Category Archives: sports

Apr 23 2021
sports

2021 Knicks are bringing some joy

This Mike Vaccaro story in the NY Post (which is a trash paper, for the record) really distills the good vibes I’m getting from the Knicks and their improbable season-so-far.

He makes some great comparisons to teams I loved and how, even though they didn’t win championships, had expectation-defying seasons that got the fans hyped.

Hyped as in I, a casual fan, popped for an RJ Barrett jersey earlier this year. I’m nearly a 50-year-old man and the number of appropriate places for me to wear a basketball jersey is very near zero. So you know I wear that shit around the house all the time. I’m excited by this 2nd year player like I was excited about Eli Manning in his 2nd year: underrated and written off early but daaamn good.

I’m looking forward to the last leg of this ride.

Apr 04 2021
fun, sports

2021 River City Strongman

I thought I was done with strongman contests, but when Chris gets back in the Hosting game I guess I’ll need to get back in the contest game. It’s just 8 weeks after my next weightlifting meet so it’ll be a gear-change into heavier weights.

And it’ll be in the middle of Team Tennis season, so it’s all uncharted water. I’m stoked.

And these are consistently the most comfortable meet shirts I’ve gotten. I have to size up, but they’re worth it.

Apr 02 2021
fun, sports

Got a little brisk at tennis last night.

It’s usually a chill time but this was too much.

Mar 16 2021
sports

Marvin Hagler, RIP

I used to watch a fair amount of boxing and he was one of my favorites.

This Bill Sienkiewicz portrait is a great tribute to a great fighter.

Mar 15 2021
sports

22-pitch walk is pretty funny

Baseball season starts in a few weeks and this weekend there was a funny (“funny”) thing that happened.

12 pitches is a lot for an at-bat. 22 is w i l d.

The Mets are projected to be good this year. I hope they stay healthy and hang in there.

Feb 21 2021
fun, sports

A chilly basket of serves

Got out in the sun and hit a couple of baskets of balls. Team tennis starts in a couple of weeks and I’d rather not be a heap of rust and pudding.

I might be out of the woods, Covid-wise. I still have a lingering cough but none of the other classic (awful) symptoms. There’s still so much unknown about this virus, but I’m going to play it like I’m almost whole and get back to regular life.

Jan 29 2021
sports

Daniel Murphy retired.

He was an absolute monster for the Mets in the 2015 postseason. It was a great ride. I’m hyped again after watching this video.

Jan 24 2021
fun, sports

Office Cleanup Ephemera

I went to this game with my dad. I think maybe my sister had gotten the tickets and couldn’t go? No matter, it was at RFK Stadium, a small stadium by modern standards and a great place to see a ballgame. At the time, Boomer Esiason’s 522 passing yards were the third-most all-time in a single game, and were the most ever at RFK.

Our seats were in the end zone and just high enough that we could see the whole field. It was like the 3rd-person view in the old 2K football games. Watching receivers break open while the ball was in flight was awesome.

And Arizona won in overtime after Washington puked up a 14-point lead with 10 minutes left in the game. Super-funny to a couple of Giants fans on a free Sunday afternoon.

Jan 12 2021
sports

Also hit some serves

I was pretty sore after the heavy work on Saturday so I took a basket of balls out to hit some serves and get some blood flowing. I was rusty as hell. My timing is all out of whack and my legs and shoulder were cooked halfway through the first basket.

There will be some rebuilding in order once the weather warms up and I can start playing regularly again.

Jan 06 2021
photos, sports

Beefy lad

Reverse-band deadlifts with a brake.

The reverse band makes the weight lighter at the bottom. We also add a magnet brake on the bar. The brake almost cancels out the bands.
What this does is make the weight at the very start the same as though there were no bands. Once you break the brake, you get the band benefit.
We do it to train speed off the floor. It’s a hassle to set up but it’s effective.

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