WHAT'S UP WITH THE UMPS?
By Rex O’Rourke The Bronx, N.Y. What in the name of Nestor Chylak Jr. is going on around here? Shane Victorino gets tossed from 300 […]
Year: 2009
VICK AND VICTORIA'S SECRET: WHAT'S WITH FOOTBALL?!
MELBOURNE, VICTORIA; AUSTRALIA – We have now been Down Under in Oz but for 4 full days (we lost two traveling) and already we’ve seen […]
ODE TO BALLS
SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA – Plenty of praise and accolades for athletes are bandied about in the world of team sports but where would any […]
ANGRY WARD WEDNESDAY: THE F**K-IT LIST
NEW YORK, NY—For some reason, it seems to be all the rage these days for scribes at places like ESPN and SI.com to come up […]
Grote's Gripes: Ya Gotta Love These Yankees
BRONX, NY – My pinch hit column a few weeks ago focused on Miserable Mets of the past. During the discussion there was a request […]
EAST COAST CRAIG
Centerville, MA. — It’s pledge drive week on the NPR station I listen to back home, so what else is there to do but get […]
ROUNDING THIRD WITH REX
by Rex O’Rourke THE BRONX, NY – Just a few random thoughts with the season rounding third and heading for home: I heard some TV […]
FORREST GRIFFIN & INJUNS SWEARING
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, live on free TV, for every woman, child and man to see, there will be a woman swearing – and nobody […]
COOKIE'S CORNER: BEER SUMMIT DIPLOMACY
THE FAR EAST, LI – I’ve been out in the Far East reaches of the U.S. this week by way of The Hamptons. When pondering […]
CHUCK ROGERS IN THE 21ST CENTURY: SPACE CADET AIDED BY A MATT
winless, even… DETROIT, MI – Now it all makes sense for Detroit Lions fans. The worst football team since Columbia’s Lions – winless, even -just […]