There’s an old saying, “What’s the answer to 99 of the 100 most asked questions? Money. God is the answer to the other question.” It’s been over 20 years since the Montreal Expos played their last game and the franchise relocated to the Washington, D.C. area and became the Washington Nationals. It’s almost fitting thisContinue reading “‘Who Killed The Montreal Expos?’ Point The Finger At Money”
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We Need To Talk About The Frisco, Texas Fatal Stabbing Case
As long as the laws have been on the book, Stand Your Ground is a vague law in which people think they have a license to kill while others are finding themselves at the mercy of an unjust judicial system because of their financial standings. On Wednesday, April 2, Austin Metcalf, 17, was fatally stabbedContinue reading “We Need To Talk About The Frisco, Texas Fatal Stabbing Case”
The Day Randy Johnson Killed A Bird
At 6-foot-10, Randy Johnson has always been a very imposing figure in Major League Baseball. With a nickname like “The Big Unit” and an intense look on his face as he pitches, you definitely wouldn’t want to get on his bad side. Even in the 1994 sports movie Little Big League, he came on asContinue reading “The Day Randy Johnson Killed A Bird”
How ‘In Living Color’ Forever Changed The Super Bowl Broadcast
Since the first Super Bowl game on Jan. 15, 1967 and for every one 25 years later, the halftime became synonymous with an urban legend that the New York City sewer system would experience problems. Before there was TiVo and the generic DVS, people had to watch the Super Bowl live. They couldn’t even tapeContinue reading “How ‘In Living Color’ Forever Changed The Super Bowl Broadcast”
Grand Slam Life For Mr. Baseball
If Major League Baseball had a Rodney Dangerfield, it was Bob Uecker. Despite his self-depreciating humor, he was actually was on the St. Louis Cardinals team when they won the World Series in 1964. But many people born in the past 50 years probably only remember him as a fictional version of himself in theContinue reading “Grand Slam Life For Mr. Baseball”
The Fight That Was Slow-Streamed Around The World
Maybe if the Mike Tyson/Jake Paul fight had occurred over the summer like it was originally scheduled, it might have seem more thrilling. But I felt like it was a dud. Also, coming as it does about 10 days after the election of Donald Trump, it seems to be really anti-climatic. There seems to beContinue reading “The Fight That Was Slow-Streamed Around The World”
You Gotta Admit The Olympics Were Something Else This Time
Let’s face, the Olympics are usually hit or miss. Sometimes they are so basic you feel like there’s more excitement at the elementary school field day. And then, there’s one that blows the others out of the water. Even before the first event started, the Paris Olympics seemed like they were going to be memorableContinue reading “You Gotta Admit The Olympics Were Something Else This Time”
Saying A Final Goodbye To The “Say Hey Kid” Willie Mays
When it comes to examining the great African-American baseball players of yesteryear, they all stand out. Josh Gibson may have been the best home-run hitter. Leroy Robert “Satchel” Paige may have been the best pitcher. And Jackie Robinson may have been the first to play in the professional leagues opening the doors for others byContinue reading “Saying A Final Goodbye To The “Say Hey Kid” Willie Mays”
The O.J. Simpson Murder Case Still Strikes A Nerve Decades Later
As of today, June 12, there are people alive who can legally run for the U.S. Senate who have no recollection of the public hysteria and legal turmoil that happened because of the murders of Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman in a residential L.A. neighborhood 30 years ago. It’s almost outrageous how all of thisContinue reading “The O.J. Simpson Murder Case Still Strikes A Nerve Decades Later”
Tom Brady Roast Is Overdone
I was and probably will never be a fan of Tom Brady. I get it. He was the 199th person selected during the sixth draft pick. It’s the type of underdog story most people make movies about especially how Brady went on to win seven Super Bowl rings, six of which with the New EnglandContinue reading “Tom Brady Roast Is Overdone”
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