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Written by Anthony Fenech
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Thursday, 18 January 2007 |
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Ok, so you’ve sentenced your Pistons’ Ben Wallace jersey to a sad, dark, gloomy life in the back of your closet.
You might have even set it ablaze; cursing, screaming, kicking and crying, finally confirming the neighbor’s suspicions that you’re crazy.
And that afro wig you thought looked so hip, well, that’s finally been served up as dinner to your dog.
Two weeks ago, Wallace, who is now viewed by many Detroiters as a Benedict Arnold, decided to take the 4 hour trek west on I-94 to the Windy City and become an employee of the Chicago Bulls.
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Written by Anthony Fenech
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Thursday, 18 January 2007 |
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A gift sent from the heavens above.
That’s how you can describe the Tigers first-half of the 2006 season, in which they lead the defending champion Chicago White Sox and in a most impressive fashion, boast baseball’s best record at 56-28.
Magical is another word.
Whether it be Curtis Granderson’s game-tying home run in the ninth inning with two strikes and two outs on May 20, or Marcus Thames matching Granderson’s feat against the St. Louis Cardinals a little over a month later, the first half has been simply magical.
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Written by Anthony Fenech
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Thursday, 18 January 2007 |
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Of all the elements that make the game of baseball simply fascinating, the most unique of them is that the end of the game is dictated by the players, not a clock.
This simple trait of America’s pastime has created unbelievable moments that aren’t seen in other sports.
Sunday night was one of those moments.
At game time, the Chicago White Sox were a half game behind the Detroit Tigers in the A.L. Central standings. A few hours later, heading into the bottom of the 8th inning, they were one and a half games back.
They began the bottom half of the eighth down, 9-2, to the Houston Astros. The rain was falling and for all intensive purposes, the game was over.
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Written by Anthony Fenech
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Thursday, 18 January 2007 |
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Take this and frame it because you will probably never see this again.
This is me writing about soccer.
But ignoring the world’s biggest sporting event, the World Cup, would not only be ignorant on my part, but for once, the United States team is making some noise overseas.
After an improbable 1-1 tie with the Italians, the Americans have a chance to advance to the round of 16 for the first time in their history.
Let’s face it though, it’s not going to happen. This is a nice lovey-dovey story, but the soccer gods will not allow the U.S. to advance.
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Written by Anthony Fenech
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Wednesday, 20 December 2006 |
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You’re Brady Quinn. You’re the quarterback of America’s most popular college football team, you just finished  Quinn on the Run
You look more like a GQ model than a Notre Dame quarterback, and oh yeah, you’re likely to be the first pick in April’s NFL Draft.
Life’s good, huh?
Yeah, life’s good. That is until you do the math and realize it’s just as likely the team that will be holding that first spot in the draft is the Detroit Lions. And that’s where Brady immediately crosses everything off his Christmas list, scrapping such things as a Fiesta Bowl victory and a defense, the list now looking like this:
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