Things That Aren’t Sports Archive
10 Jul 2006
Barbaro Not Doing So Well
Barbaro’s got some “potentially serious” complications in his leg, including an infection, which I’m told can drastically alter the taste of the Moo Goo Gai Pan he will someday become. Barbaro is recovering in an intensive care unit. And, to celebrate the spirit of Barbaro, I present to you this YouTube clip as a pure
12 Jun 2006
Barbaro, Much Like The Rest Of Us, Doesn’t Watch Horse Racing
I know what’s on your mind. You’re concerned about whether or not Barbaro was able to watch and enjoy the Belmont Stakes this past weekend, and justifiably so. Well, thanks to a tipster named Elysse, we have the answer. Let’s consult the Baltimore Sun… One hundred and fifty miles to the south, Barbaro will receive
01 Jun 2006
An Evening Of Spelling
ABC will be broadcasting the the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals live this evening at 8 eastern, as you may be aware. The Wade Blogs has a nice post to get you ready… including video of the kid fainting, and my personal favorite, another kid nailing an impromptu Napoleon Dynamite impression that just confused the
25 May 2006
Bernardini Sitting This One Out
The winning horse that everyone ignored because another horse broke his ankle is sitting out the Preakness, the third leg of the triple crown. All three triple crown events will have different winners, and none of them will be able to read. Dubai’s Sheik Mohammed, who operates Darley Stud, made the decision to rest Bernardini.
24 May 2006
Backdoor Cuts – 05/24/06
• This is kind of odd… Cuttino Mobley kinda/sorta accuses certain Clipper players of not giving their all in Game 7 against the Suns. The word “sacrifice” is used, as in, some players refused to do any of it. Sadly, I didn’t get to see the game, so I don’t have a clue who he’s
22 May 2006
Barbaro Is Not Yet Glue
After five hours of surgery, Barbaro is walking again. But he’s still not out of the woods, they still might have to send him away to horsey heaven. And it’s really touching to me how much people care about Barbaro the horse. All of these horse lovers, who are so devoted to an activity that
03 May 2006
It’s A Fine Week For Abusing Horses
It was getting to be about time for my annual “horse racing is dumb” post… and just in time, a football player at Ohio University has jumped in and joined my side of the argument. There was a brawl outside of an Athens bar, and police were ushering people away from the scene. Corey Logan,
17 Apr 2006
I Have A Bad Feeling That I Could End Up Watching This…
Coming soon to a television near you: Major League Gaming. That’s “gaming” as in, video games. There’s a professional league for video game players, and they’ve got a deal with the USA Network… which already kinda puts them ahead of the NHL. But something still feels dirty about this… it just feels like we’ve gone
13 Apr 2006
Beef: Lynn Swann and Franco Harris
Well, maybe it’s not so much of a beef, as they’re just on opposite sides of a political race. But if things got violent, and they recorded battle rap songs slamming one another, and there eventually were some gunshots involved, I don’t think there’s any downside there. Swann and Harris were, of course, teammates on
11 Apr 2006
$1,000 Mint Juleps Should Probably Get You Really Really Drunk
The people at the Kentucky Derby are going to be selling $1,000 mint juleps this year. It will consist of bourbon from Kentucky, mine from Morocco, ice from the Arctice, and sugar from the South Pacific. I think it also contains some of Secretariat’s snot. I dunno about you, but… if I’m going to be