bang.

For more bullets. Get it? Yeah, that was dumb. Sorry. If you live in Pittsburgh, you need to figure out where East Pittsburgh borough is. You need to drive there and eat at Taste of New Orleans Cafe on Main Street. It’s run by a family from New Orleans who left their hometown after their… Read More bang.

pick.

When trying to figure out which Kentucky Derby horse to pull for, I’m usually drawn to at least a couple because of their names. I’m not getting that this year, so I have to fall back on my years of experience — which consists of the vast knowledge I’ve accumulated during the week or so… Read More pick.

play ball.

Reasons why my just-drafted fantasy baseball team might be pretty good: 1) Johann Santana. 2) C.C. Sabathia. 3) Grady Sizemore. 4) J.J. Putz. 5) Travis Hafner. Reasons why it might not: 1) Geovany Soto. 2) Vernon Wells. 3) Nick Markakis. 4) Troy Percival. 5) My record as a fantasy baseball manager. Football I can handle.… Read More play ball.

invitation.

At Saturday’s Pirates game, we may see a walkout of thousands of green-clad baseball fans after the third inning, a protest against a horrid years-long slump and management’s seeming indifference to the ongoing problems. (Actually, “see” may not be accurate — the team has instructed its television crew not to show footage of any protest;… Read More invitation.

as promised.

Yeah. Not beat up too badly. But a little fuzzy nonetheless. We bought art. We drank beer. We ate pulled pork and ballpark hot dogs. We watched the only Pittsburgh Pirates win in the entire month of June. And, in the hotel bar after the baseball game, we watched the Cavs set up Cleveland sports… Read More as promised.