Category Archives: Sports

BASEBALL DECIDES NOT TO OUTLAW HOME PLATE COLLISIONS.

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Philip

BASEBALL DECIDES NOT TO OUTLAW HOME PLATE COLLISIONS. I posted here a couple months ago about the announcement that major league baseball was going to adopt a rule outlawing collisions at home plate. It seemed to be too good to … Continue reading →

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MUHAMMAD ALI, THE POET.

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Philip

MUHAMMAD ALI, THE POET. Muhammad Ali, then known as Cassius Clay, was notable for his success in naming the round in which he would win a fight and for his poems that predicted the round. I can still remember his … Continue reading →

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WHAT HAPPENED AT THE FIGHT.

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Philip

WHAT HAPPENED AT THE FIGHT. Elmer, Bruce Abel, Peter Metro and I assembled at Jack Sharkey’s bar, across from the Boston Garden. It was appropriate because Sharkey had been heavyweight champion at one time. It was a long, narrow room … Continue reading →

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MUHAMMAD ALI VERSUS SONNY LISTON—-50TH ANNIVERSARY.

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Philip

MUHAMMAD ALI VERSUS SONNY LISTON—-50TH ANNIVERSARY. Gordon Marino has an article in the Wall Street Journal today about the first Muhammad Ali/ Sonny Liston fight, which took place 50 years ago today. I “saw” it via a televised broadcast at … Continue reading →

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BAD LIP READING.

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Philip

BAD LIP READING. Annalisa showed me this Youtube of “The NFL: A Bad Lip Reading”, which provides guesses as to what various National Football League people are saying. I think it’s hilarious. However, “Bad Lip Reading” also applies to me. … Continue reading →

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THE SUPER BOWL HAS TO KEEP THE REGULAR SEASON RULES.

Posted on January 31, 2014 by Philip

THE SUPER BOWL HAS TO KEEP THE REGULAR SEASON RULES. I posted here three weeks ago just before a Seattle Seahawk playoff game on an article by Jonathan Clegg and Kevin Clark in the Wall Street Journal which claimed that … Continue reading →

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“LE BRONING”—THE FAD OF FLOPPING.

Posted on January 20, 2014 by Philip

“LE BRONING”—THE FAD OF FLOPPING. I posted here about my discovery that there was a collection on the internet of Le Bron James’ eleven worst NBA flops. This post on ThePostGame blog says that: “…James’ flops have apparently inspired a … Continue reading →

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CHANGING THE RULES MIDSEASON.

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Philip

CHANGING THE RULES MIDSEASON. The NBA has already changed a long-standing rule. I call it a change in a rule because the practice has been a rule: it is well-established that the last two minutes are different than the rest … Continue reading →

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NBA ACKNOWLEDGES ANOTHER END OF GAME MISTAKE—A CHANGE IN RULES? (COMMENT).

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Philip

NBA ACKNOWLEDGES ANOTHER END OF GAME MISTAKE—A CHANGE IN RULES? (COMMENT). I posted here and here about the possibility that the NBA was in the process of changing its unwritten rules about not calling fouls in the last two minutes … Continue reading →

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FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GAME TODAY: WILL THE REFEREES PERMIT PASS INTERFERENCE FOULS ON ALMOST EVERY PLAY?

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Philip

FOOTBALL PLAYOFF GAME TODAY: WILL THE REFEREES PERMIT PASS INTERFERENCE FOULS ON ALMOST EVERY PLAY? I am posting this shortly after midnight on January 11. At 4:35 Eastern time this afternoon, the Seattle Seahawks will oppose the New Orleans Saints … Continue reading →

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