Don’t look now, but even with the slight setback last night my hometown Washington Nationals are only four and a half games behind the reeling LA Dodgers for the best record in baseball… and homefield in the playoffs! The Nats … Continue reading
Football’s back, but I didn’t really have much to cheer about this weekend. The few glimmers of sunshine I allowed Notre Dame to fool me into thinking they could actually win Saturday night? Or the fleeting moments in which I … Continue reading
Oh NFL, sweet NFL. I forget how tired you make me each fall. You now own three schoolnights a week, you know. Well, it’s all worth it, I suppose, and somehow you never seem to disappoint. Kudos, again, to those … Continue reading
Monday night I watched one of CNN’s new original programs called The Reagan Show. Yup, CNN doing a special on Ronald Reagan. I wasn’t exactly expecting it to be complimentary, but jeez Louise, could they have tried to make Reagan look any … Continue reading
Happy most ironically named holiday, everyone! I have the day off today, as most people do. Of course many people do not, including my beloved New York Yankees, who have to turn around from a marathon win against the Boston … Continue reading
Thirty days hath September, Pennant races we remember, Some fondly, some… Not so well. So begins another September, and my favorite American League team and favorite National League team are in line for postseason berths. The Yankees could do themselves … Continue reading
For the past several days, of course, our news media has been saturated with coverage of Hurricane Harvey. Pretty steep price to keep Trump off the headlines, and I think we all look forward to the day when the man and … Continue reading
Sports, sweet sports, keeping me up two nights in a row, and now this work week looks hard. Well, given everything that’s going on in the world (and when can’t that phrase be said) I suppose it’s a welcome distraction. … Continue reading
I know, I know, it’s just a PR stunt. But if someone offered me anywhere near the amount these guys are getting tomorrow night to get in a ring and box (or whatever Conor McGregor plans to do), I’d be … Continue reading
Last Saturday evening I, along with much of the country, was saddened to hear of the death of comedian Dick Gregory. Calling Gregory a comedian, of course, is a little bit like calling Abe Lincoln a lawyer. Yeah, he did that, … Continue reading