I fully recognize that the MLB All-Star Game is primarily an exhibition, in spite of the Commissioner’s attempt to “make it count” instead of just doing what the NBA and NHL does and just assign home-field advantage in the championship… Continue Reading
Last year, I shared some of the images from ESPN the Magazine’s annual “The Body” issue. The joke then was that the seemingly perfect specimens they were offering us should make anyone a sports fan. But this year, ESPN included a number of non-traditional… Continue Reading
I think I’ve done this once before, and I know Burt and I believe Russell have as well, but it’s summer and I’ve got free time (3-month-olds can take care of themselves, right?), so let’s do it again! If you’ve… Continue Reading
I generally don’t do well with silence. This serves as both a blessing and a curse: I can be just as productive with the radio or TV blaring as I am without, but tend to feel more comfortable with a… Continue Reading
In planning an upcoming post on sandwiches, I pondered the following question: Is a hot dog a sandwich? Discuss. Be sure to show your work.
Here is a halfbaked idea for a superhero/Superman movie: Imagine a true do-gooder of a superhero. Because I understand Superman to be just this sort of superhero, let’s run with him. Should I learn that he falls short of a… Continue Reading
Consider this an open thread for game 7 of the NBA Championship. I’ve given up predicting what will happen. As crushing as the Spurs lost was, I’m not of the mindset that they are broken beyond repair. And as resilient… Continue Reading
I have a hunch that LeBron is going to do something transcendent tonight. One of those “WOW!” games. 44 and 16 or something. I don’t have numbers to back it up, which makes this prediction more meaningless than most, but,… Continue Reading
(Earlier this year, Russell and I had a little viewing party for the Oscars. It was probably the single funnest LoOG thing I’ve ever turn. To return the favor, he agreed to sit down and watch Game 1 of the… Continue Reading
Yankee fans are up-in-arms (yet again!) as Alex Rodriguez potentially finds himself in hot water due to the use of performance enhancing drugs (yet again!). Many have taken to the airwaves and comment threads to voice a singular sentiment: Get… Continue Reading