by Kevin Burton When I was a sort of young beep baseball player, I had a team mate who always talked about heart guards. Beep baseball is baseball for blind players. The ball is slightly bigger than a softball and depending on who made the ball, it can be quite hard. When …
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Marriage Advice And Pleasant Surprises
by Kevin Burton There may never be a more heart-felt but quieter airing of Kool and the Gang’s “Celebration” than the one at my house Monday. My spirit was sky high because L.A. Rams running back Cam Akers had finally stopped running the ball, and the team just in front of me lost …
Two Teams To Fantasy Football Playoffs
by Kevin Burton This could be my last happy fantasy football moment, so I’ll celebrate it here. In life, as in fantasy, when you can celebrate, celebrate. Enjoy the moment because you never, never know what’s around the corner. In football that oblong ball bounces funny (funnily?) sometimes. Life can be even …
Sonic Booms Or Bust This Fantasy Season
by Kevin Burton I’m not going to tell you how many mock fantasy football drafts I have done on Yahoo. Don’t ask me cuz I ain’t gonna tell ya. You wouldn’t remember the number anyway. It’s not important. I use my time wisely. My kindergarten teacher was obsessed with how we used …
Baseball’s 70s Mighty Have Fallen Hard
by Kevin Burton When I was growing up in the 70s these teams were baseball royalty: Cincinnati, Oakland, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. Of the 40 division titles available in the decade in the old playoff format, those four teams won 22 of them. That was five each for Oakland and Baltimore, six each for …
Citizen Kev And Playoff-Bound Bengals
by Kevin Burton One last night on pins and needles. Now back to reality. My 17-week stint as a fantasy football owner has ended. Another week, another nail biter. This final game a 128-122 win in the third place game of the USA Legends league. For next weekend’s slate of NFL games, …
Here’s My Farewell To Fantasy Football
by Kevin Burton There was a day in 2003 when I took a late afternoon city bus ride to a music store, just in case. Undefeated Ohio State would play defending champion and heavily-favored Miami of Florida for the college football championship that night. I needed a copy of “Celebration,” on Kool and …
Sometimes A Fantasy Is All You Need
by Kevin Burton If the NFL season ended at this writing, my Bengals would be included in the playoffs. They would travel to Kansas City for a first-round game. Blood rivals Cleveland and Pittsburgh, though they are having fairly good seasons, would be excluded if the playoffs began today. How sweet is that? …
Here’s To Leo Foster And Old-school Ball
by Kevin Burton Gonna tell you everything I know about Leo Foster, then I’ll tell you why. Foster was a utility infielder who played parts of five seasons for the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets between 1971 and 1976. He hit .198 in 262 at bats. He had two home runs and …
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