by gordie | Aug 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
The woman, a minister by trade, was standoffish: What were we doing in the graveyard adjacent to her church? Five of us stood there that day in the spring of 2022 – myself, my wife and another couple, as well as a tour guide, who tried to talk the woman down. They...
by gordie | Aug 4, 2023 | MLB
Orioles closer Felix Bautista stands 6-8, weighs 285 and routinely throws 100. Dubbed “The Mountain,” he looks like Shaq when he’s out there on the mound, or at least an NFL edge rusher. (And dare it be said that he’s now on the short list of great mountains, along...
by gordie | Jul 5, 2023 | MLB
Decades before Ted Lasso hung that iconic sign over his office door, another Hollywood venture into the sporting world taught us the value of belief. Again and again in Bull Durham, director Ron Shelton’s 1988 ode to minor league baseball, the characters invest...
by gordie | Jun 4, 2023 | NBA
Tyler Smith once played basketball at Penn State, and as a pro seemingly everywhere else. Gives him a wider worldview, one that is particularly valuable now, given the fact that a certain crew-cutted Serbian has turned the NBA playoffs into his own personal showcase....
by gordie | May 13, 2023 | NBA
Well, the Golden State Warriors were fun while they lasted. But Friday night’s series-deciding loss to the Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals feels like a crossroads moment. In a basketball sense, it feels like the Day the Music Died. A pity, because for the...
