Among the other subreddits on Reddit dedicated to TV shows, funny pictures or memes, there is a section of the site called /r/IAMA where famous people often go and let people “Ask Me Anything”. It’s usually used as a way for actors or musicians to promote things, but sometimes there [...]
When a pitcher gets hit in the head by a line drive like J.A. Happ was on Tuesday night, the debate of whether pitchers need to wear a helmet on the mound for protection comes back to center stage. Happ was hit in the head by a line drive off [...]
“Baseball only becomes intelligible, not to mention enjoyable, once you gain an appreciation for all the intricacies involved in pitching and hitting. Then you begin to understand that the suspense boils down to seeing which person can execute his deceptively easy-looking task less badly.” I chuckled when a [...]
Sports Illustrated’s May 6th edition will feature an article on Jason Collins, who will now forever be known as the first openly gay male athlete who is active in one of America’s four major sports. “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay.” (Source: Sports Illustrated) Those words [...]
The Boston Bruins returned to the ice for the first time since the Boston Marathon bombings. It goes without saying that there are heavy hearts across the nation, and Boston; tonight we were given yet another example of how sports can bring us together. Watch Rene Rancourt and this uplifting [...]
When something seems too good to be true, a lot of the time it is. When baseball was struggling in the late 90′s, it was rejuvenated by the McGwire-Sosa home run race, and later on as the ball started to fly off the bats of players around the league. As the mid-2000′s [...]
With the release of “42” the story of Jackie Robinson, I am amazed to see the amount of hate and prejudice that Robinson had to endure. And yet I am hesitant to think something similar will not happen in today’s society if an athlete was to come out and be [...]
The Seattle Seahawks’ Richard Sherman is in hot water again after his comments about the ADHD medication, Adderall. Sherman appeared on NFL AM Thursday to discuss an interview he had with Vancouver Sun reporter Mike Beamish regarding the NFL, Adderall, and himself. The defensive back is quoted as saying that [...]
The Toronto Maple Leafs currently own the longest playoff drought in the NHL, having not made the postseason since 2004, when they lost in the second round to Philadelphia. However, with the Leafs now poised to end their 9-year absence from the NHL’s “second season,” I thought it would be [...]
According to ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,” 74% of 115 non-profit charities founded by high-profile athletes are not operating within acceptable standards. The report includes charities founded by Alex Rodriguez. Rodriguez’s charities have allegedly failed to file tax returns, starting five years ago, and has $300,000 in fundraising money that has gone unaccounted for. The [...]
The media and the public have been captivated by the election of a humble person to the papacy during the past few days. What has captivated a bit of my attention during the past few days have been an NBA Hall of Famer and a current NFL wide receiver, both [...]
I have often said that if I were not doing a doctorate in theology as a Jesuit Catholic priest, I would enjoy doing a doctorate on American history and sports. As I search my memory, I recall that it was my love for baseball, especially the 1984 Chicago Cubs that [...]
Finding Nemo wasn’t very hard for the Northeast this weekend. The snowstorm, given the name ‘Nemo’, pounded Boston with over two feet of snow and some areas got even more. Obviously, the weather can alter our everyday lives whenever it decides and this weekend Mother Nature certainly took control of the Northeast. [...]
Sports and Society is a bi-weekly column from TheFarmClub.net’s Editor-in-Chief, Stefan Jagot. In this inaugural edition Stefan discusses 49ers’ Chris Culliver’s statements on homosexuality in the NFL and the reality of it all. We all remember Ozzie Guillen’s statements about Fidel Castro right? Yeah, those were pretty stupid given the context [...]
The Winston Report is your daily fantasy baseball outlook. Five Studs - Miguel Cabrera (Det): [...]
How the first ten minutes of game three goes will go a long way in shaping the rest of this series. The [...]
Of all the subjects covered during this run of “What The Hell Happened To…?”, there [...]
A fortnight ago, Wayne Rooney told Sir Alex Ferguson that he wanted to leave the Manchester United. In [...]
Brendan Riley examines the NFC North, and how its teams did in this years NFL Draft. Green Bay Packers Selections: 1st, [...]
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