Ages ago, I was what you might call a sports fanatic. Football, baseball, basketball, and hockey received countless hours of dedication to facts and fandom while competitively playing three of those sports. I’m from the generation that used to flip baseball cards and ruin our teeth by chewing wads of Bazooka bubble gum. As soon …
As a young boy and through my early 20s, I was as devoted a sports fan as you could find. I could break down rosters and spit out baseball, football, hockey, and basketball statistics as easily as reciting the multiplication X table. As years ticked off and adult responsibilities confronted me, I began to distance …
The Summer of 1969 was magical. The moon landing took place July 20, 1969, Woodstock happened on August 15, 1969, the New York Jets became the first AFL team to defeat an NFL team in the Super Bowl, and the “Amazin Mets” beat the heavily favored Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series. As incredible …
Let’s play a word game. I will share some potential names for professional sports teams with you and tell me how they make you feel. The New York Niggers The Kansas City Kikes The Detroit Dagos The Pittsburgh Polacks The San Diego Spics These “team names” are despicable and abhorrent, and I’m sure I would …
