Poetic pragmatism, neo-transcendentalism, bikes, burritos, basketball.
In the fall of 1990, I went to see a Twins-Royals game in the Homer Dome. Do I need to mention that the Royals were not contending for a playoff spot? They weren’t, and neither were the Twins. There were approximately 1000 people there, but the rare assortment of players on the field has made [...]
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I was just watching ESPN’s Opening Day coverage of the Braves-Dodgers game, and the conversation between commentator Erik Karros (wasn’t he Rookie of the Year like 5 years ago?) and Rick Sutcliffe turned to steroids. Karros couldn’t contain himself. He blustered and rambled for a while, criticizing those who demanded an investigation, and basically rehashed [...]
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I watch so much SportsCenter that I figured I’d try to chronicle the non sequitors that they use to punctuate excellent sports moments. Three beers apiece for my co-workers – While high-fives among teammates are being exchanged. Derivation: Shawshank Redemption What’s on the grill? — Punctuates the moment when someone, usually Dwayne Wade, dunks in someone else’s [...]
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The Baseball Hall of Fame is filled with guys who cheated, played dirty, were terrible role models, drunks, jerks, domestic abusers, the list goes on. If any of these things disqualified players from eligibility, guys like Gaylord Perry & Whitey Ford (cheaters), Mickey Mantle (a great guy, but a drunk), Ty Cobb (a jerk) and [...]
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My name is Doug LeMoine. I work both on, and for, the Internet. You can find more about me in the About Me page that I wrote about me.
