Martin reported a few days ago on our nation’s pharmaceutically enhanced water supply, and this morning I had an odd thought. How long will it be before a pro athlete fails a […]
Mitchell Report fails to step up to plate with a plan
Also undermined by pettiness and a lack of perspective. Shortly after former Senator George Mitchell released his report on performance-enhancing drug use by major league baseball players, he suggested those singled out […]
Alex Rodriguez's relationship with Yankees replicates his marriage
The foundation for Alex Rodriguez’s new contract was poured two weeks ago — 10 years at $275 million. As if that weren’t already enough to start his own nation (the Republic of […]
AAA-Rod is bigger than the game
It’s always confusing to sports fans, and not a little disappointing, when they encounter great talents with second-rate character. Bobby Knight is a legendary coach but a serial bully who has, on […]
The horror is getting to Matt Taibbi
Matt Taibbi is perhaps the premier political writer of his generation. He made his bones with Mark Ames at Russia’s legendary expat rag The eXile before moving on to The Beast and […]
Quotabull
[C]learly this was not something that we expected to happen, given the history of this bridge, the inspection process, and how this bridge was rated. — Mary Peters, secretary of Transportation, during […]
MLB can’t tolerate the Red Sox acting like the Patriots
I love my Sox, but they need to respect the integrity of the game. The Boston Red Sox appear to have been busted for cheating. The hated New York Yankees have what […]
In the NFL, cheating pays
We Americans are an inconsistent lot, and nowhere is that more exposed than in our views on cheating. Sometimes we hold our heroes to the letter of the law, and excoriate them […]
Baseball Hall of Fame voters: it’s time to judge the judges
by Rafael Noboa y Rivera Baseball writers in the Steroid Era had one job. And they failed at it. Earlier this week, the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA) unveiled the newest […]
The All-NBA What-If Team
We sports fans love a good “what if?” debate, and there are millions of them. What if Portland had drafted Michael Jordan instead of Sam Bowie? What if Roman Abramovich had left […]
