Semi-retired, semi-literate sportswriter. “If it’s the ultimate game, why are they playing it again next year?”—Duane Thomas
Joined April 2009
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Jun 13
Just saw Disclosure Day. One-word review: Wow. But if we are not alone, couldn’t the aliens look more like Emily Blunt?
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Jun 11
If you drink a shot each time Ken Jennings says, “I love that,” your sobriety will be in jeopardy before final Jeopardy.
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Jun 5
Watched a 2018 episode of The Split last night in which Anthony Head’s character dies. Today, the actor’s actual death was confirmed. Weird. Head played Rupert Mannion in Ted Lasso as a wealthy rogue. Hated him then. Mourn him now.
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Jun 2
RIP Raymond Berry, whose hands were sure enough to perform surgery. If he ever dropped a pass, the ball must have been greased.
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May 30
LinkedIn tells me “Stephen Curry, Point Guard, is popular in your network.” But he never calls.
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May 29
Saw “Pressure.” Andrew Scott is bound to win an Oscar one of these days, maybe for this.
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May 23
Can’t work up much outrage about grade inflation at Harvard. If a university accepts less than 5% of applicants, does it not follow that its student body is likely populated by a disproportionate number of brainiacs?
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May 7
Resistance to adding more time between Triple Crown races is based primarily on the idea that sweeping three classics in a 5-week span should be difficult. But if more time between races means better fields and healthier horses, wouldn’t that be comparably difficult?
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May 7
Before a Yankees-Braves World Series game, an MLB PR person asked for suggestions for a pre-game interview session.
“George Steinbrenner and Ted Turner,” I said.
Didn’t happen. Pity. Perchance to dream.
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Apr 24
More than 100 years since the debut of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, it remains among the most magical pieces of American music. Had hoped to hear the Louisville Orchestra play it Friday, but that concert is sold out. Kudos, George.
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Apr 24
Rana Cash was a terrific boss as sports editor of the Courier-Journal, and clearly bound for bigger things. Her resignation as editor of the Charlotte Observer is a big blow to that paper, but unlikely to change her soaring trajectory.
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Apr 18
Sorry to learn of the death of the wonderfully quotable Brazilian basketball star Oscar Schmidt. “Some people, they play the piano. And some people, they move the piano.” RIP.
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Apr 15
Landing the Olympic gymnastics trials is a terrific addition to the Louisville sports calendar. Next, how about a push for the 2032 boxing trials for Muhammad Ali’s 90th birthday?
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Apr 13
Bank left me a voice mail that was transcribed as an effort at “frog prevention.” As plagues go, I’d prefer locusts.
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Mar 28
Giants shut out at home in first two games of the season. Willie Mays is not walking rhrough that door. Barry Bonds, however, is just 61.
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Mar 28
Sale (and move) of WNBA’s Connecticut Sun to Houston’s Fertitta family reportedly cost $300 million. Would guess Caitlin Clark effect accounts for at least half of the sale price.
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Mar 25
Saw Project Hail Mary. May need to audit all of those science courses I avoided in college.
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Mar 23
Louisville women reach Sweet 16 by surviving Alabama, 69-68.
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Mar 22
Pitino and Calipari advance. Louisville and Kentucky finished. The world turned upside down.
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