Tag Archives: Sport

I do bite my thumb, sir!

A player from the Ottawa Senators got into a scuffle with one of the Buffalo Sabres last night, biting his thumb in the process. Well, now! Clearly he does quarrel. Draw, gentlemen! It’s Capulets like these Ottawans that make blood … Continue reading

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Does Vishnu get to wear a glove on each of his four hands?

I was going to write a post making fun of the Pittsburgh Pirates for having signed two guys from India as pitching prospects after they won a baseball-related reality TV show over there, but then I figured that the usual … Continue reading

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I’m a bad baseball fan.

In fact, I am such a bad baseball fan that I think I should stop claiming to be one. I’ve almost completely stopped paying attention to the game, since without cable, it’s nearly impossible to watch games until October, and … Continue reading

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Ah You? Ah No!

Random thoughts on sports, culled while I was on hiatus: :: Over the last two weeks, the Baltimore Orioles have launched a nine-game losing skid with a game in which they gave up thirty runs. That’s an already notorious event … Continue reading

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Notes

A couple of things: :: I guess it’s time to start giving actual hints for Unidentified Earth 15, so here’s the first hint: the Carter Administration. :: It’s time to identify the false item in my second Seven Things post. … Continue reading

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A couple of sporting thoughts

One: on a scale of relative outrage, I think that the Michael Vick thing so far outpaces the Barry Bonds steroids thing that they’re not even remotely in the same reality. One guy takes drugs to give him some extra … Continue reading

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A brief sporting thought

The other day, on my drive home from work, I heard the sports-talk guys (Schopp and the Bulldog, for you Buffalonians) discussing sports and TV, along the specific example of the apparently-awful ratings this year’s NBA Finals received. The general … Continue reading

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