Category Archives: sports

Pebble Beach and the Popeye Principle

Posted on February 14, 2016 by Keith Hirshland

“I Yam what I Yam” Popeye We are in the midst of enduring the least watchable golf tournament on television The A T and T Pebble Beach Pro Am ( at least the first three rounds). It’s a parade of … Continue reading →

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The Shotgun Marriage Between David Feherty and Johnny Miller is Off to a Predictably Rocky Start

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Keith Hirshland

  I was curious to see what David Feherty on NBC Golf would look, feel and sound like. It didn’t take long to form an opinion. After only a few moments it was painfully obvious that there is very little … Continue reading →

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NBC/Golf Channel Top Dog Should Preach What He Practices

Posted on February 6, 2016 by Keith Hirshland

  We’re just hours away from Super Bowl Sunday, a day that sees entire television networks offer up wall to wall coverage devoted to ONE sport. While that is one day for CBS and ESPN it just happens to be … Continue reading →

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I’ve had my Fill of Phil

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Keith Hirshland

I have opined about Philip Alfred Mickelson on this site before and my hope is you didn’t mind because I am going to do it again. Flipping back and forth between sports events on TV Saturday I returned now and again to … Continue reading →

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Five Things I’d Tweet if I Was Still on Twitter

Posted on January 24, 2016 by Keith Hirshland

After watching 29 minutes and 19 seconds of this crappy NFC Championship game I say Denver beats either of these teams in Super Bowl 50 top ten annoying commercial on TV… Dr. Pepper and Lil Sweet Happy for Jason Gore’s … Continue reading →

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“A Rose By Any Other Name…

Posted on January 23, 2016 by Keith Hirshland

With apologies to the Bard… PGA TOUR Champions? Who’s bright idea was that rebranding? More than 20 percent of the field at the newly named tour’s first event weren’t ever PGA TOUR champions and that percentage may even rise at … Continue reading →

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The Long and Short of it

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Keith Hirshland

The latest “Thank goodness THIS is finally being addressed” problem rearing it’s head around the golf world actually has more to do with players’ tails. More specifically what and how much fabric is covering them. it looks like the European … Continue reading →

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18 Things I’d like to see in golf or on golf TV in 2016

Posted on January 10, 2016 by Keith Hirshland

We are barely more than 3/4 of one tournament in to professional golf for 2016. Watching some of the coverage from the beautiful Plantation Course at Kapalua got me thinking about some things I’d like to see or see happen … Continue reading →

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Golf TV in NOV/DEC Should Stop Being TV-OM (Television Old & Male)

Posted on December 15, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

I’m not going to go all Howard Beale on you and say “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore” but I will say, “I’m bored out of my mind and I’m not going to watch it anymore.” I … Continue reading →

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Hey ESPN, What Are The Chances?

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

“If you change your mind, I’m the first in line Honey I’m still free Take a chance on me”                                                                                                   ABBA I have mentioned, on numerous occasions, in this space that I am a four decades veteran of sports television … Continue reading →

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