Consul of Cowenstan, journalism instructor, reformed sportswriter, Trekkie, hiker, unabashed beer snob, OU and Atlanta Braves fan. Opinions offered are my own.
It's hard not to conclude from several of the latest Brendan Sorsby developments that 1) Texas Tech more or less now has a team owner, like an NFL team and 2) he's not good at it
The bad faith here, the thing that's gross, is trying to slip in this insane idea that the only way Texas Tech can support Sorsby's fight against addiction is putting him on the field at QB. Strikes me as a mockery of mental illness for their own cynical ends
With how Tech acted last weekend in Gainesville, I wouldn’t be surprised if Pannell is lying. There’s a common denominator in all this drama and it’s Texas Tech.
Super Sky Point to Bob Horner. He was the NL Rookie of the Year and an All-Star but if you were around back then you know he was more than that. Much more. He was a fixture in the homes of millions of us through the miracle of cable television during those epic childhood summers that seemed like they’d never end.
I was a fan for over 40 years but had never met Bob until I interviewed him last December about Dale Murphy’s Hall of Fame case. As you’d expect, Bob was a fierce advocate for his fellow Fulton County basher. How could he not be? They were Murph and Horner. Horner and Murph. The Hall and Oates of the Launching Pad.
You know, these sky points all suck to write but this one hurts more than most. The four-homer game, the bad perm, Chief Noc-A-Homa waiting by his teepee for another Horner long ball. I have tweeted a lot about Bob Horner through the years and it’s because he represents to me, and I suspect many of you too, something far bigger than baseball: WTBS coming out of the magic box on top of my 400-pound Zenith, cool air coming through my bedroom window after another afternoon of Wiffle Ball, and Rick Mahler (probably) toeing the rubber at about 7:05 while hoping to keep the Braves in it with smoke and mirrors long enough for Horner and Murph to do some damage. And me sprawled out on green and yellow shag carpet in Kentucky paying 100 times more attention to Skip Caray, Ernie Johnson, and Pete Van Wieren than any of my teachers.
Farewell, you sweet slugging bastard. Tell St. Peter you brought your glove for the hot corner and to write you into the cleanup spot. #RIP
Dear America, the person on your screen at the moment is Zach Top. He is an actual country music artist, unlike so many others who claim to be. There's more like him. Do yourself a favor, seek them out.
Ted Turner was truly 1 of 1. In business and in life, he took big swings. He truly lived. Buying the Atlanta #Braves in 1976 changed the trajectory of the franchise and his television empire. Generations of fans are the better for it. RIP Mr. Turner. Mogul, maverick, visionary.