Archive for October, 2009

The Pedro I Know

29 October 2009

When Pedro Martinez takes the mound to start tonight’s Game 2 of the World Series for the Phillies, Joe Buck, Tim McCarver and many other observers will probably take the narrow view. They’ll focus on Pedro’s history of baiting Yankee fans, of Yankee fans’ own chants of “Who’s Your Daddy,” and of Pedro’s mixed track [...]

California: Legalize It

29 October 2009

What do you do when you’re a state faced with crippling financial problems and a populace smart enough to support legalizing recreational marijuana use? You take steps to legalize marijuana for recreational use!
From the New York Times:

Tax officials estimate the legislation could bring the struggling state about $1.4 billion a year, and though the [...]

World Series Game 1 Liveblog at WSJ.com

28 October 2009

I’ll be liveblogging just about the entire World Series for WSJ.com.
Here’s the link for Game 1. You can also submit questions to: Sports@WSJ.com.

Phillies In 6

28 October 2009

Given my track record of lousy predictions, you should now go bet the farm on the Yankees.

2-Part Dameshek Podcast, NBA, World Series + Hot Dogs

27 October 2009

Chock full of sports talk, stadium food debates, tackle football in the snow, plus various and sundry nonsense.
Here’s Part 1.
Here’s Part 2.

On Franchise Loyalty, and Storytelling

27 October 2009

A friendly hello to new readers at HuffingtonPost.com, where this post is cross-posted. Thanks for riding along.
In the weeks and months leading into this fall, ESPN did a great job building buzz around its “30 for 30″ documentary series. The idea was simple enough: Make 30 documentaries covering the 30 years ESPN has been on [...]

NBA Preview, Dameshek Podcast Style

23 October 2009

In Part 1 of our NBA preview, ESPN.com podcast maven Dave Dameshek and I break down the Eastern Conference, with a little MLB playoffs talk and other shenanigans thrown in.
Click here and enjoy.
(Western Conference preview coming next week)

Alan F’ing Grayson

22 October 2009

Apparently today is awesome politics at work day. Here’s Rep. Alan Grayson with a vigorous defense of the Constitution, in the face of ACORN hysteria that continues to drive the GOP to trample all over said Constitution.

(h/t Glenn Greenwald)

Al F’ing Franken

22 October 2009

I don’t know why it took so long for Al Franken to become a Senator…

…but DAMN, I’m happy he is one now.

Update: Does Baseball Need Umpires?

21 October 2009

Does Baseball Need Umpires?
Answer: Hell no.
Robots please!