A guy named Manning agreed to a contract this week that will make him the highest paid player in the NFL. Peyton, you ask? Umm….no. Eli. The highest paid player in the league. You read that correctly. [Read more →]
Have you ever had one of those moments where you see a headline and it completely makes your head spin? You almost think that you must have looked like you were in a cartoon at that moment, eyes bugging out six inches from your head while still remaining attached. I had one of those moments this weekend when I read the following headline: “Newport News to hold celebration for Michael Vick.” [Read more →]
At a press conference this week for the SEC Media Day, Tim Tebow, the Heisman-winning quarterback from the University of Florida, was asked if he was a virgin. If you are not familiar with Tebow, that might seem like the oddest question you have ever heard of from a football press conference. [Read more →]
Twenty-six years after he last won a major, 59-year-old Tom Watson nearly won the British Open this week. In fact, he had a one stroke lead on the final hole, before he bogeyed the 18th and was forced into a playoff against Stewart Cink, who outlasted him in the playoff. Winning the tournament would have been an accomplishment of staggering proportions. Not only would Watson have been the oldest player to ever win a major, he would have bettered the record by eleven years. [Read more →]
On Sunday, I went to Philadelphia Park for a friend’s birthday. We spent the day out in the picnic grove, watching and betting on the horse races while celebrating. Our group included several kids under the age of ten. Looking around, I saw quite a number of kids enjoying the place with their families. I am not sure why this surprised me, but I really had not pictured the track as a family place. [Read more →]
I am amazed at the fact that I can be regularly surprised by things that happen in the world of sports, despite the number of years that I have spent watching games. When the surprising things involve incredible acts of athleticism, it’s a great thing. More often, though, I am amazed at the lengths to which the media will force us to bear witness to whatever crap they think we should be talking about today. I am generally not one to rail against the media, realizing that what we watch and read is often a real reflection of what we are already discussing. Sometimes, though, there really is something to the idea that certain omnipresent sports outlets (read: ESPN) have a vested interest in making sure that we focus closely on the things that they are most interesting in bringing to us. [Read more →]
I mentioned last week that I was on my way to Disney with my family. We spent the whole week down there, and returned Sunday evening. I really didn’t get to follow much in the way of sports, aside from a bit of fantasy baseball. The only TVs I encountered seemed to have nothing but Michael Jackson coverage. So the only sports I can discuss this week involve the challenging task of not being injured by the omnipresent strollers and motorized carts that you find all over Walt Disney World. [Read more →]
This week’s BSGS is going to be brief, as I am on the road, on my way to Disney with my family. To start with, driving from Philadelphia to Savannah in one day could be considered a sport in and of itself. My wife and I shared the driving, with her taking the first stretch from Philly to Emporia, Virginia, and then I took over from Emporia to Savannah. We’ll go the rest of the way to Orlando tomorrow. The sport aspect comes from trying to dodge drivers all along the way (especially once you get south of D.C.) who are driving in the left lane at 60 miles per hour, while you are trying to stick at a steady 80. [Read more →]
