Communication between the dugout, catcher, and pitcher used to be an art form. Pitching coach signs wipes, taps, and touches that could easily be mistaken for parking a plane. The catcher’s fingers twitch freakishly between the legs; savvy catchers paint fingernail polish on their nails to ensure the pitcher’s view of the sign. A dissentingContinue reading “Part Man, Part Machine”
Category Archives: PGA
Is There Room for the Good Guy in Pro Sports?
Professional sports is being overrun by the bad guy. Social Media, Television, and Talk radio fuel the flame for pro sport punks. Turn on any sports show and you will learn about one guy who said this, one other guy who wants to leave his team because of that. Is there still room for theContinue reading “Is There Room for the Good Guy in Pro Sports?”
Pro sports is not the NCAA’s problem
The ideal (or old school) NCAA focused on amateurism and the student-athlete (SA). The prospective SA chose a school where he could participate in a sport or sports. He would still be considered an amateur even if he was getting money in the form of a scholarship to attend the school because of the sportContinue reading “Pro sports is not the NCAA’s problem”
The cameraman is hurting my brand?
Tiger Woods lays claim to the title ‘greatest golfer of the past 50 years’. There’s no disputing that. Woods’ game rivals or eclipses all of the greats from Hogan to Nicklaus. The most unorthodox swings probably go to Furyk and Palmer (with plenty of others in between). Bryson DeChambeau is proving himself to be theContinue reading “The cameraman is hurting my brand?”
Sports has an opportunity to reset
The COVID-19 pandemic has provided an opportunity for a hard reset on sports. (As the computer techie would say – did you try just turning your computer off, then back on again to fix the problem?) Different managing entities in an array of sports are handling it well, and others are handling it in anContinue reading “Sports has an opportunity to reset”
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