Men With Brooms
Yes, I’m a fan of curling. deal with it. So it was with some interest last year while watching the Brier that they were advertising a curling movie, Men With Brooms, starring Leslie Nielsen, Paul...
View ArticleBackup Brain: On curling
Welcome back, Tom — it’s damn good to see you again! And this, in essence, is the attraction of curling. If folks stop snickering about the sport and pay attention, you start to see the complexity and...
View ArticleDead athletes’ brains show damage from concussions – CNN.com
using tissue from retired NFL athletes culled posthumously, the Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy (CSTE) is shedding light on what concussions look like in the brain. The findings are...
View ArticleThe business of sports
(originally posted on 11/26. I’m just catching up with my post-vacation e-mail deluge..) This is mostly off-topic, but I’m bringing it up because we’ve had discussions about business issues before,...
View ArticleDo fans have the final say?
something we’ve talked about a lot. Here are some economists who’ve studied it: http://thesportseconomist.com/archive/2005_02_01__arch_file.htm#110930727705075792 and here’s a summary of what they...
View Articlesome days, you really can go home again.
Some days, I’ve found, you really can go home again. Saturday, I went to a baseball game. Not just any game — a Giants game as San Jose muni (see, San Jose already has a baseball team, and it’s not the...
View ArticleOngoing: Minor League epiphany
Ongoing: Minor League epiphany: Â The stadium was partially sunlit and filling up and people were drinking beer and happy and George was singing “I”m just 23, I don’t mind dyin’”, and George is...
View ArticleMore on the economics of professional sports teams..
As kind of a follow up on the Sonics to San Jose thread…. First, a nice piece summarizing the current state of disorder up in Seattle, courtesy of the Seattle Metroblog. What it doesn’t get into is the...
View Articlecongrats to Barry!
Congratulations to Barry Bonds — 756 is a historic moment. Today is not a day for talking about the other aspects of this record. Today is a day for letting Barry enjoy what he’s accomplished. that...
View Articlethe end of the Bonds era.
San Jose Mercury News – Killion: Let me grab my handkerchief: Â If you were expecting emotion and sentiment think again. If you were expecting a Tony Gwynn-like farewell or a Cal Ripken-like embrace,...
View ArticleSaying “Thanks†to Peter Magowan
Killion: Perfect storm sends Magowan into retirement – San Jose Mercury News: Â Magowan said on Friday, in announcing his retirement, that he wanted to spend more time with his grandchildren. We...
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