The Ordinary Hero
By The Spotter Game Six of the World Series is do-or-die for the Cubs. If only they could unearth an unfashionable hero to step up… Ordinary heroes and one-game wonders.[…]
Category: Baseball
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2016 World Series Preview
By Scott MacLean The 112th edition of Major League Baseball’s World Series gets underway tomorrow with the American League Champion Cleveland Indians and National League Champion Chicago Cubs squaring off[…]
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MLB Playoffs preview
By Scott MacLean Major League Baseball’s postseason gets underway today (NZ Time) with the American League wildcard game, followed tomorrow by its National League equivalent and the Division Series getting[…]
Sporting pictures of the week :- 30 September
That Steven Adams. Making friends wherever he goes. So farewell then Sam Allardyce; the 67 day manager of England. Let’s see what they’re saying about me on Social Media. Rafa. […]
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Sporting pictures of the week :- 2 September
Who knew that participating in the Dublin triathlon could be so dangerous? The annual crossing of Zurich Lake looks much safer. It looks as if Pep Guardiola is going to[…]
Sporting pictures of the week :- 25 August
So farewell to Rio then. And nobody seemed more tired at the end of it than the women’s Steeplechase finalists. Never, ever, mess with a Mongolian wrestler. A feel-good picture[…]
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Sporting pictures of the week :- 5 August
It is fair to say the locals’ anticipation of the Rio Olympics has been mixed. This photo sums it up the best. Welcome to the Australian table tennis team. If[…]
MLB Mid-season Report
By Scott MacLean This week Major League Baseball hits the All-Star Game break, ostensibly the midpoint of the season. While the game itself has been hit by the usual raft[…]
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Sporting pictures of the week :- 7 July
So farewell then Iceland. You were so good not even an obtrusive bit of SpiderCam could spoil your emotional farewell. And then, back in Reykjavik, they decked out your bus[…]
Sporting pictures of the week :- 26 May
Nobody reading this will not have seen this photo at least 20 times this week, but for posterity’s sake it needs to be on SPOTW. You have probably seen this[…]
