Embed from Getty Images The Hall of Fame isn’t what it used to be. What once was the highest honor for a baseball player no longer has the same meaning. The all-time hit king isn’t in the Hall. Neither is the all-time home run leader. Same with a three-time MVP middle infielder or a seven-time Cy Young award-winning pitcher. Recent 16-man committees like the Today’s Game Era Committee and the…
The season wasn’t supposed to end like this. The Philadelphia Eagles didn’t necessarily have to beat Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but an honest to goodness battle against the Super Bowl champions would have been an encouraging finish for Birds fans. Instead, the Eagles were shellacked in the wild card round, falling down 31-0 in the third quarter before two late touchdowns made the score seem closer…
In some ways, this NFL season was as typical as any we’ll ever see. Kansas City and Green Bay won their respective divisions. Aaron Rodgers threw a lot of touchdowns, Gronk spent much of the season Gronking, Aaron Donald was amazing, and Baker Mayfield made a ton of commercials. In another way, it was a season unlike any in a long time. The 17-game schedule threw everyone for a…