disappointment Stories - South Side Sox
Yet Another Season Where The Reds Are Out of It By Columbus Day. Reds lose game 2-0, series 3-0.
<!-- BEGIN WIDGET --><!-- BEGIN WIDGET -->Thus endeth the season. Joe Nuxhall Memorial Honorary Star of the Game Cole Hamels. Yet another Phillies starter twirled a gem against us. Hamels pitched a complete game shutout, his first in the postseason. He allowed only five hits, walked...
Rutgers 28, UConn 24: Demoralization
Even Reche Caldwell was stunned by UConn's epic collapse. I think. That was without a doubt the most depressing loss in the history of football. Oh, and in case you weren't down enough, looks like Endres will be out the rest of the...
No regrets.
Chins up, everybody. I'll have more time to reflect on that thing that happened Saturday as we move toward the end of the week. Right now, I've got too many mental and physical aches (from traveling 13 hours twice in three days) to put together any comprehensive thought on this 2008-2009...
Coming attractions...
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH! There is a defensive dimension beyond that which is known as man-to-man. It is a defense as vast as space and as timeless as Jim Calhoun's sarcasm. It is the middle ground between the 1-3-1 and the 1-2-2, between...
West Virginia Scored Again, or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Mediocrity
So close, and yet, so un-close. West Virginia 35, UConn 13 And so ends UConn's brief flirtation with doing anything of note in 2008. UConn led 13-7 at the half and, I remarked to people around me, played a near-perfect two quarters. They...
Skate Canada Results: Ice Dancing Final Standings
Well, to wrap up the final Grand Prix event before the Grand Prix Final in Tokyo in two weeks, here are the final standings in ice dance. I wonder what this does to Samuelson and Bates's Olympic chances? It has to be seen as somewhat of a disappointment for them. And of course, Virtue and Moir...
Final Thoughts on Worlds/Required Elements Breakdown
Better late than never, here are some final thoughts on this year's world championships, mainly things that I didn't get to give due space to before: Most impressive: Yuna Kim's short program. Absolute perfection and a lesson on how it's done in a way that racks up the points and entertains an...
Alissa Czisny Tops Ladies Field after Short Program
Well, the ladies have skated their shorts and here are some thoughts on the top girls. Full results are below. Alissa Czisny (!) gets an exclamation mark because I love to watch her skate and am so happy she did so well (personal best, woot!). It was a great performance. I would love to see that...
Scoring System Woes
The Seattle Times' Ron Judd articulates my complaints about tonight's competition when he writes about how the crowd doesn't understand the new scoring system. The Skate America crowd at Comcast Arena in Everett, Washington believe that Evan Lysacek should have won the competition. Alas, this...
Kentucky Basketball: Surveying the Wreckage
Well, the SEC tournament is over, the NIT looms, and UK fans are in a deep, deep funk. As it should be. Let's face it, folks, this season was a disappointment for us all. I'm not going to pretend that there is a silver lining in this big, black cloud of a season, because if there is, I haven't...
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