Who will be super in Santa Clara?
The five month journey to Santa Clara begins Thursday night in the City of Brotherly Love with the Philadelphia Eagles attempting to duplicate the Chiefs feat of winning back to back Super Bowls. It would also be the Eagles third Super Bowl victory in…
Could it be an ayahuasca smoke show?
Mark Twain once said, “Get your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.” It has been 17 years since the Pittsburgh Steelers won a Super Bowl.It has been 15 years since the Pittsburgh Steelers appeared in a Super Bowl.It has been…
On the move to Miami
The college football season will end in Miami on January 19.Will it be a lion roar that night in Miami? Or perhaps a tiger growl? Could it be a bulldog bark or an elephant trumpeting? Dare I ask if it could be the quacking of ducks? What about a Matthew…
Down the stretch they come
Sport’s longest regular season has reached the home stretch yet again.Yet again I say, “Thank God.”See, I am an old school type. I am also a Pirates fan. I hate a lot about how the game is played these days. And I hate how the Pirates play most days, and…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - August 9, 2025
Hi Ernie!Good to see that Neil Bonnett was selected to be in the Fans Hall of Stock Car Legends. And your comments about him and inaugural member Smokey Yunick hit the mark.I will always remember what Bonnett said one time on a TV broadcast that he…
Same state, same game, totally different results
The great state of Pennsylvania has two Major League Baseball teams. The Pittsburgh Pirates have won 5 World Series and lost two more, while the Philadelphia Phillies have only won 2 World Series and lost 6 times.Yet, since the Pirates last World Series…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - August 2, 2025
Friday night, August 15 will be the Dirty Deeds 25 Finale for HJ Towing & Recovery 358 sprint cars at Williams Grove Speedway.And what a finale it will be with a total purse worth some $21,000 on the line for the limiteds!The winner alone will score…
Immortalized…finally
The day finally came, albeit far too late.Dave Parker is officially immortalized in Cooperstown forever.An obvious Hall of Fame player is now an official Hall of Famer.Parker was inducted Sunday along with Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia, Billy Wagner, and…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - July 26, 2025
Denny Hamlin was made available to the media on Saturday prior to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series race at the Dover Motor Speedway.What are your thoughts on running an open team and are you worried about Tyler Reddick’s contract and being lured away…
