Don’t call it a comeback...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Barack Obama, Raiders, SF 49ers, SF Giants, Tim Lincecum, Usain Bolt on 08 30th, 2008 | 6 Comments
I’m sorry. In the words of The Onion’s Jim Anchower, it’s been a long time since I rapped at ya. But it isn’t my fault, I swear. And this elongated break isn’t because the cop who pulled me over caught wind of my last post and brought me in for some hardcore...
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Speeding tickets and bad draft choices...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Olympics on 08 25th, 2008 | 6 Comments
I was excited, impatient, and late. While I was attending the birthday festivities for my Nana (87) and cousin Emily (24) in San Carlos, my friends were waiting for me to start our annual fantasy football draft. The birthday party was a blast, but San Carlos is a good two hours away from Occidental,...
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The Warriors better be watching the Olym...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Don Nelson, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Michael Phelps, Monta Ellis, Olympics, Warriors on 08 23rd, 2008 | 3 Comments
I realized something about Team U.S.A. today. It took their weakest two quarters of the tournament, but it became crystal clear that this team isn’t the perfect representation of Mike Krzrzrzrzrzski’s basketball dream, let alone Bob Knight’s. It’s Don Nelson’s. And...
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I miss Giants games at The Stick...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in SF Giants on 08 22nd, 2008 | No Comments
I miss when the Giants played at Candlestick. Sure it was cold and outdated, but the ability to walk up to a game and get in easily and inexpensively was pretty outstanding. Not only that, but the folks who braved the wind were true-orange Giants fans. I went to yesterday’s Giants/Marlins game...
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Argentina’s better than Greece, b...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Boston Celtics, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Olympics on 08 21st, 2008 | No Comments
After yesterday’s early-morning marathon Point-by-Point session, I planned on either climbing back into bed or napping on the couch to the sounds of the last quarterfinal basketball game, featuring Argentina and Greece. I don’t know if it was the Coke Zero I drank at 5:30am (something...
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How Mike Martz convinced Takeo Spikes to...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Alex Smith, J.T. O'Sullivan, Mike Martz, Mike Nolan, SF 49ers, Takeo Spikes on 08 21st, 2008 | No Comments
Interesting stuff from Takeo Spikes on Matt Maiocco’s blog today. Before deciding to sign with the San Francisco 49ers, the 10-year vet (and if this story is any indication, an extremely intelligent player) wanted to talk not just to the defensive coaches, but the guy heading up the offense: Spikes,...
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Point-by-Point (almost): USA vs. Austral...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Olympics, Patrick Mills on 08 20th, 2008 | No Comments
We’re awake much earlier than usual here in San Francisco, ready to watch Team U.S.A. (a.k.a. the Redeem Team) take on Australia (a.k.a. the Boomers). I’m going to do a point-by-point on this game, which at this hour may prove to be an extremely questionable decision. We’ll see if...
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Argentina challenging Spain for the raci...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Alicia Sacramone, KNBR, Michael Phelps, NBA, Olympics, SF 49ers, SF Giants on 08 20th, 2008 | No Comments
With all this Olympics stuff going on, I’ve kind of slacked off on providing links over the past few days. Here are the best ones I found today. If you don’t like them, you can go block home plate with 215 pounds of Schierholtz coming at you. U.S.A.! U.S.A.! U.S.A.! OK, I’m done. Four...
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Oh yeah, baseball’s still going o...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Barry Zito, Brian Wilson, Huston Street, Nate Schierholtz, Oakland A's, Olympics, SF Giants, Tim Lincecum on 08 19th, 2008 | 2 Comments
Of course it took an Olympic highlight to remind me that baseball didn’t completely disappear. Nate Schierholtz absolutely blew up China’s backup catcher Yang Yang (and it’s taking every ounce of my being not to put a joke in here…I just don’t think BASG is ready for...
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Nastia Liukin’s judgment day...
Posted by Bay Area Sports Guy in Nastia Liukin, Olympics on 08 19th, 2008 | No Comments
Judging? Subjective judging? You mean people just watched a sporting event (and more importantly, the people who spent their entire lives training for that event) are forced to spend over a minute watching a scoreboard to see who won? Isn’t the best part of a sporting event watching the outcome...
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