They said what? Volume 10: Dan Shaughnessy’s Twitter account and the UConn women’s basketball team

I’m not sure what’s going on with old people these days but there must be something in the nursing home cafeteria food that’s making them cranky.   First we had Oscar Robertson belittling Steph Curry’s MVP season by criticizing the modern Continue reading They said what? Volume 10: Dan Shaughnessy’s Twitter account and the UConn women’s basketball team

The agony of the winning wager never placed

I live my life by the Stevie Ray Vaughn rule. The Stevie Ray Vaughn rule is as such.  In 1990, I was in New Orleans for their annual Jazz & Heritage Festival.  Lacking funds, I opted not to go the Continue reading The agony of the winning wager never placed

What if?

What if Ronda Rousey fought Floyd Mayweather… and won? What if a member already in Baseball’s Hall of Fame admitted to using steroids regularly to get an edge? What if Joe Maddon wins a World Series with the Cubs? What Continue reading What if?

Is Serena Williams the most dominant athlete of this generation?

With all this talk about Michael and LeBron, Money and Manny, A-Rod and Roids, Brady and Manning and whether Tiger will ever return to prominence, one person has dominated their sport this century more than any of them.   And it’s Continue reading Is Serena Williams the most dominant athlete of this generation?

14 Tweets for 14 seconds: Twitter celebrates the dominance of Ronda Rousey

Ronda Rousey is a bad woman.  Think about it.  She would literally kick the shit out of you, me and pretty much every one we know in a matter of minutes. My stepbrother complains that I don’t write about MMA Continue reading 14 Tweets for 14 seconds: Twitter celebrates the dominance of Ronda Rousey

A fight that would never happen… but should it: Rousey-Mayweather

Let’s suspend reality for a brief moment. Let’s pretend we live in an indecent world with no rules or boundaries, you know, the kind of world in which Ray Rice and so many other professional football players live.  It’s a Continue reading A fight that would never happen… but should it: Rousey-Mayweather

Modern Athletes I Would Want On My Side If A Bar Fight Broke Out

I’ve worked in the bar industry for quite some time.  Every once in a while, one drunken sot at the bar takes offense to the way another drunken sot at the bar is looking at him and shit goes down.  Continue reading Modern Athletes I Would Want On My Side If A Bar Fight Broke Out