Grote’s Gripes: London Olympics Part II
LONDON, UK – The Olympics are in full swing in swinging London. Michael Phelps has been defeated already and the NY Post as already dubbed […]
Month: July 2012
Trading Deadline: Here’s What To Trade
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Baseball’s Trading Deadline is tomorrow night, and a number of big moves have already happened in the last week. Ichiro to the Yanks; […]
NY Rangers Steal Rick Nash From Columbus
COLUMBUS, OH – This town was named for Christopher Columbus, yet even he couldn’t navigate through the aftermath of what is destined to be one […]
Baseball vs Cricket: Baseball’s Father Vs America’s Pastime
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – It’s only fitting that on Angry Ward’s day off, they’re throwing in anger for the first time since somebody that wasn’t a […]
Ichiro, Angry Ward, Shades of Gabe Paul
MOOSE JAW, CANADA – Even though it’s Saturday, I’m gonna give you my take on last week’s Ichiro trade, which along with the Penn State […]
Buyers and Sellers: Mets Mail It In, Yankees Add On
Mets Mail It In, Yankees Add On New York, NY – We’re getting close to the trade deadline and we can now truly separate the […]
Olympics Are A Sham Way Before Opening Cermonies
ANNOYED IN ANNAPOLIS – Every four years I come home from work and there is some old dude with some significance to some other country […]
A Funny Thing Happened Way To Playoffs: Ichiro & Mets
NEW YORK, NY – I’m sure everyone – all four of you – expected me to write today about Ichiro being traded to the Yankees, […]
Grote’s Gripes: Summer Olympics Preview, Part I
LONDON, UK – I’m reporting today from where the Summer Olympics are about to kick off. (It’s also the future home of my Rams – […]
The Bad Usher’s Cooperstown Mission: Bud Selig, Pete Rose, Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens…
COOPERSTOWN, NY – Commissioner Selig loomed over his desk, a full six feet off the floor, and boomed down at The Bad Usher standing down […]