Reviews

After Jackie by Cal Fussman (published by ESPN in 2007) is one of those underrated books that really delivers. After Jackie is a 200 page book which compilies interviews conducted by Fussman and some quotes from other sources. Fussman also does a fantastic job with framing each chapter with a personal and historical preface....
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With Zuma’s Revenge less than a month away, it’s time to re-examine the influence of one of the best casual games of all time: Zuma. Zuma came out in December 2003, and became an instant hit for PopCap games. Zuma is one of the Top 10 Casual Games, one of the best PC games,...
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Becoming Manny is an “authorized biography” written by Dr. Jean Rhodes and reporter Shawn Boburg which set out to explain why Manny is Manny, by researching Manny Ramirez’s life by interviewing family members, coaches, teammates, managers, and analyzing newspaper, TV, and internet reports. Ultimately, the question is: is Manny Ramirez is a villain or a...
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I’ll spare the details in this review post (in future posts, I’ll go into it), as this is just a review. Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci pretty much wrote the history of modern baseball in The Yankee Years. Although everyone- including myself- calls it “Joe’s book”, it truly is a joint effort to cover baseball from...
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Dave Batista is a relative newcomer to the world of professional wrestling, and finally became a pro wrestler at the age of 30. Batista Unleashed is an honest autobiography of a very interesting yet conflicted person. Batista was raised in the mean streets of Washington, D.C. He comes from a dysfunctional household, with no male...
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Ralph Kiner and Danny Peary put together a classy autobiography and post-war baseball history book with 2004’s Baseball Forever. Kiner’s life, stories, anecdotes, and opinions are interesting, informative, and reading this objective book can give the reader a lesson on baseball from the 1940’s to today. Ralph’s Pirates career is detailed in full- he was...
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John Feinstein reports the 2007 season through the eyes of Yankees pitcher Mike Mussina (going through his worst season) and Mets pitcher Tom Glavine (on his quest for 300 wins). Both storylines evolved: Mussina lost his starting role for the first time in his career, and had to make modifications to get better, and watched...
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WWE NO MERCY PPVOCTOBER 5, 2008LIVE FROM PORTLAND, OREGON!! Your announcing teams are Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole and then Jim Ross and Tazz. Damian’s comment: BRING BACK JESSE, BOBBY, GORILLA, LORD ALFRED HAYES, BRUNO, and VINNIE MAC. 1 — MATT HARDY (face champ) vs. MARK HENRY (w/Tony Atlas) (heel) – ECW Title matchWINNER: Hardy in...
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A lot people talk about how to save energy when you clean your house or apartment. Well, when I was in college I practiced the most energy-saving cleaning method of all time: I didn’t even own a vacuum cleaner. I would let the newspapers pile up, throw my laundry all over the floor, and leave...
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(Gary Thorne looks and acts like Waylon Smithers.) I thought I’d take this opportunity to review how poorly Gary Thorne and Jim Palmer handle Baltimore Orioles television telecasts. I know some Yankees announcers get ripped for being arrogant but Gary Thorne and Jim Palmer have to be kidding me for having high expectations and a sense...
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