Was there any doubt who was going to win last night? Difficult for any of us to know for sure how a man who has been gone almost 150 years  handled a situation like the issue of slavery and a Civil War, but I’m guessing this was as close as it gets with him playing Lincoln. This guy is a pro and could potentially, if not already, be considered the [...]

Categories: Entertainment

The NFL recently elected a new class to the Hall of Fame. Warren Sapp was elected to the HoF!  Yes, you read this right. The same Hall that has Roger Staubach, Merlin Olsen, Dick Butkus, Johnny U, Reggie White, Jack Butler (pictured)etc. These are guys that played every week for years and were great while they were doing it! How many “great years” did this guy have? Certainly not enough [...]

Categories: Sports

See Argo. A “Monaghan and Ebert” 2 thumbs up. Look for this to win the Oscar for Best Picture. DDL will win for Best Actor.

The NBA All-Star break is upon us and the New York Knicks are in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference, just 3.5 games behind the great Miami Heat. However, things are not going well for the Knicks at the moment. Their superstar scorer Carmelo Anthony has been slowed down of late and has injured his hand. Amare Stoudemire, the $100 million man, has cooled off after a fast start to [...]

Categories: From The DougOut

Happy President’s Day. Thank you Mr. Washington and Mr. Lincoln. The man who built the nation and the man who saved it.    

Categories: History

Okay……I’ve been debating whether to write this “column” or not. But I was so enraged by the documentary I saw on HBO called Mea Maxima Culpa, that I needed to write about it. The most powerful and yet disturbing television program I have seen….ever. If you haven’t seen it yet, I must warn you that it is so un-nerving that if you didn’t see it, you wouldn’t believe it. Period. It [...]

Categories: History

The New “Penny-Pinching” Yankees? Any fan of the New York Yankees knows that their number one goal at the start of any season is to win another World Series title, and anything less is considered a complete failure. The Yankees were unceremoniously swept from the playoffs by the AL champion Detroit Tigers. The Yankees could not situationally hit in the postseason at all and looked especially old. After a crushing [...]

Categories: From The DougOut