We all might want to try to be a little less die-hard sports fans and a little more devoted human being fans.
A View From the Bleachers
January 8, 2012 By 3 Comments
Randy Steingberg reflects on his life as a subsiding Red Sox fan, and the love and admiration that can’t be found in a ballpark.
How to Save Baseball
September 30, 2011 By 10 Comments
Tom Matlack thinks he can fix the game we all used to love.
Pinstriped Preschool Atrocity
August 19, 2011 By 3 Comments
Aaron Gouveia thought his son was at the perfect preschool…until he saw the hat they’d given him.
Firm Believers in World Peace
August 7, 2011 By 3 Comments
A long-standing Red Sox / Yankees rivalry will do that to you.
Baseball Needs to Be a Wormhole, Not a Time Capsule
July 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment
As baseball’s attendance dwindles, Aaron Gordon writes, its significance as a portal to the past is also in jeopardy.
The Dutiful Game: Me, My Daughter, and Sports
July 6, 2011 By 1 Comment
Steve Himmer wonders how to keep his daughter from feeling excluded when it comes to sports.
Have You Ever Had a Nudnik Hug?
June 28, 2011 By 5 Comments
‘Each morning, our bedroom door swings open as small boy and smaller stuffed animals enter. Sock-covered feet carry said boy to me and small arms lift themselves wordlessly.’
A Masshole in Manhattan
February 1, 2011 By 14 Comments
Will a Rondo debate ensue following every Celtics victory? Would knuckle sandwiches have been thrown if that foot-loving loudmouth had led the Jets to the Super Bowl?
Keeping the Faith: A Love Letter to the Futile Franchises
January 15, 2011 By 5 Comments
When the going gets tough, auctioning your loyalty isn’t an option.
Man-to-Man With Doug Flutie
December 10, 2010 By 2 Comments
We catch up with legendary quarterback Doug Flutie to discuss the Capital One Cup, politics, the art of catching a foul ball, and, of course, being a good man.
The Other Kind of Fantasy Sports: Jeter, Ali, and the 19-0 Patriots
December 1, 2010 By 5 Comments
An hour or so on Photoshop and some Post intern redefined “fantasy sports” for millions. And this isn’t the first time technology and sports have met in dreamland.
At 63, Bill Lee Pitches a Winner
September 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Bill “the Spaceman” Lee, 63, may have become the oldest pitcher to record a win in a professional baseball game on Sunday, allowing only five hits and two earned runs in a 7-3 win for the Brockton Rox over the Worcester Tornadoes of the Can-Am League. Lee, a former Boston Red Sox and Montreal Expos [...]
Man-to-Man with Dave Winfield
July 10, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Vocalyze
“When I was in a men’s group in 1972, I distinctly remember feeling edgy when we would hug.”
“My son and daughter keep reminding me that things are changing.” The times they are a changin’ (comment and Marco Magnani video cover of Bob Dylan song.)