Tag: baseball
Taking Stadium Naming Rights in Vain: Can We Outdo L.A.’s The Crypt?
Staples Center in L.A. was bad enough, but now Angelinos have “The Crypt” to go to with this week’s announcement that the home of the Lakers and Clippers will be renamed the Crypto.com Arena. Bad stadium and arena names, mostly…
Baseball’s New Cheat Sheets: Imagine Ones from Iconic Real and Movie Ballplayers
Football QBs started the trend with entire game plans wrapped around non-throwing arms. Now, in this Analytics/Covid-19 age, baseball has joined the fun. Catchers, pitchers, and even fielders have been spotted during this shortened season pulling out CHEAT SHEETS, presumably…
Sox/Yanks Broadcasting Booth Base Brawl: MLB’s Return on Fox
(October, 2020) Fox had heretofore deemed baseball too civilized, but seeing the newsworthiness of a sport on tilt with ugly negotiations, bitter tweets, and a cheating scandal barely in its rearview mirror, the decision to replicate its political approach broadcasting…