AltWeeklies Wire
Canseco Creams A-Rodnew
Does Alex Rodriguez's latest admission vindicate a Miami trainer?
Miami New Times |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
03-02-2009 |
Sports
How Spring Training Gradually Forced Arizona to Decrease Discriminationnew
An overt act of racism in Florida helped bring spring training baseball to Tucson more than 60 years ago -- even though this small Southwestern city was far from being immune to racial prejudice.
Tucson Weekly |
Dave Devine |
02-12-2009 |
Sports
Busting Balls: 20 Ways To Improve Sportsnew
We blow the whistle on the ridiculous rules and quirks that make the games lame.
Boston Phoenix |
Lance Gould |
01-09-2009 |
Sports
2008: The Year of the Nerdnew
Barack Obama collects Spider-Man comics and knows how to communicate with Vulcans. But in a year when many a dashing high-school quarterback and perfect prom queen got wedgies from the freaks and geeks, its really no surprise he was elected.
Boston Phoenix |
Ryan Stewart |
12-29-2008 |
Commentary
I Don't Care About the Philliesnew
I am avidly not interested, so please, everyone, stop expecting me to give a shit just because I live in the local ZIP code.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Caralyn Green |
10-27-2008 |
Sports
The Chicago Cubs' True Accomplishmentnew
We're missing the point on the Cubs' latest, most spectacular crash and burn. Does anyone understand how difficult it is for a team to go 100 years without winning a championship?
Chicago Reader |
Mike Conklin |
10-14-2008 |
Sports
The Collapse of the Nationals Marketnew
When are Nats tickets like bad mortgages? When you can't unload them, even for free.
Washington City Paper |
Staff |
10-02-2008 |
Sports
Farewell Yankee Stadiumnew
Memories of a sports landmark.
Shepherd Express |
Frank Clines |
09-19-2008 |
Sports
Can Cole Hamels Save the Phillies?new
It's a cliche, but with great power comes great responsibility. As Hamels -- mild-mannered, injury-prone, 24 and playing for a contract on a veteran team -- emerges as the Phillies' clear ace, the time for him to assume that responsibility has come.
Philadelphia City Paper |
E. James Beale |
08-26-2008 |
Sports
The Grand Prarie AirHogs Go All Out in Their First Yearnew
The minor league baseball team is willing to do whatever it takes to make you a fan. And that includes win.
Dallas Observer |
Sam Merten |
08-25-2008 |
Sports
The Last Sports Writer: Manny Upnew
The night before, in his first game as a Dodger, Manny had faced Randy Johnson, who will one day be his neighbor in the Hall of Fame. But poor Yusmierio Petit never had a chance.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Neal Pollack |
08-08-2008 |
Sports
The Case of the Golden Thong, and Other Baseball Superstitionsnew
According to George Gmelch, cultural anthropologist and author of the article "Baseball Magic," superstitious behaviors among ballplayers fall into two major categories -- rituals and taboos. Nomar Garciaparra's famed batting gyrations, that's a ritual. When he jumps over the base line to take his position in the infield, that is a taboo.
Charleston City Paper |
John Strubel |
08-06-2008 |
Sports
The Phillies' So Taguchi has Lost His Waynew
But the slumping outfielder remains determined to find it.
Philadelphia Weekly |
G.W. Miller III |
07-14-2008 |
Sports
Brian Barton Chooses Baseball Over Aerospace Engineering ... For Nownew
Baseball ain't rocket science. But if it were, that wouldn't stop rookie St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Brian Barton. He's pretty good at both.
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
06-27-2008 |
Sports
Could Cubs Catcher Geovany Soto be the Key to a World Championship?new
Manager Lou Piniella, trying to end the Cubs' century-long title drought, is relying on a rookie catcher who happens to be a key reason why, for the first time since 1908, the Cubs entered June of a season with the best record in baseball.
Chicago Reader |
Ted Cox |
06-24-2008 |
Sports
