Why I Still Cry Over Sports (And You Should Too) Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m a mess. A complete, unapologetic, sports-obsessed mess. And I’m not ashamed of it. Not one bit. You see, I grew up in a house where sports were basically a religion. My dad, let’s call him Marcus, was … Read more
Why I Still Cry Over Sports (And You Should Too) Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m a mess. A complete, unapologetic, sports-obsessed mess. And I’m not ashamed of it. Not one bit. You see, I grew up in a house where sports were basically a religion. My dad, let’s call him Marcus, was … Read more
Confessions of a Die-Hard Fan Look, I’m gonna be honest with you. I’m a mess. A complete, unapologetic mess when it comes to sports. I’ve been this way since I was a kid, growing up in Chicago, where the Cubs were always just one year away. (We all know how that turned out.) I’m not … Read more
My First Love, My First Heartbreak Let me tell you about the time I cried in a bar in Chicago. It was March 2017, the Cubs were in the World Series, and I was there with my buddy, let’s call him Marcus. I’m not usually an emotional guy, but this was different. This was sports. … Read more
Let’s Talk About Our Messy Relationship with Sports Look, I’ve been around the block a few times. Twenty-three years editing for major pubs, and I’ve seen it all. Or so I thought. Then I started writing about sports. And oh boy, it’s a whole different beast. I’m Emma Stone, by the way. Yeah, like the … Read more
My First Love, My First Heartbreak Look, I gotta be honest with you. I was a jock. Not a star, mind you, but I played. Basketball, mostly. Back in ’98, at Jefferson High, I was your average benchwarmer with delusions of grandeur. Coach Harris (God rest his soul) used to yell at me, “Marcus, you’re … Read more
Look, Let’s Be Honest About Sports I’ve been in this game for over 20 years. I’ve seen alot, and I’ve learned one thing: sports fans are a special breed of crazy. I’m talking about the kind of crazy that makes you yell at a TV screen like it’s gonna hear you. The kind that makes … Read more
Confessions of a Die-Hard Fan Look, I’m gonna be honest here. I’m not one of those fair-weather fans who only shows up when the team’s winning. No, no, no. I’m the idiot standing in the pouring rain at 36 degrees last November, screaming myself hoarse for a bunch of overpaid athletes who couldn’t care less … Read more
Let’s Get This Out of the Way I hate the Mets. There, I said it. It’s not some deep, philosophical dislike. It’s not even rational. It’s just… yeah. It’s personal. I grew up in Queens, right near Shea Stadium. My old man, let’s call him Marcus, was a die-hard Mets fan. He dragged me to … Read more
Let’s Get This Out of the Way I hate the Mets. There, I said it. It’s not some deep, philosophical dislike. It’s not even rational. It’s just… yeah. It’s personal. I grew up in Queens, right near Shea Stadium. My old man, let’s call him Marcus, was a die-hard Mets fan. He dragged me to … Read more