Growing up, I loved Mark McGwire. Of all the players out there, he was the nicest, the humblest, the hardest playing. And he was damn good. For years, he dominated the major leagues. He was on pace to set the single season home run record by nearly 20 in 1993 when the player’s strike ended [...] Read more »
I was never much into watching basketball. Why watch a sport I’d rather be playing? Sure, every once in a while I’d break down and catch a few games here or there, but for the most part I didn’t care unless it was the NCAA tournament or playoff basketball.
That all changed in high school. Read more »
Before any of you immediately disregard this little essay as another Red Sox fan gloating about winning the 2007 World Series, I’d like to say this actually has little to do with the Red Sox at all. In fact, if I were to say anything about the World Series, it would be an apology offered [...] Read more »
I just opened the front page of ESPN.com to find out their top story is that Sheryl Swoops is a lesbian.
Perhaps I’m insensitive, but I don’t care. Good for her for coming out of the closet. Good for her for attempting to lead the way. Good for her for feeling good about herself. I still [...] Read more »
Stepping back to baseball for a minute, even though there’s no actual baseball going on, I’d like to touch on the Grady Little issue. As most of you know, the Red Sox lost the ALCS when Pedro Martinez pitched the 8th inning and gave up 3 runs to tie the game. A lot of people [...] Read more »
As you know, I’m not happy with the Red Sox or Yankees after game 3. Today was a chance to put it all behind, but instead, we get a Yankees press conference demanding an apology, a Red Sox press conference refusing to apologize, vilifying the Yankees bullpen, and admitting that the problems were both sides [...] Read more »
Jesus, all hell broke loose yesterday at Fenway, and, quite frankly, I’m still recovering. I slept 14 hours last night since I’ve been having trouble waking up and need to get on a normal schedule. Of course, I slept 14 hours after staying up 30 in order not to sleep through the game. So now [...] Read more »
I have a friend, a Yankees fan,
who riles me up whenever he can.
He tells me how the Red Sox suck
and how they’re cursed with real bad luck.
He said his Yanks just can’t be beat;
not with Damon off his feet,
with Byung Hyung Kim out in the pen
and with a tired group of men.
But as you know, [...] Read more »
Sometimes I look at myself and see an incredibly stereotypical male, especially when it comes to sports. I seem to have that typical male intensity that is lacking in the rest of my life when I’m watching or playing sports. The other day, my roommate Pete was laughing at how I was going nuts during [...] Read more »