Category Archives: Sports

On A-Rod and REAL New York Yankees

Posted on August 2, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

If you don’t care about baseball or sports, you can probably skip this one–unless you like rants. If you enjoy a good rant, no matter what the topic is, this might be for you. As Major League Baseball begins to … Continue reading →

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Oakland A’s Second Trimester Review

Posted on August 1, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

First of all, a mea culpa: I wrote a first trimester review for the Giants, but not for the A’s. I intended to, but didn’t for a simple reason: I’ve had hardly any time to watch baseball this season, and … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Giants Second Trimester Review

Posted on July 30, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

As I noted in my first trimester review of the Giants, in Moneyball, Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane explained to writer Michael Lewis that he breaks a season into thirds when he’s constructing his team. The first third is for … Continue reading →

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On the NBA Silly Season

Posted on July 26, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

The NBA closed out its 2012-2013 season with what was probably the best Finals in recent memory, and then launched right into an offseason with an unpredictable, trade-filled Draft night that featured the Boston Celtics tearing down the last remnants … Continue reading →

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On the Value of Colin Kaepernick

Posted on July 25, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

Over at Grantland yesterday, Bill Barnwell concluded his annual NFL Trade Value column. I recommend reading it, as Barnwell’s a thoughtful analyst who clearly put a lot of time into his rankings. I’m not going to go through his whole … Continue reading →

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The Meaning of a No-Hitter

Posted on July 16, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

There is nothing else in sports that makes you drop what you’re doing and sprint for a TV like the words “no-hitter.” This is true no matter who is pitching, but if the guy throwing the no-no happens to play … Continue reading →

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NBA Playoffs Review

Posted on June 21, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

One thing I’ve noticed about the sports prediction game: Pundits almost never go back and look at their preview columns to review what they got right and what they got wrong. Well, we here in the Brooklyn Basement are big … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Ballparks

Posted on June 12, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

Inspired in part by Jonah Keri’s story on Grantland, I thought I’d write a post about my favorite ballparks. It’s hardly as comprehensive as Keri’s; I’ve only been to twelve Big League stadiums (that includes two that have been demolished, … Continue reading →

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If I Could Play…

Posted on June 5, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

One of Oscar Wilde’s greatest quotes (and he has many), is, “Talent borrows, genius steals.” I don’t consider myself a genius, but when I read the blogpost my good buddy Juan Alvarado Valdivia wrote last week, in which he detailed … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Giants First Trimester Review

Posted on May 31, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

In Moneyball, Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane explained to writer Michael Lewis that he breaks a season into thirds when he’s constructing his team. The first third is for figuring out what you have; the second third, leading up the … Continue reading →

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