Category Archives: Sports

Yesterday: The Jon Gruden Era at UM

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Lyrics from a melancholy acoustic guitar ballad about a break-up: Yesterday, All my troubles seemed so far away, Now it looks as though they’re here to stay, Oh, I believe in yesterday. Jon Gruden turned down the opportunity to coach … Continue reading →

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When Bad BCS Football Happens To Good People

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Among the unfortunate by-products spawned by the justified firing of Randy Shannon is that fans actually suffering from Mad COW [Coaching Obsessed Whiners] disease will now go undetected for a longer period of time. Far from a victim-less disease, these … Continue reading →

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The Circus Clowns Mocking The Dancing Bears

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Jorge Costales

Guest blogger, Wichi, weighs-in. The sport media reached heretofore unthought of lows on the Lebron decision/announcement. First they fell all over themselves tweeting, commenting, rumoring, etc. Then, like jealous hyena’s forced to watch the carcass being enjoyed by a pride … Continue reading →

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Miami Heat and Ron Rothstein

Posted on July 9, 2010 by Jorge Costales

This won’t feel right unless Miami Senior High Hall of FamerUdonis Haslem stays with the Heat. But that aside, there are a few things we can be certain of today. It’s a mistake to compare what the Heat have done … Continue reading →

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World Cup Diary: USA v England

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Jorge Costales

My World Cup diary on the game between the USA and England. 0:00 – Game begins. Normally when you say a game has a tremendous buzz, that’s a good thing. Not here. Game already marred by what sounds like an … Continue reading →

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When miserable people succeed or the little Hillbilly who could

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Jorge Costales

This will not be easy, *óite. Dealing with the success of miserable people, like Nick Saban, can be a challenge, óite. Nick Saban’s legacy in South Florida is that he is the most blatant liar to have ever spoken before … Continue reading →

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Self-Censorship and the FIU Basketball Coach

Posted on November 7, 2009 by Jorge Costales

There is something very strange going on with the local newspaper reporting about Isiah Thomas. Yesterday there was a nice profile of Isiah Thomas in the Palm Beach Post and I had read earlier ones in the Miami Herald. Those … Continue reading →

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New York Jets = Retama de Guayacol

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Jorge Costales

Retama de Guayacol = The underside of the barnacles which attach themselves to ships, I think. Whatever the precise meaning is, it ain’t a compliment. How do the New York Jets do it? How do they retain the ability and … Continue reading →

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Miami News Flashback– Boxing and Archdeacon

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Jorge Costales

One of the things I miss about the Miami News, aside from their West Coast boxscores and the fact that they were not the Miami Herald, is the ample space they were able to provide great writers like Tom Archdeacon. … Continue reading →

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Isiah Thomas: The Anti-Cristobal

Posted on April 17, 2009 by Jorge Costales

The hiring of Mario Cristobal as the football coach at FIU was a welcome departure from the safe practice of hiring ‘names.’ He was a young coach with extensive roots in the area, personal and professional. The perception was that … Continue reading →

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