Last year, I got a lot of interesting feedback on my story regarding Keith Hernandez’ remarks about the presence of a female masseuse in the San Diego Padres’ dugout. Now comes the latest encroachment on the male baseball domain: umpire Ria Cortesio, who recently worked a MLB exhibition game in Arizona, thus becoming the first female umpire to do so since Pam Postema in 1989. I also got some
Friday, March 30, 2007
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Against the Grain: The Only Way to Enjoy Bracketology Is to Take Some Risks
Posted on 1:30 PM by ergeg
Rather than bore you, dear reader, with a full-blown NCAA bracket, let's go about the Big Dance with quick hits and thematic force. You'll still get the predictions that count. Here's the opening salvo: Former NBA great Reggie Miller, Washington Post columnist Michael Wilbon and ESPN's Dan Patrick have all got Georgetown winning the whole thing. But this weird John Thompson II and III/Patrick
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Conference Tournaments: The Big Stumbling Block to Fairness at the Big Dance
Posted on 12:11 AM by ergeg
Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim (seen left, pleading for an answer) was all over the radio and TV Monday. He thinks his Orangemen got jobbed being left out of the NCAA basketball tournament. He marshaled all his reasons why his team did “everything they had to do” to get a tourney invite. He made some good points. Unfortunately, an equal number of counter-points could be made
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Don't Worry, Be Happy: Titans Show Restraint Amid Free-Agency Madness
Posted on 4:27 PM by ergeg
Drew Bennett. Travis Henry. Bobby Wade. Erron Kinney. Zach Piller. All are gone from the Tennessee Titans—either via free agency or outright release. That’s essentially your leading runner, your two leading wide receivers and one-third of your offensive line. Now don’t get too excited, but the Titans have re-signed Kerry Collins, Justin Geisinger and Rien Long. Underwhelming, you say?
Saturday, March 3, 2007
Titans’ Free-Agency Options Limited, But a Few Key Bargain Hires Appear to Be in Order
Posted on 1:47 AM by ergeg
The NFL race to sign unrestricted free agents (UFAs) has commenced, and the Buffalo Bills took the hardest early hits, as defensive back Nate Clements is off to San Francisco and linebacker London Fletcher off to Washington. But the Bills also signed some key offensive linemen in their own foray into the UFA pool. It’s a tit-for-tat routine that’s sure to change the face of many a team. As for
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
The Jones Case: Minor League Reaction in a Major League Town
Posted on 7:05 PM by ergeg
What with all the stern editorializing in the Nashville press and electronic media about Pacman Jones’ extracurricular activities, it’s probably time for a slightly alternative view. Jim Wyatt, recently in the Tennessean, and Liz Garrigan, today in the Nashville Scene, have both weighed in seriously about how the Tennessee Titans defensive back has harmed our city’s image. Garrigan especially
Friday, February 23, 2007
Diamond Joins Sports Radio Show in Yet Another Example of Local Good-Ol'-Boy Networking
Posted on 4:09 PM by ergeg
Excitement was high—well, not really—when we discovered today that former Tennessee Titans executive Jeff Diamond (left) will join jock DJ Bob Bell on WNFN-106.7’s “The Sports Guys” in the drive-home radio slot, 4-6 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Jonathan Shaffer, whoever he is, will co-host from 3-4 p.m. until Diamond can show up for work. After not having his contract renewed by the Titans in
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