I Hate Sports

Monday, October 31st, 2011

To those of you who have followed my blog posts here at Rumors and Rants for the last four years or however long it has been, thanks. However, I am pretty sure I may be done here, because I hate sports now. Maybe there's still time for me to get into ...

Budweiser Sweater Guy Steals Show In Game 7

Friday, October 28th, 2011

As I type this Game 7 of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals is still going on, but we already have our MVP. He's a guy who got field-level tickets (in the coveted even with third base area no less) to the most-hyped baseball game ...

Tony La Russa Is Still Smarter Than All Of Us

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

In case you didn't know, Tony La Russa is the smartest guy in the room every time he is in the room. And as Tony proved once again on Monday night, the only guy who can outsmart Tony La Russa is Tony La Russa. The Master's undisputed genius has the ...

Rumors and Rants Predictions: Who Ya Got in the World Series?

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Let it be noted in this space that we here at Rumors and Rants aspire to bring you, well, we don't really aspire to bring you anything other than some random posts a few times a day that may or may not be entertaining. But when there is something upon us ...

Let the Games Begin: The World Series Entertainment Battle Rages

Monday, October 26th, 2009

The baseball season is onto its final series of the 2009 season -- what many of us hope will be a seven-game epic between two East Coast teams everyone is ready to slobber over. But seriously, let's not talk about the Phillies and the Yankees. There are more important things to ...

Yo, Pass That Brunt This Way

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

For the sake of this post’s sake, I’m going to take us back seven years ago. I was a freshman at the university made famous by flying chairs and shit-filled lockers. One of the kids I met the first few days of school was from Lafayette, Ind. (otherwise known as God’s Unwashed ...

When This World Series Ended, Did Anyone Notice?

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

It's not just the two teams involved. Although, let's be honest, nobody outside Philadelphia cares about the Phillies (we're pretty sure Phillies fans don't give a damn about that) and, despite the underdog appeal, literally nobody this side of Dick Vitale is really invested in the Rays (that'll soon change, ...