Great article by Joe Posnanski regarding the New York Yankees and the big market inequities in baseball.
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Baseball’s Big Market Slight of Hand
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized on November 10, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
An “Any Given Sunday” Adjustment
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Any Given Sunday…”
The phrase is so well known among NFL fans that it’s been reduced to those three words. In full, it’s something like…
“On any given sunday, any team can beat any other team…”
Well, while technically that’s true (in terms of one team winning a game against a team they probably shouldn’t), the truth is [...]
Now THIS is aggressive soccer!
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized on November 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sometimes the girls on my soccer team could play pretty aggressively… Sidra herself got called for a few fouls… but nothing like this!
New Mexico player’s rough tactics lead to ban
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The Crazyheads Go For the Championship!
Posted in Family and Friends, Sports, Uncategorized on November 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Let’s just fast forward because I don’t have the energy to TR the entire day…
Saturday was the end-of-the-season tournament for Sidra’s soccer team (which I coach) and we didn’t play very well at all in our first two games. In part because our leading scorer (Farrah) missed the first game and barely played in game [...]
Quick Start for the “Crazyheads”
Posted in Family and Friends, Sports, Uncategorized on September 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
it’s going to be a looooong, looooong season… FOR THE REST OF THE LEAGUE.
4-1 beatdown today of the team I think is probably the 2nd best team in the league.
Funniest part:
It’s 2-0 at the half and I’m talking to my team and look down to see this little, pony-tailed girl sitting in the middle of everyone.
Me: [...]
Feeling A Draft
Posted in Family and Friends, Sports, Uncategorized on August 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
No, not for fantasy football (I’ve got those coming up soon too), but for my 3rd/4th grade girls soccer team! (I’m not kidding)
I’m coaching Sidra’s soccer team again (4th straight year) and when you hit 3rd/4th grade you DRAFT YOUR TEAM. So we get a sheet with all the girls sorted by rankings (Very Strong, [...]
Goodbye to the Sporting Life
Posted in Personal, Sports, Work on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As I posted earlier, I’m leaving the NBC Chicago sports department to pursue a new opportunity in TV news… and I do so with mixed feelings.
Obviously I’m tremendously excited about this new venture and honestly I can already see how this change will actually make me MORE of a sports fan. It’s been nice to [...]
Time to take the “C” out of BCS
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized on November 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
(This column actually appeared for the first time on NBC5.com)
This column gets written every season and honestly, it’s probably a touch unfair. In terms of trying to decide the nation’s top two teams without playing games on the field, I guess the BCS is probably about as good as it can get. The problem is [...]
The Rodgers Era Begins
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized, tagged Aaron Rodgers, Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets on September 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
There are a lot of days each year that make us all happy. Thanksgiving comes to mind. The 4th of July is another. Christmas morning if you are a kid or have kids. And then of course there’s the two days a year when the Packers smack around the Minnesota Vikings.
As a lifelong sports fan, [...]
Soccer Season is Here!
Posted in Family and Friends, Sports, Uncategorized on September 6, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Up bright and early this morning for soccer pictures (8:00am) and our first game (9:00am). It’s amazing how quickly fall has arrived… I feel like we were just doing this a few weeks ago.
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this team this year. Sidra and a few of the other girls had obviously moved [...]
