Reaching the Breaking Point

It seems like every time I watch a baseball game lately I witness infielders diving and ducking out of the way…of the bat. 
It’s not the batters fault that making contact has more risk involved these days.  Blame the wood.  Actually, let’s not blame all wood, that wouldn’t be fair.  Blame maple.
Maple bats came onto the [...]

Home Sweet Home

17.  
 One step closer to that magic number. 
I was 2 years old when the Boston Celtics won their 16th Championship in 1986 and now there is only one thing standing in the way of that elusive 17th Championship: The Road.
The C’s have yet to win a road game in the 2008 playoffs and technically they don’t [...]

Athletes Say the Darndest Things

(I apologize in advance to all the athletes this does not apply to).
How is it possible that athletes are so graceful and skilled on the field (or court or rink..you get the idea) and the second they step off they sound like  (and sometimes look like) bumbling idiots. 
After watching the Aflec commercial featuring Yogi Berra and [...]

Rivalry Out of Control

The Red Sox-Yankee’s rivalry is one of the most bitter rivalries in professional sports.  In fact, USA Today once called it “the fiercest rivalry in sports.” 

I love going to Sox-Yanks games.  I’ve been to them in Boston and New York and it’s always a good game.  I wear my Boston gear [...]

Don’t Poke Me

Poker is not a sport.
 
Sports require physical activity.  End of story. Case closed.
 
If only it were that simple.  The debate continues about whether poker should be regarded as a sport. 
 
Let’s compare some real sports to poker.
 
Baseball: Sport.  No matter how hard I train and practice I will never be able to hit a home [...]