The Face That Runs The Place

18 days. That’s all it takes to arrive at Week Zero. It’s still one of the dumbest concepts ever–Week Zero. Makes it sound useless right? At 9am on the left coast, August 24th, the Florida State crying parade finally ends and College…

Ceilings And Floors: Does MLB need a Salary Cap?

MLB has a competitive balance problem. The Dodgers spent over $1 billion in free agency this past winter. This spending is unconscionable to most franchises. However, because of league leading attendance and a secure broadcasting deal, the Dodgers can flex their muscles…

Risk, Reward & Sense

It seems like it has been a while since I’ve had to do one of these. Nonetheless, “that’s why they call it gambling baby.” The guy or gal for that matter, that doesn’t have a pot to piss in. They take their…

National League West Spotlight

The National League West is very interesting to look at. Obviously the Rockies are not going to contend. In watching the Rockies, you just get a feeling that they are so far behind most teams in the league.The Rockies need a fresh…

Dog Days

It’s the dog days of the sports summer. That’s the period between the MLB All-Star Game and the beginning of NFL preseason. This period on the calendar seems to go on forever. It’s even worse if your MLB team of choice is…

Offended Olympics Have Begun

The premise of the Olympic Games is the spirit of competition. In its first weekend, the games are alive now and in full swing. I’m a sucker for Olympic Swimming. I don’t know why. I was a competitive swimmer briefly as a…

Manfred on Strike Four

I might just turn this into a weekly thing, because every week it gets worse. Rob Manfred has no clue what he is doing. The Giants and Dodgers wrapped a four game series in Los Angeles yesterday. One of MLB’s most storied…

American League Deadline Preview

With the MLB trade deadline approaching, let’s go back in time to glance at my predictions from March. and how those teams will play a role in the trade market. American League East: I picked Baltimore.The Orioles started a little slow, but…

Mike’s Major Marathon

When you watch golf through the middle of the night for four days straight, you realize a few things.You have a couple of wires crossed and that major professional golf championships are insanely good television. The second of which, we already know.…

Ready for Team USA Basketball, Are They?

Team USA Basketball had a weekend. The women’s team lost 117-109 to the WNBA All-Star Team, which included Arike Ogunbowale of Dallas, Angel Reese of Chicago and Caitlin Clark of Indiana. Ogunbowale took game MVP honors with 34 points – all scored…