The 1977-78 season was the penultimate of the World Hockey Association. The Birmingham Bulls may have been trying to take a page out of the Philadelphia Flyers book from a few years earlier. However, the bullying and harassment from Birmingham did not earn them a championship. The Bulls were led by Ken ‘The Rat’ Linseman, […]
Remember when Sundays were sacrosanct, all about church and family? No shops were opened, so people used to worship, visit relatives and enjoy a quiet day. These days, stores are open 7 days a week and the family dynamic is different. Single-parent families, shared desks, and business trips mean that weekends are often spent catching […]
First came the total solar eclipse, which swept across the country on Monday, August 21. Then just a few days later, the streak began to ripple through the sport of baseball and has yet to stop. No team has enjoyed a career like this in a long time, but somehow the Cleveland Indians’ eighteen-game winning […]
I really love baseball. I know other sports are good too and can be fun and exciting to watch, but for me, none of them can match baseball. There is no part of the game that I don’t like. I love reading about the history and lore of the game. Players of yesteryear like Babe […]
The great quest that almost every team in the National Football League participates in at one point or another is the search for the next great quarterback. This doesn’t even have to mean the next great quarterback of all time, it can sometimes mean the next great quarterback in a team’s history. Finding that diamond […]
LeBron James, a franchise player for the Cleveland Cavaliers, has become a certified NBA All-Star. In 2007, James led the Cavs to their first NBA Finals in franchise history. However, did you know that prior to that year, the Cavaliers had reached the Conference Finals for the previous two years (1976, 1992) and had been […]
I’ve been to many hockey games in my life and I’ve been to a couple of NHL stadiums. I’ve been to the following arenas: Columbus Blue Jackets, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators, Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche, and Detroit Red Wings. All of these stadiums are very nice, but some stand out. Number three: Chicago Blackhawks […]
The early days of basketball often saw slow and unfriendly games for fans that often left viewers bored. Games often only reached their 40s and many of the best players averaged less than 15 points per game. Many early basketball games seemed more like a glorified version of the keep-away game than an action-packed professional […]
The accepted assumptions are that all pitchers must have a certain height, and that all starters have the same throwing and inning limitations. Additionally, the definitions of an accepted number of pitches per inning and a “quality start” are metrics that are used throughout the Game, with no evidence of their validity being confirmed. Yes, […]
Who is Henry Sy? Are you rich and successful? If so, why talk about it? Why not just enjoy the hits of Donald Trump from The Apprentice or Warren Buffet, the Oracle of Nebraska? Henry Sy has inspired millions of people in the Philippines and around the world because of how he built his business […]