Born and raised in Michigan, and now working as a professional journalist in Virginia, I have had the pleasure of being around spectacular sports venues and teams all my life.
Hence, my passion continues to lie with athletics. I am a sucker for the nuances
+ more bio informationIt would be easy to turn a deaf ear to InBev's attempt to purchase Anheuser-Busch. It would be easy to say "Well, if the beer still tastes the same, what's the difference?"The difference is that we are not talking about some Mom and Pop beer joint here (Do Moms and Pops have beer joints? A question for another time). We are t... More..
Are we really debating this? I mean, come on, I respect and admire Chone Figgins' ability as a player as much as anyone, but the answer on this debate is easy.No. Chone Figgins is not emerging as the best hitter in baseball. Not even close.Look, the guy is a very good hitter: He's batting .306 this year (as of June 19), and h... More..
As I write this, Dontrelle Willis is still a member of the Tigers ... the Lakeland Tigers. After a disastrous start to the season, where he posted a 10.32 ERA in five big league appearances, the D-Train accepted an assignment to Class A ball in the hopes that he could straighten himself out.The guy signed a 3-year, $29 millio... More..
I guess that I will take this question at more than face value. Are pitchers capable of complete games? Yes, assuming a number of factors work out perfectly.But are they consistently capable of complete games? Not anymore.You don't have to go back that far for big complete games numbers: Phil Niekro topped 20 complete games i... More..
As a lifetime Detroit Lions fan, I can definitively tell you why Barry Sanders was a better running back than Emmitt Smith.The Lions are terrible.It is not easily that I write that, but let's be honest about this. In the last 49 years, since trading quarterback Bobby Layne, the Lions have won exactly one playoff game a 38-6 r... More..
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