No sooner had i taken my last rambling post live than i found this clip to make me homesick for Boston. Ah yes, where men are men and pizza is a projectile.
Isn’t it great that we have a sport where nothing happens so we can analyze the pizza wars in such detail? [...]
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Well….
April 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Some very random respect for VU from a GT fan (and other stuff)
April 17th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Before I launch into such a flighty post, it goes without saying that all my prayers, condolences, ad best wishes are with all those affected by the VT massacre.
I try to look for VU-related posts from time to time in Technorati and Google, but somehow i missed this beauty from 2006 from a Georgia Tech [...]
Tags: Vandy football · football · mlb
Jackie Robinson and dwindling black participation in baseball
April 16th, 2007 · No Comments
Overall i found the Robinson commemorations very tasteful and fitting. Someone on ESPN Radio really summarized my feelings yesterday: Often we give too much attention to “firsts”, to people who by historical accident end up in a position where they’re a bellwether of broader societal changes. Obviously had Robinson not played [...]
All Matsuzaka all the time
April 9th, 2007 · 2 Comments
The Matsuzaka story is actually the perfect example of what i would classify as “metasports” in my mind.  I’ve been fascinated by this story since a few days before Daisuke’s fateful cross-country plane trip with the Red Sox brass, not because i really give a flying damn about who pitches for the Sox [...]
The “I Don’t Follow Baseball But….” Department catches Daisukemania
April 6th, 2007 · 3 Comments
OK, so Dicey is the real deal. And he has his own blog that, get this, isn’t written in Japanese.  So i gather he’s going to win 30, the Sox are going to win 115, and sweep through the playoffs to win the national championship series.  Good deal — saves [...]
Tags: mlb