Four Horsemen Tattoo - Confessions of a Sports Fanatic

Sox Win! Sox Win!

OH BABY WAS THAT INTENSE!!!  After a 4 hour rain delay, our beloved Sox outlasted the Tigers 8-2 to force a one game playoff against the hated Twins.  Tomorrow’s showdown at Comiskey Park will determine the AL Central champion, and we can only hope the South Siders have more pop in their bats than they showed tonight. 

It may have taken 4 games, but the Irish offense has finally looked dominant against a quality opponent.  No my friends,  that is not a typo.  Saturday’s showdown with the rival Boilers proved to be a coming party for many, and when the smoke cleared, Notre Dame had pulled out a 38-21 victory over Purdue. 

With our beloved Chicago Bears inexplicably 1-2 after squandering two certain victories in the 4th quarter, the 2008 NFL season is certainly off to a craptastic start .  I keep telling myself things could be worse, but when you gift wrap games early in the season and lose ground, playoff hopes diminish by the second.  With the powerful Philadelphia [...]

GOOD NEWS: The White Sox magic number was 5 on Tuesday night

BAD NEWS: That number remained 5 after Minnesota pounded Javier Vasquez and the Sox 9-3

Yesterday, during the craptastic Irish loss to Sparty, I decided to keep a “drunken diary,” tabulating my thoughts and reactions as the game went on.  The first half is quite detailed, but, as anyone who has been in the grasps of a crippling all-day drinking binge knows, things get a little fuzzy with time.  Javon [...]

With college football back in full swing, my life (despite an Irish loss this week) has improved exponentially.  Finally, that legitimate excuse to wake up at 8AM and crack a cold PBR before opening your eyes is back.  Nothing in the world (even sex) beats a glorious Saturday filled with great games and thrilling upsets.  The definition of euphoria [...]

In a game marred by turnovers, flukey plays, and a sideline exit that toppled mammoth head coach Charlie Weis into an air-cast and crutches, Notre Dame braved the elements, dug deep, and beat hated rival Michigan 35-17 on a Saturday that was highlighted by an emotional tribute to the 1988 National Championship team.  The victory makes the Irish [...]

Highlights include:
1. Grandma doesn’t even put her hands out to break her fall
2. Wimpy guy ducks, completely leaving grannie wide open for the money shot
This is why old people shouldn’t be allowed outside

With 19 games left in the 2008 regular season, the White Sox; improbably, and miraculously, are still very much in playoff contention. Even after a dissappointing 4-6 stint over the last 10 games, that was overshadowed by Carlos Quentin’s season ending injury, eternal hope continues to spring on the South Side. Birds are [...]

“The Bears!”. Lucas Oil Stadium was a rockin’ and a rollin’ Sunday night in Indianapolis. The amoeba of middle-aged losers wearing beads, face-paint, and blue wigs were screaming and shouting so loud before kickoff, the synthetic noise that needed to be piped into the RCA Dome to compensate for the pathetic fans’ lack of [...]

Anyone expecting to see Notre Dame rise from the ashes and make a run at the top 25 this season were hit with a serious reality check after Saturday’s dissappointing 21-13 win against San Diego State. The Irish, 22 point favorites at home, played from behind most of the game, and eeked out a [...]

About 30 years ago, Hollywood producers began to struggle mightily trying to come up with fresh ideas for sports based movies.  With virtually no stone left unturned, these creative geniuses had to dig deep into the annals of human competition to deliver compelling stories, likable characters, and triumphs over evil that don’t include full-scale war.  What they came up [...]