In front of us was the father who brought his three boys to the ballpark. One of them had allegedly spit in the Cold Stone ice cream that belonged to the youngest. While he pleaded his case to his dad, the accused only laughed. Next to him; a tug of war between a dad who […]
You can see it happening right before your eyes. The maturity level is at an all-time high. The game winning hits, the leadership, the commitment to playing the game the right way. It’s all happening right now for the Diamondbacks 23-year-old right fielder Justin Upton. Upton’s heroics in the 10th inning last night – a […]
When it was over, I wondered why Dirk bolted at the end of the game, once again leaving the ESPN sideline reporter with a lonely look of abandonment. I wondered if Mark Cuban would emerge from his kingdom of quiet and start acting like….Mark Cuban. I wondered what David Stern was thinking about as he […]
Unfortunately for the Dallas Mavericks if they happen to win the NBA Championship nobody outside of Big D will be talking about their success, they will be talking about the failures of the Big 3 and the Miami Heat. Not that the Mavericks will care. Winning that elusive title is all that matters and why […]
For years the Phoenix Suns have traded away draft picks in an effort to save money. The organization could have had Rajon Rondo, Rudy Fernandez, Luol Deng or Andre Iguodola, to name a few. With a head coach in Mike D’Antoni who didn’t like rookies and the ability to use draft picks to entice another […]
I have come to the conclusion that Chris Young is who he is. I no longer have the expectations of CY hitting .300 with 30 homers and 100 runs batted in. He is going to hit somewhere between .225 and .250. He is going to hit 20-plus home runs and drive in 75 to 85 […]
Is it safe for Arizona Diamondbacks fans to come out now? After spending the last three years in a metaphorical bomb shelter right out of the 1960’s Cold War, D-backs fans are starting to wonder if it’s safe to open the cellar door, breathe the air and drink the water. Walk up business during the […]
Like every spouse in America, my wife has a whole litany of habits that are, at best quirky and cute and at worst, irritating and must end immediately. I’m sure I do too…just don’t ask me what they are; I think I’m God’s gift to marriage. One of The Decision Maker’s habits is sleeping in. […]
While Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook are bigger names on the Oklahoma City roster, it is becoming very evident in these NBA playoffs not only how valuable, but how good former Sun Devil James Harden is. In Thurday night’s Game 2 victory over the Mavericks, Harden had 23 points and seven rebounds, including a crucial […]
Did you see the crazy story of the Oregon woman who went into dental surgery with a regular old Oregonian accent and woke up with one that is part South African and part Irish? She has some kind of a rare condition that trigged her changed speech. One day you’re an accountant from Oregon. The […]
The NBA Draft Lottery is on Tuesday. There’s a 96 percent chance that the Suns will pick right where they are supposed to: #13. 96% is a pretty big number so I’m not going to waste a whole lot of time or invest any kind of real emotions into hoping that the Suns fate lies […]
Let me ask you a question. What did you love about Jerry Colangelo? He won you say? Well…he did and he didn’t. His Suns and D-backs teams won a lot of games over the years but if you’re getting down the brass tax (whatever that means) Jerry’s teams only won one championship. All those years, […]
We all knew the Pac-12 would be getting a nice new television deal. We never could have imagined that they would have got a deal that trumped that of the SEC and Big 10. Yes, the new Commissioner Larry Scott is now every Pac-12 athletic directors best friend because the conference is now out of […]
I’m not much of a traditionalist. In fact I would say I only have one. Every Thanksgiving we load the kids up, trek up the hill and spend it with Mom in Flagstaff. The day after Thanksgiving, we make the turkey sandwiches and head out into the forest to chop down a Christmas tree. That […]
We all expect Patrick Peterson to be a flat out stud in the secondary, a true shutdown cornerback. So for that this draft is a success. But for this to be a truly great draft at least three maybe four of the other picks need to pan out and by panning out I mean becoming […]
