Eric Scheske

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Interesting

H.I.F. The benefits of empire? Roman charioteers earned far more than even the best-paid footballers and international sports stars of today, according to academic research. [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/7942699/Wealth-of-todays-sports-stars-is-no-match-for-the-fortunes-of-Romes-chariot-racers.html] "One charioteer, named Gaius Appuleius Diocles, amassed a fortune 35,863,

Friday

Drinking Night in Canada I like wine, but sometimes it's out of place. Like at Oktoberfest. Or at the typical frat party. Or a bachelor party. Or Thursday night bowling league. Those occasions call for beer. And if you drink wine at a hockey game, someone's

Wednesday

Woe the Man with Halitosis I found a book on sports psychology at the library last week. It could aptly be called, "The Tao and Sports." Because the Tao has long intrigued me (note [http://dailyeudemonannex.blogspot.com/2011/01/monday.html]), I checked it out. I suspect

RIP, Ernie

Long-time Detroit Tigers broadcaster Ernie Harwell died last night. Just a few of the stories I've heard this morning: Ernie was telling a friend that the worst part of his job was the pre-game show. After a while a woman who had been looking at Ernie all evening

Thanksgiving

The Lions play the Thanksgiving Game again today, for the 76th time (if my notes are accurate). There's talk about taking the game away from Detroit, and I fear it'll happen [http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/10432238/Countdown:-Lions-aim-to-protect-Thanksgiving-slot?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=

Tuesday

Ignorant of Theophilus? "There's more to sports than winning." "It's not about winning and losing." "Winning isn't the most important thing." Those types of platitudes surround sports today, especially youth sports. And I have to admit: I don&

Autobiographical Corner

Autobiographical Corner To be a good coach, you have to be smart enough to understand the game and dumb enough to think it's important. I'm not a good coach. My team won the little league championship last night in a rout, beating the previously-undefeated regular season

One Thing

I hear Mike and Mike in the Morning (ESPN radio talk show hosts) want the Thanksgiving Day game pulled from Detroit. I had always liked Mike and Mike, but, if you'll excuse me, they're bastards. Their argument: The Lions are so bad, they should be penalized

Olympic Thursday

Far out: May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh won their second consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball Thursday, playing through a steady and sometimes driving rain to beat China in straight sets and extend their winning streak to 108 matches in a row [http://msn.foxsports.com/olympics/story/8469432/Walsh,-May-Treanor-win-beach-volleyball-gold?

Olympian Eudemon

Random thoughts while watching the open ceremonies Friday night: How many times will I have to see a Mao poster? (Maybe not many: "there were no references to Chairman Mao and the class struggle"). As long as they celebrate Mao, I'll know China can't