All weekend long at the Farmers Insurance Open, the focus was on Tiger Woods. The talk was about this being his first tournament of the year and his play and how he would do and would he make a run. Seemingly every segment, every update, and every sportscast led with how Tiger was doing, with…
Read More »So much of the time, we measure greatness in sports in terms of moments. A great catch in football, an impressive dunk in basketball, or a phenomenal iron shot in golf. Or, we might think of greatness in terms of a dominant game where a batter hits 4 home runs or a golfer shoots a…
Read More »As has been widely reported, the San Francisco Giants waited until the final week of baseball’s regular season to secure a berth in the postseason. Their regular season was strong (with 92 wins), but they weren’t able to pull away from a solid Padres team leaving them with a stretch run that stretched them all…
Read More »Steve Stricker is one of my favorite golfers, partly because he isn’t a bomber, hitting the ball for miles and miles, and partly because of his calm demeanor. I have constantly heard comments from announcers and PGA players alike as to how respected and liked he is on the tour. Several years ago, it appeared…
Read More »Following Monday night’s playoff loss to the Giants’, longtime Atlanta Braves skipper Bobby Cox stood on the dugout steps and waved goodbye to the hometown Atlanta fans. Following a career of 29 years as a major league manager—25 of them with the Braves—Cox stepped down to the cheers and tears of players, fans, and even…
Read More »During the playoffs, there is tremendous pressure on every managerial decision, every pitch, every swing, and every fielding opportunity. Experience makes a huge difference, as veterans with playoff experience are better capable of handling the intense scrutiny that the postseason brings. But, this scrutiny is not limited to the players or coaches. There is also…
Read More »The final days of the major league baseball season are winding down, with almost daily locker room celebrations for teams that have secured berths in the postseason party. In the longest of all sports seasons, and with a daily grind that is almost unimaginable for those outside the game, the celebration is well-earned. Making the…
Read More »I was watching a baseball game on TV recently when the announcers started talking about a young outfielder who had just been called up from the minors. Inexperienced, lots to learn, struggling to figure out big league pitching and all, the young man had one quality that was unaffected by any of those circumstances. He…
Read More »This has been a rather upside-down season in Major League Baseball, where the winds of change have blown fiercely through both the American and National Leagues. The clearest indication of these changing times was seen last Wednesday when, at the time play began, none of the divisions were being led by the team that won…
Read More »Last Friday, the first day of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, was a mixture of ups and downs. The ups consisted of the level of raw, emotional energy unleashed at the opening of the first game—South Africa versus Mexico. With South Africa serving as the host nation, it was a powerful moment of joy from…
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