Some sports have, above and beyond the matter of winning or losing, certain and special kinds of achievement which can be quite unique; never, perhaps, to be held even by confirmed champions, and yet accessible, with a little bit of luck, to any player. They are lifetime achievements, whom the player is allowed - indeed, expected - to dine out on ( Read more... )

I am enough of a sports fan to feel what it must mean to many Americans that the big mighty monopolistic capitalistic side (the Yankees) has been overhauled by the long-time hopefuls (Red Sox) and are within a game of going down to what for them is abject defeat (i.e. failing to make it to the finals). And certainly I carry enough detestation for ( Read more... )