The MetSox have conspired this week to make me start smoking. And I'm not talking about inhaling burning tobacco neither. There are actually tendrils of soot curling out of my head ( Read more... )

[sigh] What an effed up weekend, and I didn't even think that when the weekend technically ended. It only seems worse now because of what Monday has brought with it ( Read more... )

I was so overwhelmed by Buster's tour de force on Thursday, that I totally forgot to say anything about Boston's own DJ Shadow - Hideki Okajima. Timing isn't really my thing, and I've been beaten on the subject by just about everyone, but the guy's so money right now, I think even I can get two cents out of him ( Read more... )

Strangely, this news story has already settled back into the infield dirt, so I cite 'Feministing' for the link: Female umpire gets spring training, minor-league tryout.Women officials aren't really a story, I don't think. Even the existence of a debate, aside from the usual tired respect issues, is sort of weird. I mean, we're talking about ( Read more... )

Finally sitting down and watching a little bit of the Amateur Orange Roundie has given me chance to see a few of the collegians that are making everyone draft-crazy. Well, not the one I really wanted to see, because my region was not showing the Texas game. So Kevin Durant appeared in highlight form only. But I heard he stunk anyway. The other ( Read more... )

I'm so excited about today's 2pm HOF announcement, I couldn't help but link to this article about why, if there is the suspicion of shenanigans, then no one should have fun, ever again ( Read more... )

I was just abruptly stirred from my football hypnosis (from now on when someone claps their hands, I will start recounting the 4Q/OT of the Boise State/Oklahoma MUFGOAT to anyone in earshot - seriously, I can't wait for the feature film about Ian Johnson, it might come out before Indiana Jones 4) by news that some sort of Baseball HOF vote is ( Read more... )

FenSheaParkway wouldn't exist without a special sort of mania revolving around the world of sports. It's a mania that assumes observing sports without actually participating in them, thinking about sports even when not observing them and writing about sports without getting paid for it are pastimes that are verifiably NOT insane. The mania does ( Read more... )

Gagne with a Silver Spoon ( Read more... )

FenSheaParkway's thanksgiving holiday was splendid for a variety of reasons. The most sports-related of these was Hawaii's win over Purdue in spectacular, if not convincing, fashion. A W is a W is a W, of course, and something can be said for finally having to grit a game out that still resulted in a win, as a character-building exercise. Of ( Read more... )