Sports:

Pub based sports talk. Right, no talk of Scrabble as a sport.

July
12
2010

“Professional” Sports

Okay, let’s get this out in the open. “Professional Sports” are anything but professional anymore. Why on earth do we spend upwards of $200 and more just to go watch a bunch of mediocre “pro” players attempt new heights of boring play? Why add even more money to their coffers? Why do I even care [read more...]

June
24
2010

Tennis Match from Hell

Holy crap! Eleven hours and 5 minutes. Eleven hours of playing tennis spread over 3 days. I’ll say it again, holy crap. John Isner and Nicolas Mahut played one for the ages at Wimbledon. Played over 3 days, the final was Isner, 70-68 in the fifth set. For those who may not know, Wimbledon is [read more...]

June
21
2010

World Cup 2010

I’m a rabid football fan. Wasn’t always that way. I mean, I’ve always been a football fan, but I’ve only recently become a football fan. Follow me? Good. That’s makes one of us. Why can’t we just refer to football as American Football like everyone else does? I mean, how much of American football is [read more...]

September
26
2007

Fall & Football

It’s officially fall, and to be honest, I could not be happier. Football. Apple Cider. Crisp mornings. Grapes being picked. Did I mention football? I love this time of year. Now, I haven’t spent one here in the Northwest yet, but so far I like it. Leaves, what little of them there are, are changing. [read more...]