When I am older — much older — and I have grandkids with whom to share stories, I will tell them about these Colorado Rockies. I will tell them how Clint Hurdle led this team to…wow, I can’t even type it without catching my breath in awe…21-1 to close out the regular season and sweep …
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Oct 15
Happier times ahead for Husker fans
Steve Pederson will no longer be the Athletic Dictator — errr, Director at the University of Nebraska. UNL Chancellor Harvey Perlman probably had to work pretty hard to issue a statement that didn’t include the words “program-killer,” “idiot,” or “Steve did absolutely everything wrong.” Perlman said he believes Pederson is no longer positioned to move …
Oct 14
The greatest fans?
A famous and beloved inscription above Gate 21 at Lincoln’s Memorial Stadium reads, “Through these gates pass the greatest fans in college football.” But partway through Nebraska’s brutal loss to Oklahoma State on Saturday, I felt rather disappointed in Husker fans, maybe even more so than I am with the team for their awful performances …
Oct 10
He said it best
Joe Po always says what I want to say, only a thousand times better. I got home from class this afternoon, and heard someone on ESPN talking about the possibility of Tony La Russa being Joe Torre’s successor at the helm of the Yankees. My immediate reaction was — and I am not making this …
Oct 09
Eating my words: The 2007 Edition
I am the first to admit that I’m an idiot. That is not the kind of claim I make proudly, nor is it the kind of statement I’ll make without some factual evidence to back it up. So, for proof, let’s look at all the times this season (plus part of last off-season) I’ve had …
Oct 07
Good news, bad news
Good news: Joe Posnanski is blogging again!!! Bad news: I already have a problem with getting things like schoolwork done. Is it possible to accomplish less than nothing? If so, that is what I will do now that I have my regular dose of JoePo bloggy goodness. Good news: Stanford beat USC. Bad news: Stanford, …
Oct 03
A short open letter to Chutley
Dear Chase Utley, You’ve done some impressive things as a ballplayer. You’re even kind of adorable; women love you, and they love your wife too (what a sweetie!). You even rescue puppies, for pete’s sake! And even though I’m kinda rooting for Colorado in all of this, I think you owe your fans something better …
Sep 30
There’s only one…
Well, my heart is a little heavy after the Royals’ season ended in a loss to Cleveland, so I’d like to lighten the mood with a joke: The New York Mets walk into a bar. They are free to go out and do as they please now, because they are not in the post season. …
Sep 29
Dreading a possible farewell
I touched on this idea in my earlier post, but Michael John Sweeney deserves his own post right now. I’m honestly a bit teary-eyed at the prospect of one of my all-time Royals heroes reaching the end of his Kansas City baseball career. I do not want to see him in any other uniform, and …
Sep 29
Football, football everywhere
For the first time in a while, I missed a Nebraska football home game. Instead, I spent some time in Omaha, spreading the joy of Maverick Mojo towels and hanging out with various pals. Nebraska beat Iowa State, and thank God for that, because if they had a repeat of last week’s game I would …