People do this kind of thing all the time. You meet your buddy at a bar, you have a couple of beers, you joke about the old times, you wonder about the times to come. Sure enough, here I am Monday night, having a beer with my buddy, joking about the old times. I bring […]
Author Archives: Jeff Agase
For $2,500, imagine a day with Canseco
During his heyday ““ somewhere between all those arrests but some time before that ball bounced off his head ““ the one thing you didn’t do to Jose Canseco was throw him a slow pitch right over the middle. If you were just stupid enough to try it, chances were that the burly slugger would […]
Warm up to hockey, a sport rich in tradition
OK, I think I’ve finally worked up the courage. I llll”¦ What I mean to say is, well, I lllllov”¦ You see, I love y”¦ I love you, hockey. There, I said it. I love hockey. Castigate me. Chastise me. Cross-check me. I will be heard. For I love hockey, the forgotten and neglected game. […]
UCLA loses 3 games in 3 days to USC
A couple of inches here, a couple of feet there, and the UCLA baseball team might have been celebrating another series win over USC. Instead, the Bruins, who entered the weekend having blown leads in three straight games, dropped all three contests to the Trojans and lost the season series 4-2. “I don’t know what […]
“˜Ben’s Den’ will awaken long lost Pauley spirit
If you’re like me, you get about 100 e-mails a day, 97 of which are completely useless spam. Whether it’s Worm Klez.E virus immunity or the classic, “This is a special new game. This game is my first work. You’re the first player. I wish you would enjoy it,” or even some porn site offering […]
'There's a lot of work to be done'
As UCLA’s season mercifully wound down and a coaching change went from probable to inevitable, it seemed all that Bruin fans wanted was someone not named Steve Lavin coaching their team. The fans finally got their wish. Ben Howland sat down at the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame on Thursday sporting less hair and none […]
Back in the swing of things with IM softball
Every once in a while, someone comes up with an idea so completely ridiculous that it must be a joke. Like in 1987. Can’t you just picture a bunch of Republican Party bigwigs drinking scotch at a Washington bar, trying to come up with a vice presidential candidate? As they’re throwing around names and throwing […]