Headlines for August, 2005

Alive and Well in the Minors

JACKSONVILLE - From the Toledo Mud Hens to the Carolina Mudcats, there is a certain romance associated with minor league baseball that is sometimes lost in the big leagues. The Jacksonville Suns, currently a part of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization, have been a member of the Southern League since 1970, the longest consecutive association of any city in Double-A. The [read more...]

Hart Surgery: Breaking Down the Boo

When Rafael Palmeiro made his first appearance at the plate after serving his suspension for steroids, I expected to hear the boos and catcalls normally reserved for athletes who screw up. With steroids such a hot-button issue, I figured the PA Announcer would have a hard time even getting his name out over the razzes and huzzahs. Imagine my surprise when [read more...]

Robinson Cuts Palmeiro No Slack

After serving a 10-day suspension following a positive drug test and then returning to face the wrath, as it were, of the Orioles fans, Rafael Palmeiro may have thought the worst of his ordeal was behind him. Well, guess again Raffy - it may just be beginning. Much of the media has already weighed in on the issue and there [read more...]

Steroid Era? Try Strikeout Era Instead

Baseball's last decade has become known as the steroid era, an era that is otherwise defined as the period in which home runs increased dramatically. There was a time when a reasonably challenging trivia question was to name all the players who had hit at least 50 homers in a season. Through the 1994 season, it had been done only18 [read more...]

Owens Flunks NFL Public Relations 101

It'll always be easy to find Terrell Owens. His is a path littered with massive smoke signals from all the burnt bridges. And it's actually getting close to the phrase one ESPN executive used to describe Keith Olbermann's exit from the network back in the late '90's. "He didn't just burn bridges, he napalmed them." Yesterday, Detroit Lions quarterback Jeff Garcia responded to [read more...]

Philly Fans: I Told You So

I'm not the kind of person to say, "I told you so." Wait a second. Of course I am. Nobody enjoys saying that more than I do. Hey Philadelphia, about this whole Terrell Owens thing, I told you so. "No one can question what Owens brings to the table every Sunday. He is brutally strong, roadrunner fast, and his ability to [read more...]

The Answer Man Holds Court

There have been some stunning developments in the world of sports the last week or so. From the re-explosion of Major League Baseball's steroid woes to the opening of NFL training camps to the biggest trade in the history of the NBA, sports talk radio waves have been scorching all across the country. The Terrell Owens distraction in Philly, crazy [read more...]

Hart Surgery: Pour Some Out

For those who are regular readers of my column (Hi Nana!), you probably know I have a slight attachment to the University of Texas at Austin. I own several items that illustrate that fact, including shirts, shorts, hats, and a bumper sticker. Until recently, I also owned a small charm that I wore on my necklace, a miniature hand flashing the [read more...]

Hart Surgery: The Most Dominant Athlete Ever

I have this friend. To say he is stubborn is to say that Bobby Brown is slightly unstable. This friend is a running enthusiast, and because of his appreciation for the endurance and stamina it takes to compete in sports that require those traits, he has developed an incredible passion for and devotion to Lance Armstrong. Now, I am on the [read more...]

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