Mon, Nov 2, 2009
The Eiland anomaly
I’m not a genius, nor can I claim any kind of expertise about Major League Baseball. So someone is going to have to explain this to me in coherent plain-speak. And none of that Rafael Palmeiro “shading of the truth” stuff, either.
Fri, Oct 30, 2009
Welcome to the NBA, 2009 version
The NBA season is upon us. Did anyone around here notice?
Thu, Oct 29, 2009
Eatonville football players are okay
In Sequim Friday night, it was a happy Homecoming for most — but not all.
Tue, Oct 13, 2009
Ball Four — still a sports classic
For a guy who reads a lot — I like to read 2-3 books at a time and I’ve got my big ol’ nose in one in just about every room in the house — and loves sports, I don’t read a lot of sports tomes.
Thu, Oct 1, 2009
The senior circuit
My picks for the National League's postseason awards:
Wed, Sep 30, 2009
Major League post-season award predictions
As a rabid baseball fan, this is my favorite time of the year. Because of the playoffs? The postseason glory? The inevitable choking of the Cubs? Nope. Postseason awards.
Mon, Sep 28, 2009
Win a made-up sports league? That's a fantasy
I have broken the mirror. Walked under the ladder. Opened the umbrella indoors. Forgotten to knock on wood. I have broken one of the worst sports vows a fan can ever make. I joined a fantasy football league.
Fri, Sep 25, 2009
Early-season prep sports polls: what a mess
I liken the value of sports polls, particularly the value of high school sports polls, particularly early-season high school sports football polls, to the value of the printed page they’re on. Meaning, not much.
Thu, Sep 24, 2009
Sequim vs. Cascade Christian football
Don’t get me wrong: the Wolves are still a very good high school football team. But Cascade was, in many ways, better on Saturday night.
Wed, Sep 23, 2009
Hiking the Elwha
Here are a few pics from my summer trail run/hike of the Elwha River valley. We live in a beautiful place, don't we?
Tue, Sep 15, 2009
Wolf down
Take it easy out there, fellas. It's just practice.
Thu, Sep 3, 2009
Trib: Wolves rank eighth
Well, the first prep football poll that I can find has the Sequim Wolves ranked eighth in the state — not bad for a team that is still seeking their first state tournament win in the school’s history.
Mon, Aug 17, 2009
Peninsula College men's soccer tryouts
Thu, Aug 13, 2009
Hiking in Colorado, part 3
Wed, Aug 12, 2009
Hiking in Colorado, part 2
Tue, Aug 11, 2009
On the trails … in Colorado
Thu, Aug 6, 2009
Clearing off the old sports desk
Man, it’s been a while. Sorry for the delay. I’ve been … well, who’s kidding whom? I’m lazy.
Thu, Jul 16, 2009
Congrats to the American League … again
Well, another MLB all-star game is in the books, and thanks to Carl Crawford, Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter and a pair of Mariners, the junior circuit once again earned the right to get four home games instead of three in the World Series.
Tue, Jul 7, 2009
Sorry — can’t throw a baseball anymore
There is something so un-American about not being able to throw a baseball.
Wed, Jul 1, 2009
Did the World Baseball Classic kill pitchers' arms?
I heard an interesting stat the other day about Red Sox ace Daisuke Matsuzaka, about the terrible year he’s been having after a phenomenal 2008. The radio jock was saying this guy hasn’t been the same since pitching the World Baseball Classic in March.
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