As the Red Sox’ Manny Ramirez approaches the 500 HR plateau, the Boston Globe has a really interesting graphic demonstration of where Manny has hit all of his homeruns over the course of his career. When I look at this, the thing that impresses me the most and illustrates just what an amazing hitter he [...]
Yearly Archives: 2008
Free Sofabed Couch and Loveseat
If you live in New Jersey, I have a sofabed couch and loveseat set posted on craigslist that I need to get rid of. All details are on the craigslist posting. Respond to the email on the craigslist posting if you are interested. Need to get rid of them by next weekend (May 3, 2008)
The Curse of Big Papi
He almost got away with it. A construction worker on the new Yankee Stadium, who is a Red Sox fan, was snagged trying to bury a David “Big Papi” Ortiz Red Sox jersey under a service corridor within the new stadium. Somehow the jersey was found Saturday by two construction supervisors. No word yet if [...]
I’m Not Dead Yet
I just read the Fast Company article Dead Man Walking, depicting AOL’s recent troubles and missteps. With a tip of the cap to Monty Python, I wonder if a king, queen, or pauper will be riding in to pick up the dead as speculated in the article? Not a pretty picture.
Steve Nash’s “Training Day”
Agency Spy and several other websites have noted how Phoenix Suns guard Steve Nash has created, and produced his own spot for Nike depicting a day in his life during the off season from his regular job as a guard for the Phoenix Suns and a former NBA MVP. This past summer I was walking [...]
The Dunk
I recently read a great article in this week’s Sports Illustrated about the art of “The Dunk”, how it has its own vernacular and culture and is still one of the most revered shots and experiences in sport. To praphrase the article, do we know another move in all of sports that can be collectively [...]
Poor Sports
I was reading the NY Times Sports page this morning on the way to work and I thought I was reading something out of police rap sheet. In today’s Sports section were stories about circus like congressional hearings, witness tampering by a 7 time Cy Young award winner, congressmen breaking federal laws by receiving autographs [...]
Buffalo Doctors Do It Again
Within the past six months, the city of Buffalo has born witness to two pretty horrific sports accidents. Back in September 2007, the Bills’ Kevin Everett suffered a spinal cord injury sustained during a game against the Broncos. As was well documented in Sports Illustrated, Everett is making nothing short of a miraculous recovery due [...]
Blizzard of 1978
Here is a nice piece on Boston.com “celebrating” the 30th anniversary of the Blizzard of 1978. If you grew up or lived in the New England area around that time, you will no doubt remember that “mother of all storms”. To this day, I don’t think I’ve experienced anything like it. I vividly remember the [...]
Wham-O Founder Dies
Richard Knerr, a co-founder of Wham-O, has gone to the big toy box in the sky. For those who grew up in the 1980′s, Wham-O left an indelible impression on your childhood. You know who you are. They brought to market some of the most wonderful, innovative, and memorable toys in history: the Super Ball, [...]
Bad Omens For the Perfect Season?
OK, so I’m not one who’s into curses or bad karma, but a couple of things have happened this week that have made me a little concerned for this week’s game between the undefeated Patriots and the Chargers. First, the news that broke yesterday that some desperate female “friend” of Randy Moss’s is accusing him [...]