Larry Fitzgerald said that Ken Whisenhunt learned his lesson. Yes he did. Apparently with a vengeance. The Cards Wide Receiver told Yahoo Sports “Whiz told me he learned his lesson with Adrian Peterson … if there’s an incredible athlete there, you take him, even if you don’t have a need. You find a place for […]
It would be fun if we could debate the Cardinals fist selection in the 2011 draft, but there really is no debate. The Cardinals had no choice but to select Patrick Peterson with the fifth overall choice. Peterson wasn’t only the best player in this draft, he was the best fit for what ails the […]
I’m not stealing my kids’ Easter candy. Think of it as thinning the herd. Our unspoken agreement this time of year is that they get everything in the basket but…..the Jelly Beans. I’m not talking about the gag-reflex-inducing spicy jelly beans or the way-too-fruity Starburst jelly beans. Not the ones that come in all sorts […]
Phoenix is not a great sports town. There, I said it. You know it’s true. At times, Phoenix is not even a good sports town. If we are being completely honest with ourselves, it’s a decent sports town. Yes, decent. Not bad, not great, just decent. The one good thing about this place is at […]
Got this friend. For the purposes of anonymity let’s call him Harry (his real name is Larry but that’s beside the point). Larry Harry and I used to go to bars together where I played the role of his happily-married-here-to-help-wingman. Every trip to the bar included the traditional opening ceremony. We called it “a lap.” […]
It’s hard for me to enjoy that one last thin-mint Girl Scout cookie knowing that I have to wait another six months before the Girl Scouts start selling them again. Likewise, it’s going to be hard to enjoy the NFL Draft knowing that once it’s over nobody knows what comes next. For some — I […]
There usually isn’t much you can take out of a 15-5 loss. But on Wednesday night as I sat in the press box of Chase Field watching Arizona get drubbed by the St. Louis Cardinals, I saw something that got me pretty excited about the future of the Diamondbacks and of their prized right fielder. […]
Sitting here watching the Suns and the Spurs play in the final game of the regular season and I’m wondering where it all went wrong. How, why, when did it go wrong? One of my favorite U2 songs is “Moment of Surrender” off the No Line on the Horizon album. When was the Suns Moment […]
I found that the only time I was entertained by the HBO show “Entourage” was when the Jeremy Piven character, Ari, was on screen. When he’s in front of me, I’m engaged. When he’s not, I’m not. I feel exactly the same way about Tiger Woods and golf, and I hardly think I’m alone. So […]
Now that the Phoenix Suns have been officially eliminated from playoff contention it is time to start working on next season. The Suns will not be a major player in free agency because they won’t have the cap space available. Even after buying out Vince Carter for $4 million the Suns are expected to be […]
Some things in life are so simple you hardly need to think about them. Instinct takes over. When you’re tired, you sleep. Thirsty, you drink. When you’re driving cross country and need something mellow to listen to, you pick Springsteen’s Tunnel of Love. When you’re hung-over, you eat In-N-Out Burger. Want to turn off your […]
I guess I’m rooting for Butler. I guess. I don’t want to paint myself as an anti-Cinderella elitist. Anti-Cinderella this time of year is like anti-presents around Christmas. Anti-turkey around Thanksgiving. Anti-chocolate bunnies…. You get the point. As the very Cinderella Butler Bulldogs — having just dispatched of the very, very Cinderella VCU Rams — […]
It’s Opening Day and with it brings eternal optimism for the baseball fan. Here in Arizona there is hope that the Diamondbacks will be competitive. After losing 97 games last season they really can’t be any worse then they were last year, can they? The answer to that is of course not. For starters, Arizona […]
In what can only be described as some bizarro-psychological experiment, two baseball fans have been chosen to watch and document every single baseball game this season. They’ll show up to work in a 15,000 square foot, glass enclosed “fancave” that will be visible to people walking by on the street in New York City. Inside […]