…the second biggest comeback in baseball post season history and, admit it, you were asleep in bed, having turned the game off when the Rays plunged forward with a 7-0 lead…or am I the only one being honest?…hell, I actually spent more time watching the Red Wings and Canucks. And, by the way, wasn’t it [...]
…not much doubt over who Major League baseball is cheering for tonight, they must be blanching at the prospect of a Rays-Phillies final. What’s worse is if the ALCS ends tonight, the opening game of the World Series will not be until Wed Oct 22nd by which point everyone outside of Tampa and Philadelphia will [...]
Could it happen? Could brother battle brother with all recognized titles at stake? Never say never in boxing, and with Vitali and younger brother Vladimir possessing not only a smorgasbord of belts, but also all of the credibility in the sinking heavyweight division, it is more than probable that someone, somewhere, will propose that the [...]
…racing lost two stars yesterday with the retirements of Kentucky Derby winner Big Brown and undefeated Arc winner Zakarva. Clearly, our ability to evaluate the talent level of the horses is compromised by their premature departures. Big Brown is derided for the class of his competition, the feeling being he handled a very soft group [...]
Of course the Leafs are going to have nights like that. But, NO Sundin equals BIG smiles, BIG hope, and a team we can finally cheer for. When Burke takes over, at the conclusion of this season, we’ll be a only a couple of years away from contending again…and I hope the blond Swedish fraud [...]
Sarah Palin would be proud of this Joe Six Pack tonight. I’ve got NASCAR on the sked and plan to chug a cold one every time Dale Junior curses at crew chief Tony Eury. Don’t plan on being up before noon on Sunday…stunner rocks the young NHL season with Jose Theodore being pulled in the [...]
Very much enjoyed the Leafs - Red Wings last night. Watching a Leaf game without the flaccid Mats Sundin was a delightful development. The impotent Swede cursed the Leafs for over a decade, his passivity masked, admittedly, by a wealth of talent. But every intangible a winner, or leader, requires was sorely lacking in the [...]
The elegance of the Toronto Maple Leaf franchise has long disappeared, buried under the avalanche of vulgarity that passes for a front office. Yet the optimism of the average fan persists and, despite my reserve, there are signs that things could improve in the near future. The first portent is the indication that Brian Burke [...]
…depressing news arrives from the equine front with word of the deaths of Cozzene and Princess Rooney. Cozzene had such an impact on the local scene, most memorably when his son Alphabet Soup won the Breeders Cup Classic at Woodbine in 1996, upsetting Cigar. We were also graced for years by the presence of the game stakes [...]
It’s nice to catch up with athletic stars after their careers are complete. Lawrence Phillips, ex running back of too many teams to list, is going to jail for ten years after running over three people after a pick-up football match. And two time all star reliever Ugueth Urbina is currently serving a fourteen year [...]
