Month: May 2009 | Page 2

A League of Their Own

By Paul Lukas, on May 27th, 2009%

Got a note the other day from reader Patrick Ryan. “I know you like the old Milwaukee Bucks logo,” he wrote. “But have you ever seen this?”

I most certainly had not. And my initial instinct was that it was that it might be a joke, because c’mon, a team called the Does? That’s . . . → Read More: A League of Their Own

Save the Gifts Until We Hit the Precious Metals

By Paul Lukas, on May 26th, 2009%

Ten years ago today, the very first Uni Watch column was published in The Village Voice (if you want to read it, here’s a larger version). It was essentially the first installment of what we now think of as the annual MLB season-preview column, except it appeared in late May. That would be unconscionably . . . → Read More: Save the Gifts Until We Hit the Precious Metals

In Case You’re Wondering…

By Paul Lukas, on May 25th, 2009%

Some of you have been e-mailing me to say that you’re getting “malware warning” messages when you visit the site today.

The first and most important thing to know is that your computer will NOT be harmed by visiting the site. We are under attack by a spambot that has inserted blind ad links . . . → Read More: In Case You’re Wondering…

Jordan Reveals Longstanding Dream of Playing Hockey

By Paul Lukas, on May 25th, 2009%

Tired of those unsightly Reebok logos on NHL jerseys? So is Michael Jordan! In fact, we could probably eliminate the Reebok mark from the NHL altogether if we just cloned a few hundred Jordans and used them to replace all the players currently on NHL rosters, because MJ ain’t wearin’ no vector.

What’s the . . . → Read More: Jordan Reveals Longstanding Dream of Playing Hockey