Headlines for May, 2006

Worst Sports Column Ever

Sometimes, in writing classes, they have an exercise -- to write a really bad play, or bad story, or bad whatever it is that you write. The idea behind it is that in sorting out exactly what makes a bad piece of writing, you have to figure out what makes a good piece of writing. So, today, my goal is [read more...]

The 10 Commandments of Catching

The White Sox took two out of three from the Cubs in the first installment of the 2006 Crosstown Classic, and like most prize fights, a rematch is right around the corner. Considering Michael Barrett made like Sugar Ray on fellow catcher A.J. Pierzynski, the boxing metaphors are a little more applicable than usual.The highlight ran on a continuous reel [read more...]

A Father’s NFL Draft Diary

Editor's Note - It's been three years since Larry Bloom personally emailed the Chicago Sports Review, thanking us for writing an editorial that supported his son Jeremy's position against the NCAA. Three years later, we've asked Larry for his own thoughts, as Jeremy's career has both come full circle, and started once again.The Day Before the Draft It starts with numerous [read more...]

Lookin’ Back

It was about two months ago that I was sitting in the interview conference room of the NFL Combine in Indianapolis. At either end of the roughly 120-foot long room were podiums fronted by rows of chairs, while the center of the room maintained stands for cameras. The center of the room was also broken up by groups of round [read more...]

Hart Surgery: 30 Before 30

I am very jealous of my roommate. Blessed with the entrepreneurial spirit, he has managed to support himself since college entirely without the need of a 9-5 job through various projects - he created a board game, a set of flash cards for Barron's, and is currently working on a luggage project that I'm sure is bound to be a [read more...]

It’s Getting Late Pretty Early Out There

A few weekends ago, I observed my first in-person game of the season, a match-up pitting my adopted West Coast team (The Padres of San Diego) against the historically inept Colorado Rockies. It was a fine way to start the season: being in the stands on a crisp sunny Sunday afternoon, watching my ace fantasy pitcher Jake Peavy (making the [read more...]

An Open Letter to Barry Bonds

Dear Barry, There is an ancient Chinese proverb that states, "May you live in interesting times." I think it's safe to say that 2006 has been quite the interesting experience for you already. Here you are, 713 home runs in the record books and only two to go before passing the quintessential baseball immortal, Babe Ruth, on the all-time list. Yet your [read more...]

NFL Draft Diary: Reloaded

There are so many events in the world of sports that are over-hyped to death. Very few of them so much as scratch the surface of their expectations. One of the few that delivers year in and year out, however, is the NFL Draft.I still can't quite put a finger on why the annual selection meeting has become almost as [read more...]

MLB: What We Know So Far

As is usually the case, despite an encyclopedia's worth of transaction analysis and statistical breakdown this past winter, there are a few things that have caught us off guard this early in the 2006 Major League Baseball season.The Milwaukee Brewers and Detroit Tigers really aren't this good, and the Florida Marlins and Kansas City Royals really aren't this bad (actually, [read more...]

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