Sports and Concussions

In the past week, we had a great discussion on In Media Res on concussions in sports. My piece was up on Friday, entitled “Smashed in the Head with a Sledgehammer” (subtle, huh?). Please take a read a leave a comment or two on the pieces there in the last week. Whether you plat a [...]

Newton’s Award Doesn’t Make the Grade

Awards are funny things in sports.  How do you determine who the best player is?  What do you base it on?  In baseball, this year the voters gave the Cy Young Award in the American League, for the best pitcher, to Felix Hernandez, who had only won 50 percent of his games.  It turns out [...]

You Just Have to Want it Enough: Jim Rome, Individualism, and Sports

I’m not sure why, maybe it’s a slight case of masochism, but sometimes on the drive home I listen to Jim Rome on the radio.  Jim Rome, for those who don’t know, has a syndicated talk radio show where he talks about sports.  (He also has a show on ESPN that’s airs during the afternoon.) [...]

Finally Weighing in on “The Decision”

The dust has settled, at least in most places besides Northeastern Ohio. LeBron James chose to leave the Cleveland Cavaliers and to sign a contract with the Miami Heat.  ESPN chose to hold a one-hour special about “the decision.”  The owner of the Cavs threw a hissyfit and published a stunningly petty response to LeBron’s [...]

Red Sox Observation

The starting catcher next year for the Boston Red Sox will be Victor Martinez.  There will be no captain of the team, because the Red Sox will not pick up the option on Jason Varitek.  By the following year, either Dustin Pedroia or Kevin Youkilis will be captain.  My money’s on Youkilis, actually.

Ab Crunches and the Single Parent

Having been serving as a de facto single Dad for the past week, I’ve had a lot to handle and not as much time as I would like to do some of the things I would have liked to do (such as writing on this blog, for instance!).  One of those things was going to [...]