In Which I Ignore the NBA Finals in Favor of an Obscure Winter Sport, Go Figure

What sort of uniform does a snowshoe racer wear?

I confess that I had never considered that question — or even realized there was such a thing as snowshoe racing — until reader Lance Smith recently sent me a bunch of old Life photos documenting a foot race on showshoes, which included hurdles . . . → Read More: In Which I Ignore the NBA Finals in Favor of an Obscure Winter Sport, Go Figure

Poster Boys

Got a note the other day from reader Michael Princip. As many of you know, he’s the guy behind the fairly comprehensive Seahawks memorabilia site Greenglare. Now he’s got a new project in the works, as he explains here:

My friend Dan Tearle and I have launched a web site called Illustrated NFL, . . . → Read More: Poster Boys

The Revolution Will Not Be Is Being Televised

Latest member of Stirrup Nation: Marlins pitcher Burke Badenhop (whose name is a perfectly baseball-ized version of Boris Badenov). He’s apparently been wearing them all season long — and also last year, and also in the minors — but I wasn’t aware of it until Milwaukee broadcasters Brian Anderson and Bill Schroeder had . . . → Read More: The Revolution Will Not Be Is Being Televised

Discussion Topic: Up Against the Wall

Newsday columnist Neil Best posed an interesting question on his blog the other day:

Why are baseball outfields deepest in centerfield and shallowest in left and right? Why not a uniform distance all the way around?

In fact, why not have centerfield be the shortest distance from home and the areas just inside . . . → Read More: Discussion Topic: Up Against the Wall

Lime-Hued Blast from Recent Past

Remember that April Fool’s joke I pulled exactly two months ago? Maybe it wasn’t a joke after all. Or maybe it gave somebody some ideas.

That’s the question floating around the web at the moment, because a Madden video preview released on Friday shows the Seahawks wearing the same neon green jersey . . . → Read More: Lime-Hued Blast from Recent Past