So when the news came out that Howard Bryant, the excellent ESPN.com writer and someone I consider a friend, was arrested on charges of domestic assult and battery, I Tweeted the following: @jeffpearlman jeffpearlman I believe in Howard Bryant 100%—a good friend and good person. ••• The response was pretty
… is on Jay Horwitz, the New York Mets’ wonderful media relations guru. To say I admire Jay is no understatement. He’s a fantastic guy with a gigantic heart, and I hope he gets his due by eventually being enshrined in the Mets Hall of Fame. He’s more than worthy.
Back when I was researching Love Me, Hate Me several years ago, I went on Amazon and ordered a copy of Bobby Bonds: Rising Superstar. The book was surprisingly useful—good details about Bobby’s life growing up in California, then of his early years with the San Francisco Giants. I mean,
Here at jeffpearlman.com we like to give a platform to up-and-coming writers. Hence, welcome to the stage the one and only Christina Alexander, contributing sports writer at The Erie Reader and Gannon University grad. You can follow her on Twitter here, and this is her blog. Christina brings to us
I have a friend who thinks Mike Tyson is the biggest scumbag on earth. She says he’s a rotten wad of crap; that his rape conviction from long ago cannot be erased by a couple of lighthearted movie and TV appearances. Perhaps she’s right. Perhaps she’s not. All I know
OK, OK—Sarah Palin has not bid farewell. But I’m bidding farewell to Sarah Palin. It’s come to my realization over the past couple of days that Palin absolutely will not run for president. The reason: She can’t win. I mean, I used to think, “Maybe she can’t win” or “She
… for turning me on to this video. First, I agree with 98% of what the man is saying. Second, it doesn’t just apply to other nations. The political process in America oozes this stuff. The so-called leaders believe if they say the right things, utter the proper soundbites, the
Earlier this evening I received some horrible news. Sandy Iverson, a friend and mentor, died yesterday after a four-year battle with colon cancer. She was 53. Here is her official obituary. Back when I was in college, Sandy was the only official adult employee of the student newspaper, The Review.
So here at Cosi one of the employees is an extremely nice, gregarious, talkative guy named Joe. I know him only in one realm—as the big dude who slings sandwiches, pours drinks, cleans off an occasional table. Today, he handed me his CD. Joe, it turns out, is a member
… but weren’t. My Top 5: 1. Spencer Dunkley—I was a young, dumb Delaware student, and I’d watched ol’ spence dominate in the post against Drexel and Northeastern too many times. He was drafted by the Indiana Pacers, but didn’t last. Nice, long European career. 2. Alex Smith—Honestly, I was