May 7, 2021Doghouse Players That Make Me Irrationally AngryHi. I am an obsessive sports fan. That enthusiasm and zeal for the teams I grew up rooting for has not waned over the years. Perhaps, as I have grown older and matured (a shockingly little amount), other things may have slid above the success of the teams I love…Sports Fandom5 min readSports Fandom5 min read
Apr 21, 2021The Greatest Video Game of All Time Is Now a Middle ManagerIt’s my fault. I missed it. The anniversary of an actual game changer. February 21st, 1986. What were you doing? I probably had basketball practice. I was 7. I had a bowl cut. I am just sharing information. A world away, in Japan, the greatest video game of all time…Legend Of Zelda6 min readLegend Of Zelda6 min read
Apr 5, 2021Time Might Be Running Out on the NCAA As We Know ItSlowly but surely, the NCAA is losing ground. After decades of having it their way and major conferences and their members raking in money, the National Collegiate Athletic Association is seeing its stranglehold on amateur athletics and the structure that for them, worked impeccably, erode via court cases. Last week…NCAA7 min readNCAA7 min read
Mar 31, 2021The ‘Nobody Asked’ Baseball Season PredictionsGreetings. If you’re like me, your eyes are itchy and you’re sneezing a lot, you know it’s time for a baseball preview and predictions column. If this is not they type of thing that butters your bread, rest assured that I will continue to produce other frivolous content that might…MLB5 min readMLB5 min read
Mar 24, 2021What Would Maryland Like To Be?The Maryland Terrapins college basketball program had an identity. It was wonderful. Under the perspiring and ever perturbed eye of Gary Williams, the program with a chip on its shoulder kept crashing the party. The ACC was filled with the blue-blooded royalty of college basketball and that did not include…Maryland Terrapins5 min readMaryland Terrapins5 min read
Mar 16, 2021Welcome to the Magic ShowSo, the Washington Football Team is the latest organization to ride the Ryan Fitzpatrick roller coaster. Team number 9 (9!) for the journeyman QB who specializes in absurdly hot starts and giant beards. The football team, and specifically Ron Rivera, recognized that the dream scenario of a bona fide franchise…Ryan Fitzpatrick5 min readRyan Fitzpatrick5 min read
Mar 10, 2021The Franchise Tag Will Get YouI don’t get it. Every team should have been taking furious notes over the 3 years where the franchise tag was in play for Kirk Cousins and the Washington Football Team. NFL players, historically, have not liked the Franchise Tag. In a sport with a staggering injury and attrition rate…NFL4 min readNFL4 min read
Mar 3, 2021Marvel Is Bo Jackson Run 1 In Tecmo BowlThis past Friday, as I was watching the latest episode of WandaVision on Disney+, it occurred to me that this wildly entertaining and unique show is yet another home run for Marvel Entertainment in an ocean of successes. Back in 2008 with the release of Iron Man, it would have…Marvel5 min readMarvel5 min read
Feb 24, 2021Alex Smith: They Didn’t Want Me ThereAlex Smith, the guy that overcame one of the most gruesome injuries in sports history and a herculean rehabilitation process that included 17 surgeries and countless hours of arduous physical therapy, just took a flamethrower to this place like Al Pacino threatened to at the end of Scent of a…Alex Smith7 min readAlex Smith7 min read
Feb 17, 2021Draymond Green Is Mad!I am a fan of Draymond Green. He is a wonderful success story. After a very successful college career, he was an afterthought in the NBA draft. He turned himself into an integral piece for a championship team by doing lots of things that most are not willing to do…NBA5 min readNBA5 min read
