Posted by Zach Bigalke on May 4, 2011 · 1 Comment
In this era of sports, where we are always on the lookout for the next athlete to get caught with performance-enhancing drugs, it runs counter to the way we intuitively think to realize how many athletes might be suffering from an intake of performance-hindering substances. Yet after Novak Djokovic revealed recently that he had changed his diet to combat gluten allergies, it is amazing how little we consider the everyday calories that athletes put... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on April 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Boy, do I really need a new pair of glasses. Constructed as much out of electrical tape and Gorilla Glue as they are the original frames these days, my literal worldview just keeps getting more and more askew as they warp and wind around. Yet despite the fact that I seem to be harder on spectacles than Djokovic on his rackets, I keep on persevering. Perhaps that’s why I always see things a little differently… and that’s not necessarily... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on March 24, 2011 · 2 Comments
So I finally followed through on a promise I’ve been making for some time. After several years of watching my hair slowly grow out from buzzed beginnings, blossoming outward like one of those Chia Heads before flopping earthward in a mane around my shoulders and down my back, I’ve done something altruistic for a change. For years my wife has suggested, given my ability to grow one prodigious head of hair, that I should donate the tresses... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on March 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment
I feel like a kid tearing through a bucket of Halloween candy. We’re in the final stages of our move back across town to the apartment complex we temporarily left to help a friend in need, and it sure feels good to be back. Once again I have a tennis court mere footsteps away, and a pool is accessible every toasty summertime day. But what really has this Non-Traditional Sports Fan in America excited is simply being tied back into 21st-century... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on February 17, 2011 · 1 Comment
So I just finished reading Pete Rose’s memoir/confessional, My Prison Without Bars, and it got my mind spinning in a couple different directions. We’ll discuss the obvious one — gambling and sports — soon enough this week. First, though, I would like to go over the concept of sports retirements from a different angle. Ol’ Charlie Hustle, of course, was doomed to retirement from baseball in any meaningful capacity when he received... Read More
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