Category Archives: sports

Golf Digest’s TV Survey is Oddly Interesting While Being Downright Odd

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

I recently came across and read Golf Digest magazine’s poll on golf television coverage and came away realizing now, more than ever before, what little I have in common with the people who pay attention to this particular publication AND … Continue reading →

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The Solheim Cup Ended Up Being Great Now Let’s Change It

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

The 2015 Solheim Cup was, at times, exciting, excruciating, interesting and full of drama. In the end the U S team managed to leave Germany victorious but let’s not forget that the event was a Caroline Masson par putt away … Continue reading →

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Ten Things I Would Tweet If I Was Still On Twitter… Volume Three

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

Aside from a few bank accounts nothing got better when Scott Van Pelt left SVP & Russillo for a midnight Sportscenter gig Why am I listening to commercials on Sirius XM radio shows that air exclusively on Sirius XM Radio? … Continue reading →

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Ten Things I Would Tweet If I Was Still On Twitter… Volume Two

Posted on September 13, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

If Green is a color for both Oregon and the NY Jets why isn’t it part of either uniform Even though GB&I won the Walker Cup I wouldn’t change a thing about the competition I’m rooting for Roger Federer The … Continue reading →

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Ten Things I Would Tweet If I Was Still On Twitter… Volume One

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

Julian Edelman seems like a punk I like most of the voices on Golf Channel’s coverage of the Evian Championship Why don’t tennis stats guys simply remove the word “unforced” from the errors column Is there anybody not happy that … Continue reading →

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It Was Just Better Back Then

Posted on September 1, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

I awakened this morning pensive, dare I say even a little melancholy. Not because the Giants lost to the Dodgers in 14 innings last night (though that didn’t help) but more because I realize with each passing minute, hour, day, … Continue reading →

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Stick A Fork In Him, He’s Done

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

One of the greatest professional golfers of his, or for that matter any, generation will never win on a PGA TOUR sanctioned event again. “Join the chorus”, you yell, “way to go out on a limb,” you cry, “people have … Continue reading →

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Why This Fan’s U.S. Open Experience was Anything but “Miserable”

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

I spent Thursday through Sunday in University Place, Washington at Chambers Bay watching American golf’s national championship, the United States Open. I wasn’t alone, in fact far from it, joined by somewhere in the neighborhood of 45,000 other golf fans … Continue reading →

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It’s Time to Put Golf Channel Founder Joe Gibbs in the World Golf Hall of Fame

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

On April 19th Jim Furyk won for the 17th time on the PGA TOUR. It was his first TOUR win in five years and immediately reignited the “does Jim Furyk belong in the Hall of Fame” discussion. I’m not here … Continue reading →

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Is Paula Creamer a “Lock” to make the 2015 U.S. Solheim Cup Team?

Posted on May 5, 2015 by Keith Hirshland

If the Solheim Cup was next month, not this fall, and you’re Captain Juli Inkster is Paula Creamer one of your two captain’s selections to make the team? Before you holler a resounding, “Of Course!” Let’s look at some numbers. … Continue reading →

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