THE LOST ART
THE LOST ART Back in the day, people would go to the ballpark with a transistor radio in one hand, and a few pencils in the other. For 50¢ or a buck, you picked up an official scorecard, you grabbed a dog and a beer, took your seat, and only got up to pee (in…
USE YOUR HEAD…BY USING YOUR FEET
USE YOUR HEAD…BY USING YOUR FEET At the risk of sounding like Nancy Kerrigan: “Why . . . why . . . why!?!?” Why do players insist on sliding head first – into any base. I know there are a ton of people who disagree with me on this, and to them I will simply…
THEY’RE BACK
THEY’RE BACK Forget all this nonsense about the Monday after the Super Bowl; and forget ESPN’s world dominance and their creation of “Opening Night” the Sunday before. Opening Day – Monday – should be a National Holiday. A day when kids are off school (oh, right, they are already), and parents have freedom from meetings,…