I'm not a pessimist, I'm an eternal optometrist.
As a washed-up former outfielder, nothing gets me more amped when watching baseball than a runner being cut down on the base paths. I particularly enjoy when it comes at the hands of corner outfielders, specifically. There are more exciting plays in the game, sure, but I respect an accurately-thrown baseball that covers great distances […] More
Last month I spent an entire week staying on the Las Vegas strip. It was for a work trip, but I had time most days to mix in some pleasure as well. I was lucky enough to stay at the Wynn on the 24th floor, so I had a magnificent view. Throughout the week I […] More
I was recently lucky enough to attend an “exclusive” on-field event at Allegiant Stadium, the Las Vegas Raiders new-ish home. Me laying on the logo at midfield wasn’t the only time I was on the ground that evening, but we’ll get to that later. The event? WasteExpo’s Welcome Reception, of which the garbage truck manufacturer […] More
Spotify Wrapped is a brilliant marketing ploy, but it’s not all it’s made out to be. Unless you’ve made a concerted effort not to, you’ve seen everyone’s taste in music plastered across too many instagram stories to count since the beginning of December. There’s just one issue: Spotify Wrapped is a complete and utter sham. […] More
It was a tumultuous last week of the Big East season both on and off the court. Villanova secured yet another regular season title, but celebrated somberly as it lost senior leader Collin Gillespie and his replacement, Justin Moore, to injury. Gillespie’s torn MCL ended his season, and likely storybook career. Moore may return for […] More
After winning their mid-week matchups, the conference’s top two – Villanova and Creighton – both lost on the road this weekend. The Jays dropped their Saturday afternoon tilt to a Xavier team looking to strengthen their NCAA Tournament resume. The Wildcats were just the latest victim to fall to Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse. Though the […] More
The Big East’s top two teams – Creighton and Villanova – played a combined one game this past week. No team that played two games won them both. The squad that had the best chance of doing so and had been surging in hopes of capturing an at-large tourney bid, St. John’s, lost at home […] More
A week after handing Villanova its first conference loss on the season, St. John’s choked at Hinkle Fieldhouse in overtime. They’re not the first team riding an impressive win streak to fall to the same fate – Creighton also suffered a head-scratching loss in Indianapolis. Also similar to St. John’s, the Jays downed Villanova at […] More
Villanova is no longer unblemished on the conference season after St. John’s continues to pile up gritty, impressive wins. The Red Storm held the ‘Cats’ normally potent offense to just 59 points en route to an 11-point home win, further strengthening their convincing NCAA-tournament resume in the process. Don’t look now, but St. John’s has […] More
This past week in the Big East saw Villanova and Creighton further separate themselves from the rest of the conference. Villanova did so convincingly. Creighton? Not so much, but two conference road wins are nothing to scoff at. Elsewhere, St. John’s continues to quietly creep up our rankings and owns the conference’s second-longest win streak. […] More
Villanova and Seton Hall returned to action this past week after an incredibly long – and a much shorter – break, respectively. Fittingly, they faced off in an exciting contest that went down to the wire. Xavier and Georgetown are the conference’s other two idle teams, but both are scheduled to return to action later […] More
This week was the Big East’s most COVID-riddled since conference play started as Villanova, Seton Hall, Xavier, and Georgetown sat idle. On the other side of the coin, St. John’s played three games in a seven-day span, winning their most recent in come-from-behind fashion at UConn. Previously the hottest team in the league, Creighton saw […] More
