As the baseball season approaches the 10% completion mark, here are some observations from this simple-minded scribe: I love the fact that some traditional underdogs/underachievers are off to a great start. Toronto, Seattle and Florida will make their respective division races very interesting if they can continue playing good ball through May. Even the woeful Pirates … [Read more...] about Wally’s Wednesday — MLB and NFL draft
100 Greatest Football Players
I just stumbled across this trying to do some other research, but the Sporting News has come out with its list of the "100 greatest football players of all time". I've attached the link to the site and a listing of the Top 30 right under it. It's interesting with at least a few surprises. Oh ... and I screamed like a schoolgirl upon seeing Joe (Cool) Montana as their … [Read more...] about 100 Greatest Football Players
Hansbrough A Good Pro ?
Last week, Colin Cowherd of ESPN offered the opinion that Tyler Hansbrough's NBA career will ... shall we say ... lack luster. I'm being polite, but Colin made it sound as if TH will be lucky to even be drafted by the end of round 2 and that he'd be amazed if TH's career even begins approaching that of Christian Laettner, the former Duke stud. Now, Laettner is certainly not … [Read more...] about Hansbrough A Good Pro ?
The Case of the Bloody Sock
Just thought it was inevitable that we start this conversation, given Curt Schilling's retirement announcement yesterday. So ... is Curt Schilling a Hall of Famer? And if so, is he a first ballot guy or someone who'll wait a few years? Saw a very impressive stat last night ... Schilling had something like a 2.28 ERA in the post-season, which is the best ever for … [Read more...] about The Case of the Bloody Sock
The Mount Rushmore of Sports
Couldn't help but notice ESPN's recently concluded series on this topic hosted by Rick Reilly. I was both intrigued by the overall series and then proud that my home state of Illinois was either selected or voted as having the "best Mt. Rushmore of Sports". Michael Jordan, Walter Payton, Ernie Banks & Mike Ditka ... that's a pretty good list, but I'm not sure how … [Read more...] about The Mount Rushmore of Sports