Ode to a Bad “Coach”
Once upon a midday swelter, as I sat there, helter-skelter, Benches blazing from the afternoon sun and more While I sat there, mad and fuming, there the "coach" stand barely moving. "Coach" I use in a very loose manner, as...
The Danger of Role Models
I’m a sports junkie. I’ve been known to ingest football at unhealthy levels, to the point where the number of hours watched in a single sitting exceed the number of hours of daylight in an early Fall day. I’ve also...
Swing and a Miss: The MLB All-Star Game
“This Time It Counts.” That’s the bill of goods Major League Baseball is selling its fans now. Since 2003 the league that wins the All-Star Game is awarded home field advantage for the World Series. This abomination has been discussed,...
Baseball Rant: Doctored Baseballs
After hearing about the recent ejection and 8-game suspension of Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Joel Peralta for using pine tar to improve his grip, I started confusing myself trying to figure out the backwards logic of most pitchers. And I have...
Baseball Rant: Interleague Play
I love the game of baseball. It, like football, is one of those subjects in which you can quickly learn that the more you know, the more you don’t know. I love the mental chess game, the one-on-one matchups within...