Ebs’ Hot Takes: Johnny Manziel, DK Metcalf, Bryce Harper
FROM THE PRESS BOX – As we near the finish line in both the NBA and NHL, the playoff races are gearing up. It looks […]
Month: February 2019
Sports Oscars? Angry Ward With An Oral History of Meet The Matts: Part I
NEW YORK, NY – I didn’t want to be the guy to do this, but I’ve resigned myself to the fact that it almost certainly falls […]
Big Ben’s Fake Oscar Special – Mariano vs Marty
Hollywood, CA: In 2018, over 104 million people watched the Super Bowl while only 27 million watched The Oscars. But the 2019 Super Bowl ratings were the […]
An Article About An Article: Yankees/Eagles Fan Moans About Being Different
SPANISH HARLEM – Welcome to my Monday morning of obscurity. I will talk my talk bull will anyone listen? I will pour my heart out […]
Spring Training History! Peter Alonso, Brodie The Great, PLUS Goodbye Mats Zuccarello
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE, USA – And with one mighty Spring Training swing, we all got to see something we’ve never seen before: a home run on first […]
Robert Kraft, MLB Free Agency and The AAF
EL BARRIO, EL FALLS: I am exhausted. I had one of my busiest weeks ever. I am up late on Friday night watching TV and […]
Thank The Baseball Gods Your Team Didn’t Sign Manny Machado. Here’s Why.
SAN DIEGO, CA – So, you’re angry at your GM for not going whole hog after Oriole-turned-Dodger Manny Machado in MLB’s Hot Stove free agent […]
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 […]
Angry Ward: What If The Fix Was In On Miracle on Ice, 86 Series, Super Bowl III…
BRONX, NY – Yesterday I started reading ESPN’s piece on disgraced former NBA ref Tim Donaghy, and how he most likely fixed a whole mess of […]
Big Ben NHL Bombshell: Tough Decisions At The Deadline for NY Rangers
NEW YORK, NY – Around this time I usually think to myself, ‘Pitchers and catchers are in camp and February is almost over. Spring will […]