Category Archives: Amateur and Professional Sporting Worlds

Bargaining, Fantasy Football, and the Girl out of Your League

Now that the NFL, and consequently the fantasy football season are under way, it once again confirms my hypothesis that 99% of human beings understand absolutely nothing about bargaining. Not almost nothing, or next to nothing. They understand less than … Continue reading

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The Red Sox are the New Yankees

I have been meaning to discuss this for a while. For as long as I can remember, I have been embroiled in the Yankees/Red Sox mess as a die-hard Yankee fan. Staying up until 1Am at age ten watching the … Continue reading

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Cause of Death: The 99% Fail

At this moment, as I feel possibly lower than I have ever felt in my life, I feel like for some reason this is important for people to understand. You may not think so in the slightest, and there’s absolutely … Continue reading

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That Was a Legal Hit, Now Pick Up Your Teeth

I have mentioned before that I have never been in a fistfight. While I have several times been involved situations where one may result, almost invariably I serve as peacemaker and try to get everyone to calm down. Something so … Continue reading

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King of the Boozebags

A few days ago here in LA, I began talking baseball with an older guy at one of the tables. He has a firm appreciation for baseball and baseball history, and we got to chatting. Trading anecdotes about Ted Williams, … Continue reading

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Gus Johnson, Please Narrate My Life

Something occurred to me as I watched this week’s worth of NFL games. I and many of my friends set the entire day aside for what one friend calls, “The Sabbath.” Sunday is for football and nothing else. Conversations are … Continue reading

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Gone and Probably Temporarily Forgotten

For the next several days, loyal readers, I will almost certainly not be writing. I’m back playing again, for the briefest of stretches. But it’s a chance. I can’t afford food, have no health insurance, and for all intents and … Continue reading

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More Jobs Available to Me in the NFL

With all the rules changes going in the NFL to protect players, pretty soon a player will be ruled down once a linebacker gently bumps him with a Double DownAround 100% goose down pillow. Feathers will fly rather than blood … Continue reading

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Poker Reinvented

If you don’t like my poker posts or don’t follow poker at all, then just skip right on ahead to YouTube. I normally try to make my posts as accessible to all audiences as is humanly possible, but I’ve invented … Continue reading

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In Celebration of Draft Day

Draft Day is one of the most special times of the year. It’s the Christmas Day of the sporting world. The day your software gives birth to your team and your months as an owner and fantasy parent begin. Yet … Continue reading

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