A Few Shining Examples Are Bringing Old School Socks Back to MLB Baseball I could write something about how the storied match-up between Kobe and LeBron probably isn’t going to happen. Or I could write about how the Dodgers are kicking royal arse in the National League. But instead I’m going to write about socks. [...]

So the Dodgers absolutely shelled Jamie Moyer tonight, which helps the Boys in Blue stay ahead of the surprising Giants. (Forget all that stuff I said earlier about the Giants sucking — they’re outstanding ,  just like I thought they’d be!) Nonetheless, I’m really surprised and impressed with Moyer. First of all, the guy is 46 years [...]

I’m going to make this as painless as possible: Don’t get your hopes up, Marlins fans. I know, I know. Standing in first place, Florida fans — all 16,000 who attend each home game — are pretty excited. But sadly for you this isn’t football, which is to say there are more than 16 games. Which is [...]

Sometimes,  like that Walter Mitty dude, I pretend I’m someone else. Like maybe I’m a succesful novelist, who tours the country on a book tour. Or maybe I’m a drummer in a famous band. Or a better surfer. And, of course, I often envision myself as a baseball player. Because, you know — I’m kinda [...]

Remember when the Denver Post refused to call Mile High Stadium by its new crappy corporate name? That was so awesome. “The community at large thinks of this as ‘Mile High,’ ‘new Mile High’ or ‘the new stadium,’” Post editor Glenn Guzzo said in 2001. “Outside of official circles, seldom do you hear Invesco Field, [...]

Back in the 70s, baseball teams had courage. Now they’re uniforms are boring.

Remember that crappy carnival game where you had to guess how fast you could throw a baseball?        I remember getting all excited about it. Not because I wanted to win a plastic helmet. But, rather, because I was thinking, you know — I’m going to really impress people with my cannon arm. Even [...]