There’s a maxim I’ve asserted for many years and it is this: Ninety percent of sporting events are won by the better team. There’s always a better team, and they win 90 percent of games played, whether on sandlots, parking … Continue reading
A mere few days ago it seemed as though Washington’s Wizards and Capitals would complete an unprecedented NBA-NHL Championship sweep in their respective leagues. Now I’d be happy to have either team win a game some day this week. Thank God … Continue reading
There’s a tendency for people ’round my neck of the woods to freak out at the smallest setback, say, for example, an opening game loss in a best-of-seven playoff hockey series. Being of sound mind, etc., I would never stoop … Continue reading
If you look at the Facebook posts of anyone from Binghamton, New York, the past few days, you will see a heartfelt tribute to a man known to most simply as “Hack.” Those who didn’t know his last name or had … Continue reading
There’s only one thing better than sweeping a weekend series against your division rivals and winning your seventh game in a row. Doing it on Sunday Night Baseball in front of the whole country… with Marlins Man sitting directly behind … Continue reading
Caps win, Nats win, Wizards win, Yankees win, Fargo watched, Archer watched. Yeah, it was a successful Wednesday. Proof you really can do it all. Party continues this weekend. … Continue reading
Tonight there are two television programs I look forward to viewing. Unfortunately they are on at the same time. Incredibly they are sort of on the same network too, at least the same family of networks. At 10:00 tonight on … Continue reading
With yesterday’s win over Atlanta I feel pretty good about the way the Wizards are playing as they begin their playoff run, almost as good as I feel about their Verizon Center mates on the ice. Even with their current … Continue reading
Amazon has a new series called American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story. Calling it new is a bit misleading, as most of the content is culled from interviews conducted 20 or 30 years ago, but hey, a new package is a new … Continue reading
Still on vacation. See ya Friday.