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Name Battles

Name Battles
The great ones only need to be identified with one name. Michael. Wayne. Willie. You get the idea, once an athlete establishes himself among the great ones, everyone needs just one name to immediately recognize them. LeBron. Kobe. Brian. Ok, maybe Brian Scalabrine isn’t there. Yet. Maybe Brian...

Living with Regrets

Living with Regrets
It’s crazy how perfectly songs intertwine with specific situations in life. Some tracks come on and take you to a completely different time and place. The most legendary album for me is the Wu-Tang Clan’s Forever because that cd came out right as my brother got his driver’’s license....

Tougher Than Necessary

Tougher Than Necessary
Laundry day is easily my least favorite day of the week. Since I don’t have a washer and dryer in my house, I have to lug all of my clothes across the street (really not that bad, but still annoying) along with my detergent, bleach and dozens of quarters to get it done. On my most recent laundry adventure,...

The Legend of a F#$%face

The Legend of a F#$%face
There was nothing more important to me as a kid than baseball cards. My dad used to bribe me with packs of cards and he’d get me to do anything for them. It was like kid crack for me, even more so than Legos, I was a hardcore fiend for baseball cards. If the trash needed to be taken out, car needed a...

A Perfect Disaster

A Perfect Disaster
At a certain point the injury report is just useless. If you’re an Eagles fan, you know what I’m talking about. It doesn’t matter at what month the calendar says or even what year it is, you just know running back Brian Westbrook will be on injury report for something . It’s gotten to...

Enter Sandman, Exit Batters

Enter Sandman, Exit Batters
Before you start reading this post, please take a second to set the mood… cue music. With one guitar riff, you know the game is over. It’s more decisive than when the fat lady sings. Rivera stands out in history. Once you start to hear Metallica’s Enter Sandman you might as well just start packing...

Top 10 Moments in Sports Part 2

Top 10 Moments in Sports Part 2
Read Part 1 for 10 – 6 Since the beginning of the new millennium, there has been plenty of moments in sports that are simply unforgettable. I have continued the assembly of the Top 10, and click here if you missed 6-10. Here are the Top 5  most devastating plays of the decade and some of the most...

Top 10 Moments in Sports

Top 10 Moments in Sports
As the last days of the decade continue to wind down it’s time to take a look back at some of the most memorable sports moments of the last 10 years. This list isn’t the greatest sports moments, but the defining plays that absolutely made a statement and devastated a team and/or player. And to make it...