The Friday morning QB

There are only a few positions in all of the major sports wherein one can truly dominate a game. Hockey and soccer goalies and baseball pitchers are good examples. If you do your job perfectly, given enough overtimes or extra innings, your team will eventually win the game.

That’s the reason why people play goalie in the first place. It’s not like people just enjoy having pucks and balls rifled at them. As a goalie, you have a chance to be a hero every night, and when you suck, you can just say your defense played poorly. Continue reading »

Holy cliches, Batman!

If you are any sort of sports fan, by now you’ve heard dozens of athletes, upon finishing a game, offer up all their success to “our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.” And if you’re like me, you’re getting a little tired of it.

It’s not that I have anything against Jesus. By most accounts in the one book that describes his deeds, he was a pretty good guy. He saved folks, gave them bread and wine, redeemed their souls, and he was into fishing and carpentry. I admire all those traits. Continue reading »

A third-string Cinderella

So by now I imagine you’ve heard of this Marc Bulger kid, who has stepped in at quarterback for the St. Louis Rams and helped to turn their season around. I’m guessing you’ve already noticed that he has led them to five straight wins after they started the season by losing their first five games, and I’m assuming you’re suitably impressed.

Bulger, who is in just his fourth year as a professional, had never thrown a pass in the NFL before a few weeks ago. Continue reading »