The rare steal of home in baseball has to be the most exciting and also most humiliating play (for the other team) in the game. Jacoby Ellsbury stole home for the Sox the other night against the Yanks:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P1b0RN2sB4
Monday, April 27, 2009
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Exciting Masters
This story has to be the most exciting golf story of its kind since, well, Mark O'Meara at least. We will see if Kenny Perry can pull it off. I remember when Jack won the Masters at age 46 and how it was seen as such a triumph for an oldster (in the sports sense). Nowadays golfers no doubt mirror in their own way the habits of other athletes - strength training, diet, etc. - look at how jacked Tiger is these days - and the story this time round is remarkable more because Perry has never won a major than his age, which was the main point of interest when the Golden Bear won in '86.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Thompson Day 1
Today saw the resumption of racing at the Thompson International Speedway. I have begun to write a column for the Long Island Motorsports News covering Thompson and maybe Stafford when the season gets going full speed (pun intended).Rather than posting my column here I will just link to it. So click here for As Thompson Turns.
Thompson Ready for Ice Breaker
Thompson, CT--- Anticipation and excitement are in the air at the Thompson International Speedway. Race fans and competitors alike are excited about the season-opening ICEBREAKER event this weekend at the historic Thompson oval. With a near perfect weather forecast being predicted, winter weary fans are ready to kick off a brand new racing season in sunny and warm conditions.
Race teams have spent the entire off-season preparing for the start of the 2009 campaign. Many have tested their cars during recent open practice sessions at Thompson and are now ready for the opening of the racing season.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (WMT) will begin its 25th anniversary year at the ICEBREAKER. This year’s event will mark the 107th time that the WMT has raced at Thompson since the formation of the Tour in 1985. An outstanding field of WMT competitors will attempt to qualify this Saturday afternoon for a starting spot in the 150-lap main event which will be run on Sunday. The WMT will be joined by Thompson’s “Super 6” NASCAR Whelen All American Series divisions in this two-day racing spectacle that has ushered in the beginning of the auto racing season in New England for well over 40 years.
The track will open for practice Saturday morning at 9 AM with grandstand gates opening at 9:30 AM. Qualifying will begin at 1:30 PM. Thompson’s “Super 6” divisions will qualify in heat races while the WMT will use time trials to determine starting positions. The Sunoco Modifieds and Late Models will then compete in the first of two feature event races for those divisions.
Sunday’s schedule has gates to the speedway opening at 9:30 AM with pre-race ceremonies beginning shortly after 11:30 AM. The WMT drivers will participate in a thirty minute autograph session at 12 Noon and the first feature event of the day is also slated for a 12 Noon start. The estimated start time for the 150-lap WMT main event is 3:15 PM.
Race fans are urged to arrive early so that they can avoid the long lines at the ticket booths and take advantage of the displays on the midway. The Tri-State Kart Club will be on hand to offer information on go-kart racing at their track in Pomfret, CT. King Cadillac-GMC of Putnam and Putnam Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep will have displays of vehicles from their dealerships, the Soldier’s Angels and AMVETS will also be in attendance. Ken Bouchard’s Race to Victory Lane and the Racing School will also be on hand to explain to fans just how they can have the opportunity to drive a real race car at Thompson.
ICEBREAKER weekend is the most anticipated racing program in New England each and every year. Fans come from far and wide to be part of the beginning of a brand new year of exciting, high-speed competition. Thompson Speedway rolls out the red carpet in an effort to be a welcoming host to the racing community with its additional offerings of free self-contained camping, a professional golf course, driving range, restaurant, lounge and a full weekend of racing activity.
The entire ICEBREAKER weekend schedule along with WMT entries and driver’s rosters may be found on the track’s web page at www.thompsonspeedway.com.
Race teams have spent the entire off-season preparing for the start of the 2009 campaign. Many have tested their cars during recent open practice sessions at Thompson and are now ready for the opening of the racing season.
The NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (WMT) will begin its 25th anniversary year at the ICEBREAKER. This year’s event will mark the 107th time that the WMT has raced at Thompson since the formation of the Tour in 1985. An outstanding field of WMT competitors will attempt to qualify this Saturday afternoon for a starting spot in the 150-lap main event which will be run on Sunday. The WMT will be joined by Thompson’s “Super 6” NASCAR Whelen All American Series divisions in this two-day racing spectacle that has ushered in the beginning of the auto racing season in New England for well over 40 years.
The track will open for practice Saturday morning at 9 AM with grandstand gates opening at 9:30 AM. Qualifying will begin at 1:30 PM. Thompson’s “Super 6” divisions will qualify in heat races while the WMT will use time trials to determine starting positions. The Sunoco Modifieds and Late Models will then compete in the first of two feature event races for those divisions.
Sunday’s schedule has gates to the speedway opening at 9:30 AM with pre-race ceremonies beginning shortly after 11:30 AM. The WMT drivers will participate in a thirty minute autograph session at 12 Noon and the first feature event of the day is also slated for a 12 Noon start. The estimated start time for the 150-lap WMT main event is 3:15 PM.
Race fans are urged to arrive early so that they can avoid the long lines at the ticket booths and take advantage of the displays on the midway. The Tri-State Kart Club will be on hand to offer information on go-kart racing at their track in Pomfret, CT. King Cadillac-GMC of Putnam and Putnam Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep will have displays of vehicles from their dealerships, the Soldier’s Angels and AMVETS will also be in attendance. Ken Bouchard’s Race to Victory Lane and the Racing School will also be on hand to explain to fans just how they can have the opportunity to drive a real race car at Thompson.
ICEBREAKER weekend is the most anticipated racing program in New England each and every year. Fans come from far and wide to be part of the beginning of a brand new year of exciting, high-speed competition. Thompson Speedway rolls out the red carpet in an effort to be a welcoming host to the racing community with its additional offerings of free self-contained camping, a professional golf course, driving range, restaurant, lounge and a full weekend of racing activity.
The entire ICEBREAKER weekend schedule along with WMT entries and driver’s rosters may be found on the track’s web page at www.thompsonspeedway.com.
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