by Kent Sterling A first base coach can be a drinking buddy for the manager – a bobo who hits pregame fungoes and tells the baserunners on first how many outs there are. They say things like, “Make the line drive go through!” Or he can be a key component in the rebuilding of a […]
by Kent Sterling Every high school and college student who wants a career in sportstalk radio should call 1070 the Fan’s Michael Grady and ask for his blueprint. He has built a brand from scratch, and continues to earn the trust of listeners with every opportunity that comes his way. Michael called my office roughly […]
by Kent Sterling Prior to Game Five, I posted the 10 things the Pacers needed to do to beat the Atlanta Hawks in that pivotal game. They won 103-86, so it’s easy to assume that a lot of what the Pacers did was right, and that they kept the Hawks from getting much done themselves. […]
by Kent Sterling 1070 the Fan host Dan Dakich and cbssports.com’s Gregg Doyel got passionate as they discussed the Jason Collins story during Dakich’s show today. Both were reasonable and eventually met in the middle, deciding that the best possible response to the story itself is a shrug. Neither thought Collins sexuality is relevant in […]
by Chip Balma The Best Three Rookie Running Backs In 2013 The 2013 NFL Draft certainly won’t go down as an all-time classic, but there will still be some solid players who contribute right away. Here are the three top running backs right now as far as fantasy value goes for this upcoming season. Montee […]
by Kent Sterling I wish Cubs owner Tom Ricketts played poker and I could get a seat at his table. Every time he plays a hand, he bluffs, and I would own the Cubs the next day. Today, at a breakfast of business owners in Chicago, he threatened to move. Cubs fans and the City […]
by Kent Sterling Tonight’s Game Five matchup between the Indiana Pacers and Atlanta Hawks is the biggest game for the Pacers since Reggie Miller’s retirement ushered in a era of fan malaise the franchise has been trying to climb from since. With a win in this series, the Pacers would show progress. With a loss, […]
by Kent Sterling When you stir a nest of easily agitated hornets, they attack without thought or logic. Immediately following the Jets decision to release Tim Tebow, I wrote about how it was the correct decision and how it validated ESPN’s Merrl Hoge’s appraisal of Tebow’s ability to play quarterback in the NFL. What I […]
