Mike Golic's favorite word is "Yep." His favorite phrase is "Uh-huh." Ever the clever guy, he sometimes uses them interchangeably. In so doing, he has brought the world of sports broadcasting to a new low. Golic is the sidekick to Mike Greenberg. They co-host the ESPN Radio early morning "drive-time" show, which is colloquially referred to as "The Mike and Mike Show." (How clever is that??) They
Monday, May 16, 2005
Meathead Chic: How Mike Golic Has Grunted His Way into a Broadcasting Career
Posted on 11:31 PM by ergeg
Sunday, March 27, 2005
If Terry Schiavo Were Billy Packer, There'd Be National Consensus: Pull the Plug
Posted on 3:44 PM by ergeg
March Madness is totally cool. It's the last great truly populist national sporting event, in which we get to celebrate courageous underdog college basketball players from small towns and even smaller schools. Sure, the big schools usually end up in the Final Four, but March Madness is more about the journey than the destination, and it's a heckuva lot more fun to root for the Bucknells, the
Thursday, March 24, 2005
First in War, First in Peace, and Last in the National League East
Posted on 4:11 AM by ergeg
When I first took a look at the Washington Nationals' 40-man roster, I thought, "Yeah, this looks like an expansion team, all right." Then I thought, "Wait a minute--this ISN'T an expansion team! Holy Christ!" Yep, this is a long-established professional baseball club, which spent the past 35 years as the Montreal Expos. Last year, they finished 67-95, which is pretty bad, but still better than
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
Spring Cleaning in Nashville
Posted on 1:29 AM by ergeg
So the Tennessee Titans are cleaning house. After the team's hugely disappointing 5-11 finish in 2004, General Manager Floyd Reese looked around, saw cobwebs in the corners and dust bunnies under the beds, and decided to get out the broom. But it's not like he chased away bad players. Within the past week, the Titans have lost to free agency wide receiver Derrick Mason, cornerback Samari Rolle,
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
The Nats Are Coming! The Nats Are Coming!
Posted on 1:14 AM by ergeg
I grew up in suburban Maryland, just outside of Washington, D.C. When I was a kid, I was a baseball nut, a complete fanatic. (It was my egghead literary Dad who taught me that the word "fan" came from the word "fanatic." I remember feeling pretty smart knowing that.) I collected baseball cards, mostly the Topps brand, by the hundreds. They came 10 to a pack with a single piece of rectangular
Monday, January 24, 2005
Here's to the Winners
Posted on 1:45 PM by ergeg
It's the Patriots and Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX. (That's #39 for those of you who are Roman numeral-challenged.)After a lousy weekend of Divisional Playoff predictions (1-3), I got the Conference Championship round correct (2-0). I was only surprised by the definitiveness of the victories: AFC: Patriots 41, Steelers 27NFC: Eagles 27, Falcons 10There's been a lot of commentary about Steelers
Saturday, January 22, 2005
Armen Keteyian--Another TV Sports Reporter Tells It Like It Ain't
Posted on 5:25 AM by ergeg
I was listening to ESPN Radio early this morning. The show was something called "Sports Byline USA" hosted by someone named Ron Barr. His featured guest was TV sports football reporter Armen Keteyian. I think Keteyian is with CBS now, but he's been with ESPN, and like all of these guys, he seems to show up wherever sports are being discussed no matter what their affiliation. It's the Big
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