Monthly Archive: November 2014

End of the Third Quarter

Three quarters of the way into the pro football season and where do we stand? The Garbage First off, the reports of the Raiduhs’ resurgence have been greatly exaggerated. They just lost their eleventh...

Thanks

Thanksgiving Day. A day to give thanks. I think I will do just that today. It’s a sports column, so… Thank you, L.A. Kings hockey, for a lifetime of great memories, AND for that...

The Sweet and Sour Science

Newsflash. Manny Pacquiao just decisively defeated Chris Algieri on Saturday night in Macao, China for the Welterweight Championship of the World. Comment. Does anybody out there even care about boxing anymore? It used to...

Endangered Species

To BE an RB, or NOT to be an RB? THAT is the question. That’s RB as in running backs, of course. And it’s a question every young man that’s wanting to have a...

First In Ten

Stop the presses. The Oakland Raiduhs have finally won their first game of the year. To some teams, this is not that big of a deal, but this is the Raiduhs. They had been...

Top Gunner

There was a movie that most of you have probably seen that came out several years ago called “Top Gun.” In it, Tom Cruise played a character called Maverick, a brash, unyielding, but very...

The Cover Nobody Defense

Ever heard of the Cover Two Defense? You know it. Kind of like one of the defenses that is used now by defensive coordinators throughout football that is based on the old Tampa Bay...

Et tu, Bruce?

Julius Caesar was the greatest general of his time. He once conquered all of the countries of the known world. His military victories far and wide were so impressive, he was truly admired by...

Halfway Home

This is not a story about a halfway house. It is half way into the pro football season and we like to keep track of the teams in the National Football League and their...

Baseball Does NOT Have This Right

Pete Rose, the all-time total hits leader of Major League Baseball, certainly one of its best players and greatest stars of all time, and a sure fire Hall of Famer under any and all...