NSR REVIEWS: The Last Real Season
courtesy of Letters on Pages I love baseball and I am from Cincinnati…therefore when I saw there was a new book out about the 1975 season, well I had to read it! For those who don’t know what I am talking about, 1975 was the year of the famous Reds vs. Red Sox World Series (which the Reds won). I figured [read more...]
Josh Hamilton
Josh Hamilton
SSNN posts for the weeks of June 24th through July 8th
I'm going to start posting a few links to my SSNN posts for the previous link, so you all can see what we've got going on over there and hopefully enjoy a couple of those stories. CC Sabathia confused by new nickname MILWAUKEE -- CC Sabathia had an unusual request of reporters in Milwaukee upon arriving with the team Tuesday – no [read more...]
From the files of oddly well-written and extremely heartfelt …
From the files of oddly well-written and extremely heartfelt comes Milton "Uncle Milty" Bradley, who is submitting a few blog entries about his first trip to the baseball All-Star Game for the New York Times. A couple of things to note: 1. Milton Bradley is an exceptional writer; certainly much better than, say, Todd Jones. 2. I realized in reading this that I [read more...]
Baseball Players Don’t Know How to Fight
I've been a baseball fan for some 14 years, and one thing has been made perfectly clear to me. Baseball players cannot fight. I'll never forget when the San Diego Padres were playing the Chicago Cubs. Padres pitcher Chris Young got into a fight with Derrek Lee. Here you have one guy who's 6'5" matching up against a guy whose 6'10". The [read more...]
Hart Surgery: I’m The Rubber, You’re The Glue
Monday night, a despicable fight broke out towards the end of the Oakland-Texas game at Network Associates Coliseum. Here are the facts: In the ninth inning, fans sitting near the Rangers' bullpen became involved in a shouting match with some of the players. A fracas (it may not have been a fracas, I just love that word) ensued, punctuated by Rangers [read more...]
Hart Surgery: The State of Sports Address
My fellow Americans, I come before you today to discuss the current state of Sports. We find ourselves at a crossroads, America. The amount of money we are spending each year on the Sports Industrial Complex is growing and growing at an alarming rate. Salaries are up. Product is down. Many problems need addressing. I take this time tonight to [read more...]
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Website Poll
Poker sites for US players are somewhat hard to come by these days. Aside from the big ones, PokerStars and Full Tilt, mainly smaller, fairly unknown sites are available to Americans. It s a good idea to read a poker room review before you sign up with a site you don t know very much about.
