Tag: babe ruth
NBA
LeBron James: Witness The Legacies
Image Courtesy of Cleveland Cavaliers/Facebook Last night, an hour or so after Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals had concluded, my Aunt Mary called me. She often does this after big Cleveland Cavaliers wins....
MLB
Sonny Says ... Let's Talk About Our Past, Present, and Future
Collin - "Would Babe Ruth be able to make an MLB team today?" I would like to offer two sincere congratulations to my friend Collin Stucko. First, his Villanova Wildcats are one win away from...
MLB
GOAT Week: The Greatest Baseball Player
Hardwood and Hollywood’s G.O.A.T. Week is a series of posts on various categories to be published in two-week period. Yes, there were so many categories, we had to do two weeks, not one! Here’s the...
Culture of Hoops
GOAT Week: The Greatest Sports Cult Hero
Image Courtesy of Kevork Djansezian/AP Hardwood and Hollywood’s G.O.A.T. Week is a series of posts on various categories to be published in two-week period. Yes, there were so many categories, we had to do two...
MLB
Are 'Unwritten Rules' Ruining MLB Baseball?
Screen capture courtesy of the MLB/YouTube. After Rougned Odor ’s right hand connected with Jose Bautista ’s jaw, baseball was talked about in enjoyable terms. Then various publications highlighted Odor’s involvement in a minor league...
Culture of Hoops
Sonny's NFL Picks: Conference Championship Weekend
Photo courtesy of Mike Morbeck/Flickr Isn’t it ironic that just last week when I was making my Divisional Round picks I discussed pickling the beast that is the NFL Playoffs—a reference to The Sandlot —and...
Culture of Hoops
Clayton Kershaw and Sandy Koufax: Los Angeles Dodgers Legends
Image courtesy of Ron Reiring/Flickr . Left-handed pitchers are baseball’s platinum. The subject of mythology from Babe Ruth to Randy Johnson , these pitchers’ legacies are fiercely debated among baseball cognoscenti; the latest in this...
