Last weekend, I ended my yearlong stint as the men’s tennis beat writer. I was actually pretty sad to see the year go — I had a lot of fun watching those weekend matches at Hellman and analyzing how I could bring the intense back-and-forth action to life on paper. Read More…
It took a chilly, introspective Tuesday evening in Oakland to learn that being alone is not synonymous with being lonely. I had purchased one ticket for the second game of the A’s-Mariners series just two days prior on a spring break whim. I’d never seen an M’s game by myself Read More…
The greatest event in sports will take place this weekend. That’s right. Better than March Madness, the World Cup, Wimbledon, the Rose Bowl, the World Series, the Tour de France, the Kentucky Derby, the NBA Finals and the Super Bowl. The Masters Tournament begins on Thursday in beautiful Augusta, Ga. Read More…
The message the Baseball Writers Association of America sent on Jan. 9 was loud and clear: Players who are even under suspicion of taking performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) are not welcome in Cooperstown. Coinciding with Lance Armstrong’s confession of using PEDs was the fact that the Baseball Writers Association of Read More…
I’ve heard it takes 21 days to form a new habit. I’m inclined to agree, because about a month into the NHL lockout last October I settled down into hibernation. I stopped checking blogs for news, I stopped watching highlight reels of the KHL or the Swiss leagues, I stopped Read More…
If I had my way every Sunday night, I’d spend it watching football. I had my way this past Sunday, enjoying the game between the Baltimore Ravens and the New England Patriots. The tilt, despite featuring two of the best teams in the league, was largely overshadowed by the replacement Read More…
Now that summer has started, I’ve been spending a large majority of time surfing over old baseball statistics on Baseball-Reference.com, admittedly one of the lamest ways to pass time. When I visit Baseball Reference, I generally surf individual league leaders from years past and spend time researching old Seattle Mariners Read More…
As if an already over-saturated story needs another loony putting his opinion in print, I am indeed writing about the savior of the NBA: Jeremy Lin. Media members and bloggers have already covered how Linsane and Lincredible this story is (OK, I know that was bad, but it had to Read More…
Imagine you hold 300,000 volts in your hand. What would you do? Instantly fry a thousand eggs? Short-circuit Seattle? Zap the guy standing next to you? If you chose option “C” (and I sincerely hope you didn’t), then you should contact a man named Eric Prum. He helped found a Read More…
I should make it clear that I have very little professional football allegiance. I know and enjoy the sport, and I watch games almost every weekend. But unlike most fans, I do not have a team. I do not own a single NFL T-shirt. For any given game, I simply Read More…
