Tag Archives: Sports
The Great White North
Vancouver Riots Offer Violence, Young Love
Last night riots broke out in Vancouver after the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins. According to someone who knows, the (sporting) frustration that boiled over had been years in the making. As often happens in these situations, the upset people wanted to break windows and scream, while those of sound mind attempted to preach…
Cultural Notebook
The Psychedelia, Redemption of Baseball Iconoclast Dock Ellis
Though he was an accomplished all-star pitcher, Ellis had a reputation on and off the field as a shit-talker who thrived on the adversarial relationship between pitcher and batter. As a result, his reputation preceded him — often playing out in vivid drama each time he took the mound.
