Passionately intense musings
In all my years of playing and attending baseball games, I have never witnessed a triple play. In the history of major league baseball there have been less than 700 of these plays. They are rare, to say the very least. It would be fantastic to see one. Definitely something someone who loves baseball can get excited about. And on […]
» Read moreThree days from now I’ll begin a weekend I look forward to every year – the NFL draft. While I preferred the full Saturday and Sunday version, getting some primetime action on Thursday and Friday will suffice. Here’s a take on how things could shake out this week: 1. Indianapolis Colts – Andrew Luck, QB, Stanford Owner Jim Irsay has done […]
» Read moreThis weekend I questioned what branches had grown from Duke’s Coach K’s coaching tree – Quin Snyder’s failed attempt at Missouri (and really, where is he today?), Tommy Amaker’s failed attempt at Michigan (although he has taken Harvard to the tourney for the first time since the Truman Administration), and a few others, but not a lot of success. While […]
» Read moreIs there a better rivalry than Duke and North Carolina? Not to me. I have been pumped for this match-up all week – reflecting on the triple Austin Rivers buried in Chapel Hill to crush the Tar Heels earlier this season. I figure a little play-by-play and analysis along with random side commentary are in order for such a big […]
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