ESPN:
The Monarchs just completed one of the most dominating seasons in high school softball history. Sure, it was Division 4, the smallest in Michigan, but the statistics were gaudy enough that jaws would have dropped if it were T-Ball.
Cabrini followed last year’s 39-0 state championship run by going 35-0 this season, outscoring opponents […]

So here’s the deal - in Burlington I can sign my kids up for a sport (baseball, softball, football, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, etc.) for $16 per season.  Baseball season lasts from April through July, so that’s four bucks a month.  And normally a local business sponsors the team and pays for some or all of […]

I love the College World Series, and this year has been a great one.  Today Rice is taking on UNC (Carolina is up 3-0 in the 7th), and tonight UC-Irvine (go Anteaters!) takes on Oregon State at 7.  Irvine is coming off back-to-back ridiculous extra-inning wins to stave off elimination.  Rice & OSU are undefeated, […]

Some people love to be loved.  Some love to be hated.  It’s all the same - they just want attention, whether positive or negative.  Kids, adults, whatever.  All the same, and even more in the age of reality TV and superduperstardom.
Which is why I love Dale Murphy’s response to Barry Bonds.  Murphy was a quiet […]

This guy, Ronald Jenkees, is nuts. Check out all his videos.

The College World Series is my favorite sporting event of the year, and it starts tomorrow, as always a Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha.
Baseball America has this gem:
Louisville might be making its first appearance at the College World Series, but the senior-laden Cardinals aren’t overwhelmed by the spectacle.
“I don’t want to hide from the fact that […]

The NCAA’s stupidity is mesmerizing in its depth and consistency.  The latest from Baseball America, in part 1:
 Word came down today that the NCAA will no longer allow blogging from the press box during super-regionals because blogging “is considered a live representation of the game” and all live representations of the games are the exclusive […]