This weekend’s death of Red Auerbach had basketball fans everywhere mourning the passing of a man who represented another era of basketball. But the Hall of Fame coach’s death overshadowed the death of another athlete who, like Auerbach, represented...
Here's an odd one: a heckler with heart. Hooman Hamzehloui, an Orlando Magic season-ticket holder, has issued an apology to Dikembe Mutombo after being ejected for calling Mutombo a monkey while heckling the incoherent big man. Part of the letter...
I think everyone outside of St. Louis is breathing a big sigh of relief that this awful thing that is the World Series is over. Nothing captures the intensity of the 2006 MLB playoffs better than Game 4 of...
Kyle and I have a football Sunday ritual, we go to our favorite sports bar (cheap plug in hopes of free beer: Rt. 10 Sportz Bar in East Hanover, NJ) because they have NFL Sunday Ticket and we can watch...
Of all the Yankees, I've hated Sheffield the most since he's been on the team. He's got an attitude that just pisses me off. Today, the Yankees picked up his 13 million dollar option for another year. You'd think...
An Open Letter To Bill Murray, wherein he's begged to purchase the Cubs out from under the "indifferent, PR-conscious media conglomerate" that currently owns the team. That's why it's time one of us takes this team back. And Bill,...
With the news in recent days that A-Rod is going to stick around New York for another year, and that the Yankees are picking up the one year, $13M option on Gary Sheffield, it's becoming more and more evident that...
I haven't taken much interest in the World Series to be honest with you. Those commercials with Tommy Lasorda can lick my balls. Few people are bigger fans of a sport than a team except with football. I could...
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I don't care what that is on Kenny Rogers' hand. Or whether he was/has been cheating. It holds no importance to me. But please, please, please. I beg everyone, I do not want to look at it anymore. Already...
At the ballpark yesterday for the Jets/Lions game and keeping an eye on the out-of-town scores, I was amazed that any team led by a Huard (in this instance, the Chiefs and Damon) could take such an outstanding lead on...
You might remember, one of the very first rants we went out here at was about our disdain for Michael Vick. On the heels of his interview with Inside the NFL, where he threw his entire team under the bus,...
For years, the Flyers have been one of the NHL's consistently good teams. They've also got probably the best (if not most injury-prone) player in the world, Peter Forsberg. So why are they having such a dismal start to the...
I'm not ready to talk about the series just yet. Maybe tomorrow. Maybe Monday. But not right now. It actually hurts too much. Seriously. I'm not trying to feed you some bullshit. This is actually painful. Feeling such intense...
If you're wondering where Kyle's been recently, he's been tied up in the NLCS. And, uh, I'm not sure if I'll ever see him again anymore. So don't ask about him. I'm afraid to call him because I'm not...
And I thought KISS had no shame. Fans of the Yankees, Red Sox, Tigers, Phillies, Cubs and Dodgers now get a new medium to display how lame they are, one that will stay with them for eternity. A company is...
Note to Brett Favre: Just because you throw balls to your wide receivers doesn't mean you can speak on their behalf. Not having learned his lesson from the Javon Walker situation -- a series of events that made him look...
There are lots of people you can blame for the loss last night. Edgerrin James. Neil Rackers. The entire offensive line. The entire special teams' unit. But there are twelve people who can't be blamed. Matt Leinart and the Cards'...
Poor Denny Green. He's in way over his head. What's most surprising about this tirade is that Green is typically a very mild-mannered guy, he's known for his serenity, jolliness, and...uh...other stereotypically positive qualities that go along with being...
I think last night's loss by the Cardinals is worthy enough of three installments. This is the first. I have to thank the rainout in St. Louis, because if that game hadn't been cancelled I'd have never made it home...
Congratulations to the Lions, Bucs, and Titans yesterday for getting off the shitter and picking up their first wins of the season. I generally don't like to see teams continuously fail. Especially when, as has been pointed out before, I...
