You may have heard the term “Pyrrhic victory” before, but did you know that it is named for Pyrrhus of Epirus, a shrewd military strategist and benevolent king from 297-272 B.C.?
Maybe. Anyway, here’s me and Brian Bassett of TheJetsBlog.com talking about yesterday’s Jets win:
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I made my opinions on a potential Yankees-Phillies matchup pretty clear last week.
You would think that Mets fans would know enough to blindly agree with what I say, but there’s still a shocking amount of Internet debate surrounding the existential dilemma we’re currently facing.
Paul at Section Five Twenty-Eight and James at Amazin’ Avenue, two [...]

So Mark McGwire’s going to coach the Cardinals’ hitters next year, and good for them. The dude could hit.
Good for him, too. For some reason, McGwire feels like the most tragic of the outed performance-enhancers, maybe because he managed — or at least tried — to maintain his dignity throughout everything.
Anyway, I bring it up [...]

I can’t believe that Mark Sanchez is dealing with even the tiniest bit of sanctimony over eating a hot dog during the fourth quarter yesterday.
I don’t get it at all. He apologized afterward. Why? Honestly: Why? Why should he be sorry for eating if he’s hungry? He said he was feeling a bit queasy, so [...]

Carlos Beltran has outlasted Steve Phillips. A rare victory for reason. Funny that Phillips was fired for dropping his pants when his worst offense was opening his mouth.
How did Reuters miss this hoax? Great investigative journalism by Bruce Watson, though I would have thought Abe Froman was a household name. Also, hilarious work by the [...]