I’ve started research, interviews and writing for my next book with Florida State legend Charlie Ward. It’s pretty much 24 years in the making for me. Let me explain: It’s January of 1993 and I’m lying on my bed, flipping through channels on my old 28” box TV set in my high school bedroom. These […]
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How Wedding Crashers Reminded Me To Treat Magazines Like Movies
It had been so long I’d forgotten what it felt like. I mean, I used to do it so regularly that the idea of it being a rarity in my life at one point seemed unthinkable. It was so normal. So satisfying. So…enjoyable. I’m talking about grabbing a printed magazine, plopping on the couch […]
Why I Love the Worst Owner in Sports, the Marlins’ Jeffrey Loria
There’s a buzz in Marlins Park, but I’m pretty sure it’s the air conditioning. After all, how much noise can a few thousand people make in a stadium built for 36,000? Factor in that one-third to one-half of the crowd is rooting for the opposing team, and at least one-quarter of the crowd is completely […]