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Archive for July, 2009

A Fan’s Confession

Posted in Uncategorized on 07/30/2009 | 3 Comments »

We live in a youth obsessed culture. Who can deny the compelling nature of the energy, beauty, and expectations of the young? But we lovers of sports must make this confession: that a society that may be more obsessed with sports than any in history is a major contributor to creating the modern idol of [...]

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The Masochism of Celebrity

Posted in basketball, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on 07/28/2009 | 6 Comments »

The Dunk. Xavier sophmore, Jordan Crawford, peals off a screen and streaks for the hoop. Lebron leaves his man and turns toward Crawford to provide help defense. He leaps in hopes of swatting the young buck’s effort away, but he is just a hair late. The student athlete throws it down with two hands and the [...]

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Throwing Balls in the House

Posted in Uncategorized on 07/27/2009 | 1 Comment »

And Other Diversions of the Basement Athlete   One quick clarification. A misconception that many have when they hear the term “Basement Athlete” is that it is synonymous with being unskilled at real sports. On the contrary, many professional athletes are also Basement Athletes. Red Sox third baseman Mike Lowell, for instance, is apparently a very [...]

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Don’t Forget Mark Buehrle

Posted in baseball, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 07/25/2009 | 7 Comments »

Before the dramatic moment is lost, I must provide a little perspective to the history that took place in Chicago on Thursday. Mark Buehrle, with a little help from his friends, tossed only the 18th perfect game in baseball history and only the 16th since 1900. How amazing is this feat? A bit of context:  [...]

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Padres Nation? – Being Thankful in a Bad Week

Posted in baseball, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on 07/24/2009 | 2 Comments »

So the Sox have dropped 4 in a row. Fans confidence is plummeting and most are ready to sell the farm for Roy Halladay to come riding in on a white, season-saving stallion. “The Nation” is abuzz with doubts. Is life as good as we thought it was? These are the times in when you [...]

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Pitching Machines, Marxism & My Little Brother

Posted in baseball, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on 07/21/2009 | 4 Comments »

My little brother Grant played his first year of baseball this year. Let me preface this post by saying he had a very good time. Grant Lewis is without question the greatest source of laughter and thought-provoking questions in our home. He is 7 years old and has a deep, unbridled love of sports. He [...]

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Living in the post-2004 world.

Posted in Red Sox, tagged , , , , , , , , , on 07/18/2009 | 14 Comments »

I have the joy of being a Red Sox fan in a post-2004 world. This is a very good thing. The monkey is off our back. I can now have a conversation with a Yankees fan in which the year 1918 is not mentioned once. All in all it’s good to be a Red Sox [...]

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