Eulelog

Mets fans are an angry bunch these days. I had gathered as much in the wake of the team’s latest swoon, but my trip to Shea’s upper deck last night left little doubt.
The fans around me screamed at a woman trying to start a wave in the sixth inning of a tied pennant-race game. [...]

The Orioles were an afterthought in last night’s finale at Yankee Stadium. Without playoff implications, the game was secondary, and the Orioles just a means to a quorum. Still, my memories of Yankee Stadium have always been through the eyes of an Orioles fan so last night’s game was a satisfying conclusion.
Some commentators (Tony [...]

Every year as sports seasons come to an end, attention turns to the future of athletes. Who will be back and who will ride off into the sunset. Funny thing is that each year, the same athletes turn up on the list, as if they have some special lease on retirement. Will I, Won’t I [...]

We left for Utah this morning via JFK and JetBlue. First thought is flying has simply become humiliating. We learned to live with long lines at check in and shoe removal at security, but we’ve crossed the line. At JFK, we spent 36 on bagels, coffee, water, two sandwiches (for later) and chips. Not like [...]

Bob Costas is among the sporting world’s more respected reporters — and for good reason, I think. But Costas exposed a surprising ignorance during the Olympic opening ceremony when discussing Israel and the Jewish sabbath.
Here’s what he said as Isreal’s contingent entered the opening ceremony:
[Israel's President] Shimon Peres is here. He is staying [...]

1) Giants coach Tom Coughlin should be getting far more credit than he is — for bucking the NFL trend and playing his best players in the last week of the regular season. With nothing more than pride on the line, Coughlin took on history and allowed his team to give the Patriots all they [...]

I sure wish I could watch the Packers-Cowboys game on the NFL Network tonight and, even more, the Redskins game next Thursday night. I called Cablevision a few minutes ago to inquire about the channel, which is not in their lineup. Before I could even get to a rep. I heard, “Press 1 if you’re [...]

I still have not bit the bullet. To that point, Apple released an upgrade to Tiger this week bringing my version to 10.4.11. This upgrade includes a number of general operating system fixes meant to enhance the stability, compatibility and security of my Mac– Apple’s words, not mine.
68 megabytes later, the only [...]

The National Hockey League should be ashamed of itself. The hockey all-star game should be a chance for the world’s best hockey players to show off one of the world’s most exciting games — a glorious display of passing and shooting.
Unfortunately, for the few Americans actually watching the game on television last night it was [...]