Tag: sports
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10 Reasons Why American Sports Fans Like Me Should Watch Formula 1
There are too many things to watch on TV these days. So, at the risk of undermining the entire purpose of this article about why you should watch a particular sport: it’s okay if you don’t watch a particular sport. Ratings are down for Major League Baseball? Fine. You missed the last Champions League Final?…
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Thoughts on Yoenis Cespedes for Jon Lester
Some thoughts on the big trade today: The Innocence of Sports Fandom. The A’s traded Jose Canseco in the middle of a game in 1992. I was 9 years old and it made absolutely no sense to me. How could Jose Canseco play for another team? He’s an Athletic! I had the same feeling this…
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A Taste of Sports
When I was 11 years old, I used to stay up each night in the summer until 10:53 to watch the 6-minute long SportsWrap segment on KTVU Channel 2. I stayed up because I wanted to know what happened in the world of sports, and there was no other way to find out that night…
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When Complaining Gets Tiresome
I do more than my fair share of complaining, especially with regards to college football–heck, I did some more of it last night on my Alabama friend’s Facebook status, which is never a good idea. I also read a lot of complaints (again, about college football) in the form of articles, tweets, blogposts, etcetera. And…