Entries Tagged as 'retirement'

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

Why Ain’t You Talkin Bout Me?!

A shadowy figure sits down in a plush bedroom, and turns on the TV.

Voice: Alright, let’s see what them talkin heads is sayin about me today…
Turns on ESPN

Announcer: Mick Vick started his first full week of practice today…
Voice: Hmmm…
Changes channel to ESPN2
Announcer: Steven Strasburg finally signe with the Washington Nationals ending speculation that…
Voice: What the…
Changes […]

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

We Lost A Good One Yesterday

I grew up in a baseball house. My family has had season tickets for the Angels since the stadium opened, and everyone is an Angels diehard (well, except me and my cousin, the outcast Dodger fans). That’s why, even though my dad played college football, it was always baseball on our TV. Baseball was the […]

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

“Grow up, 007″: The MI6 of the sports world

I’m an avid James Bond fan.  So much so that I own 8 of Ian Fleming’s 13 original James Bond novels (sorry books, stories written down and bound together, a precursor to movies) in hardback.  Needless to say, the release of “Quantum of Solace” tomorrow has put me back in the “shaken, not stirred” frame […]

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

From the NFL to the Poor House

(I’m on vacation, but I wanted to post this anyway…)
Lately, the talk of inadequate retirement benefits for former NFL players has been a hot topic. Hall of Famers Mike Ditka and Joe DeLamielleure have been the most vocal crusaders for the ex-players’ cause to date. They are both representatives for the Gridiron Greats […]