Dodgers and Padres have developed the fiercest rivalry in baseball
Padres and Dodgers: A Rivalry Worth Noticing SAN DIEGO – The Padres have been a constant presence in the league for the past few years. The playoff race is heating up, and this ongoing rivalry, particularly with the Dodgers, has subtly pushed both teams to perform better. There’s no question about the success of both […]
Slammin’ Sammy Swindell, the fiercest driver dirt racing has ever seen
Sammy Swindell is a race car driver, a legendary motorsport. Naturally, I wanted his opinion on Mario Kurt. “Mario Kurt?” he asks whether he's amused or annoyed. It's hard to tell Sammy. “Yeah, I played a bit. But racing video games aren't real. They don't give you a full-body experience.” “When the car gets off […]
Yankees’ rivalry with Royals was once fiercest of them all
I once wrote a book called “The Emperor and the Idiot,'' about the history of the rivalry between the Yankees and Red Sox, for which I interviewed nearly 150 former baseball players, managers, and executives. What struck me most was that almost all of these players had played for teams other than the Yankees and […]