Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 9, 2011 · 1 Comment
Sports fans love statistics. Whatever the sport, there are always numbers attached to the games we love. Ardent supporters memorize batting averages and ERA and even advanced sabermetrics, treating the numbers as talismans that can just as easily prove a person’s greatness as create false impressions. But how many memorize and follow their team’s waste diversion rates, or energy usage? Read More
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Filed under Baseball, Columns · Tagged with AL West, Cedar Grove Composting, energy use, Green Sports Alliance, Green Sports Alliance Summit, Green Track, kWh, Major League Baseball, mlb, Natural Resources Defense Council, NRDC, Safeco Field, Scott Jenkins, Seattle Mariners, waste diversion
Posted by Zach Bigalke on April 21, 2011 · 1 Comment
So I’ve got a core group of fanatical friends with which I keep touch on the internet. Any fan worth his salt inevitably builds up connections with other fans over the years, both fans of their own teams and of the opposition. Sports, after all, can provide a link where we might otherwise have no connection with a person, but they are not the only links that lead us to friendship. Rare is the person that never find himself in some sort... Read More
Filed under Baseball, Columns, Featured · Tagged with Atlanta Braves, Baseball, Bidwill, Brooklyn Dodgers, Bryan Stow, Cardinals, Citi Field, desertion, Ebbets Field, fanhood, Florida Marlins, Fred Wilpon, Kansas City Royals, losing, Major League Baseball, management, mlb, National League, new york giants, New York Mets, New York Yankees, NL East, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, Polo Grounds, protest, relocation, Sandy Alderson, Shea Stadium
Posted by Zach Bigalke on March 31, 2011 · 1 Comment
We’re already at the quarter pole for 2011?! Wow… this year just keeps sneaking past me, days turning into weeks and barreling through the months before I even realize it. At least some semblance of normalcy is on the horizon for me now, as spring arrives with my residential situation in focus and the ability to really hunker down to some work. Read More
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Filed under Basketball, Columns, Featured, Formula 1, Hockey, More, NBA · Tagged with Adrian Newey, Adrian Sutil, Alberto Contador, Anaheim, andre miller, Angelo Mathews, Australian GP, Australian Grand Prix, auto racing, barbecue, Basketball, Bob Woolmer, CAS, clenbuterol, Court of Arbitration for Sport, cricket, Cricket World Cup, doping, Eddy Merckx, Eugene Christophe, F1, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, FIA, Force India, Formula 1, Gautam Gambhir, Gerald Wallace, Hamilton, I-5, ICC, India, KERS, Lance Armstrong, leather, Lewis Hamilton, los angeles, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Major League Baseball, Malaysia, Maloof brothers, Manmohan Singh, Manu Ginobili, Mark Webber, Martin Brodeur, McLaren, Mercedes, Michael Schumacher, microfiber, minor league, MLS, Mohali, moisture wicking, Mumbai, Muttiah Muralitharan, NBA, new zealand, Nick Heidfeld, Nicolas Batum, Novak Djokovic, Opening Day, Pakistan, Pambiche, Patrick Roy, Paul Di Resta, PCA Stadium, PED, Phoenix Coyotes, Pirelli, Portland Beavers, Portland Timbers, Portland Trail Blazers, prime minister, Raiders, Rams, RB7, record book, Red Bull, relocation, Renault, Robert Kubica, roger federer, Rose Garden, Sachin Tendulkar, sacramento kings, San Antonio Spurs, Sauber, Sebastian Vettel, semifinals, Sergio Perez, Shahid Afridi, Sri Lanka, tailgate, technology, Terry Sawchuk, Thilan Samaraweera, Tim Duncan, tony parker, UCI, Virat Kohli, Virender Sehwag, Vitaly Petrov, WADA, Williams, Winnipeg Jets, world cup, Yousuf Raza Gilani, Yuvraj Singh
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
Filed under Baseball, Columns, Cycling, Formula 1, More, Soccer, Tennis · Tagged with adjustable rear wing, Adrian Newey, Adrian Sutil, Aldo Costa, Australian Grand Prix, Australian Open, Barcelona, Baseball, Bridgestone, Bundesliga, cancer, Chelsea, Cipressa, classics, Corso Raimondo, Cycling, doping, drug testing, Dubai, Emmanuel Garcia, EPL, F-duct, F1, Fabian Cancellara, Felipe Massa, Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, FIA, Filippo Pozzato, Force India, Formula 1, Giro di Lombardia, Grand Slam, hCG, human chorionic gonadotropin, Indian Wells, inter milan, Jensen Button, La Liga, Lewis Hamilton, Liege-Bastogne-Liege, Major League Baseball, Manchester United, Maranello, Mark Cavendish, Mark Webber, Matthew Goss, McLaren, Mercedes, Michael Schumacher, Milano-Sanremo, mlb, monuments, Nico Rosberg, Novak Djokovic, Paris-Roubaix, PED, Philippe Gilbert, Pirelli, Poggio, Quick Step, radio, Rafael Nadal, RB7, Real Madrid, Red Bull, Renault, Robert Kubica, roger federer, Ronde van Vlaanderen, Ross Brawn, Sauber, Schalke, Sebastian Vettel, Serie A, Shakhtar Donetsk, Soccer, Stuart O'Grady, tennis, Tom Boonen, Tottenham Hotspur, UCI, UEFA Champions League, winning streak
Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 12, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I am a Non-Traditional Sports Fan by instinct, a writer by trade… and a cook to pay the bills. Unfortunately, working a job in catering has a tendency to throw off my cadence. The summer doldrums — you know, the ones that fans who remain attuned solely to the rhythms of American sport often decry this time of year — are most acutely felt in the way my work schedule lines up. See, this is the golden time of year for a guy like me.... Read More
Filed under Columns, Cycling, More, Olympic Sports, Soccer, Tennis · Tagged with Adderol, Adolfo Bautista, Andy Roddick, Asafa Powell, ATP, Baseball, Bolivar Guedes, Bundesliga, Canadian Football League, CFL, Chivas, Chuck Ealey, Cincinnati, Club World Cup, CONCACAF, CONMEBOL, Copa Libertadores, Copa Libertadores final, Cycling, Diamond League, Elena Vesnina, ENECO Tour, English Premier League, EPL, FIFA, Floyd Landis, Floyd Mayweather, Flushing Meadows, Francesca Schiavone, Giuliano, Guadalajara, Hahnenkamm, Hein Verbruggen, IAAF, Indio, Internacional, Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club, Justin Gatlin, Kansas City Royals, Kitzbuhel, Kleber, La Liga, Lance Armstrong, Luis Ernesto Michel, Major League Baseball, Marco Fabian De la Mora, Mario Lemieux, Michael Lewis, mlb, Moneyball, Montreal, Newcastle United, NFL, Pittsburgh Pirates, Portland Beavers, Porto Alegre, promotion, ProTour, Rafael Nadal, relegation, Robbie McEwen, roger federer, Scott Hamilton, Serie A, Soccer, tennis, testosterone, Toronto, Tour de France, track and field, Tyler Farrar, Tyson Gay, U.S. Open, UCI, Usain Bolt, Vattenfall Cyclassics, Vuelta a Espana, WTA
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