You have to give the young Flyers team and coach a lot of credit. They came to the tournament in Florida with a 1-3 record with three straight losses to teams with rankings of > 200. Meanwhile, the other seven
Category: Sports
Cincy Tennis Open 2021
We attended the Western & Southern Open at the tennis center in Mason, Ohio. There were many extra matches today due to the rainouts from yesterday. We watched portions of 4 matches: Dimitrov vs Bublik; Murray vs Hurkacz; Medvedev vs
No More Indians in Cleveland?
So how do you feel about this? The Cleveland baseball team had the nickname “Indians” for over 100 years; and there is a reason now to eliminate the name? Is it now the Guardians for Guardian Insurance? Did Guardian pay
Cycling Around Englewood Reserve
We did a little 15-mile ride around the Englewood Metropark and dam. When you ride over the top of a dam and cross a river three times, you get more than your share of hills. According to MapMyRide, this took
Declining Interest in Pro Sports
There are many recent articles about the massive decline in viewership for NBA games and sports in general… I don’t know the source of this observation below, but I think it sums up very well the public’s current disenchantment with professional
Miami Open Tennis
Given the supply and demand to attend live ATP tennis matches, the ticket prices for the Miami Open bordered on ridiculous ($500/seat!). Fortunately, we were able to find some greatly discounted tickets the evening before the round of 32. It
Presidential Election – Football Game Analogy
I’ve crafted this little vignette to illustrate the situation with the current US presidential election: As a result of COVID-20 (God forbid), the Big Ten 2021 football season is only one playoff game. In this case, it’s Ohio State vs
The Stealth Revolution Right in Front of You
A revealing summary from Victor Davis Hanson about the state of politics and the demonic positioning of the Democrats in the United States of America: To paraphrase Sophocles, 2020 saw many strange things and nothing stranger than peak Trump derangement
The Politics of Woke Corporations
It is interesting how many US corporations are blindly embracing Black Lies Matter and Antifactual, while at the same time ignoring very real violations of human rights in other parts of the world. A deeper dive into the underlying motivations
Are Sports in America Just Another Political Bull Horn?
Most American sports fans have now unhappily become accustomed to the major sports leagues imbuing the ‘entertainment’ with strong political messages. Folks that were previously hard core fans are starting to turn away in droves… Victor Davis Hanson writes a