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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Posted by Zach Bigalke on February 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Much of my past week was spent waiting for Super Bowl XLV on Sunday and then on basking in the afterglow of the Green Bay Packers’ 13th NFL title. Yeah, I won’t withhold my full disclosure, if this is your first time stumbling along to my column. I was born a Cheesehead and I’ll die a Cheesehead. The times haven’t always been this good for Packer Nation — I was alive for just the most recent two championships, after... Read More
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