Loading ...As the hours counted down to the trading deadline, it looked like the Angels were going to be the LA team that made the biggest move. After all, the acquisition of Mark Teixeira was huge, adding the big bat the team desperately needed. The Dodgers had merely dealt for Casey Blake, a solid player but [...]
Most of us have come to accept the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest as a “normal” event. It’s been around long enough and we get to watch it each year, and so it has become a commonly accept activity. And with Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi waging back and forth battles [...]
Whether they should be or not, the Dodgers are right there in the NL West, contending for the division title and a playoff berth. As we’ve seen in recent history, anything can happen if you make the postseason, so you get in and take your chances. Desperately needing a big bat, the Dodgers dealt prospects [...]
My friend Pauly likes to say trend is your friend. So with six of the last seven Super Bowl losers failing to make the playoffs the next season, the trend would be for the Patriots to miss out on postseason play. NOT GONNA HAPPEN! While they may not go 16-0 in the regular season again, New [...]
There have been so many storybook endings in sports already this year that it seems like the scripts were written by Hollywood. As I thought about this, I thought it would be fun to talk about all the sports movies that have been made and come up with our favorites. On Wednesday, we’ll discuss a [...]
There are rules, but there should also be common sense. Clearly golf has too many of the former and not enough of the latter. On Friday, Michelle Wie finished her round but forgot to sign her scorecard and left the scoring tent. Tournament volunteers chased her down and she came back and signed it. On [...]
So we started NFL Team Previews this week with the NFC East, possibly the most competitive division in football. Not only is it home to the defending champions, the New York Giants, but also the consensus NFC top dog, the Dallas Cowboys, and potential playoff teams in the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Redskins. While my [...]
Josh Hamilton can hit the long ball. The Home Run Derby needs a new format when the guy who hits 28 in Round One doesn’t win. Rick Reilly needs a muzzle. Jonathan Papelbon needs one too. Dan Uggla can’t field. Russell Martin can. Can everybody please stop talking about pitch counts and how long a manager can use [...]
No matter who participates in the Home Run Derby, it’s entertaining. Baseballs being blasted hundreds of feet into the bleachers and the upper decks always grab my attention. But I confess, I wish the superstar longball launchers were participating. Don’t get me wrong, the guys that will step into the box are fabulous. Josh Hamilton is a great [...]
The NASCAR season is half over. Or if you’re an optimist, the NASCAR season has a full half to go. Well, maybe I should say an entire half. I’m not sure if you can have a full half. But I digress. No matter how you look at it, this weekend will be race 19 of [...]