Monthly Archives: November 2008

I Don’t Like ESPN Very Much

ESPN is the eight hundred pound gorilla of sports journalism, an omnipresent force suffocating the competition in its seemingly inexorable march toward utter domination.  It has its hand wholly or at the least substantially in so many pies it’s hard … Continue reading

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Why Dale Earnhardt Jr. Will Do Better In 2009

One of the challenges facing anyone writing about a sport during the off-season is, well, finding something to write about.  Let’s face it, there’s only so many ways to rehash past races, and given how there haven’t been any major … Continue reading

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You Don’t Have To Love Jimmie Johnson, But You’d Better At Least Get Used To Him

Earlier this evening, David Ragan or whoever the UPS driver saddled with the route my domicile is part of may be stopped by with a box.  Inside was one genuine Jimmie Johnson diecast, specifically his 2007 championship commemorative version (I’ll … Continue reading

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Back Home

Cherie the thrasher yawned and stretched her wings. She had just woke up after an odd night’s sleep in her home underneath the bushes that lined the back wall of what used to be Gord the polar bear’s home. Cherie … Continue reading

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I’m Back.

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NASCAR Teams Are Downsizing And I’m Right Behind Them, Sort Of

(Copied over from Restrictor Plate This.) Now that the 2008 season has mercifully reached an end, the economic realities of today are hitting hard in NASCAR.  Very, very hard.  Although the governing body itself insists it continues to sail sweet, … Continue reading

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Working On It

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What Is To Be

Coming February 2009…

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