front of the room, microphone in his hand, as if he were Ben Stein waiting for Ferris Bueller to answer. There were a few, muffled chuckles in the Continue reading Celebrating the longevity and brilliance of Caddyshack

Why Alex Rodriguez’ suspension just doesn’t matter

There’s a scene in one of Bill Murray’s earlier movies, Meatballs, where Murray, a camp counselor, is coaching his kids the night before their competition against the heavily favored Camp Mohawk.  Murray tells his kids that whether they win or Continue reading Why Alex Rodriguez’ suspension just doesn’t matter

Predicting the future in sports? No thanks.

I had an interesting thought the other day. There’s a scene from one of the Back to the Future movies where Christopher Lloyd travels back in time with a list of the next World Series winners.  (I wonder if he Continue reading Predicting the future in sports? No thanks.

The coolest headgear in sports: A top twelve list

  For decades, athletes from Walt Frazier and Joe Namath to Derek Jeter and Dwyane Wade have graced us with a sense of style and pizzazz off the field.  Due to uniform restrictions in most professional sports, it is much Continue reading The coolest headgear in sports: A top twelve list