Same state, same game, totally different results
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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…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - August 2, 2025
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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…
Immortalized…finally
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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…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - July 26, 2025
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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…
The root of all evil
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Ah, the adults in the room.
Money, money, money, money.
The adults running college sports —NCAA, university presidents, athletic directors, coaches, TV networks, and let’s not forget boosters— have been grabbing every dollar they can get…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - July 19, 2025
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The two-day C & D Rigging World of Outlaws Summer Nationals are set at Williams Grove Speedway.
Slated for Friday and Saturday, July 25 and 26, the C & D Rigging Summer Nationals will pit the local Pennsylvania…
A Once Proud Franchise is now a laughingstock
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With the turn to the twentieth century the Pittsburgh Pirates rattled off 14 straight winning seasons, winning one World Series and losing another. From 1918 to 1938 the Pirates only had two losing seasons and won another World Series and lost one…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - July 12, 2025
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The International Hot Rod Association (IHRA) has announced its 2025 television and streaming plans with official broadcast partner SPEED SPORT, bringing the adrenaline-pumping excitement of IHRA drag racing to fan through a dynamic blend of live…
Excellent Sports Programming No more
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If ESPN is, indeed, the Worldwide Leader in Sports, I fear the world may be coming to an end.
September 7, 1979, an all sports network was launched. As a soon to be 13 year old who was quickly becoming a sports fanatic, I was in heaven. Sports.…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - July 4, 2025
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Motorsports journalist Matt Weaver tell us that Cup teams fear 'catastrophic' outcome of giving NASCAR financial data image
As part of fact discovery in its federal antitrust lawsuit and countersuit with 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports,…
