Month: June 2015

Sports Snobbery, Episode Six: Chris Webber, the time out, a car wash and the pregnant lady who wanted none of the above

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Dear God, help us all. The world as we know it is crumbling all around us with people literally knowing nothing about sports.  I can see I’m going to have to start handing out more business cards. Last Sunday started Continue reading Sports Snobbery, Episode Six: Chris Webber, the time out, a car wash and the pregnant lady who wanted none of the above→

Lost promise: The disturbingly parallel paths of Donnell Harvey and Chris Walker

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The year was 1999. A young Billy Donovan was starting to cut his teeth at the University of Florida.  Anyone who saw Billy the Kid play college ball at Providence under Rick Pitino knew it was only a matter of Continue reading Lost promise: The disturbingly parallel paths of Donnell Harvey and Chris Walker→

Dr. Milhouse suggests trading Stamkos may reap long term gain

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Ladies and gents, back by popular demand, the ever-controversial Dr. Milhouse… Last week, I wrote an article about the joy of shouting for the team I grew up with: The Lightning. Now, I come to speak the unspeakable. The Bolts Continue reading Dr. Milhouse suggests trading Stamkos may reap long term gain→

Pete Rose’s third strike

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One of the greatest sports arguments of all-time has finally been resolved. I’m not quite sure how many times I’ve written about Pete Rose in the past but this may be the last time I ever do. As you all Continue reading Pete Rose’s third strike→

Sports Snobbery, Episode 5: The meaning of “In the Clubhouse”

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I hate having to do this.  I really do.  But I feel these conversations are for the good of humanity.  I’m only here to help those less fortunate.  Like BB King once tried to help Blacks without Soul, consider this Continue reading Sports Snobbery, Episode 5: The meaning of “In the Clubhouse”→

My newest bestie: A follow-up to Because Hockey

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There’s a scene in “The Cable Guy” where the needy, clingy and downright frightening Jim Carrey tries to secure his fledgling friendship with the far more subdued Matthew Broderick.  It is at that moment that Broderick tells Carrey he “just Continue reading My newest bestie: A follow-up to Because Hockey→

Is it live or is it bothersome: The time and space continuum according to my stepfather

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I sent my mother a text the other night. CNN was airing its very first episode of a series they call “The Seventies.”  Their first installment covered the golden age of television, an era that gave us such legendary and Continue reading Is it live or is it bothersome: The time and space continuum according to my stepfather→