I have to take a moment to mark the death of two notable people. First, we mourn the loss of Richard Kiel, the 7-foot, 2-inch actor best known for playing Jaws in two of Roger Moore’s James Bond movies. Here was a gigantic man, certainly no matinee idol, who made the best of his situation […]

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Network television is now filled with reality shows and the usual cop shows and typical stuff. Fortunately, we have the cable and Internet networks who have provided some quality like Game of Thrones, Penny Dreadful, and The Walking Dead. In the midst of this television renaissance, it is reassuring somehow that the same creative void […]

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If we need moronic racists on television, all we need to do is to turn on Fox News, but CBS has decided to add another one. Former baseball reliever John Rocker will be a cast member on Survivor. There are reports that the former Atlanta Braves pitcher will be competing alongside girlfriend Julie McGee on […]

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There was a very good story on HBO’s “Real Sports” talking about the decline in golf and some of the extreme measures that certain golf movers and shakers are willing to initiate to save the game. A story on CNN Money highlights the problems and suggests reasons that this is happening. First, the evidence: Adidas, […]

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When I was a kid, I looked forward to Baseball’s All-Star Game. I love scoring baseball games (still do on occasion) and I made up a huge score sheet just to capture all of the substitutions. I made my mother made dozens of copies so I could score games (Copiers were much less prevalent in […]

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I have unfriended a couple of people on Facebook, acquaintances or former coworkers spouting Tea Party propaganda mostly. There were heated discussions at times on the site, but in both instances, I just quietly terminated the connection. No announcement, no formal comment, just a decision that they weren’t worth wasting my time and energy on. […]

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A big part of getting good seats at baseball games is the feel of being near the field, a better chance for a foul ball, and being on television. When I worked at Wrigley Field in the seats closest to the field, my grandmother used to look out for me in the stands. She said […]

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