Sitting at my desk, staring out at the bleak, gray landscape, I can feel it settling over me like a stifling blanket. It’s that time of year, ladies and gentlemen. Lock your doors and grab some intoxicants – The February Funk is upon us.
This column, my WannaBe Brethren, is a preemptive strike against the [...]

Baseball season is rapidly approaching, and my blood has begun to boil. The anticipation of the coming struggle is almost too much to take. I check my favorite club’s news blog five times a day, minimum, scouring the news wire for any and all info involving my club. I’m one of those fans who upon [...]

I’m a huge fan of the NBA and I love watching the All-star game. However, sometimes I feel like high quality players don’t get the recognition they deserve. What makes an All-Star anyway? Is it how many points per game they score? Is an All-star determined about how many assists per game they have before [...]

Now, I’ll be the first person to admit this – I hate all things MTV. I truly believe that, between MTV and VH1, the popular media have nearly ruined a generation of children.
But I will say one thing: Many of my current favorite pro wrestlers wouldn’t be around if not for a reality show known [...]

Kobe Bryant just passed Jerry West as the Lakers’ all-time scoring list. Kobe’s numbers throughout his career is impressive, but is Kobe the best Laker ever to suit up for a game? Let’s see.
Jerry West is known for being the logo of the NBA, and he has one of the coolest nicknames ever, “Mr. [...]

Well, the dream is over.
Once again, a Brett Favre helmed team has come up just short of the Superbowl. That makes two overtime losses in three years.
But the question that should be on everyone’s mind is this: Will he take another shot?
It’s certainly possible. Brett enjoyed one of his better statistical seasons in 2009. He [...]

As I was assembling one of my requisite Brett Favre columns, I got to thinking about his consecutive games streak. It’s a legendary feat, to be sure. But where does it stack up in the pantheon of all time iron-man greatness?
And so, as is my customary practice when faced with such a conundrum, I’ve decided [...]

Among all of the horrors unleashed upon the world in the 1990’s, there is one atrocity which is often forgotten. It was an evil just as dastardly as the conflict in Bosnia and just as toxic as the Gulf War oil spill.
Yes, it was even more evil than “Titanic.”
Triffix Entertainment, the company responsible for [...]

Meltdowns
Don’t you just love it when players and coaches overreact after a play or a call doesn’t go their way? Well I love it. From Bobby Knight to Mike Ditka, coaches have always been at the forefront of public meltdowns. Most of the time, the coaches who have the meltdowns don’t even realize it [...]

Anyone who has been keeping an eye on the MLB hot stove has heard the news by now – The Oakland A’s have taken a startling leap of faith and signed former Milwaukee Brewers ace Ben Sheets for an estimated $10 million.
Why should you care? Because, my WannaBe Brethren, this could be the start [...]