Before anything, we’d like to congratulate the Miami-Dade police department and its director Robert Parker for their swift work in apprehending the apparent killers of Sean Taylor. We were snidely critical of their theorizing earlier last week, and we were premature in our judgment and just flat-out wrong in leveling any criticism. The entire Taylor story is a sad one from its beginning, and
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
The Tuesday Morning Quarterback: NFL Week #13 Winners and Losers... w/ Media Notes
Posted on 1:21 AM by ergeg
Friday, November 30, 2007
It’s a Wonderful Life: The Rich Get Richer and the Poor Watch Baseball...and Oprah
Posted on 12:23 PM by ergeg
I suppose it was inevitable. I’m now officially a socialist.As we descend into heavy-duty holiday mania and parse our way through Charlie Brown’s depressing Christmas commercialism, I’m feeling the residual effects of being too sensitive, and knowing too much about too many things. For example, sports media’s (and especially ESPN’s) obsession with Alex Rodriguez’ new $275 million contract made
Thursday, November 29, 2007
CSI Miami Cast Takes Over Taylor Investigation
Posted on 4:33 AM by ergeg
Citing the already demonstrated incompetence of the Miami-Dade police department, members of the cast of CBS’ popular crime show CSI Miami have stepped in to take control of the investigation into the recent shooting death of pro football player Sean Taylor. After being informed that Miami police chief Robert Parker has ruled out premeditated foul play in the case, series star David Caruso (left)
SMA Notebook: Swin Cash Fouls the Air at ESPN, and Nonsense from the Miami Police in the Sean Taylor Slaying
Posted on 1:56 AM by ergeg
ESPN is at it again. Hiring unqualified TV personalities. Tonight’s viewing brought me my first encounter with the inimitable Swin Cash. Who you ask? (Yeah, that’s what I said.) I wandered into ESPN’s “NBA Fastbreak,” a show that plays game highlights while so-called experts—read: ex jocks who have no business being in front of a camera—rattle on inanely. I had no idea who Swin Cash was. I saw
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
R.I.P. Sean Taylor: A Sad but All Too Familiar End for an African American Athlete
Posted on 12:14 PM by ergeg
The death of Sean Taylor. It’s like deja vu all over again. About a year ago we were mourning the violent death of the Denver Broncos’ Darrent Williams, shot in a drive-by.Ranting about this stuff seems pointless. But it’s hard not to reflect on the upshot of it all. So many things come to mind. Reality check:1. Why does it ring false to me when Taylor’s teammates talk about how he “turned his
Monday, November 26, 2007
The Tuesday Morning Quarterback: NFL Week #12 Winners and Losers
Posted on 10:23 PM by ergeg
Once as a kid, watching pro football with my Dad, I heard him say something like this: “Does it really matter who your running back is? Seems to me if your offensive line is in synch and blowing out big holes in the defense, that any reasonably talented runner could gain 100 yards a game.” I think he had a point. Matter of fact, I think Bill Belichick and Mike Shanahan and Mike McCarthy and
Monday, November 19, 2007
The Tuesday Morning Quarterback: NFL Week #11 Winners and Losers
Posted on 10:54 PM by ergeg
Should we just stop playing the season and anoint the Patriots the champs? At 10-0, they do look invincible, and it would save a lot of wear and tear on everybody’s precious bodies. One thing no one talks about that much: the Patriots’ offensive line. Tom Brady’s just immune sitting back in that pocket. And those guys don’t make stupid motion penalties and the like. They’re simply a
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