Posted in Uncategorized on 08/18/2009 | 5 Comments »
Hope Springs…
So we drop another game on the Yankees and I’m scraping the bottom of my barrel of optimism…
Clay Bucholz has almost been solid in his last couple outings. Mike Lowell can hit wrist-shot home runs while hobbling on my grandmother’s hip. David Ortiz isn’t late on every fastball. The glass is half full, even [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abbot, arnold palmer, bob costas, catfish hunter, costello, jack nicklaus, Jerry Remy, joe buck, joe morgan, johnny miller, NESN, phil mickelson, phil simms, Red Sox on 08/12/2009 | 2 Comments »
You know, I’ve always said the best way to steal second base is to get a nice lead and outrun the throw by the catcher. – Joe Morgan
It all started as a good idea. Somebody realized that it would be compelling to have partners announcing a sporting event. The play-by-play announcer anchors the team – [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged adam vinatieri, patriots, Red Sox, sports, st.louis rams, super bowl, tom brady, wes welker, world series on 08/06/2009 | 2 Comments »
And Why My Little Brother was Born a Day Late
What do sports mean? It’s just a game right? Not to me.
Sports are many things to many people – obsession, indifference, camaraderie, diversion, god, community, simple entertainment, or – tragically – a passive-aggressive form of spousal abuse.
For me:
Sports are the moments they create. I’m not talking [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged arnold palmer, ben hogan, big bertha, British open, dick clark, ernie els, golf clubs, jack nicklaus, jimmie foxx, joe lewis, juiced, maple bats, mark mcgwire, michael phelps, mlb, muhammad ali, nascar, olympics, tiger woods, tom watson on 08/04/2009 | 4 Comments »
Technology in sports has run amuck. This week at the World Championships of swimming Olympic hero, Michael Phelps, threatened to boycott all international competition, until the full-body, polyurethane swimsuit worn by German rival Paul Biedermann is banned by the people who have the power to do such things.
Is there anything more basic than swimming? Can [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on 08/04/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Thanks to Steve for pointing this out.
“With the Patriots planning a season-long celebration of their 50th anniversary, which includes four games in which the team will wear throwback jerseys and its Pat Patriot logo, sports cartoonist Phil Bissell responded with flair last week when asked about the return of his creation.”
http://www.boston.com/sports/football/articles/2009/07/26/further_spreading_his_wings/?page=3
Apparently I am not alone.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1938, 2008, beijing, china, corruption, germany, government, hitler, Jamaica, jesse owens, munich, olympics, poverty, tiananman square on 08/01/2009 | 4 Comments »
As a rule, I tend to be able to set aside the debates or controversies surrounding a significant sporting event and simply enjoy. Last July, however, it was common to hear me saying “We should not be participating in the Olympics this year.” Give the Chinese tyrants a world-wide platform to strut their stuff and [...]
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 [...]
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 capable ping-pong [...]
