HockeyRhetoric

This is part three in a series of posts I’ve written about about my thoughts as a sports fan. Part one is here . Part two is here .

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A few months ago, back when fan attitude really started to consume my thoughts, I read an article by Adam Gopknik that struck me in an unexpected way given its topic. For reasons I’m about to explain, reading his words evoked emotions that were almost identical to the ones I was feeling in response to the local sports dialog. Gopknik is a staff writer for the New Yorker and I usually enjoy what he contributes. The piece I’m speaking of now is a soft criticism of the Gospels called What Did Jesus Do. He basically cites some contemporary books, ones that I suspect are read almost exclusively by scholars, and in doing so calls into question the authenticity of some prominent Christian events. » Read the rest of this entry «

How many times have you heard someone say something like the Sabres are infatuated with too many of their players? The connotations of a statement like that make it a pretty serious accusation when you think about it. Are the Sabres really misjudging what’s most valuable to their competitive and financial success?

I’m curious about these things. » Read the rest of this entry «