Just found out that Bryce Harper, the 16-year-old baseball phenom who was recently on Sports Illustrated’s cover, will be skipping his last two years of high school. Wait—I just vomited. Let me write that again … Just found out that Bryce Harper, the 16-year-old baseball phenom who was recently on

I was just reading a story in the New York Times how Republican lawmakers are universally against Barack Obama’s plans for a government-run health insurance. Personally, I find this laughable. I am a self-employed journalist with a wife and two kids. The absolute best deal I was able to find

So earlier today I attended Blogs with Balls, the first-ever NYC-based conference/convention for sports bloggers. Never have I felt so cool. It was a truly strange—and fascinating—gathering. At age 37, I was certainly one of the older participants (I appeared on a panel). I was also one of the few

As a teen growing up in the mid-to-late 1980s and early 90s, I refused to miss an Eddie Murphy movie. I’m not 100 percent certain, but I believe my love for all things Eddie began with his late SNL days, when the Mr. Robinson’s Neighborhood routine blew my mind. From

Just watched Jerod Morris’ appearance on Outside the Lines yesterday. Was a funny scene—the, ahem, geeky blogger, the cool columnist, and my friend and colleague Ken Rosenthal, defending the turf like Mr. T when those crooks tried overtaking the bank, then Clubber came along and, well, yeah. You get the

http://www.hostedfile.com/mm_player.swf?http_base_url=http://www.hostedfile.com/&videoid=4958 Was watching a surprisingly fascinating biography of my man Vanilla Ice tonight. Made me think of this video—which is truly hilarious.

A few days ago a newspaper takeout writer I know—award-winning; highly skilled; great guy—approached Jayson Werth in the clubhouse of the Philadelphia Phillies. The scribe was working on a piece about this or that, and he politely asked Werth whether he had a few minutes. Werth’s reply? “Not for you,

So my gay baseball player column of a few days caught some fire today when it was linked from Andrew Sullivan and Matt Drudge. My favorite comment, which was posted below the article: You know I don’t really care if your gay or straight, but I am really getting tired

Throughout my 37 years of life, two potential catastrophes have haunted my brain: A. Being locked in a shopping mall. B. Overflowing a toilet in either a public place or somebody’s house. Moments ago, B nearly came to be. I’m still shaken. I’m working here in the Sunburst coffee shop

My mother in law visited a few days ago. I love my mother in law. Love her. Great woman. Absolutely great. But … addicted to her Blackberry. It can be very frustrating. During car rides. During conversations. While we’re all eating at California Pizza Kitchen. She says there’s important business