Billy Paultz Reconsidered

I’m excited about the Phillies. Philly’s excited about the Phillies. We’re all excited about the Philies. That doesn’t excuse some of the dumb, breathlessly overreaching stuff I’ve heard/read lately. Exhibit A: On “Daily News Live,” the other day, somebody said that somebody who should know said Ryan Howard is “on a path to be the […]

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“I have no idea who’ll win this World Series. But for once, let’s not be mealymouthed. We all know who should win it.”
That was Tom Boswell of The Washington Post, in a preview of the 1983, Phils-Orioles World Series. Boswell was right- the Os were the better team, and in that case the better team […]

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It’s another long Saturday night in the office. Random observations, etc. …
Two posts down is a reprint of a column I did for the Sunday News’ Living section about my kid and his interest in politics and him so looking forward to voting in the primary. Which reminds me: When we actually did walk down […]

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Here’s my column in the May 11 Sunday News, sort of relevant here because it’s about “new media,” blogs and etc. I should probably do more of this kind of thing. In fact, I will. Promise….
Old, new media can coexist
Question: I’m a fiftyish white male sportswriter, so how come I’m not as angry […]

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Since it’s baseball season, almost every day some willfully ignorant sportswriter will write something about modern baseball analysis celebrating said willful ignorance as if it’s something to be proud of. And almost every day, the good folks at Fire Joe Morgan are there, administering glorious, satisfying justice by clubbing these sportswriters with their own dumbness.
FJM is […]

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First of all, it was a great football game. Before we get caught up in the quarterback controversy and the analysis and whether the Patriots were overhyped, can we at least acknowledge that?
Thank you.
One thing I love about Andy Reid is that he always believes in himself, and he never cares what everybody says, what […]

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