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Who can forget Steve Bartman. You know, the guy who attempted to catch a foul pop fly during Game 6 of the 2003 NLCS and knocked the ball away from Cubs left fielder Moises Alou thus ruining the Cubs chances at making it to the World Series. Yes, that Steve Bartman. Well, set your VCR’s because tonight at 8 p.m. ESPN breaks down the whole Steve Bartman incident in ‘Catching Hell’.

“You know what the funny thing is? I wouldn’t have caught it, anyway.” — Moises Alou, five years after the incident.
Once again Bill Simmons puts everything sport [The Masters] into perspective in his latest article, The gift of Tiger Woods.“….I am supposed to think that he’s a poor role model — that he’s an adulterer, that he’s selfish, that he’s a phony, that he behaves badly on golf courses, that he’s someone I wouldn’t want my son to emulate some day. That’s horses—-. I want my son to know that people screw up, that nobody is perfect, that you can learn from your foibles. I want my son to watch “The Natural” someday, hear Roy Hobbs say, “Some mistakes you never stop paying for,” and know that it’s not just words in a movie. I want my son to know that you haven’t lived until you’ve fought back, that you haven’t won until you’ve lost, that you can’t understand what it’s like to relish something until you’ve suffered, too. I want him to understand that it’s the 21st century, that we sit around picking our heroes apart all day, that we expect them to be superhuman at all times, that we get pissed off when they aren’t, that it’s hypocritical if you really think about it.” → [Continue reading…] There are a lot of Tiger haters out there, but I have to say Simmons is spot on with this one. I guess that’s why they call him ‘The Sports Guy”. High-res

Once again Bill Simmons puts everything sport [The Masters] into perspective in his latest article, The gift of Tiger Woods.

“….I am supposed to think that he’s a poor role model — that he’s an adulterer, that he’s selfish, that he’s a phony, that he behaves badly on golf courses, that he’s someone I wouldn’t want my son to emulate some day. That’s horses—-. I want my son to know that people screw up, that nobody is perfect, that you can learn from your foibles. I want my son to watch “The Natural” someday, hear Roy Hobbs say, “Some mistakes you never stop paying for,” and know that it’s not just words in a movie. I want my son to know that you haven’t lived until you’ve fought back, that you haven’t won until you’ve lost, that you can’t understand what it’s like to relish something until you’ve suffered, too. I want him to understand that it’s the 21st century, that we sit around picking our heroes apart all day, that we expect them to be superhuman at all times, that we get pissed off when they aren’t, that it’s hypocritical if you really think about it.” → [Continue reading…]

There are a lot of Tiger haters out there, but I have to say Simmons is spot on with this one. I guess that’s why they call him ‘The Sports Guy”.

“The Fab Five” relives the recruitment process that got all five of them to Ann Arbor, the cultural impact they made, the two runs to NCAA title game, the Webber “timeout” in the 1993 championship and the scandal that eventually tarnished their accomplishments. [via ESPN] The men who forever changed my high school basketball wardrobe… We’ve been waiting for this for a while. Thanks, Jalen. High-res
“The Fab Five” relives the recruitment process that got all five of them to Ann Arbor, the cultural impact they made, the two runs to NCAA title game, the Webber “timeout” in the 1993 championship and the scandal that eventually tarnished their accomplishments. [via ESPN]

The men who forever changed my high school basketball wardrobe… We’ve been waiting for this for a while. Thanks, Jalen.