By Steve Brady[BELMONT UPDATE 6/7/08: Casino Drive, the second favorite in the Belmont Stakes, was scratched from the race. The colt suffered a stone bruise at some unknown point since arriving in Elmont, N.Y., in late April. Casino Drive reportedly will be returning to Japan to continue his career.] Big Brown (looking majestically big and brown, left) had another stunning victory in the
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
You Betta' Be Talkin' 'Bout His Mama: Casino Drive Has a Womb with a View on the Belmont
Posted on 12:08 PM by ergeg
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Soccer versus Gum Surgery (I'll Take the Latter)
Posted on 12:18 PM by ergeg
I went to the dentist today. The last of several appointments involving deep-tissue cleaning of my gums. I’m doing what I can to stave off the prospect of actual surgery. So now I have prescription mouthwash that’ll melt the top layer of metal off a Sherman tank, and I’m trying to get good about flossing (rots o’ ruck) and using this weird little gum massager they gave me. It was an early
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Torre Could Be Facing Facts: Jones a Dodger Liability
Posted on 3:07 AM by ergeg
During the baseball offseason, the Los Angeles Dodgers signed former Atlanta Braves slugger Andruw Jones to a two-year $36.2 million contact. Too bad they didn’t just hold on to that money. It would have made a nice donation to the poor devils in Burma and China beset by natural disasters. And the psychic return on that would have been considerably higher than the impact Jones has had on the
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Just "Show-vive," Baby! Preakness Bettors Look for Money in the Wake of Big Brown's Expected First-Place Finish
Posted on 9:45 PM by ergeg
By Steve Brady[LATE-BREAKING NEWS: Behindatthebar was scratched on Friday from Saturday's 133d Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course because of a bruise in his left front foot. Behindatthebar trained early Friday morning at Belmont Park, but trainer Todd Pletcher said he was not satisfied with the way his horse galloped. The foot bruise was subsequently detected. Behindatthebar will now be
Do the Right Thing—Let Rose In
Posted on 7:42 AM by ergeg
I woke up today and realized that I missed Pete Rose’s birthday. It was a month ago today, April 14. I always remembered Rose’s birthday (4/14/41) because it was printed on the back of his baseball card many years ago—as birthdates always were and are—and for some goshdarn reason it stuck in my head. (I also remembered Frank Howard’s—8/8/36—but not the way I remembered Pete’s.)Pete is 67 now.
Monday, May 12, 2008
Barbara Walters—Auditioning for Tackiness
Posted on 10:06 AM by ergeg
My brilliant brother Steve has an excellent expression: “We’re gonna die just in time.” Alas, in the case of the publication of Barbara Walters’ memoir, Audition, we all missed the death deadline and now have to suffer through the ugly media coverage of what sounds like utter rubbish, including Walters’ revelation that she had an affair with former Massachusetts senator Edward Brooke. (Where’s
Thursday, May 1, 2008
The 134th Kentucky Derby—Can Big Brown Deliver?
Posted on 2:26 PM by ergeg
By Steve Brady The first Saturday in May is upon us, and once again I attempt to untangle the mysteries of the Kentucky Derby, once and always a chaotic race. There are a couple of stories to keep an eye on in this year’s Run for the Roses.The story off the track is the same one taking place in every other aspect of modern life—the availability of free information provided on the web.
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