Redemption

October 19, 2011.Reading time 6 minutes.

Game One of the 2011 World Series starts in about three hours from now, and I still can’t believe it. The other day on The Ticket, I heard long-time Ranger fan, Mike Rhyner say, “I still can’t believe these are the RANGERS we’re talking about.” I know what he means. I’ve talked about what it’s […]

It’s All About the Math

September 1, 2011.Reading time 3 minutes.

This is what I’ve known about “Fantasy Football” for a while now. It’s all about the math. If you want to win, it’s not about drafting players from your favorite pro team, or favorite college team. It’s about which players put up the most consistent numbers. I won our league last year, on the back […]

Attention TCU: Welcome to the Big Show. Now Act Like You Deserve It.

December 7, 2009.Reading time 8 minutes.

I’m only writing this because I’ve heard multiple TCU friends complaining/grumbling over the past 24-hours about the BCS selection process. They’re saying…“We got robbed.”“We should be in the big game.”“The BCS is afraid of us.”“The system sucks.” OK. For the record? I totally agree with the last statement. Yes, absolutely, the system sucks. Yes, absolutely, […]

Dear Yankee Fans: Yes, we hate you. Yes, we hate your team.

November 5, 2009.Reading time 3 minutes.

Dear Yankee Fans: So, you won again. Goody for you. You do understand that some of us really hate your team, right? We can even admire the franchise, its history and tradition, and all of what it means to our American cultural heritage. But we still hate the Yankees. And, yes, we hate Yankee fans. […]

I can admit when I’m wrong…

June 15, 2009.Reading time 2 minutes.

….really, I can. And with a couple of months under our belt, I have to admit that I might be wrong about this. I have to admit to quite a bit of pleasant surprise at this year’s Texas Rangers so far. Didn’t see it coming. Really didn’t. Seems to me that there have been BIG […]

Boycott the Rangers

April 7, 2009.Reading time 6 minutes.

It’s Opening Day, and it should be one of my favorite days of the year. Up until a few years ago, I had a great tradition of always going to the Opening Day game. Not anymore. Nor can I share the zeal of those who are gleeful today. Three years ago, I wrote this blog […]

A College Football Playoff

November 16, 2008.Reading time 10 minutes.

Since it appears that this year my team is the one that gets screwed by the BCS, I am drawn back the grail-like search for a college football playoff. As I look at it, there’s a way to create a college football playoff system and only add one game to the current schedule for the […]

"Oh this is sure stirring up some ghosts for me…"

June 14, 2008.Reading time 11 minutes.

“I been spellbound – falling in trances I been spellbound – falling in trances You give me shivers – chills and fever I been spellbound – somewhere down the crazy river” — Robbie Robertson Far more faithfully than either guns or religion, it seems to me that Americans cling to their sports bitterness. It’s what […]

So, Should We Believe Donaghy?

June 14, 2008.Reading time 3 minutes.

One more bit of bitterness while I’m at it…. Some may recall that the whole “Bitter P1” thing came from some YouTube vids that I uploaded in the wake of the Mavs loss to the Heat two years ago. I’m over it. Promise. Really not bitter about it any more. Although, it’s a fascinating exercise […]

What Happened to the Dallas Cowboys?!!!

January 14, 2008.Reading time 8 minutes.

The bitter P1 is back again. Heck, everybody’s bitter today. And since I already started last night, why not pile on? Like I said two days ago, I am sure somebody’s going to make the obvious comparison to the Mavericks of last season…chewing through the NBA regular season like they were playing high school teams…then […]