With great power comes great responsibility
January 14, 2011 by John Cappello · Leave a Comment
September 24, 1988: While pointing his finger to the sky and staring tauntingly at rival Carl Lewis of the United States, Ben Johnson of Canada crosses the finish line as he breaks the 100-meter world record at the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea. Three days later, Johnson is stripped of his gold medal and […]
Nyjer Needs Some Love
September 4, 2010 by Ted Leavengood · 4 Comments
After two whopping suspensions, dumping on Nyjer Morgan at this point should be half the distance to the goal for egregious piling on. Â The guy needs some love big time. Â So pardon me while I swim against the tide of the conventional wisdom–a concept born and raised here in Washington, DC. I will start at […]
John McCain Flip Flops With Your Safety
March 10, 2010 by Jon Pessah · Leave a Comment
John McCain, who spent millions of taxpayer money chasing after baseball players he believed were taking steroids, has once again buckled under pressure from the real distributors of steroids and other illegal substances—the nation’s supplement makers. McCain, the self appointed champion of cleaning up sports, introduced a bill just last month that would have required […]