Take away the cable TV hype and the Radio City Music Hall spectacle. No stack of scrolling bars with stats and the army of over-compensated blowhards on TV. No concert hall filled with screaming fans who have memorized mostly irrelevant combine stats. Take every glimmer of glamour, polish, and stardust away, and all that is [...]
And the winner is… no one. For the eighth time in the history of the institution, and the first time since 1996, the Baseball Hall of Fame elected zero players this afternoon. No Barry Bonds, no Roger Clemens, no Craig Biggio, Tim Raines, or Jack Morris. Essentially the Baseball Writers Association delivered a loud and [...]
The results from the most controversial election in the history of the Baseball Hall of Fame are due shortly and our Jason Tabrys took some time to look over the candidates and tell you who he thinks should be granted baseball immortality. There are those who believe that no one will get elected to the [...]
Yesterday, Kansas City Chiefs Linebacker Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend (Kasandra Perkins), drove to the Chiefs practice facility, thanked GM Scott Pioli and Head Coach Romeo Crennel for allowing him to be a Chief, and then shot himself in the head. The couple’s 3 month old daughter is now parentless. Today, yards away from the [...]
His was a story that was bound to have a sad end. Pascual Perez vexed hitters and baseball executives throughout his career until it came to an end thanks to a drug suspension and recurring arm issues. Following his exit from the game, Perez returned to his beloved Dominican Republic; living not as a recluse, but as someone who was inaccessible to [...]
For 15 seasons Jesse Sapolu was the man at the center of it all in San Francisco — the All-Pro Center for the 49ers and the man who handed the ball to Joe Montana and Steve Young. Sapolu won four rings with the 49ers and never wore another pro jersey, but through his entire storied [...]