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Saturday, September 11, 2010

Sucking Their Way to Respectability

Posted on 9:33 PM by ergeg
It’s been a long time since this blog has seen any action. Let’s skip the whys and wherefores. Instead, let’s get right down to engaging in our favorite sport: knocking sports media.

There’s always so much to dissect and ridicule, but some tidbits from Saturday’s TV coverage should suffice.

It’s hard to know who to begin with: Cornball has-been Dick Enberg or super-weenie, speech-impedimented
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Strasburg Doesn't Disappoint in Nats Debut

Posted on 11:48 PM by ergeg
In 1971, the Washington Senators broke my young heart when they up and moved to Texas to become the Rangers. The caliber of baseball pretty much sucked in hometown Washington, D.C., but I still loved the Senators. They were my team. When I moved to Chicago, I got two teams for the price of one, Cubs and White Sox, and that was okay by me. Since I wasn't a Chicago native, I didn't bring any of
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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Start Spreading the News: NFL Bosses Will Find Worm in Big Apple Super Bowl Decision

Posted on 12:31 AM by ergeg
The worst thing that ever happened to this country was 9/11. Not only because thousands died in the WTC terrorist attack and Bush subsequently fought a stupid war, but also because that event put New York City back on the map in a real obnoxious way. Increasingly, in the last couple of decades leading up to 9/11, Americans were more and more discovering the values of Sun Belt, or more southerly
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Thursday, April 29, 2010

You Gotta Play to Win—The 2010 Kentucky Derby

Posted on 9:36 PM by ergeg
By Steve BradyThe interesting thing about this year’s Kentucky Derby? The horse I think is best equipped to win it didn’t even get in. SETSUKO is only 1 for 8 in getting to the winner’s circle, but he has been showing steady improvement with each start, and has a powerful closing kick that I thought would give him a strong chance against this field. He also had one of the most visually impressive
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Monday, February 22, 2010

His Heart Belongs to Daddy

Posted on 4:21 PM by ergeg
Sometimes the smallest little news items can grab your attention. Such as the AP story today stating that Kevin Gilbride Jr., son of New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride Sr., has been added to the Giants' coaching staff.This kind of blatant nepotism wouldn't be so bad if Jr. had a competitive resume. I mean, really, isn't making it into the NFL coaching ranks the dream of many a
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Sunday, February 21, 2010

Heart Update

Posted on 9:44 AM by ergeg
Walked 1.2 miles this morning. Day 11, Nicotine Clean.
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Saturday, February 20, 2010

Tiger, Tiger, Burning Not So Bright...

Posted on 11:04 PM by ergeg
Poor Tiger Woods. So talented. So rich. So pheromonal. So messed up. Media reaction to Tiger’s apologia publica Friday has ranged from astonished praise to outright cynicism. As for me, I’m trying to find the middle ground, though it’s not that easy to do. Like newspaper writer and TV bigmouth Stephen A. Smith, I am tending toward mistrust on Tiger’s mea culpa. It’s not that I don’t think Tiger
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