I came home last night and turned on the TV to find out the inevitable has happened: Barry Bonds broke the most hallowed record in all of sports – the “All-Time Home Runs” list: Hank Aaron’s 755. I’m not the biggest baseball fan, but I am enough of a sports fan to appreciate the record,…
My buddy Matt found this video that best illustrates why I just can’t get with soccer. Check out their ‘creativity’ and ‘passion’ – at acting and faking injuries. The other fact is that the field is too damn big that you can’t get any good confrontations or worthwhile scoring. If anything is more played out, it’s this whole…
Sad news on the NFL front today. Bill Walsh, the legendary coach of the 49ers has died. He lost his battle with leukemia at age 75. As a football fan, I realize what Bill Walsh has meant to the NFL, introducing the West Coast Offense to the league. You can begin to appreciate Walsh’s influence by…
One of my favorite things about the NHL is that their goalie masks are painted by artists. I loved Patrick Roy’s old mask when he was playing, and it’s really neat seeing all of the artwork from the different NHL goalies. I really like the Mike Smith’s (Dallas Stars), and Evgeni Nabokov (San Jose Sharks)….
I came across an interesting story today in the Star Tribune, that talks about the Minnesota Vikings’ plan to boost their preseason ticket sales. This year, for their single-game ticket sales, if you want to buy tickets to their home games against their biggest rivals (the Bears and Packers), you can only do so with…