Tag Archives: Sports

Why I’m Done With Football

Posted on September 10, 2017 by fromabrooklynbasement

Hello all. It’s been a long time since I’ve written anything on here—almost a year, in fact, since I begged my few readers not to vote for Donald Trump. We all know how that went, and over the last few … Continue reading →

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2016 NBA Playoff Preview

Posted on April 15, 2016 by fromabrooklynbasement

My faithful readers (both of them) may have noticed that I haven’t written an NBA column this season. There are two reasons for this. First, lack of time (once again, adulthood sucks); second, and more importantly, the record-breaking season that my … Continue reading →

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2015 Niners Season Preview, or “The Descent”

Posted on September 14, 2015 by fromabrooklynbasement

Who’s ready for football!?!? Not anyone who roots for the San Francisco 49ers!!! As I explained in the intro to my 2013 Niners season preview, I’m something of a fairweather football fan. I don’t follow college football at all, because a) … Continue reading →

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2014 San Francisco 49ers Preview

Posted on September 2, 2014 by fromabrooklynbasement

Hooooooo boy, here we are. This week I’m drafting fantasy teams, putting together an office suicide pool, and prepping an opening weekend trip to Vegas. So how do we feel about the return of football, Jesse Pinkman? And yet, as … Continue reading →

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Dubs 2013-2014 Season (and Mark Jackson) Postmortem

Posted on May 7, 2014 by fromabrooklynbasement

Here we are, a few days after the Dubs’ season sadly ended after a hard-fought Game 7 loss to the L.A. Clippers. Last year, after the Spurs ended Steph Curry & Co.’s Cinderella playoff run, I wrote a series of … Continue reading →

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NBA Playoffs Round One Review

Posted on May 5, 2014 by fromabrooklynbasement

Holy shit, you guys. I mean, seriously, the last two weeks have basically just melted my brain with the awesomeness that has been the 2014 NBA Playoffs. We’ve had back-and-forth games, buzzer-beating shots, a racist owner getting booted out of … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Dubs Nation

Posted on November 15, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

The Golden State Warriors have been pretty much unanimously touted as the NBA’s most entertaining team so far this season. Last night’s epic 116-115 win over the Seattle Sonics Oklahoma City Thunder confirmed this, but before I talk about the … Continue reading →

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Timmmaay Is Back, And I Am Irrationally Happy About It

Posted on October 24, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

On Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants announced that they were re-signing free agent pitcher Tim Lincecum to a two-year, $35 million contract (with a no-trade clause). The immediate analysis was predictable: That’s way too much money for a pitcher who … Continue reading →

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Niners Week Two Awards

Posted on September 17, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

That wasn’t as much fun as last week. Let’s get this over with. The Jerry Rice Award (Most Dominant Player on the Field): Richard Sherman Really, this award goes to the whole Seahawks defense. Fuck, man, they pounded the Niners’ … Continue reading →

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One of My Favorite Places: Finnerty’s

Posted on September 5, 2013 by fromabrooklynbasement

I have gotten to spend most of my life in New York and San Francisco, which I consider to be the two coolest cities in America. (I love New Orleans too, but I can’t move there–I wouldn’t survive six months.) … Continue reading →

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