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The Final Countdown

There is a song going out on the TV commercial circuit where a rock music group called Europe sings a song that apparently used to be a hit called “The Final Countdown.” It’s about...

The Time Has Come

“Yesterday, I’m not half the man I used to be.” John Lennon & Paul McCartney *********************************************** Kobe Bryant has just announced that he will be retiring from professional basketball at the end of this...

A Tale of Two Cities

St. Louis and Phoenix. One is Midwest, the other is Southwest. One has an arch that is shaped like a Gateway, the other has a few cacti shaped like an arch. The St. Louis...

Fifteen Seconds

I remember watching a pro football not too long ago and what I saw really opened my eyes. It was something that made an indelible impression in my mind in terms of demonstrating the...

Cheaters

No one knows for sure when it first started. Perhaps it was when David fought Goliath and the referee forgot to check David’s supply of rocks to see if they were legal shapes and...

Why College Football Is Great

Every so often you see a college football game that reminds you of why you love the sport. Every so often, you see something that makes your sense of wonder jump up and bask...

Royal Pain

The Kansas City Royals have now won the 2015 World Series, beating the New York Mets in five games. They clinched the final game at New York Sunday night just about the same way...

Throwback Series

As much as people want to talk about how baseball has entered into some kind of sabermetric dominated modern age that bears little resemblance to the game of any of the earlier eras, I...

Two For The Title

Remember when the Major League Baseball All Star Game was played back in July? Remember the score? Remember who won? There are two teams who definitely DO know who won the All Star Game....

Five After Six

Six weeks into the 2015 season. Most teams have played six games while a few have had bye weeks and have played five. Last year at this point in the season, there was only...