The Black Eyes Have It!
BALTIMORE, MD – Yesterday, the middle race of thoroughbred horse racing’s Triple Crown was held at Baltimore’s Pimlico Racetrack. As the Kentucky Derby is the […]
Month: May 2012
Black Eyed Professor
Pimlico- As even part-time railbirds know, every triple crown race has a traditional song, flower, and cocktail: Kentucky Derby: “My Old Kentucky Home,” Roses, Mint […]
The Problem Is…
New York, NY – We are almost a quarter of the way through the baseball season. And the Yankees are not looking great. They aren’t […]
Terry Collins: “Get the married men off the field!”
FLUSHING, NY – Tuesday night Terry Collins baffled all with a decision to take David Wright out of the game for fear of retaliation from […]
Angry Ward Wednesday: What Would George Steinbrenner Do?
BRONX, NY –There’s been a lot weird/unfortunate stuff going on with the Yankees this year but I haven’t been enjoying it as much as I […]
Grote’s Gripes: 2012 vs 1994
NEW YORK, NY –It certainly looks like we could have a repeat of 1994 in the NHL with the Rangers driving towards the finals against […]
Okay, Call It a Comeback
Bronx–Perhaps you heard something about Andy Pettite’s official metamorphosis from from guy-who-retired-on-top to just-another-guy-hanging-on-too-long. Not that I blame him, and of course as a Yankee fan I […]
A Day In The Sports Movies Life
UPTOPIA, KA – Happy Sunday, everybody! Wait, not exactly chipper? Hungover? Thinking the work week looms? Well, here’s a glimpse of a day in my […]
Schadenfreude!
The Betting Counter- First thing first. Last week I hipped all of you to I’ll Have Another, courtesy of my main source on the ponies, […]
Vegas During Derby Is Decadent & Depraved
Las Vegas, Nevada – Many thanks to Cookie for filling in for me last week while I was at a bachelor party in Las Vegas. […]