There’s nothing like excellent baseball, surprise performances and competitive division races to help baseball fans forget about steroids. The 2007 season has been incredibly entertaining. Even at this relatively late date, nothing is assured for any front-runner, and the Wild Card subplots add yet another level of intrigue. Here’s a divisional overview:AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST—Well, it’s presumed to
Friday, August 31, 2007
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
The Worst Football Telecast Ever: Overhyped Vick-Watch Hangs ESPN’s TV Coverage
Posted on 11:38 AM by ergeg
NFL preseason games have no bearing on the standings. Yet preseason matchups are invaluable, not only for the teams trying to get warmed up and test out their rookies, but for gamblers and prognosticator types as well, who are looking for clues to the teams’ forthcoming performances in the regular season. There’s always some talk around the NFL about trimming the so-called exhibition schedule,
Friday, August 24, 2007
Falcons Better Off—and Maybe Even Better—Without Vick
Posted on 11:57 PM by ergeg
I’m starting to feel bad for Michael Vick. Mainly because ESPN and other TV news outlets continue to show—over and over and over—the same footage of the erstwhile Atlanta Falcons quarterback walking from a courthouse, accompanied by lawyers and sporting the serious look of a once-pampered and -acclaimed athlete who is realizing that this time the hand of fate means business. Honestly, I’m
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
So Long, Scooter: Ex-Jock Broadcasters Everywhere Should Tip Their Hats to the Late Phil Rizzuto
Posted on 8:48 PM by ergeg
Phil Rizzuto passed away at the age of 89 on Monday. He’d’ve been 90 on September 25. There’s been the typical outpouring of tributes. When a Yankee dies, it’s supposed to mean more, I suppose, than when, say, a White Sox dies. Or a Phillie. Typical New York media biases apply. In fact, Rizzuto was a controversial figure, his folksy persona notwithstanding. Brooklyn-born, he played shortstop for
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Amateur Night: Web 2.0 Meets the Wild Wild West
Posted on 6:39 AM by ergeg
Title: The Cult of the Amateur: How the Democratization of the Digital World Is Assaulting Our Economy, Our Culture, and Our ValuesAuthor: Andrew KeenPublisher: Doubleday/CurrencyPrice: $24.95ISBN: 9780385520805 A sports blog may not be the ideal venue for which to review a book about the Internet and what its technological wonders hath wrought upon our society, culture, economy and moral
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