Now we've hit part four of The Slovenly Drunks picking their favorite Boston athletes. If you missed the first part and have no idea what this is about, you can read about it right here, along with picks 00 through 10. Week two had us picking numbers 11-39, and week three was numbers 40 to... Continue Reading →
The Slovenly Drunks: Favorite Boston Athletes (Part 3)
Now we've hit part three of The Slovenly Drunks picking their favorite Boston athletes. If you missed the first part and have no idea what this is about, you can read about it right here, along with picks 00 through 10. Week two had us picking numbers 11-39 Just as a brief reminder, the current... Continue Reading →
The Slovenly Drunks: Favorite Boston Athletes (Part 2)
Now we've hit part two of The Slovenly Drunks picking their favorite Boston athletes. If you missed the first part and have no idea what this is about, you can read about it right here. Just as a brief reminder, the current Slovenly Drunks are myself; Rich Lundin, who is President of the Worcester Railers... Continue Reading →
The Slovenly Drunks: Favorite Boston Athletes (Part 1)
In the old days there was nothing like a bar argument over sports. In the advent of the information age where essentially everyone is walking around with a small computer in their pocket having disagreements over who hit more home runs or scored more goals just doesn't happen anymore. Those discussions are ended by someone,... Continue Reading →
A quick anecdote on the passing of Larry Wigge
This morning, while I was enjoying a cup of coffee while listening to Hank Stolz' Talk of the Commonwealth streaming over my speakers I was catching up on some of the news of yesterday. It was there I saw the St. Louis Blues tweet on the passing of sportswriter Larry Wigge. Now for most of... Continue Reading →
One Toke Over The Line
With Michael Phelps announcing his retirement after winning his 23rd Olympic gold medal (and 28th Olympic medal overall), this seems like a good time to repost this. It originally appeared on February 4, 2009 on a blog I used to share with my wife. It appears here slightly edited, although the statistical information is still... Continue Reading →