Sports

Well, with my favorite team getting edged out of the playoffs — they were quite simply outpitched — I’m now 100% on board with Cinderella.

My fantasy football team — in a scoring-only league — has been blessed by having the two top-scoring quarterbacks play every week. Phillip Rivers is the most prolific scoring quarterback in the NFL at 88 points scored personally, and Tony… Continue Reading →

The offer: J.P. Losman, Joe Flacco, and Torry Holt, in exchange for Philip Rivers. My response: Thanks but no thanks. Some of you may remind me that Flacco has somehow managed to accumulate a Sarah Palin-like excess of expectations by… Continue Reading →

Paul Campos brings up a good point at LGM: With about a minute left on the clock and a tie score, if the other team is in a strong position to score, time is more important than points. A loss… Continue Reading →

October ball is usually fun, but this year it’s way fun. In each of the four division playoff series, I actually have teams I can root for. To start off, the Brewers are in some trouble after losing tonight. They… Continue Reading →

I don’t want to talk about what the Green Bay Packers did today. Nor do I want to talk about Brett Favre’s career day. Good for you, Brett. No, I want to talk baseball. The Cubs lost and so did… Continue Reading →

Last night we (The Wife and I, my father, her mother, and her brother) saw a ballgame at Miller Park. The Brewers beat the Pirates 7-5, but the whole story is much more interesting than the score. The Miller Park… Continue Reading →