Monthly Archives: January 2011
Why Green Bay wins the Super Bowl easily
Sometimes, games live up to the hype. But other times, after two weeks of hype, they don’t. This will be one of those instances. Green Bay-Pittsburgh is getting hyped up beyond belief. The two largest fanbases are doing battle in … Continue reading
Filed under Green Bay Packers, NFL, Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl
A warning for Royals fans: More than talented prospects are needed
Kansas City Royals fans are a buzz these days, particularly about the farm system. The system includes guys like Wil Myers, Mike Moustakas, Eric Hosmer, Mike Montgomery, Chris Dwyer and other “hot prospects.” It’s been referred to in recent weeks … Continue reading
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One big takeaway from Championship Weekend: The Chiefs are still a few years away
One big takeaway from Championship Weekend: The Chiefs are still a few years away The AFC/NFC Championship Weekend is my favorite football weekend of the year. This year, it took more prominence as the Green Bay Packers-Chicago Bears renewed an … Continue reading
Filed under Kansas City Chiefs, NFL
Six final thoughts on the college football season
With Auburn knocking off Oregon to win the national title last night, here are my final thoughts leaving the year of college football. 1. In the “new Big 12,” Missouri and Kansas State will be fine. Missouri knocked off Oklahoma … Continue reading
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The simple lesson of the Arizona massacres: Some people are just insane
Jared Lee Loughner is America’s new mass murder, killing multiple residents of Arizona while attempting to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. As news about Loughner leaked out gradually, what astonished me as an American was how hard each side of the … Continue reading
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A brief review of Matt Cassel’s season
By all indications, Matt Cassel proved himself to be Kansas City’s quarterback of the future this year. The Chiefs were certainly better with him in the lineup and he doesn’t exactly have the number of targets a Trent Green or … Continue reading
Filed under Kansas City Chiefs, Matt Cassel
Huckleberry Finn controversy hard to grapple
Just in case you don’t know of the controversy regarding Huckleberry Finn, here’s a brief snippet from The Washington Post: Mark Twain wrote that “the difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter.” … Continue reading
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The snobbery of Old Media types and why the New Media has already won
I have never really been a “Print vs. Online” culture warrior. While I’m a believer of the online format and the future of it, I’ve tried to avoid the snobbery that engulfs some bloggers. And yes – some bloggers are very … Continue reading
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MLB Hall of Fame becomes Hall of Good with Bert Blyleven induction
Want proof the best ways to get into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame is to be a “good guy,” pitch for 20 years and to be buddies with sports reporters? Look no further than Bert Blyleven. Blyleven, after … Continue reading
Filed under Bert Blyleven, MLB
Your Chart of the Day
If you can’t see this chart, this shows the popularity of various news sources for those aged 18-29 and 30-49, two critical demographics for news organizations. As you can see, this Internet thing is working.
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