NBA Finals 1996 Game Three: Bulls at Sonics (Pt. 1)

Well, I was feeling nostalgic and dug through my dusty VHS collection of NBA games. Since the tapes will eventually disintegrate, and there are no plans to convert all of them to DVD or digital… this write-up is the next best thing.   The Seattle SuperSonics (64–18 during the regular season) hosted the Chicago Bulls…

Eli Manning, Properly Rated and Calibrated

Why do we act as if Eli Manning has been getting away with something? For some reason, sports media are smug when discussing the New York Giant quarterback. They want to point out that Manning’s play has declined, and was never that great in the first place. Pricking Eli Manning’s good-not-great QB career is not…

UnOfficial Endorsements: Bring back the Washington Bullets

Three reasons to switch the “Washington Wizards” back to the “Washington Bullets”: The switch was based on a false piety in the first place. Reportedly, team owner Abe Pollin was convicted to change the mascot back when a friend was shot and murdered, after pondering the issue for a few years prior. This switch was not…

‘Za, ‘Zza, Pizza — Language Arts

Saw this restaurant sign the other night… the ‘Pizza Den’ neon was perfectly set up. Did you ever in your life call it ‘za before? Because I didn’t.  And, also: Are two z’s better than one? Guess not. It’s still a sad thing to say… That term “za” was used at least as far back as…