Cubs owner Tom Ricketts is a tone-deaf buffoon. When The Athletic’s Jon Greenberg reported yesterday that the Ricketts Family has scheduled a party this Thursday to honor themselves for “saving” Wrigley Field, I believed it was a parody. After all, the Cubs lost their 12th straight last night with what is now a triple-A roster […]
Every NFL team is going to break camp with at least two quarterbacks on its roster for a total of 64 quarterbacks who will be employed by their current team. That means any QB the Colts might sign will be outside the top 64 in pro football. The 65th best NFL quarterback is not going […]
The race for cash is claiming another high school student’s senior year as #1 2022 basketball prospect Emoni Bates is re-classing to 2021 so he might reach the NBA more quickly. There is a a troubling impatience for wealth and success that causes these decisions. In some cases, it can be justified by family financial needs, […]
The Cubs need to tear it down to the studs to hang another banner from the rafters. Team president Jed Hoyer is working the phones trying to get back some value in exchange for the spate of pending free agents his roster sports. Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo, and Craig Kimbrel are going to […]
Gregg Popovich lambasts reporter – draws comparison to Bob Knight
Gregg Popovich treats the media with an unrepentant and remorseless lack of regard, and he was at it again last night. Coming off Team USA’s loss to Australia, Popovich was surly in answering a reporter’s question about how the Americans are used to blowing out opponents. Here is the video of that exchange: This level of […]
Arrogance is repulsive to people. We don’t like the arrogant. That is especially true for those who work in a profession as disposable as sports media. ESPN’s Rachel Nichols expressed arrogance in a not-so-private phone call, and she is being held accountable by being taken off the network’s NBA Finals coverage. Eventually, she might lose […]
Paying too much attention to the media is a silly indulgence for professional athletes. It reveals the paper-thin skin of the truly insecure. Phil Mickelson yesterday showed his fear of the media and respect for its ability to change minds as he announced this weekend’s Rocket Mortgage Classic will be his final event in Detroit. […]
Some professional athletes say all the right things after a loss. They honestly assess their shortcomings, congratulate the winners, and promise to work hard to avenge their defeat. Los Angeles Clippers forward Paul George is not among them. George’s Clippers lost to the Phoenix Suns by 21 last night in a game that sent the […]
Today’s Pro Basketball Stathead email mentioned that today is the 78th birthday of Indiana Pacers legend Freddie Lewis, so I clicked into the basketball-reference website to scan through Lewis’s stats. My day goes like that once in a while when I have some free time. The sports reference sites are endlessly entertaining and provide an infinite […]
Kyle Schwarber has hit 15 home runs in his last 16 games. Fifteen homers is a lot in 16 games, which is 10% of a season. Prorated over an entire season, Schwarber would total an astronomical 150 home runs. That’s a more slow-pitch softball number of dingers than baseball. Schwarber’s success pleases me because he is a […]