sidelined

The Bronx is Burning is a 2007 eight episode ESPN series (yeah, they make drama too. Who knew?) about the famous 1977 Yankees. Due to the tyranny of distance, my interest in baseball is casual but there’s alot I find attractive about the game, and the mythology that surrounds it. By accident [...]

My partner and I have been listening to a bit of cricket and news, and grimacing every time they get to the Ashes broadcast. Every bloody announcer, on commercial radio and telly, and even on Aunty ABC, has been describing the Australians’ treatment of the Poms as a whitewash.
This run of Aussie victories has been [...]

I just couldn’t allow the opening para of a story on news.com.au about a racehorse trainer being kicked by one of his charges to pass. It reads LEGENDARY WA horse trainer Fred Kersley is in a stable condition …

Mickey Commercial briefly emerged from retirement to tell us about the manner in which the Poms have appointed of a special poet for the Ashes. David Fine approached the Pommy Arts Council and suggested himself for the role, and, to the awe and envy of starving poets everywhere, actually managed to score himself payment for [...]