Evil pinheads own my favorite baseball team, and they traded away their best pitcher today for four teenage prospects and a starter who makes Greg Maddux look like a body builder. The Ricketts Family, led by world class profiteer Tom, have correctly assessed the Cubs fanbase as rubes eager to dole out cash for the Wrigley […]
Indiana lost again Saturday, and I’m not sure what it meant to the Hoosiers. Winning used to be the reason people competed, and you had to prove that winning was important in order to be recruited to a program like Indiana. At some point, coaches decided different criteria trumped hunger for winning, so they recruited […]
Anyone who has worked with a competent manager for 15 minutes has heard the phrase “Good is the enemy of great.” Anyone who has watched the Indianapolis Colts play football this season mutters it to himself in his sleep. The Colts are good, and they have been mostly good for a long time. Only three times […]
Even in Indiana’s previous two losses, at least they were fun to watch. They were focused, selfless, connected defensively, and eager to shoot when open. Last night, the Hoosiers were none of those things, and lost to the visiting Northwestern Wildcats 74-67. No one expects Indiana win the Big 10 in Archie Miller’s fourth year. They […]
These identifiers of crazy sports parenting are not meant to mock, but help those who might have a tough time with self-appraisal. I’ve known great sports parents and terrible sports parents. I’ve displayed some of the traits below, so there is no judging here. All I want is for sports parents to evolve toward being […]
Every time a high school coach retires or simply quits, I wince. I assume the cause has something to do with nattering parents, whose love of their children is matched only by their ignorance of the sport their kids play. Coaches being forced to deal with this well-intentioned rabble is the chief cost of trying to help […]
Some Colts fans may be too optimistic for believing they are capable of winning a playoff game. Others may be too cynical for not being sold on their ability to qualify for the playoffs. One group or the other will look very smart in a few weeks, but I’ll be damned if I know which it […]
How about today’s fastball up and in from Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly toward the State of California and the Rose Bowl! The Rose Bowl is the scheduled site for one of the two College Football Playoff semifinals that will likely include Kelly’s Fighting Irish, Clemson, Ohio State, and Alabama. As it stands today, California officials have shut […]
“(College sports) is one of the few industries in America that is allowed to exploit those who are responsible for generating most of the revenue,” – U.S. Senator Cory Booker, explaining the need for the College Athlete Bill of Rights authored by he and fellow senator Richard Blumenthal. I’m all for treating collegiate athletes with respect […]
If reports of his pathological need to be pampered are true, Houston Rockets guard James Harden doesn’t need to apply for a position with the Indiana Pacers – and neither should anyone else with similar requirements. Tim McMahon’s post on ESPN.com detailed a variety of troubling capitulations the Rockets have made over his eight years with […]