Over the course of my lifetime, I have been to many sporting events. At sporting events you will find many things. There is always the person who is inappropriate on the jumbotron’s “Kiss Cam.” There is the fan who screams from the upper deck, nearly popping a blood vessel despite the fact that he is […]
China does a lot of things right. Not toys or toothpaste or crayons (unless you have always wanted to increase the lead in your home), but there are things they are great at. You know, like gymnastics or naming delicious chicken dishes after generals. Unfortunately, the list of things they do well does not include […]
With the National Hockey League in a lockout, fans of the bloodiest and coldest sport around are left without entertainment. Throughout the country, you can hear the cries of the 4% of Americans who love hockey. You can also hear the sounds of disinterest from the rest of the 96%, but that 4% are pretty […]
Sports situation: During a baseball game this evening, the umpires made what many thought was a bad call. When a ball was hit into shallow left field, the umpire called it an infield fly despite the fact that the infielder could not “catch the ball with ordinary effort.” The crowd was very upset and […]
I had hunkered down on the couch for a nice bit of allowing the TV to rot my brain this evening. As is prone to happen, my particular show disappeared, making way for an enormous, long-haired man in the back of a pick-up truck. “When I first discovered Zaxby’s Big Snax Snack Meal,” the man […]
The NFL referee strike is over and it could not have happened soon enough. After the blown call this last Monday, commissioner Roger Goodell walked into work only to find he had 30,000 (not an exaggeration) phone messages waiting for him. When you have that many messages, you have either done something very good, something […]
It’s that time of the year again. Football has returned which means countless Sundays spent trying to explain to my wife why I insist on watch a bunch of grown men wear pads and hit each other. After the following conversation this last Sunday, I don’t think she gets it yet: Wife: Why did that […]
Dear lady running down the street, Congratulations on your attempts at physical fitness. You and your friend were really giving a full 110% out there today. That’s a pretty big deal because that’s 10% more than is physically possible to give. I will say, though, I am concerned. I watched the two of you run […]
As a self-admitted sports nerd, I am very willing to watch most sports. Baseball, football, basketball are all consumed by me without hesitation. I have even watched sports I don’t really like (I’m talking to you, soccer) just because they are on. There is one, though, that I will never, ever, under any circumstance […]
This is a part of Hobbler’s Pity Party. For more info, click here. Dear Fourth Grade Nathan, I hope that 1996 is going very well for you. A lot has changed since then. No, the Kansas City Royals are not any better than they were and first-baseman Bob Hamelin is not on the way […]
