Tag: Ivan Drago
Russian Bust?! Pavel Buchnevich Needs Some Rocky Balboa. Disappointing NY Rangers
NEW YORK, NY – Let’s not sugarcoat what has been bothering all of you for about a month now: It’s been a disappointing season so far for the New York Rangers’ Russian phenom, Pavel Buchnevich. Buch has been inconsistent and at times a bit lazy. His lackluster play has landed him on the healthy scratch […]
Angry Ward Wednesday: Lie, Cheat, Steal and Win – America Has Lost its Way. A-Rod, Lance, Mets, Pats
BRONX, NY – I went to David Wright’s final Mets game last Saturday night with Short & Tall Matt, but I just don’t have the heart or energy to write about what a disappointment it was. It felt a lot closer to the Mets money-grab I thought it was going to be than the legitimate farewell […]
Big Ben Whitney: Rocky IV, Yankees Make a Push, Year the Pats Unraveled
MOSCOW, USSR – It’s been over 32 years since Rocky Balboa avenged his friend and formal rival and turned the tide of the Cold War on Christmas Day in 1985. Much to Rock’s chagrin, tensions with Russia have returned. (Do you smell a corny, contrived device coming yet?) In the spirit of that legendary night, […]
Groundhog Day Forecasting: If A Rat Can Predict Future, So Can I
PUNXSUTAWNEY, PA – It’s only appropriate that The Matts have me writing 2 weeks in a row when I’m only supposed to write every other week on Groundhog Day. Its like de ja vu all over again. In the world of minor holidays there is no day more ludicrous than Groundhog Day. On this eh… […]
Things In Sports We Will Never See Again: Bo, The Splinter, Lefty, Ali
SUBURBIA, NJ – After reading my esteemed colleague Angry Ward’s piece on great gambling fixes in history and touching on the 1980 Olympic Hockey team it got my wheels turning, and I have decided to present to you Things In Sports We Will Never See Again: A 300-Game Winner or .400 Hitter: In this sad […]
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