It’s not the hardest job in the world, but it gets analyzed the hardest…the play-by-play man or the color commentator. The reason for this is like Mount Everest, because it’s there. They are constantly in our face, paid to talk and fill, and if they say something we don’t like, we put them in purgatory. [...]
If you don’t read The New York Post, than you are at a disadvantage, because this is about Phil Mushnick, the best sports media writer in the game. Of course, if you are a fan of weasels, ESPN, Skip Carey, Joe Morgan, John Sterling, Mike Francessa, sports commissioners, bad announcing, or any of the daily [...]
October 13, 2009 By Bill Thomas There is nothing else like it in the logical world. If it worked this way in medicine, our cemeteries would be full. If it worked this way in science, we’d probably be flying off the earth. In sports, we leave the final determination in the hands of some subjective, [...]
October 10, 2009 By Larry Norman Okay, it hasn’t been a great year for Detroit. The Lions couldn’t win a game. The Spartans lost to North Carolina. The Red Wings dropped the final to Pittsburgh and the Pistons fell out of playoff contention. The Big Three flew to Washington and then drove back for a [...]
October 9, 2009 By Pete Mathews Unlike the better part of this decade, the Yankees are clearly this year’s favorite to win their 27th World Series crown. The Bombers boast a gaudy lineup and finally no Tony Clark, Wilson Betemit or Andy Phillips for opposing pitchers to scoff at in crunchtime. Starting pitching at last [...]
