It seems as though it was just a few weeks ago that I was sitting in the Coliseum with 20+ family members cringing as the A’s were dominated by the now overpaid Justin Verlander and the rest of the Tigers. It seemed a pretty anti-climatic way to end a [...]
When I saw an article about the California School for the Deaf’s football program on the front page of the Tribune I was lightweight juiced. And then when I saw that Sports Illustrated did a mini documentary on them I was thrilled that an even wider [...]
There are a lot of reasons why the Golden State Warriors proposed move to SF is ill-advised, infantile and disrespectful. We explore them here.
Sports: The Oakland A’s Look More Like “Major League” Than “Moneyball”
Over the last year the Oakland A’s have had the national spotlight shined on them because of the wide spread success of the movie Moneyball. Although Brad Pitt did an admirable job portraying the “great baseball mind” of Billy Beane, the current A’s [...]
Video: Ed Lee “2 Legit 2 Quit” Remix
It might not be the same as Bill Clinton playing the saxophone on Saturday Night Live, but San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee got a pretty big endorsement from a lot of people who matter in the City. Brian Wilson, Ronnie Lott, Will.i.am, Biz Stone (Twitter), [...]
Video: Starting Six: “Breakfast In Bed”
Starting Six has been on my radar ever since their song “Thirsty” came out a couple years ago, but within the last 6 months they seem to be taking their music to the next level. After seeing them perform at Blueflame 2, I was sold not only on their party [...]
Sports: The Legend Of Al Davis
As I received the news Saturday morning that Al Davis had passed, a sense of shock, relief, and uncertainty passed over me. One constant over my short 22 years of life has been old man Davis sitting in the owner’s box in his white track suit with the [...]
Mixtape: Erk Tha Jerk: Nerd’s Eye 2
“Never been hard for me to fall on my honesty/ And that’s why the music is the perfect autobiography” This line on the “Intro” to Nerd’s Eye 2 sums up Erk Tha Jerk’s music pretty succinctly. The most consistent artist coming out of the Bay of [...]
As we continue to read more about which teams fans are better at fighting and what the NFL will do to make football wholesome again, the regular season continues to approach. With both Bay Area teams having something to prove, we want to hear what the readers think.