Upper Deck’s 2010 NHLPA Rookie Boot Camp
Nearly two weeks ago, on Wednesday, Sept. 1, the MasterCard Centre in Etobicoke, Ontario was transformed into the site of the 2010 NHLPA® Rookie Showcase. And just like last year, Upper Deck was there to capture the best of the NHL’s finest young talent prepping to make their on-ice debuts […]
George Blanda: Thanks for the Memories
There are certain things that remind me of my father. And plenty of them involve sports. Yesterday’s passing of NFL Hall-of-Famer George Blanda was another one that made me think of my dear, departed dad. He and Blanda were contemporaries; Blanda was born in 1927, my father a year later. We were never Oakland […]
San Diego Padres: Please Stop Teasing Me
I will feel no pain if/when the San Diego Padres do not make the playoffs this year despite spending what seemed like the entire season in first place in the NL West. As usual, I bought into the hype this year, as I do every year. It was too exciting not to. Of course […]