Summer Koshein is the national high school baseball tournament in Japan. For those who don’t know, Japan’s biggest sport is baseball. Baseball may be the first major sport in Japan that revolved around team play. This was unique to the country, relative to traditional and native sports such as kendo, archery, or sumo. The sport …
HELLO VICTORIA. Victoria is a young lady in high school that my coworker Amy tutors. Victoria’s been reading the blog and studying hard with Amy, so I hope this article lifts your spirits! Speaking of high school, I have recently gone back to high school . . . as a coach! One of my good …
I love the Rocky franchise. Although the original run of Rocky films have had some duds, actually you could make an argument that most of the Sylvester Stallone films are duds – Adonis Creed’s story has been rock solid, even with the newest installment. Michael B. Jordan makes his directorial debut in this film and …
Oh look it’s me, back at it writing about another sports anime. I’m a washed athlete, let me be washed in peace. The second season of Tsurune has premiered this current winter, after its 2018 Fall debut. As I’m writing this, the series is in its 8th episode out of 13 – so it’s nearly …
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I’ve been very fortunate to be around talented people my entire life. Whether it be on the field, in the classroom, or in the office – I have always been around those who always seemed to have it better than me. And I think that when I was younger, I would often sulk. Why couldn’t …
Recently I’ve been rewatching Friday Night Lights, the hit American NBC drama that ran for five seasons between 2006 and 2011. I’ve probably watched it about five times in my life, most times on my own, some times with others but every time I love it. I made the mistake of watching a few clips …
Boy don’t I love sports and boy don’t I love anime and manga. So when you combine the two, of course it’s going to be something that I enjoy. That’s why we are lucky to have so many great sports titles in this medium. From super powered individuals touched by the grace of God, to …
This is an NFL post. This means that if you don’t watch the NFL or have no idea about American football, this article will mean nothing to you. This is a blog article about one man defending another man who does nothing for him. This is an article about me defending a Covid denier and …
I started playing football in 2009. At the time, I was looking for an NFL team to root for. That year Brett Favre had just joined the Vikings. The Vikings had star players like Adrian Peterson, Jared Allen, Steve Hutchinson, and Antoine Winfield. They were an amazing team that had Superbowl aspirations. But like all …
The other week I got back with a bunch of old rugby pals that I haven’t seen in ages. It was awesome. Just being around them, reminiscing and shooting the shit. Honestly, I forgot how much fun it is to just be around people you love and have spent so much time with. There was …