Take that, rewind it back

October 1, 2003: Game 1 of the ALDS. Boston Red Sox v. Oakland A’s. Bottom of the 12th, tied 4-4. With the bases loaded Ramon Hernandez drops a beautiful bunt down the 3rd base line that shocked me and almost every one of the 50,000 people sitting in Network Associates Coliseum.  And just like that, [...]

Sibling Rivalry

There are some talented family tree’s out there in the sports world. 
After Venus and Serena Williams faced each other in the Championship Match at Wimbledon (Venus won), I decided to take a look at some other sporty siblings.

Now, don’t get all upset when I forget to mention your favorite sports siblings, I just picked out some [...]

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 [...]