The Ricko Files, Vol. 10

Who’s that dude with the stickum and the white ball? It is, of course, one Rick Pearson, aka Ricko, doing his best Fred Biletnikoff impression. Here’s the latest batch of scans from his photo archives:

• You probably know that Princeton used to wear tiger-striped sleeves. But I’d never seen this 1970 . . . → Read More: The Ricko Files, Vol. 10

A Niggling Little Thing That Drives Me Totally Batshit

Major League Baseball has a bunch of special logos it uses for spring training. It also has a special web page where those logos can be accessed (no, I can’t tell you where that page is, so don’t ask). The top of that page looks like this.

Arrgghh!! I’d like to think that . . . → Read More: A Niggling Little Thing That Drives Me Totally Batshit

So, Now That We Know John Madden Is a Hand Fetishist…

Yes, I’m aware that there was a football game last night. But it was completely uni-uneventful (unless you count a couple of the ads, but I prefer not to glorify that part of the Super Bowl industrial complex), so we’ll move on to other things.

Case in point: The Las Vegas Wranglers of . . . → Read More: So, Now That We Know John Madden Is a Hand Fetishist…

A Supersized Post for Super Sunday

In honor of today’s Super Bowl, today’s post is supersized folks. Three columns rolled into one, in fact. More extravagance than a Super Bowl halftime show (and it will take you almost as long to read). So, as we tick down the hours before the big game, sit back and enjoy. I’m joined . . . → Read More: A Supersized Post for Super Sunday