Leading up the the recent MLB All Star Game a lot of sports commentators and enthusiasts questioned whether it is the right decision to have fans pick the All Stars. Usually the debate stems from fans voting based on popularity and not on worthiness. Players stuck in small markets easily get overlooked as fanatics from big market teams only vote for players from their favorite team. However, this year leading up the the MLB All Star Game the conversation was about the amount of players who got voted into the game that decided to skip it.
Monday, July 18, 2011
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Review: Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill
During the Bruins run to the Stanley Cup, I enjoyed one of the games at Toby Keith's I Love This Bar and Grill at Patriot Place in Foxboro, MA. This being a sports blog, I thought it be a good idea to review a sports bar.
Toby Keith's is a great place to watch a big game. The bar is huge and reminds me of a party in a barn. The long length of the bar and its placement right in the middle allows for easy and quick access to the bar. There is tons of space between the walls and the bar. One side has a bunch of tables and the other is free. At first I wondered, “why not put tables here?” However, the openness that it creates adds to the feel of the barn party.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Review: The Best American Sports Writing 2010
As a sports blogger I thought it be a good to read The Best American Sports Writing 2010 and I was not disappointed. Peter Gammons, who started his career in Boston, served as guest editor and as a Boston native I was pleased to see many of the stories being about Boston sports. I really enjoy this book series because it offers sports writing from many different perspectives.
The way the book series works is the editor Glenn Stout sorts through hundreds of submissions to picks what he believes are the best. He then sends them to the guest editor who picks around 20 of them to fill about 400 pages in the book. I only wish that the book could be longer because there certainly were pieces that were left out of necessity that should be read.
The way the book series works is the editor Glenn Stout sorts through hundreds of submissions to picks what he believes are the best. He then sends them to the guest editor who picks around 20 of them to fill about 400 pages in the book. I only wish that the book could be longer because there certainly were pieces that were left out of necessity that should be read.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Monday, June 20, 2011
Ranking the Trophies: Every Kids Dream
Recently I ranked the seven championship seasons Boston has had over the last decade. This gave me a new idea: ranking the individual North American sport trophies. We all grew up dream about winning a championship and hoisting a trophy. So what trophy did we think would be the coolest to hoist?
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