A Dose of Reality Rather Than The Perception Created ……

A Dose of Reality Rather Than The Perception Created …. My friends and I recently made a pact that we’d take a ride up to Arlington National Cemetery to visit the tombs of fallen US military servicemen and women. It’s something that I’ve done twice before, once back in 2003, for a second time in [...]

Another Day Same Old Story …….

Another Day Same Old Story ……. Slowly but surely we’re being told that the NFL and NFLPA are inching towards an agreement concerning the renewal of the collective bargaining agreement . What I find completely unbelievable about this whole episode is the very fact that the league and union have said little about they will [...]

It’s Now The Talk Of The Town ……….

It’s Now The Talk Of The Town ……… So even with the aftermath and idiocy of what has taken place within the Ohio State athletics department it would appear that the stupidity of the school’s AD Gene Smith simply knows no boundaries as to his own idiocy ! . In his most recent public statement [...]

Savor The Moment …………….

Savor The Moment ………. Well as baseball enters the run into the midseason break for MLB’s — All Star Game I look over the scene of the standings and I feel that between now and season’s end in September we could be in for one or two surprises . A number of teams are jockeying [...]

Deadlines Are For Idiots ………………

Deadlines Are For Idiots ………………. I’m not so sure that I can really take much more of the idiocy now going on with regard to the impasse between the NBA and NBPA . Two sides that now seem on course for what could very well turn out to be a contentious divide between the two [...]

Are You Up For That ?

Are You Up For That ? Ah get a litany of lawyers in a room to try and draw up an agreement between two parties as part of the resolution process in a negotiation is like extracting several teeth without the use of a pain killer . Neither side will be truly happy at all [...]

Can’t Knock The Hustle …………

Can’t Knock The Hustle ……………. Well in the aftermath of the NBA Finals series loss it seems just about everyone has an opinion on what went wrong for the Miami Heat . I see it as nothing more than the following ….. the fans were sold a bill of goods and it was hyped up [...]

Running On Empty …………..

Running On Empty I’m finally beginning to calm down given the situation concerning the NFL lockout as it pans out and the fact that over a prolonged period we have the team owners now saying that they are closer to a compromise. The season starts on the 3rd September and I fully believe that it [...]

The Story Itself Says A Lot About The Player …………

The Story Itself Says A Lot About The Player As feats go, the milestone of Derek Jeter approaching the 3,000 hit plateau to become the New York Yankees — alltime hits’ leader would suggest that the players’ legacy is set. If nothing else the perennial All Star seems well on the way to becoming a [...]

It Seems To Be A Sign Of The Times …… Good Quality Coaches Could Soon Become A Thing Of The Past ….. Have You Looked At The NBA Lately ?

It Seems To Be A Sign Of The Times …… Good Quality Coaches Could Soon Become A Thing Of The Past ….. Have You Looked At The NBA Lately ? As the postseason of the NBA continues with the Finals now in place between the Eastern and Conference representative the Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks [...]