A laurel and hearty handshake to SNY’s Gary Cohen, deserving winner of our inaugural TV Voice of Reason Award for this exchange with Ron Darling entering the bottom of the eighth Friday in Boston: Cohen, after listening to almost everyone in Fenway singing together: “Fenway Park, where the fans actually like the song ‘Sweet Caroline.’” Darling: “Everyone participates. So loud

25 May 2009

Wake Up

After a day’s worth of flying — had a lengthy layover at Dallas/FTW (FTW!) — I landed at McCarran International Airport in Vegas at about 10 p.m. last evening. Garry from PokerNews met me at the baggage carousel, and when my overstuffed bag finally turned up it felt a little like I’d won at roulette

25 May 2009

Jeremy Shockey KO’ed by Rehab

The New Orleans Saints Jeremy Shockey was taken out via stretcher from Rehab , Las Vegas’s best pool party of the week. Rehab is arguably the greatest pool party in the world

Speaking of short outfield porches (see three posts down), here is a question I’ve asked before and never had adequately answered: Why are baseball outfields deepest in centerfield and shallowest in left and right? Why not a uniform distance all the way around?

If you’ve been distracted by all the NBA action lately, chances are you missed one of the NHL’s great performances last night.

24 May 2009

Pujols Takes Out The I In “B_g Mac”

We all know Albert Pujols is one the best players in baseball, but on Thursday night he also proved there is no I in team. While hitting his 14th homerun of the season he took out the I in the “Big Mac” sign at Busch stadium

Oh, snap. I just remembered I’m supposed to be off today. Have to stop before the family notices

21 May 2009

Hayden Panettiere Tattoo Misspelled

Hayden Panettiere is all grown up now. The nineteen year old has gotten a long tattoo message written on the left side of her back, in Italian.

21 May 2009

Maria Sharapova-Sliding Through in Warsaw

After battling injury for nearly all of last season, Maria Sharapova is slowly making a comeback in women’s tennis. Today she reached the third round of the WTA’s Warsaw Open, beating her opponent 6-2, 6-0

21 May 2009

Maria Sharapova-Sliding Through in Warsaw

After battling injury for nearly all of last season, Maria Sharapova is slowly making a comeback in women’s tennis.