Is Ice Hockey the “Best” Sport?

Ahhh, happier times.

Despite the pain and humiliation of watching my Pittsburgh Penguins lose their third consecutive post-season series, this time to the despicable Philadelphia Flyers, I am as convinced as ever that Ice Hockey is the best team sport out there.

I don’t necessarily mean most enjoyable, surely a subjective measure. Nor is the NHL the best [...]

April 25th, 2012 | Category: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Futbol/Soccer, Hockey, Misc, The Bigger Picture | 2 comments

On the Tiger Woods’ Affairs

As a sports fan, I don’t really care that Tiger Woods stepped out on his wife, however, I think he has all the over-attention and ridicule coming to him.

Athletes like Woods put themselves in position for huge endorsements not simply by excelling in their sport but also by creating a veneer of wholesomeness around [...]

February 22nd, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Misc, The Bigger Picture | Leave a comment

The Science Behind Superstition

 

Since I’m never good at explaining it in person, let me take a quick stab at explaining the logic behind superstition.

Superstitious behavior is a convoluted but well-meaning attempt to use the Scientific Method to affect the outcome of a contest. Quite simply, if a particular action coincides with the favored outcome, then I [...]

March 28th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: Misc, The Bigger Picture | One comment