Entries Tagged as 'Sports'
I cannot swim. I’ve never known how to swim, which is a bummer for the rest of the Indignant Family who all swim like fish. But Daddy doesn’t go further than my neck in great part, because I almost drowned once. Looking back on it, pools and beaches have never been a big thing for […]
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Often, sports fans see and hear the talking heads on television or radio and say: I can do that. (As someone who worked in television, I have that feeling whenever I see Jeremy Schapp on television – if it weren’t for his dad…) The good and great broadcasters add insightful analysis, become like friends, and […]
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Tags: Pop Culture · Sports
Stories came out this week that former NFL Quarterback Tim Tebow is now trying his hand at being a baseball pitcher. Some of the usual suspects followed with jokes and comments. Long time readers know that I have been down on Tebow since he entered the NFL and started proselytizing his religious beliefs every chance […]
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Like most sports people, I congratulate Ichiro Suzuki on reaching the 3,000 hit mark, Since coming to America from Japan, Ichiro has been a veritable hit machine, amassing the 3,000 hits in 16 seasons for an average of 188 hits per season (and this year isn’t over yet. The diminutive outfielder is a great hitter, […]
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Hurt much of the season and hitting abysmally when he does play, the Yankees decided to place Alex Rodriguez on Waivers effective after Friday’s game, and Rodriguez announced his retirement from baseball will be official after that game as well, bringing to an end one of the most divisive careers in baseball history. It was […]
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With the Opening Ceremonies of the Rio Olympic Games happening tonight, a small ray of light may glimmer in the darkness of the upcoming Games. It seems that everywhere you look, there’s some article or television piece that blasts the Games, the IOC, and Rio. Even I at evilopinion have reported on the problems with […]
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Tags: News/Politics · Pop Culture · Sports
As we get closer to the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, we have to wonder if this will be the final HUGE Olympics we will ever see? The issues of safety, security, lack of money, pollution and the Zika virus are well known. The stench of corruption and lack of return on investment has cities and […]
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Tags: News/Politics · Sports