by Kent Sterling When did third baseman Aramis Ramirez turn 50? In part, because of Ramirez’ uninspired play (i’m being very polite) the Chicago Cubs are the laughing stock of baseball. With the sixth highest payroll in baseball payroll of $125 million, the Cubs have managed to win less games through 58 games than all […]
by Kent Sterling The media is a fickle mistress. Sometimes through no fault of the employee, they are told to stay home tomorrow – and the day after that, and on and on. It’s silly. It’s subjective. And it should always be totally expected because as certain as are death and taxes, so is being […]
by Kent Sterling Rick Morrissey of the Chicago Sun-Times asked Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts what’s wrong with his team. The answer that came back as he reportedly sprinted away was, “Nothing, just a lot of injuries. We’ll be fine.” Cubs fans are all hoping that Ricketts was avoiding the rather obvious truth that regardless of […]
by Kent Sterling Ohio State president Gordon Gee finally had enough. The constant Chinese water torture of the drip, drip, drip of information about screwy violations that were nothing more than kids doing what kids do pushed the button that made Tressel a bigger liability than an asset. (Yeah, yeah, I know this is being […]
by Kent Sterling The Indianapolis 500 is a fascinating event celebrating its 100th anniversary today, and the guy who knows more about the traditions and race than anyone else in the world has become one of the events greatest traditions himself. Donald Davidson has hosted “The Talk of Gasoline Alley” for 40 years, and followed […]
by Kent Sterling There is only one place remaining in the world that clings to the notion that not televising an event locally leads to greater attendance. Everyone else in every organized sport has adopted the philosophy that the more people see an event on TV, the more they will want to pay to see […]
[youtube UXyGN5LRdho] When Donald finished talking about A.J. Foyt in this video, he asked, “Do you think I was fair to tell those stories?” He said that Foyt wouldn’t like people hearing about his generosity. Click here to follow Kent on Twitter @kentsterling I told him that it was more than fair. The more people […]
[youtube k41SJK2YpUU] Bobby Unser was my favorite driver when I was growing up. He was a balls to the wall competitor who seemed to want victory more than life. His car was cool. He honesty was cool. And he four ways to win that at the very least challenged the interpretation of the rules. Click […]
by Kent Sterling College basketball is nutty. On its face, the Ed DeChellis to Navy move looks like the act of a mentally unstable man. Why would a guy leave the Big Ten for a Patriot League gig at a military academy where the academic standards are rigid and very high? Add to that, Billy […]
by Kent Sterling Basketball purists hate summer basketball. They say it erodes the specialness of the high school seasons, and features kids doing little more than what they used to do at playgrounds in previous generations. High school coaches hate it as it erodes the influence they have over a kid. College coaches love it […]
