Showboating Should Ride The Pine

Someone give Jose Reyes a raise, or a plaque, or some sort of medal. Finally, a notable athlete slogging around the cesspool that is Major League Baseball is taking a stand against the displays of moronic machismo that are all too common in today’s sports landscape. In an article published in today’s edition of New […]

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Patriot Games

So Ron Artest wants to come to New York? Let’s roll out the red carpet for the former Red Storm who: – Destroyed a television camera at Madison Square Garden in 2003. – Openly disrespected coach Pat Riley during a game with the Miami Heat. – Asked for a month off after overworking himself promoting […]

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Baseball’s Late-Night Shame

The other night, at precisely 11:47 pm, Albert Pujols lifted a Brad Lidge slider high into the Houston sky. Capping off a miraculous comeback that kept the Cardinals alive, game 5 of the NLCS immediately entered the pantheon of great playoff moments. Except for one problem. I didn’t see it. If you go to sleep […]

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Glorifying the Thugs

ESPN got it right. In referring to Eric Anduri, the goon who hurled a beer at Yankee hero Jason Giambi, as an “attacker,” the cable network did their part in refusing to downplay the horrific significance of the vile assault upon Giambi on Saturday night. Anduri, you might have heard, is the son of the […]

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