Loading ...It was a rough sports weekend for me. On Saturday, my Michigan Wolverines were knocked around by Nebraska after Denard Robinson was injured. On Sunday, my J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS played like they were more concerned with evacuating before Hurricane Sandy than trying to defeat the Dolphins. And to top it off, I lost my fantasy [...]
Dale Sveum was a mediocre ballplayer, but he is in a Hall of Fame. Not THE Baseball Hall of Fame, but my own creation, the Dale Sveum Hall of Fame for Terrible Third Base Coaches. I came up with the concept in the early 2000′s after Sveum waved Johnny Damon home from 2nd base on [...]
You have to love the BCS. Oregon traveled to Tempe and led 43-7 early in the 2nd quarter before throttling back and cruising to a 43-21 defeat of Arizona State. Naturally, after laying that beatdown on a Pac-12 foe that was 5-1 entering the contest, the #3 Ducks dropped down to #4 in the rankings. It wouldn’t matter except [...]
Apologies for the delay in this week’s edition of Cheers & Boos. I spent much of the weekend ranting and raving about incompetent (because I’m told calling them corrupt could be grounds for a lawsuit) officials ruining the end of the Stanford/Notre Dame game. I also spent time wondering if I was dreaming when the [...]
As a Mets fan (which necessitates being a Yankees hater, no matter how many people say I should root for the other NY team when mine is eliminated), I was dismayed by Raul Ibanez’ late-game heroics, homering to tie the game in the 9th and doing it again to win the game in the 12th. I [...]
I come to you, my readers, to vent. So bear with me, this column won’t be all Angry Jake, all the time (just mostly). Congratulations to Drew Brees for setting the NFL record by throwing a TD for the 48th consecutive game. It’s an impressive achievement, although in today’s pass-happy NFL, not surprising. In fact, [...]
As a baseball fan obsessed with stats (I began my fantasy baseball career at the University of Michigan in 1988, back when it was called rotisserie), I thoroughly enjoyed Michael Lewis’ Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game shortly after it came out in 2003. He wove a wonderful tale of a the 2002 Oakland [...]
I’m excited to be back writing my favorite column. It’s been too long since my snarky and bitter side had a chance to be heard by somebody other than my wonderful wife. Thankfully, the world of sports creates a plethora of opportunities to spout a sarcastic note or two. Of course, I’ll attempt to temper [...]