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TheWritingIllini - who has written 24 posts on Writing the Pine.
TheWritingIllini is an avid sports fan who frequently vents his frustrations in form of writing. He is a living victim of the Curse of the Orange and Blue, a vexation that inflicts constant stress upon a fan following perennially underachieving teams that don the glorious Orange and Blue colors such as the Mets, Knicks and the Illinois Fighting Illini.
VotD: Jordan Crawford Dunks on LeBron (who the F cares?)
I’m glad this video was released. Clearly, LeBron James is the best basketball player on this planet and no one can make him look foolish other than himself. Yeah, LeBron you made yourself look like a fool for making this petty, insignificant dunk into something so much greater than it should have been. Great move [...]
Continue reading...3 Reasons Why LeBron Won’t Win a Title by 2010
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Every rational basketball fan will admit that LeBron James is the best player in the world and that there really is no ceiling on his potential and abilities. However, the NBA is not a one-superstar-takes-it-all sport. Even Michael Jordan had a Top-50 All-Time Player and future Hall of Famer, Scottie Pippen (eligible in 2010), to [...]
Continue reading...Open ‘09 at Turnberry
Friday, July 17, 2009
It’s been a fun two days of golf at Turnberry Fashionberry. I love watching the “weird” players and how they dress and carry themselves. Basketball players usually have more tattoos than other major sports because their arms are exposed – so they can distinguish themselves by looking different from everyone else. Football players are heavily [...]
Continue reading...Asian Guy Power Rankings – Midseason Special Edition
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
After seeing three Asian players selected to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game in 2006 and two in 2007, I was disappointed to see that Ichiro was the only Asian player selected to the All-Star game. The last few reserve selections – especially in the outfield – are usually toss-ups, but I felt that Shin-Soo [...]
Continue reading...Mets Rant – Trade F-Mart Please.
Friday, July 10, 2009
The Mets’ front office has recently stated that our prospects are untouchable and that we will likely not include them in a trade for a big name in the market. This isn’t a bad idea if our permanent roster wasn’t so injury-prone.. but that OBVIOUSLY isn’t the case! Jose Reyes‘ leg injury is probably the only [...]
Continue reading...LIFE AS A METS FAN FUCKING BLOWS.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
LOOK. I’m gonna try REALLY fucking hard not to type this ENTIRE FUCKING ENTRY in MOTHERFUCKING CAPS. LIFE AS A METS FAN BLOWS. I did NOT ask for this suffering (it may not be as bad as being a Cubs fan or a pre-dynasty Red Sox fan, but STILL). I was born into [...]
Continue reading...Asian Guy Power Rankings: 06/29/2009
Monday, June 29, 2009
Much has happened since the last edition of the Asian Guy Power Rankings – we witnessed the deaths of Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and Blake Griffin’s career. Mariano Rivera recorded his 500th career save. However, it’s been a pathetically slow and uneventful two weeks for the AGPR. Daisuke Matsuzaka was disqualified from the AGPR in [...]
Continue reading...I Hate You Castillo, I Love You Aubrey Huff
Friday, June 19, 2009
Ever since Luis Castillo’s unforgivable error that resulted in two runs for the New York Yankees in the New York Mets‘ 9-8 loss in the Bronx, Francisco Rodriguez has not been the same. Since that unfortunate event, which gave K-Rod his first blown save in 17 opportunities, the following events have transpired: 1) K-Rod got into [...]
Continue reading...Ichiro & Griffey: Teammates? Stepbrothers? Or… ?
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
As I was doing my daily due diligence by reading any content that comes up in Google for players in my Asian Guy Power Rankings, I came across this article by The News Tribune’s Larry Larue, which described the impact that Seattle Mariners’ Ken Griffey Jr. has had on Ichiro Suzuki. Now if I was [...]
Continue reading...Asian Guy Power Rankings: 06/15/2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Welcome to the second edition of the Asian Guy Power Rankings, headlined by a brand spanking new banner, courtesy of FiveToolPlayer’s artistically talented brother. I have made a few minor tweaks to the AGPR format. AGPR will now be released every other Monday morning and feature the top five performers (thanks to reader Warrior13 for [...]
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