Time for midterm grades in MLB
Fireworks.
Cookouts.
Red.
White.
Blue.
Baseball’s halfway point.
Oh, and my Two Cent midseason analysis.
All tremendous traditions for summer.
My focus is the tragedy that is the Pittsburgh Pirates, so I will do my midseason review and analysis…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - June 29, 2024
In its continued effort to promote Heart Health, RFK Racing team partner Esperion invites fans and the public to walk a one-mile route on the infield camping area at Pocono Raceway. The walk will begin at 9 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 13th, with Brad…
More is not better
Every professional sports league has increased the number of playoff spots in recent years.
I would argue that is not a good thing.
The NHL Stanley Cup playoffs often find a David sitting in the seventh or eighth seed. Admittedly, early round upsets…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - June 22, 2024
NASCAR has changed the way the starting lineup will be set. This makes for more confusion in my thinking.
Rather than having the final round speeds determine the first through tenth starting spots, the drivers from Group A during the final round will…
Who issued the gag order?
Throughout the years many great players have come up empty come playoff time.
The word choke comes to mind when thinking about this lot of players.
James Harden and Joel Embiid have been two of the best NBA players in the past decade. Come playoff time…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - June 15, 2024
Martin Truex Jr. felt it was time to regain control over his own life and his own schedule.
“I’m obviously here to let y’all know that I won’t be back full-time next year,” Truex said Friday in a press conference with team owner Joe Gibbs, confirming…
The Phillies and Pirates aren’t just on opposite ends of the state
Living in Central Pennsylvania allows me to see a fairly even split of Phillies and Pirates paraphernalia. Phillies fans are gloating right now, while Pirates fans are worried it is more of the same in Pittsburgh.
I noticed a great debate raging on…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - June 8, 2024
The Shapiro Administration is breaking new ground in the motorsports industry, serving as the race entitlement sponsor for the annual NASCAR Cup Series event at Pocono Raceway set for Sunday, July 14.
The 160-lap, 400-mile race will be titled “The Great…
Great intentions still can’t change history
Even when baseball tries to do the right thing, they do the wrong thing.
Last week baseball announced that its statistical archives would now include Negro League players.
On the surface that is great news. Certainly, it is great news for the fantastic…
