Brooklyn, Brawley and Nerd World of Baseball Statistics
NEW YORK, NY – What the hell is BAPIP? Or VORP? Who can tell me what UZR or Defensive WARP might be? How ‘bout PECOTA […]
Year: 2013
It’s the Name Game: Our Phone-In All Star Game
HOLLYWOOD, CA – Brrrrnng, brrrrrrnng…who’s calling? Me, phoning in this piece? Yes! Because the votes are in on the annual Phone-In All Star Name Game […]
Not For Long in the NFL – National Felon League
NEW YORK, NY – Forty years ago, I couldn’t ever imagine saying baseball doesn’t matter to me and for whatever the reason, the end of […]
Dwight Howard new Rocket Man, Britain’s 77-year Wimbledon Drought, Hero/Villain of the Week
Houston, TX – There’s only one song playing on every juke box in the Houston Area – Elton John’s Rocket Man – in honor of […]
Independence Day Hangover: Players That Should Call In Sick
FT. McHENRY, MA – The day after Independence Day is supposed to be an-off day. You know, part of a 3-day weekend. But when it […]
Blaber’s Blabberings: NY Mets Duo Matt Harvey, Zack Wheeler Need Nicknames
Happy Birthday, America! ANOTHER FALSE DAWN, NY – Sitting here in my Bronx apt with my New York Metropolitans hat on, reading about their rookie […]
Angry Ward Wednesday: Twins, Tony Romo, Hudson and Other Sports Cure-Alls
NEW YORK, NY – Is it Wednesday already? Ya gotta be kidding me! This rain and humidity has brought things to such a screeching, soaking, […]
Tim McCarver Spews Poop; Moribund Mets Win The Damn Thing
NEW YORK, NY – As Tim McCarver spews poop, my Moribund Mets Win the Damn Thing, 5-4!!! A special Thanks to Kirk Gibson for inexplicably […]
The Quest For D12: Who Gets Dwight Howard?
OAKLAND, CA – And NBA Free Agency starts… NOW! This off-season’s biggest free agent target is former Los Angeles Lakers center Dwight Howard. After a […]
Stanley Cup of Cliches: When Your Team Loses
The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat is how Jim McKay summarily described ABC’s Wide World of Sports coverage for all those years […]