By Paul Casey Gotham Spring Break provided the opportunity to enjoy PNC Park for the first time. Ah, the sights and sounds of downtown Pittsburgh. Monday signalled a return to work. Construction workers greeted us as we walked through the parking lot. Utility fencing enclosed pallets of 100 gallon drums, roofing materials covered in shrink wrap, and a crane to … [Read more...] about Chicken Little’s Wisdom & The World Of Sports
Archives for April 2009
7 or 5: What Is Your Number?
So much to choose from tonight. The NHL has two game 7s: Rochester's Brian Gionta and the New Jersey Devils host the Carolina Hurricanes. Meanwhile, the Washington Capitals will do their best to not welcome Rochester's Ryan Callahan and the New York Rangers. On the hardwood, Boston's Fleet Center will be hoppin' as the Celts look to go up 3-2 on the Chicago Bulls. … [Read more...] about 7 or 5: What Is Your Number?
Canadiens’ Elimination Marks The End Of An Era
By Paul Casey Gotham Without so much as a whimper the Montreal Canadiens bowed from this year's National Hockey League playoffs. Boston's first round sweep of Les Habitants caused barely a blip on the radar screen of North American professional sports. After all the Bruins advancing to the second round of the playoffs might beg the great philosophical question: if a … [Read more...] about Canadiens’ Elimination Marks The End Of An Era
There’s no ‘I’ in Aaron Curry
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell The old sports adage states that there is "no 'I' in team." We love it because it succinctly yet thoroughly teaches everything we need to know about playing a team sport. Too bad professional sports often times resemble a mockery of this beloved sports proverb. Players demand more money. They gripe about playing time. Some have even refused to … [Read more...] about There’s no ‘I’ in Aaron Curry
Temple Owls: Supply and Demand for 2009-2010
by Patrick 'Rey' Reynell The past two seasons have brought some hardware for the Temple Owls by way of two Atlantic 10 tournament championships. Unfortunately, high hopes of upsets in the NCAA tourney never came to fruition in either season. A first round exit to Michigan State in 2008 and Arizona State in 2009 has left a bitter taste for Owl faithful. Lofty expectations … [Read more...] about Temple Owls: Supply and Demand for 2009-2010