Category Archives: Sports

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the (Simulated) Year

Posted on May 1, 2013 by dedc79

The NHL playoffs kicked off last night with two overtime games.  The Rangers’ series doesn’t start until Thursday night, and I’m not feeling all that optimistic.  If only we could settle the whole thing with a video game simulation: In … Continue reading →

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The D.H.

Posted on April 8, 2013 by dedc79

The New York Times’ baseball blog has an interview with Ron Blomberg, Major League Baseball’s first designated hitter.  I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised to read that he still favors retaining the D.H. spot but I was disappointed: Q. Do … Continue reading →

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Lies from the New York Times

Posted on April 1, 2013 by dedc79

Ok, ok, it may not rise to the level/consequence of Judith Miller’s pre-Iraq War reporting, but this headline from the New York Times is patently false: New York baseball fans cannot possibly be optimistic about the Mets or the Yankees this season.

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Things Can ALWAYS Get Worse

Posted on March 29, 2013 by dedc79

For Mets fans, anyway.  I didn’t exactly have high hopes for this season to begin with.  Now this: Johan Santana’s left shoulder has failed him again. Now he must decide if he  has the stomach for another grueling comeback. After … Continue reading →

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Begging the Question

Posted on March 26, 2013 by dedc79

Who keeps over $440,000 in jewelry in a hotel-room safe? New York Giants defensive tackle Shaun Rogers told police that he had $440,000 worth of jewelry stolen last weekend while he was staying at a hotel in Miami Beach. According … Continue reading →

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Why Welker Walked

Posted on March 14, 2013 by reflectionephemeral

The incomparable Greg Bedard discusses what the Patriots might have been thinking: If the Patriots only had one standout tight end, Welker would absolutely be the right guy to go forward with this offense. But because they have invested so … Continue reading →

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A basketball bracket that Duke actually deserves to win

Posted on March 11, 2013 by dedc79

(via Grantland)

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Football vs. Futbol

Posted on February 4, 2013 by dedc79

Sure, the NFL has its problems.  But they’re nothing compared to the story that broke today regarding international soccer: World football has been rocked today with the Europol announcement that over 680 matches in the past five years have been … Continue reading →

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Two of My Favorite Things

Posted on January 23, 2013 by dedc79

Hockey and the Muppets, together at last: The Rangers are off to an 0-2 start in this strike-shortened season.  Hopefully they’ll get their act together soon.

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Happy Mossmas

Posted on January 14, 2013 by reflectionephemeral

Eight years ago today was one of my favorite moments in football history. NSFW. Context below.

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Someone Finally Found A Use For Dan Shaughnessy

Posted on January 7, 2013 by reflectionephemeral

Arian Foster’s Twitter profile picture is an excerpt from yesterday’s Shaughnessy column:   Generating bulletin board material is about the best that can be expected from the seemingly universally disliked Boston Globe sportswriter.

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What The Internet Will Be Talking About Today

Posted on January 4, 2013 by reflectionephemeral

So, Rex Ryan evidently has a tattoo on his arm, of his wife wearing nothing but a Mark Sanchez jersey while Tebowing.

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College Thesis

Posted on January 3, 2013 by dedc79

Big East Conference winner Louisville stunned the 4th-ranked and supposed  SEC powerhouse Florida in last night’s Sugar Bowl.   The Big East is in its final death throes, but I can’t help wondering what this conference would have looked like if it hadn’t started … Continue reading →

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“It cannot be overstated how little we ever thought anyone would read this”

Posted on December 20, 2012 by reflectionephemeral

In three parts, here’s an interview with Ken Tremendous, DAK, and Junior, the proprietors of the brilliant, much lamented sports blog Fire Joe Morgan, to which I referred recently. I’ve just glanced through it, but there’s a surprising amount there … Continue reading →

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The Self-Proclaimed Racist is a Dying Breed

Posted on December 17, 2012 by dedc79

Some depressing news out of Russia: Fans of two-time defending Russian champion Zenit St. Petersburg are calling for non-white and gay players to be excluded from the team. Landscrona, the largest Zenit fan club, released a manifesto Monday demanding the … Continue reading →

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ESPN’s First Take just keeps getting worse

Posted on December 13, 2012 by nickgb

I hate to pile on a show that is already demonstrably stupid, but this particular story is just awful: Parker states that he can’t tell if RG3 is a brother or cornball brother because A- he has a white fiancee and … Continue reading →

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A random sampling of this year’s Bowl game names (2012-2013)

Posted on December 11, 2012 by dedc79

Around this time last year I provided a list of some of the most oddly-named college football bowl games and hid one fake name in there for readers to try to guess.  I figure why not make it an annual PYM … Continue reading →

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ESPN’s ridiculous stance on women

Posted on November 26, 2012 by nickgb

There’s a lot about sports reporting and the way women are involved that irritates me. For example, why don’t we ever have female commentators on men’s sports? Sure, they typically like to have an ex-player on the team, but why … Continue reading →

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