When Casey approached me about doing Tuesdays with Smitty, I jumped at the idea.. Great, my own weekly pseudo-column. Then I said, "Great, what the hell am I going to write about this week? ". Well out of the Land of the Rising Sun arose my column. Almost as ritualistic as Groundhog Day, the end of the winter's blues comes with the famous words, "Play Ball". And with the … [Read more...] about Tuesdays with Smitty: Forecasting the American League
Tuesdays With Smitty
Smitty thinks.. Time for some High Stakes Poker
First let’s log this not under what Smitty says, but what is rattling around in Smitty’s brain. I am going to be honest - I have been trying to avoid ESPN since about 10:00pm EST pm, Sunday night. For the 30 seconds I have watched ESPNsince, Eli Manning and images of David Tyree’s insane catch late in the game immediately came to the screen. Enough said. I am going to try and … [Read more...] about Smitty thinks.. Time for some High Stakes Poker
The Highs and Lows (very) of Super Bowl XLII – Running Diary
In the spirit of the Sports Guy, Casey and I thought it would be fun to both keep a running diary during the game. A running diary from both points of view - from a Giants perspective and vice versa. I have left what I wrote intact and didn’t change a thing today – except for spellchecking. I am on the record as saying I will never do this again, as I now view this as bad … [Read more...] about The Highs and Lows (very) of Super Bowl XLII – Running Diary
From Aaron – 2007: The Good and the Bad
Usually Aaron reserves his wisdom for the comments. This time Smitty took the lead on the discussion. With most of Rochester off and sleeping in, I had to get up and go to work this morning. While driving in, I had the opportunity to listen to the ‘Mike and Mike’ show on ESPN radio. Filling in for Greenie and Golic was Sean Salisbury and Erik Kuselias. During my 10 minute … [Read more...] about From Aaron – 2007: The Good and the Bad