Willie Mays Aikens was a rookie first baseman with the Angels in 1977, the one season I was the beat guy for the team. He was a big guy, somebody who could become a serious power-hitter, but I always worried about him. Not in a parental sort of way. More in a semi-concerned bystander sort […]
Willie Mays Aikens: What’s in a Name?
June 4th, 2008 · No Comments · Angels, Baseball
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‘Heart and Soul’ … Time to Retire a Cliche
June 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Angels, Baseball, Basketball, Dodgers, Lakers
This expression really bugs me. And you see it in newspapers and magazines, hear it on the airwaves … a lot. “Heart and soul.” As in, “he is the heart and soul” of this or that team. I want usage of this to decline about 90 percent. Because it’s used too often and, more important, […]
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Lakers Should Open Forum to Fans for a Game
June 4th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Basketball, Lakers
If we’re going to wallow in nostalgia, and it seems required for this edition of the NBA Finals, let’s do it right. At least in Los Angeles. Let’s open up the “fabulous” Forum in Inglewood for at least one of the Lakers’ road games with the Boston Celtics. Let fans return to the true home […]
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