Headlines for June, 2009
When Bill Clinton Killed Music
Lately there has been some discussion on this board on the decline of music put forth by radio. There has always been bad music on the radio but is there a higher proportion of singers who can’t really sing, rappers who can’t really rhyme, and guitarists who can’t even… you get the point. Generational nostalgia or reality? My vote is for the latter. And former [read more...]
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Shaq-to-Cavs & Isiah-Grunfeld-Jamal-Rondo
Shaq-to-Cavs: Love this for Cleveland, and you gotta make this move. Shaq could have just enough left in the tank to make this work. Even if immobile, he’ll have more of a body on Dwight than Z, Joe Smith, and Varejeo rolled into one. The only question mark is whether Shaq clogging the middle will take away penetration lanes for Lebron. [read more...]
“Batting-While-Brown”: Baseball’s Revised Racism
In the 1990’s baseball media’s general steroid stance was: “see-no-evil-hear-no-evil”. This decade, it can be best described as “get Barry” (plus lots of collateral damage). The coming decade just might be described as “Batting While Brown” — or just BWB. This new direction was clearly articulated by Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan (hat tip to des) after Sammy Sosa was reported to have tested positive for steroids [read more...]
The Eight Fathers Who Saved Boxing
When it comes to boxing there are always many sociological theories trotted out to explain changing demographics in boxing success. How much is it related to poverty?… Or better amateur systems in some countries and not others? Or how other sports impact boxing? Or about the decline of boxing gyms? I’ve heard many different theories, but not all are created equal. Sure, [read more...]
REAL Crimes: Sammy Sosa and Outlaw Reporters
On Tuesday, Michael Schmidt of the New York Times reported that Sammy Sosa failed the “anonymous” 2003 drug test. But how can Sammy Sosa get busted for steroid use if the vast majority of the mainstream media already had him convicted? Because Sosa was caught the same way as ARod and Barry — he was deliberately sought after. It it [read more...]
Cotto-Clottey: Your Thoughts
So I attended a wedding on Saturday and set up a time afterward to meet a friend at a bar to see Miguel Cotto and Joshua Clottey. As it turned out, the bar — which promised to hold the fight — wasn’t able to show it for whatever reason. So I missed it. The sad thing is that I was in New [read more...]
ESPN Breaking: Derrick Rose Was a Teenager!
The scrutiny of Derrick Rose gets more absurd every day. – Last year he made the website and TV talkshow rounds after he had — gasp! — a speeding ticket! – Then comes the big scandal that he may have received help in getting into a school that he never actually wanted to go to except for an unconstitutional rule that says that black [read more...]
NBA Finals and Flashbacks
Some Finals quick thoughts: This LA and Orlando series should be tied 2-2. And water is wet. – Was there any doubt that LA would hit a three after Dwight missed those free throws? – Derrick Fish is the ghost of Kenny Smith (my positive spin on Mi-shter Anderson) – This games was giving me flashbacks to ‘93 Knicks-Bulls Game 5. With the series tied [read more...]
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