Billy Ripken Obscenity Bat: He Finally Talks 20 Years LaterSource: CNBC Top News and Analysis
"I got a dozen bats in front of my locker during the 1988 season. I pulled the bats out, model R161, and noticed--because of the grain patterns--that they were too heavy. But I decided I'd use one of them, at the very least, for my batting practice bat."

This is an original song I wrote five years ago. My first real go at writing a rock song. I found it hidden amidst the dusty byte-dungeon of my old computer's hard drive.
Collect 'em all! Topps accepts $385M buyout bidSource: ESPN.com
Topps Co. Inc., known for sports cards and Bazooka bubble gum, said Tuesday it accepted a $385.4 million takeover offer from a buyout group that includes Michael Eisner, the former chief executive of The Walt Disney Co.

It may be time for me to fiddle with the rankings of my favorite sports. I dont go into this proposition lightly. After the most recent baseball strike, I abandoned the game. It didnt mean anything to me anymore.
Requiem for a Rookie Card: How Baseball Cards Lost Their LusterSource: Slate
Last month, when my parents sold the house I grew up in, my mom forced me to come home and clear out my childhood bedroom. I opened the closet and found a box the size of a Jetta. It was so heavy that at first I thought it held my Weider dumbbells from middle school.

At one point in my life I had a very small amount of respect for Barry Bonds. Back in 1994 I told myself that someday the then Pittsburgh Pirate would be one of the greatest of all time.