I have to say I’ve never been a big Oscars guy. One reason is my wife hates going to or watching movies, so until this year I hadn’t seen a nominated movie in like ten years. Another reason would have to be a result of how pissed I got that Pulp Fiction lost to Forrest Gump for Best Picture. I never watched after that until this year.
Two things led to my watching the Oscars with an intensity only surpassed by watching football. First, I recently invested in a beautiful, albeit totally illegal software that allows me to stream movies for free… many times while still in the theaters. I was able to watch almost every movie up for the major categories. Second, there was an office pool that I entered which made the Oscars SOOOO MUCH more fun to watch. I finished dead last by the way, but totally worth it.
It is in this spirit I present the Top Ten Sports Movies Ever Made. I could easily do Top 30 and I know there will be plenty left off the list, but the following are my ten favorite sports movies.
This past week sports’ fans were subject to three huge stories. Dexter Fowler signed on with the Baltimore Orioles. Peyton Manning was set to announce his retirement. The San Francisco 49ers were set to trade Colin Kaepernick, and both the Houston Texans and Cleveland Browns were highly interested.
All reports were according to “sources”. None of the three proved to be true.
Sometimes there aren’t enough hours in a day to get done everything that needed to be done. When you have a six week old, those hours get even less. I had only a small window this morning to get my daily piece done, but my daughter began smiling and talking to me. My 45-minute window went out the door.
That doesn’t matter. Wayniac Nation promised you a random thought a day, and we don’t break a promise. Today, we look around the MLB via some links to articles.
I try to stay professional on my website. While I try to share my views on some of the more prominent topics in sports, I also try to remain an unbiased sports writer, not allowing any of my fandom interfere with delivering the truth.
Today, I come to you not as a writer of sports, but as a fan so disheartened by my favorite team’s upper management that it was time I spoke out.
I can’t keep quiet any longer. Instead of bettering the situation, Yankees president Randy Levine has made it worse. And it’s time for the fans to strike back.
Two seasons ago, the young Miami Marlins surprised a lot of people when they went on a second half surge and finished 77-85. That led a lot of people — including yours truly — to think they would take an even bigger step forward in 2015.
Instead, they suffered a rash of injuries and several sophomore slumps that saw them take a step backwards. Sure, they finished in third place, but they lost six more games than 2014, and they barely edged out the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies who were fielding Triple A squads by August.
Finally. After what seemingly felt like an eternity of “the Baltimore Orioles are likely to sign Yovani Gallardo” talks, they did. MLB Trade Rumors reported that the deal was a three-year, $35-million deferred doozy with a $13-million option in 2019.
It’s not a bad deal, it’s just not exciting. The Orioles needed to go out and get a starting pitcher because they lost Wei-Yin Chen to the Marlins, and Gallardo seemed to be their man from the get go. Gallardo, who is entering his age-29 season, certainly has the experience to lead a rotation.
The question that has to be asked is did the Orioles get better?
Pitchers and catchers began to report yesterday and there is already exciting stuff going on in the world of MLB. It’s only fitting that Spring Training began with a meteoric blast from the Schwar Hammer.
HAPPY PITCHERS AND CATCHERS WEEK EVERYBODY! Can you believe it is here? Time to thaw out and get ready, Spring Training games are right around the corner. Baseball is back!
Quite a bit to cover in the New York Yankees Universe, so sit back and catch up in your weekly Yankees quick hits.
On the morning of November 11, 2013, the baseball world found out that the Atlanta Braves had purchased a plot of land in Cobb County and intended to build a new stadium for the 2017 season. It was a surprise to everyone. There wasn’t a soul — outside of a tight circle of Atlanta Braves executives and a few Cobb County government leaders — that knew anything about it.
It was the talk of the Atlanta sports world and I remember thinking to myself that Turner Field was barely 16-years old. I also remember wondering why they decided to move the team out of downtown.
The Atlanta Braves have been doing work since John Hart took over as GM a little over a year ago. They have traded away practically every semblance of the team they were under the Frank Wren years. The old Braves Way is gone and the new Braves Rebuild is here.
That’s why it is so peculiar that they have chosen Freddie Freeman to be the lone survivor of the old system.
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