Basketball Hall of Famer Bill Walton took to a baseball broadcasting booth Friday night, using his signature enthusiasm and weirdness to elevate a game in desperate need of it Former NBA star Bill Walton once again reminded viewers he’s a goddamned broadcasting legend Friday night as he took to the booth with partner—and rising star in his own right—Jason Benetti… Read more →
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Catching Destiny: The Chicago Cubs are Finally World Series Champions
After more than a century of futility, the Chicago Cubs can finally call themselves champions. As the curtain falls, where were you when history happened? I started this article somewhere in the middle of the eighth inning of last night’s decisive Game Seven of the World Series, a few pitches before Cleveland’s Rajai Davis, who spent the night hitless, slammed a… Read more →
Remembering the “Mistake By the Lake”: 10 Cent Beer Night Turns 40
by Shimbo As the old song goes, “Everything looks worse in black & white.” There isn’t much left depicting the events that took place in Cleveland, Ohio the night of June 4, 1974 where the lowly Cleveland Indians took on the Texas Rangers outside of some newspaper photos and small amounts of audio. Despite the lack of physical evidence, that… Read more →