The American League: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers: Tampa Bay and Texas won their respective divisions and made it to the playoffs, but they got there in much different ways. It took help from a familiar foe for one […]
[SPORTS] The Week In Sports #23: Viva Espana!
After almost a month of play, the World Cup final is set. The Netherlands in all of their orange clad glory will take on Spain for the right to hoist the World Cup. Neither team has ever played in the […]
[SPORTS] The Week In Sports #22: USA’s redemption song.
The first round of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa is almost over. After this Friday, it’s time for the knockout round. There has been a ton of excitement, some close calls and some devastating disappointments. There was three […]
[SPORTS] The Week In Sports #21: Copa Mundial Sudáfrica 2010
The World Cup is now only a little over two days away. The host nation, South Africa, will take on Mexico in the opening game on Friday Morning at 10 am EST. The only other Friday game will be Uruguay […]
[SPORTS] The Week In Sports #20: World Cup Fever
The World Cup is less than a month away and I am getting more and more excited by the day. I’ve said it in the past, but I seriously, there is no sporting event in the world I would rather […]
[BOOK REVIEW] Can A Bitter Cup of Coffee Right Baseball’s Wrongs?
Douglas J. Gladstone, who has previously written for The Father Life, has written a book. I had the privilege of reading it before it was made available to the public on April 5th. The book, A Bitter Cup of Coffee; […]
[MLB] 2010 Season Preview: The NL
National League East: Divisional Run-Down: The Philadelphia Phillies won the 2008 World Series and got all the way to the 2009 series, only to fall to the Yankees. They traded for Roy Halladay in the offseason, but traded away Cliff […]
[MLB] 2010 Season Preview: The AL
American League East: Divisional Run-Down: The New York Yankees ended last season by winning the World Series. Since then, they’ve changed around their outfield by adding Curtis Granderson and subtracting Melky Cabrera and Hideki Matsui. They also upgraded their rotation […]
[Sports] The Week in Sports #19: NCAA Hockey Surprise.
Rochester Institute of Technology: I doubt that name strikes fear into any sports fans out there. That is unless they are fans of division one hockey and have been paying any attention to the NCAA tournament (Yes, other NCAA tournaments […]
Q and A with Oakland A’s Outfielder Ryan Sweeney
In 2009, just his second full season in Major League Baseball, Oakland Athletics outfielder Ryan Sweeney finished second on the team with a .293 batting average while hitting six home runs, recording 58 RBI’s and stealing six bags. He was […]
MLB Postseason Preview
The American League: Boston Red Sox vs. Los Angeles Angels: I feel like a broken record. Every postseason I write previews for the playoffs, and somehow, every year I write a preview for the Red Sox and the Angels embroiled […]
The Week In Sports #14: Something Is Rotten in Pennsylvania
Something strange is going on in the state of Pennsylvania, and it has been for a long long time. The Phillies have lost the most games in MLB history and had sixteen straight losing seasons in the thirty’s and forty’s. […]
The Week In Sports #13: Aging NFL Free Agents
The NFL season begins next week and there are still quite a few big name free agents sitting by their phones. Players like Marvin Harrison, Shaun Alexander, Joe Horn, Amani Toomer, Matt Jones, Derrick Brooks, Michael Boulware, DeShaun Foster, and […]
The Week In Sports #12: Rockies Deja Vu (all over again)
What year is it, 2007? It sure feels like it. That year, the Colorado Rockies won 21 of their last 22 games to force a one game playoff with the San Diego Padres for the National League Wildcard. We all […]
The 150th Anniversary of the Box Score
Baseball has been regarded as America’s pastime for over 150 years. Journalists back in the 1850’s regarded baseball as America’s game. Whether you are a big time baseball fan or not, most everyone is familiar with the box score. The […]