It was a more eventful decade than my initial thoughts indicated. “Wow. I have to come up with 10 good sports events from the 0-somethings? I’m not sure I can do that.” Turns out, a few minutes of cross-referencing years and sports, and it’s no problem finding 10. The trick is limiting it to that […]

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Mostly, I just wanted to see how many “categories” I could have at the top of this item. Now let’s see if I actually mention something about all of them. Some interesting topics playing out in U.S. sports right now and, really, I’m aware of them. Not everyone back home seems to remember we do, […]

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I prefer to do top 10s, but the Dodgers have been around only 120 seasons and haven’t gotten around to winning 10 World Series yet. So we will to settle for a top 5. With one (1959) to spare! From fifth to first:

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Aside from a few insensate boors, Paris is almost universally admired. Usually loved. The grand monuments of Paris generally are what is remembered by the visitor.  The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre, the Arc de Triomphe … the stations of the cross for the first-time Parisian pilgrim. I have found myself appreciating small things, over the […]

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* – Using “boner” in its original sense, which means an error or blunder. Such as the infamous “Merkle’s Boner” of 1908. Ned Colletti has made more than his share of colossally bad moves, but this is the worst. Jason Schmidt, right-handed pitcher — three years, $47 million. And now, more than halfway through the […]

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These are women I have seen play. In person. That leaves out just about everyone from pre-1980. But includes most of the great players, aside from Margaret Court, Helen Wills Moody and Billie Jean King. I believe those three would have been competitive in any age, though the women’s game in the pre-Open era was […]

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Soccer is one of those sports in which competition is infrequent enough that we can do a top 10 list — and have some hope of defending it. Imagine trying to do the 10 best Dodgers victories, or even the 10 best Lakers victories. Well, you could, but you’d be left with 50 games that […]

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I was mulling the whole idea of fandom, and team affinity, and how fairly random it is — most of it being based on geography or heredity. How we can love a guy when he wears our team’s uniform and hate him when he doesn’t, meaning we ultimately are rooting for or against, as Jerry […]

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You saw the game. Not a lot more I can tell you about it. What struck me was the sense, in the second quarter, even before the 16-0 run, that Orlando’s spirit finally was breaking. The Magic had come back from seemingly crippling defeats throughout the playoffs, but this time it seemed like they knew […]

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And, no. It’s not Cosmo Kramer. I’m linking to Cosmopolitan magazine, which is to sports what Sports Illustrated is to hedge funds. Cosmo usually is about how to find a man or steal one from someone else, and how women can manipulate men. Key stuff. Anyway, Cosmo strayed into baseball this week, and it’s not […]

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