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Looking at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot (Part One): The PED Question

12/16/12 in MLB   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

I have been writing and commenting about the Baseball Hall of Fame on this site for a long time. Admittedly it’s a little strange and more a ...

The Stretch Run Starts, Will Excitement Come With It? [NFL Week 14 Live Thread]

12/9/12 in NFL   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

I'll be frank. On paper, most of today's games do not look very exciting. With the exception of the Monday nighter, there are no games betw...

Three Rookie Quarterbacks Show the Appeal of Potential

12/3/12 in NFL   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

Potential. Youth. The next big thing. In the sports world, it's a never ending search for just that. The lure of potential is why baseball supe...

Marvin Miller Dies, but His Labor Legacy Lives On

11/29/12 in MLB   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

1966 isn't that long ago in the grand scheme of things, certainly not in baseball, where the last 46 years only constitute one third of the his...

Formula One Returns to the United States with the World Championship on the Line [US Grand Prix Live Thread]

11/18/12 in Formula One   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

It's been five years since the world's most popular and premiere form of motorsports, Formula One, has been on American soil. Today though,...

Jeffrey Loria is a Disgrace to Baseball

11/13/12 in MLB   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

This is Jeffrey Loria. In a technical sense, he is the owner of the Miami Marlins. In reality, he is a grifter, a charlatan, a swindler, a film-fla...

Who Will Get Their Second Half Started Right? [NFL Week 10 Live Thread]

11/11/12 in NFL   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

As we take time to honor our veterans, today we also watch the official start of the 2nd half of the NFL season. Every team playing today will be p...

Will the Dirty South Continue to Rule the NFL? [Week 6 NFL Live Thread]

10/13/12 in NFL   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

Hello everyone. With Jess out watching her beloved Seahawks, I will be filling in as your caretaker for the Pre-Game show and Live Thread extravaga...

AL Wild Card Game: What Wins Out, Ranger Talent or Oriole Magic? [Preview and Open Thread]

10/5/12 in MLB   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

The Ballpark at Arlington will host the first AL Wild Card Playoff game, a game that features two teams no one expected to be here, but for very di...

500 Miles to Decide a Champion [MAVTV 500 Live Thread]

9/15/12 in IndyCar   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

After 14 races and plenty of fantastic racing, the IndyCar championship all comes down to tonight, and fittingly, it's a 500 mile race. The ven...

Who Will Win the Latest Round of Football's Oldest Rivalry [Bears-Packers Thursday Night Football Live Thread]

9/13/12 in NFL   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

It's only Week 2, but we have Thursday Night Football already. Kind of weird, isn't it? Tonight's matchup is a good one, as the leag...

It's Finally Football Time [NFL Week 1 Live Thread]

9/8/12 in NFL   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

Officially the NFL season started Wednesday, but we all know it really doesn't get going until 1:00 pm that first Sunday, when all those games ...

The Incredible Story of Alex Zanardi Gets Better With Paralympic Gold

9/5/12 in IndyCar   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

The story of Alex Zanardi is one of the most incredible and inspiring stories in sports, as I've chronicled before here. Today yet another laye...

After a Long Break, IndyCar Heads to Wine Country [GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma Live Thread]

8/26/12 in IndyCar   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

Hello again. It's been a while. Due to my vacation, the Olympics, and an unfortunately inactive race calendar, we haven't had an IndyCar li...

Final Thoughts on the 2012 London Olympics

8/14/12 in Olympics   |   gearhead   |   6350 respect

Memories can be a fleeting thing. Any moment, or any experience, or any event starts losing its vividness in our minds starting the second it ends....