Category Archives: On Sport

Wake

Posted on October 2, 2023 by ksedinger

The Pittsburgh Pirates entered the 1992 season as two-time defending National League East champions. Back then, both the AL and NL had just two divisions, East and West, and the playoffs consisted of a single Championship Series pitting the division … Continue reading →

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112 wins, here we come!

Posted on May 1, 2023 by ksedinger

One-hundred twelve wins! That’s roughly how many games the Pittsburgh Pirates will win this year if they manage to maintain their current winning percentage of .690 for the balance of the season. Of course, they almost certainly won’t, but it’s … Continue reading →

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Something for Thursday

Posted on March 30, 2023 by ksedinger

ALL RIGHT! LET ME HEAR YA! A-ONE! A-TWO! A-THREE! TAKE ME OUT…. Yup, today’s Opening Day for another baseball season! Hope springs eternal…with differing degrees of “hope”, obviously. For fans of, say, the Astros, Dodgers, Mets, and Braves, “hope” is … Continue reading →

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60 of 23

Posted on February 19, 2023 by ksedinger

(via) Michael Jordan turned 60 two days ago. While I’ve slowly come around to the acknowledgement that LeBron James is likely the greatest basketball player of all time, my commitment to MJ as the greatest still holds some sway in … Continue reading →

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The Greatest!!!

Posted on February 8, 2023 by ksedinger

(Buggered link fixed.) LeBron James has now scored more points than any other player in NBA history, surpassing the previous record set over three decades ago by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. You know what’s strange about this? I heard nothing about it … Continue reading →

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TB12

Posted on February 4, 2023 by ksedinger

He retired. Again. Will this retirement stick? Maybe, maybe not. Maybe He’s retiring so he can just wait until the first week of August, after training camps are half over, and then sign wherever He feels like signing to keep … Continue reading →

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Eddy vs. Eddie

Posted on January 29, 2023 by ksedinger

On a river, an eddy is a place of relative calm in swift-moving water formed by a large object like a rock; whitewater boaters will often find an eddy in the middle of a rapid and use it to grab a … Continue reading →

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The “Greatest” Comeback???

Posted on January 22, 2023 by ksedinger

From The West Wing, Season Three, “Stirred”: VICE-PRESIDENT HOYNES: I heard you had Caps tickets. SAM: Yes, sir. HOYNES: How was the game? SAM: Not very good. HOYNES: Have you ever seen a good hockey game? SAM: No. HOYNES: Me neither. … Continue reading →

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The Indecision of Mr. Goodell

Posted on January 15, 2023 by ksedinger

I’ve had this ESPN article loaded in a tab for almost a week now, without reading it. I figured a bit of distance would make the article less likely to make me angry. It didn’t work. As I write this, … Continue reading →

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“The Great One”

Posted on December 31, 2022 by ksedinger

Were I given by some magical being the chance to see a single athlete from history, engaging their sport at the height of their power, my answer would likely come very quickly: Roberto Clemente, “the Great One”, who died in … Continue reading →

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