It was 45 years ago today, October 30, 1974. Undefeated world heavyweight champion, George Foreman, fought former champion Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight crown in Kinshasa, Zaire. Colloquially it is known as the Rumble in the Jungle. Tonight the Houston … Continue reading
My grandfather used to say that rooting for these three things helped him get through the Depression: Notre Dame football; Joe Louis; and the New York Yankees. Where’s Joe Louis when you need him? … Continue reading
O… M… G. Two wins on the road? This is like a dream, no? My hometown Nats are two wins from a World Series title, two wins that can be secured at home over the next three evenings. Did I … Continue reading
That’s how it’s done. It’s called stealing one on the road. Just the way we drew it up. (I saw we not because I’m in uniform or anything but because I feel as though I speak for the DMV.) So this … Continue reading
Okay, okay… Saturday night was totally my fault. I’m sorry. I started worrying about having to choose sides in a Nats-Yankees World Series and just that small amount of doubt doomed the Bronx Bombers. Well, at least now there’s no … Continue reading
The last time a major league baseball team from Washington, D.C., played in the World Series was 1933. I must have been about six years old at the time. Wait, actually no, that was way the heck before I was … Continue reading
Among the Nationals, Yankees, Redskins, and Fighting Irish this weekend I was happy with the result five out of six times. That’s pretty good, although come on, let’s face it, one of those was a shoo-in. (Amazingly it was the … Continue reading
Yeah, baby. This is how it’s done. Pretty soon we’re gonna start calling this place Title Town. Caps last year, Mystics last night!, and the Nats, apparently, we’ll on their way. You don’t win a game like Wednesday’s Game Five without … Continue reading
If you’d asked me at any point during the season if I’d take a one-game, winner-take-all shot against the Dodgers to move to the NLCS, I’d have said yes, I’d take it. So today, yes, I’ll take it. It’s on.
Every so often I come across a book that’s 10, 20, or 67 years old that somehow I’ve never read. Invariably it’ll be great, and I’ll want to tell people about it. But I’ll look like an idiot because everyone … Continue reading