Sometimes funny things happen on a Friday night. Admit it. You cheered wildly when Johan Santana tossed the first no-hitter of the New York Mets. I did. I sat in my apartment and cheered and applauded and smiled. All this energy and excitement for a guy I’ve never met on a team I don’t follow [...]
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Supernatural Santana
June 2, 2012
Be Quick (But Don’t Hurry)
May 30, 2012
26 players make up the official roster for the Los Angeles Kings hockey team in the Stanley Cup Final that starts on Wednesday night on NBC. Besides Johnathan Quick, their other-worldly goaltender this postseason, I couldn’t name a player from the 8-seed in the Western Conference. Eight of the Kings were born in this country. [...]
A Chip & A Chair
May 25, 2012
In poker, it’s called a chip and a chair. You have hope. Not that much, of course. But it’s there. You can still win. It’s possible. All good things. I’ll Have Another, the majestic horse that made a now-patented move to move past Bodemeister and into the winner’s circle. He’s done it twice – in Louisville [...]
What If?
May 17, 2012
If practice does indeed make perfect, then I’ll Have Another will romp to victory on Saturday evening at Pimlico Race Course in the Preakness Stakes. He’s been at the Stakes Barn area for the better part of two weeks now and every member of their team knows me as “the guy in the Dodgers hat.” [...]
No Game Today
May 15, 2012
The stakes barns at Pimlico Race Course remain as empty as a Carly Rae Jepsen song. Two horses, Derby winner I’ll Have Another and Zetterholm, have the place to themselves. Not that anyone really did anything on a rainy Tuesday in Baltimore. The only horse left with a shot at the Triple Crown walked around [...]
Second Fiddle
May 14, 2012
Six track conditions exist for horse races on dirt courses in the United States. The Preakness, held Saturday evening at Pimlico, is starting to look sloppy. Dullahan, the third-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, will test his luck at Belmont Park in about a month. Union Rags may do the same. Hansen, too. They all [...]
Running On Empty
May 11, 2012
It’s a little more than three miles that starts on the main Pimlico track and ends in the infield. In between, we will zig and zag between neighborhoods surrounding the track. It’s the Preakness 5K run and it absolutely will show me how badly I need to get into shape. My exercise pattern consists of [...]
Fall, Spring & Summer
May 10, 2012
You can go through three seasons of weather covering the second jewel of the Triple Crown. The crux of the process appears comical if you didn’t do the exact same foxtrot every single day. You wait by the barn for the horse. It’s usually frigid at that point. The horse comes out on the [...]
Just Jogging
May 9, 2012
I went out for a jog this morning. No one wanted to take a picture of me. Things are a little different out at Pimlico. Especially if you win the Kentucky Derby. I’ll Have Another, still basking in the glow of an unexpected win on Saturday in Louisville, took to the Pimlico track this morning [...]
The Race To Pimlico
May 7, 2012
NBC aired a three-hour pre-race show on Saturday for the Kentucky Derby that showcased a two-minute race. I’ll Have Another took a wonderful run to clip Bodemeister in a thrilling run for the roses. Then it decided to beat everyone to Baltimore. The race to meet I’ll Have Another on Monday afternoon at Pimlico Race [...]