I strongly disagree with the punishments dealt as a result of the Miami/Florida International brawl. 31 players suspended for a game. What? We need more brawls like this in sports. And especially in college, where players aren't being paid. It's...
As if it wasn't bad enough for the Steelers, here's a story straight out of the bizarre. Guard Kendall Simmons is going to miss their game against the Chiefs this Sunday because of frostbite. I know what you're saying --...
I hate players who can't give credit where credit is due. I liked Matt Leinart until he claimed USC was the "better team" after losing to Texas. Now, Pujols claimed Mets pitcher Tom Glavine "wasn't good" last night. Sorry,...
So I don't know if you heard, but the Islanders got their first win last night, a 5-4 decision over the No Longer Mighty Ducks. After giving up 12 goals in the first three games, all losses, it's nice to...
I didn't want to write about this story at all. The tragic death of Cory Lidle has no place on a blog, and if it weren't to maintain that The Out Route is up on the news, I would...
So is Torre gone or not? Now they're (by they I mean "reports") claiming that Torre will actually be back next year. So which is it? We know how one man feels. On 10/9, The Daily News ran a column...
We've been on this here web for about two and a half months, and it's been very enjoyable having a medium to rant about sports. Well, with little fanfare, we reached our 100th comment (200+ posts, by the way). It...
While watching the end of the Divisional Series this weekend, I was surprised to see that the teams had themselves a champagne party after winning the first round. I understand the need to celebrate clinching a playoff spot. You...
This comes from our pal Bob (commenter name: kwantiko), who perfectly captures the hopeless ineptitude of the Lions and the fans' inability to do anything to stop them: With the 2nd overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft the Lions...
I gained a new respect for Al Michaels last night. I think it's pretty obvious that the NFL cares very much about its image, that it doesn't like to be poked fun at. So it was a pleasant surprise to...
I had a feeling the makeup of the Yankees was going to change after they predictably lost to the Tigers on Saturday, but I wasn't quite prepared to emerge from the bathroom of the Grand Saloon Saturday night to...
As if the Worldwide Leader didn't have its name in enough places. Now it's got to take over birth certificates. Leann Real, a Biloxi native, promised her husband that if they had a son he could pick the name. Hence,...
That warm, tingly feeling coursing through my body right now could only mean one thing -- the Devils drop the puck on their season tonight. It's true, after losing to the Hurricanes in the second round last year, the Devils...
My day in Queens -- my first "big" assignment as a paid "sportswriter" -- was a parade of famous faces and lots of being awestruck. As a matter of fact, here's a harrowing admission: I've never been to a...
When I put on the Mets game today -- while at work -- I felt something I haven't felt the entire season: utter nervousness. The Mets dominated this year. They were only swept twice. Basically, they kicked ass. But...
I got into work yesterday at 3 P.M., as usual. About 10 minutes later, my editor walked up to me. "Tom, we need to talk." Not typically the words you want to hear delivered in a serious fashion. "Yes?" "How...
Yes! It's finally here. You see, as much as I love the Saints, I'll never love a team more than the New Jersey Devils. They were my turnstile into the world of a sporting fan when I was just a...
Wow, three MLB posts in a row?! Yes. As you probably know, the beast that is the MLB playoffs start today, and I figured I should at least mention it. The Tigers, despite my insistence on the contrary all season...
I think you should sit down. Well...hmmm. I don't know exactly how to put this, but... Dusty Baker seems to think he's going to lose his job. And I, uh, seem to believe him. In all seriousness, Baker is an...
So we've finally learned the names mentioned in Jason Grimsley's redacted affidavit: Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Miguel Tejada, Brian Roberts, and Jay Gibbons. And the principles are, predictably, coming back swinging. Clemens: I just think it's incredibly dangerous to sit...
A lot of stink being raised about Albert Haynesworth's face-stomp yesterday on Andre Gurode in the Titans/Cowboys game. Sure, it was bad, and Haynesworth deserves a penalty of some sorts. But this isn't on par with Todd Bertuzzi, not...