I Want Round 6 And I Want It Now!

Wow! I just finished watching the best MMA match I’ve seen since I don’t know when. If you’re a fan of the UFC and you haven’t seen Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen yet, go do that now, I’ll wait. I’ve never seen Anderson Silva treated that way in my life, and who knows if I …

The Rays Will Strike Out, To Morrow

Were it not for that no good bastard Evan Longoria getting a grounder past Aaron Hill with 2 outs in the 9th, Brandon Morrow would haveno hit the Rays this afternoon.As it was he still pitched an amazing game, striking out 17 and walking only 2. If you had told me at the start of …

Canada Gets A New Sports Channel

In spite of the fact that it’s yet another thing owned by Rogers,Rogers Sportsnet Onesounds good to me. I generally like Sportsnet as a network other than the regional blackouts but those are a fact of life that’s not going away any time soon, and access to more out of market live events is something …

Now If We Can Just Do Something About Having To Dress Up For These Things…

I have found the new smartest man alive, and his name is Randy S. Robbins. I know not what, if anything, Mr. Robbins has accomplished outside of this, but as far as I’m concernedthis letter he wrote to the Philadelphia Daily Newsshould be more than enough. IN OCTOBER 1993, I attended the wedding of a …

Please IOC, Don’t Get Rooked Into This

I’m a little late on this one, but stupidity rarely has a short shelf life and this certainly falls into that category, so here goes. Russia is going topush for chess to become an Olympic sport.And if that’s not retarded enough, they’re going to aim for it to be included in the *Winter* Olympics. “regrettably, …

Oh Sweet Jesus!

Crawford day to day with “testicular contusion” Rays four-time All-Star LF Carl Crawford is day to day after sustaining a “testicular contusion” during a scary moment in Tuesday’s game when he was struck by a pickoff throw from Orioles starter Jake Arrieta. “It caught me square, it couldn’t have hit (me) in a better spot,” said Crawford, …

A Friendly Suggestion For The Folks On The Radio End Of The Home Run Derby

I’ve got a novel idea for you guys. Instead of cutting away and interviewing people every 30 seconds, how’s about oh, I dunno, actually calling the fucking home run derby? Seriously, this radio broadcast is god awful to the point where I might be forced to switch to the TV coverage, and we all know …