First a disclaimer - When I first started to type this article, the Sox were up 10-0 in the first inning, and Papi had 2 HRs and 6 RBIs in the first inning alone. Well it is the bottom of the 6th and Texas is now AHEAD 15-14. This one is going to hurt. It is like the time you have a hot date with the girl of your dreams - you are on that first date and it is going better then … [Read more...] about Tuesday with Smitty: Olympic Thoughts and other Ramblings
2008 Summer Olympics
FIFA or FIBA?
As a basketball fan and aspiring soccer savant, I thought I had a true dilemma on my hands. I’ve been watching the U.S. Basketball team playing exhibitions all week at 8 a.m. on ESPN. I flat out love basketball. I can watch any league at any time and overanalyze everything. But I’m also growing to love soccer and find more and more that I might have missed my calling (the … [Read more...] about FIFA or FIBA?