It’s a good day to be a fan of Cleveland sports teams, and it’s not simply because their conference champion basketball team, the Cavaliers, absolutely destroyed the Miami Heat in South Florida by the almost embarassing score of 124-87, giving them a virtually insurmountable 3-0 lead in their first round best-of-seven NBA playoff series. That … Read more
NOTE: This also appears today on our sister site, Double Overtime. Please visit it regularly for musings on sports, technology, and business. I’ve never had any illusions that I could have ever had enough athletic prowess to justify my presence on a field, rink or pitch. And I’m far too old and inept to harbor … Read more
If I’m to believe the myriad of folks on my social media feeds, I’d be concerned that anyone still sporting Los Angeles Dodgers gear might now be as much of a target for ridicule–or worse–as anyone driving a Tesla. The Dodgers just happened to have their annual road trip to Washington this week and, like … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, TheDoubleOvertime. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus occasional essays on technology. Degenerate gamblers and lucky office workers (assuming you’re actually one of those unfortunates who are grudgingly trucking into one these days) can rejoice. It’s officially March Madness season, … Read more
There’s an awful lot of basketball on screens these days, and it’s not just because we’re about to enter March Madness. Even streaming platforms where such rights aren’t ubiquitous are devoting some quality time and algorithm build to it, not that that’s news unto itself. After all, in consecutive years we’ve had the Roman Candles … Read more
To a generation of baseball fans the news that came down this week about the messy divorce between ESPN and MLB wasn’t a total surprise. The fact that BASEBALL TONIGHT is no longer a regularly scheduled program, let alone the appointment viewing it was in the 90s, should tell you enough about the network’s growing … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site TheDoubleOvertime.com. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus insightful coverage of technology. I came into the world of media buying and seling in an era when the movie WALL STREET was a cultural touchstone. As Michael Douglas’ unapologetic lead character … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, www.thedoubleovertime.com. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts and thoughtful reports on technology. I get it, timing is everything, and that’s especially true in the case of the city of New Orleans. It’s been a pretty arduous start to 2025 for … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, www.TheDoubleOvertime.com. Please visit it regularly for extended coverage of sports of all sorts plus articles on technology. The Good Lord timed Bob Uecker’s demise as ideally as possible if one has to accept its inevitability–in the dead of winter and after one last title celebration, with … Read more
NOTE: This musing also appears today on our sister site, www.thedoubleovertime.com. Please visit it regularly for coverage of sports of all sorts plus articles on technology. As you’ve likely discovered if you’re even a casual visitor to this space, I tend to be a stickler for detail, at times almost obsessively. I don’t always deliver … Read more