Baseball at the quarter pole
by on May 12, 2024
Major League Baseball is one fourth of the way home. It is the longest regular season in all of sports, so a lot will still play out over the summer months before the playoffs. Since baseball expanded the playoffs, the 162 game regular season doesn’t…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - May 11, 2024
by on May 11, 2024
A very special person had a major milestone birthday on May 11. Carl S Berghman, known to many as Bugs Stevens, turned 90. Stevens is a three-time NASCAR National Modified Champion. Drop the champ a card…
The more things change, the more the Pirates stay the same
by on May 6, 2024
The Pittsburgh Pirates stink.
Oh sure, they claimed two hard fought victories over the weekend from the powerhouse 7-win Rockies and one from the minor league Angels last night, but make no mistake, the Pirates stink.
Think about what…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - May 4, 2024
by on May 4, 2024
An old friend is gone.
Wally Dallenbach, a respected INDYCAR SERIES race winner as a driver…
You just got Khaned
by on April 29, 2024
Last week I took a swing at predicting the Steelers draft.
It isn’t easy to predict anything with the draft. For instance, nobody predicted six quarterbacks going in the top 12 picks. Certainly nobody this side of Arthur Blank’s bookie thought…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - April 27, 2024
by on April 28, 2024
Liquid Death, the healthy beverage platform and one of the fastest growing non-alcoholic brands, is now officially a NASCAR® partner. The brand will be on-site this weekend in Talladega to jumpstart the…
Picking winners isn’t always easy
by on April 21, 2024
Two nights from now NFL teams will use the information they culled via scouting reports, game films, pro day workouts, interviews, and Combine data points ranging from 40 meter dash times to psych evals to select the next members of their football…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - April 20, 2024
by on April 20, 2024
A chance to meet NASCAR Hall of Famer Donnie Allison. On Friday, April 26, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series makes its second-ever stop in the state of Delaware with the Melvin…
The ever changing world of baseball
by on April 14, 2024
Everyone from David Bowie to Taylor Swift has written about changes.
Baseball certainly has changed from when I started watching it in the 1970’s. Today’s game barely resembles the one I grew up with, proving not every change is for the better…
This, That and the Next Thing by Ernie Saxton - April 12, 2024
by on April 13, 2024
NASCAR is enhancing its NASCAR Mobile app experience by launching a new In-App Stories product from WSC Sports, the global leader in AI-powered sports video content.…
