by mike | Mar 23, 2023 | Basketball, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
In keeping with the season—that’s the Madness of March season—this post, which I first presented in 2020, is about a remarkable team—and its coach—that changed the face of college basketball forever. I believe it is significant that I’m writing this post on April...
by mike | Mar 20, 2023 | Basketball, Sports, Uncategorized |
When Neil Sedaka sang this song back in the day, I was a mere juvenile (but not a delinquent). Now, I’m pretty sure Neil wasn’t referring to the NCAA Basketball Tournament, but I certainly am, because—wonder of wonders—two of our teams are still dancing! Yes, the Lady...
by mike | Mar 13, 2023 | Basketball, Sports, Uncategorized |
The title of this post is a real line of dialogue—the last in the film, actually—from the much-honored classic, The Bridge on the River Kwai (1958). It is shouted by a character called Major Clipton as he observes men destroying one another during a World War II...
by mike | Mar 6, 2023 | Aging, Baseball, Books, California, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
Well, I sure hope so, because I’m turning 77 today. Holy crap, how in the name of Zeus’s butthole did that happen! Wasn’t I just roller-skating along the mean streets and back alleys of the Bronx neighborhood where I grew up? Didn’t I just graduate from college and...
by mike | Jan 12, 2023 | Baseball, Movies, Sports, Sports Movies, Uncategorized |
Lots of folks missed this wonderful film. I first presented this post in 2019. Inspired by a true story, Chasing 3000 (2010) is, of course, a baseball movie, one that highlights the legendary Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder, Roberto Clemente. But transcending that, it...
by mike | Sep 12, 2022 | Baseball, Life, Sports, Uncategorized |
When the Padres-Rockies ballgame on the tube ended on a spring night in 2008, I climbed into bed. At 1:30 a.m. Following a 22-inning game that played out over six-plus hours. Was I bummed? Well yeah, because the Padres lost, 2-1. Was I bummed because I’d watched every...
