Sports Perspectives

Bits’n Pieces: Gretzky A No Show; Ernie Harwell Dies; Baseball Playoff Picture Set; Bills Have Bad Karma; Greinke And Mauer Having CY And MVP Season; Eurobasket

Sep. 18 | -What a shame Wayne Gretzky didn’t show up at the Phoenix Coyotes training camp. I know there’s all sorts of back room stuff going on but wouldn’t it have been cool if he stood by his team and players? This is going to be one tough year...

RIP Johnny Podres

Jul. 12 | By Alessandro Johnny Podres is no more. The former pitcher of the Brooklyn Dodgers died at the age of 75 today. He had been hospitalzied for a heart and kidney condition as well as a leg infection. As a former fan of the Montreal Expos and now a supporter...

The Invisible Barrier: Jackie Robinson

Apr. 18 | By Rebecca Glass We celebrated Jackie Robinson yesterday, and the breaking of the color barrier. The importance of Robinson cannot be overstated. There was one barrier, however, Robinson could not break. No one speaks about it, because half of the time...

Dodger Blue is My Heart

Oct. 23 | By Alessandro After the Expos were sadly and unceremoniously sent packing, the question was often asked to me, “Will you pull for the new, naturalized Nationals?” Given the petty, pathetic, paltry amount of Expos fans that remained to begin...