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It’s the greatest sports weekend of the year: baseball and the Final Four. On Math and Musings today? Final four. Tune in next week for baseball. Duh. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2023
I don’t often do this, but stop reading this post. Stop and go to YouTube, because there’s something you must watch immediately. From the damn-I-wish-I’d-thought-of-that series, there is Last Comiskey. It’s a behind-the-scenes look at the final season of Comiskey Park, … Continue reading
Two weeks ago if you had asked me to guess the participating teams in this year’s Final Four I probably would have selected a few #1 seeds, and maybe a 2 or a 3. Had you replied, No, I have … Continue reading
We started with 68 teams and now it’s 12. No doubt at least one of those 56 teams eliminated you wanted to move on, or thought they would move on. If your bracket is no longer perfect, you’re in good company. … Continue reading
This past weekend I had the pleasure of seeing Monty Alexander at Keystone Korner in Baltimore. To say Monty is still bringing it at age 78 is the understatement of the century. The man brings it like no other, and … Continue reading
Yesterday I made the pilgrimage all Northern Virginians must now undertake, a journey to Nova Wild in Reston. Formerly the Reston Zoo, Nova Wild is the 21st century version of going to the zoo, an immersive experience that makes the … Continue reading
The last two weeks on Math and Musings I’ve discussed Jim Boeheim and Patrick Ewing, legendary basketball men now reduced to playing golf, I suppose, or whatever one does when no longer coaching. Yup, I’m the new Sports Illustrated cover jinx, with Boeheim … Continue reading
The brackets are out and the stats sheets are being studied, but in classic O’Connell fashion I’m about 40 years behind the times, engaged in a book now about the “old” Big East conference of Ewing, Thompson, Boeheim, et al. … Continue reading
Oscar winners announced on the same night as NCAA Tournament selections? What a delicious juxtaposition. Other than Top Gun: Maverick I hadn’t seen a single Oscar-winning film, but then, I hadn’t seen a million college basketball games this year either. But … Continue reading
It’s been 50 years since they won a title, but the New York Knicks have always been a hot ticket, even when the team ain’t been so great. One of those tickets was mine in April of 1990, when I saw … Continue reading