Grote’s Gripes: Home Run Celebration Derby
MIAMI, FL – Major League Baseball in South Florida has been a disaster since day one. The elements certainly played a big part. Miami in […]
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Smoking A Cuban: Selig, Santorum & Ozzie
Big Trouble in Little Havana- You got the Twitter, the Facebook, the people with the phones in your face recording your every move, the 24 […]
Grote’s Gripes: 2012 Mets Promotions
FLUSHING, NY – The Mets are set to begin the season in two days with Johan Santana on the hill against the Braves. The Mets […]
Last Day Of March Sports Ramblings From Our Sports Professor
END OF THE ROPE, USA – Linsanity has died down. A stubborn losing streak and horrific assist-to-turnover ratio will do that. The Rangers are still being […]
Grote’s Gripes: Baseball’s Over/Unders
LAS VEGAS, NV – Baseball starts tomorrow, so it is always fun to check out the over/under win totals for the season. The Mets listed […]
Dropping The Gloves
The Penalty Box– It began with the New Jersey Devils submitting a dubious starting lineup at the Garden last Monday. When the New York Rangers […]
Grote’s Gripes: Worst Uniforms In Sports
DALLAS, TX – Last week I wrote about the Houston Astros uniform tradition. I wasn’t planning on keeping this uniform theme going another week, but […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day: I’m In One Piece
THE BOTTOM OF THE MOUNTAIN – The groom’s brother was a wreck. He could barely move. All of thirty years-old, he stiffly hobbled about the […]
Grote’s Gripes: Lawyers, Guns & Money
HOUSTON, TX – This season marks the 50th Anniversary for my beloved Mets. Fifty years of highs and lows. Luckily for you folks… this column […]