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freeze this moment a little bit longer

August 1, 2013by csconine Leave a comment

It’s unlikely that a biopic of my life will ever hit the big or even small screen. It’s even more unlikely that I will get to storyboard it. But if […]

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pub questions, the sports brain

i’m all counting on me

July 30, 2013by csconine Leave a comment

Last night I stood over a Callaway 4 in the fairway at Twin Rivers Golf Club with a 3-wood in my hand at 8:51 p.m. I couldn’t see the green, […]

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golf, the sports brain

throwing sports under the bus

June 18, 2013by csconine Leave a comment

I think I’m guilty of cynicism driven by high expectations. I woke up on the war path this morning. Pretty much pissed off before I ever rolled out of bed. […]

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baseball, basketball, golf, the sports brain

this is why

March 23, 2013by csconine Leave a comment

I wrote a whole essay explaining the purpose of this blog and then Chuck Klosterman nailed it in two sentences. It was part of his article “Why I am Rooting […]

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the sports brain

an attitude worth fighting for

November 12, 2012by csconine 2 Comments

A couple of years ago, when I was living in Scotland for the summer, I had the privilege of having a man named Don Snyder caddie for me at The […]

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golf, the sports brain

you can bet on being disappointed

November 5, 2012by csconine 1 Comment

Expectations are the worst. I don’t know how any person could ever be an optimist for long. Perhaps that’s why there’s a word for grumpy old people — crotchety — […]

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football, the sports brain

please excuse our “expertise,” we can’t help it

October 18, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

I want to describe Nick Hornby’s Fever Pitch in as few words as possible, but that’s difficult for me to do because I relate to it from the very essence […]

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football, soccer, the sports brain

this is luke’s brain on football

August 23, 2012by csconine Leave a comment

My buddy Luke, age 8, is an outstanding football player. This is not bragging or the sports blog equivalent of a parent or grandparent posting pictures of their “outstanding” children […]

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football, the sports brain

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