On the same day that Starbucks will close its coffee shops to perfect the art of making espresso, hundreds of young ballplayers look for a chance to drink up the experience of becoming a major leaguer.
Like a college frat party that exceeds maximum occupancy, most professional clubs dole out a plethora of invitations to Spring [...]
Archive for February, 2008
Cup Of Coffee
February 26, 2008
Match Game
February 20, 2008
A few weeks before the NCAA releases its final field of 65 college teams that search for a shot to make it to the final four, a better version of March Madness happens in February on a golf course in a desert.
The World Golf Championships Accenture Match Play Championships creates one of the best weekends [...]
Planting Seeds For The Tournament
February 11, 2008
See if this logic makes sense to anybody. The number one team in women’s college basketball, the Connecticut Huskies, lost for the first time this season last Tuesday on the road to a strong Rutgers team. When they released the new top 25 poll this afternoon, UCONN only dropped one spot to number two.
Huh?
Really?
I understand [...]
Golden Street
February 5, 2008
After the clock expires in the Super Bowl, the casual sports fan faces a greater challenge than Dwight’s attempt to act normal in “The Office.”
“What can hold my interest long enough until kickoff of the 2008 NFL season?”
Thankfully, we have college basketball.
With 341 division one clubs, everyone has at least one favorite team or conference. [...]
Another One For New England
February 1, 2008
With only a handful of days before the Patriots and Giants meet at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday, I’d like to make a Super Apology before they kickoff the Super Bowl.
I was wrong.
New England will win.
Big time.
A few weeks ago, I made the bold prediction that someone would take out the [...]
