The big uni-related news in the NFL yesterday had nothing to do with the players. It was the pink ribbons being worn by most coaches, owners, and other sideline personnel …
Category: Coaches/Managers
Score One for Big Ben
Sometimes the world just feels a little bit ”¦ off. You can’t put your finger on what it is, but you know something is wrong. It’s not something big — …
Be Careful What You Wish For
Scott Turner and I took an upstate road trip last Thursday, capped off by a double-A ballgame between the Binghamton Mets and the New Britain Rock Cats. And therein lies …
NHL Sets Record for Most Unveilings in One Month
My college football preview column will be up later today on ESPN. I’m gonna be traveling (more on that in a sec), so Vince will add the link when it …
Iowa: the Hawkeye Museum State
Ten years ago, in the middle of a month-long cross-country road trip, I stopped in Shelby, Montana, where I checked out the Marias Museum — a tiny facility devoted to …
Anyone Who Posts an ‘Agony of da Feet’ Comment Today Gets Permanently Tossed from the Site
Look closely at the photo shown above and you’ll notice something odd: The player (who happens to be Titans linebacker Ryan Fowler) has cut holes in the tips of his …
Preseason Ponderings
Now that the first slate of NFL preseason games has been played, a few new developments have come to light (aside from those green dots on QBs’ helmets, which we’ve …
Quick Change Artist
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Plus I also have a review of last night’s No Mas event on today’s Page 2 index page. Meanwhile: Great little uniform-related …
Dwarf Stars
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: In Monday’s Ticker I mentioned the Florida State League All-Star Game, where players wore generic all-star unis instead of their regular …
Because It’s Never Too Early to Learn How to Do Things Right
Several people have contributed good info about the College World Series, but I’m gonna save that until tomorrow or Thursday. Today we’re going to look back a bit further than …
Royals Blues
I’ve developed a soft spot for the Royals and their fans in recent years. The team’s home whites and road grays are among the best in the game (especially now …
C(r)aptastic
I know some of you are sick of all Mets chatter on this site, but there are reasons why they keep coming up for discussion. Among them: No other team …
They Play Like a Mickey Mouse Team, So….
You probably know that the Devil Rays played a few “home” games in Orlando last week at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex, which, despite having only 9000 seats, …
Birthday Boy Blog
Exactly one year ago today, I uploaded this entry, thereby launching the site you’re now reading. At the time, I had two primary concerns: (1) Would anyone notice? (2) What …
Patchwork
New ESPN column today — here’s the link. Meanwhile: Got an interesting note the other day from reader Steve Shanabruch: “Check out these football and baseball patches that my digital …