Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve given my “end of year” list of favorites and there is one omission that I found that I had to add; then a sports apology: • For whatever reason, I thought that The Decemberists CD – “The King Is Dead” was a very late 2010 release, but I […]

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Before the holidays begin, I’ve been really busy with work and family duties, so I apologize for not being as diligent as before. A few Pre-Christmas thoughts: • I guess former Chicago Bear wide receiver Sam Hurd was more interested in being Al Pacino’s Tony Montana than Jerry Rice. When he was arrested for trying […]

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A lot of people have wondered why I haven’t taken on the Tim Tebow phenomenon, and it’s because I thought that the Tebow story would be settled by now one way or the other. But the Broncos keep winning, and Tebow is under the spotlight. First, let me admit that I’ve never liked the Denver […]

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• Let me get this straight – a 10-year, $254 million deal for a 31-year-old baseball player? Albert Pujols is now the highest paid athlete in professional sports, leaving St. Louis for the Los Angeles Angels. I have no issue with Pujols getting big money; he is arguably, the best hitter of his generation; and […]

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Despite the quick start, there was little doubt in my mind that the Washington Capitals would fire Coach Bruce Boudreau. Washington Capitals general manager George McPhee said that he fired Boudreau because “players were no longer responding” to the coach. McPhee said that the change to former captain Dale Hunter was needed because Boudreau “pushed […]

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There’s been something in the water this week (and it’s only Tuesday). Besides Bruce Boudreau being fired by the Washington Capitals (see above), the Carolina Hurricanes fired Paul Maurice, replacing him with former All-Star forward Kirk Muller. In the NFL, Jacksonville fire its head coach Jack Del Rio. But the heads were really rolling in […]

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I never would expect Major League Baseball to be the sports league to be out in front in terms of labor peace, especially with Commissioner Bud “Head in the Sand during the Steroid Years” Selig in charge. But I have to tip my hat to them – in a year when the NFL had a […]

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