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Since When is a Plurally-Referenced Singular Acceptable?

Posted on 25 June 2006 by Gnorb || Comments: 0 || Topic(s): Gnorb's Favorites, Rants and Raves, Sports.

What follows is an English lesson. If you are a blogger, write for any sort of Internet website, or are a writer in the sports world, this post is for you. This post is also for the rest of us who are tired of your constant violation of the English language.
Read the following sentences [...]

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What do Miami, Dallas, the Carolinas, Edmonton, and Germany Have in Common?

Posted on 9 June 2006 by Gnorb || Comments: 2 || Topic(s): Sports.

In June of 2006 that would be sports. Lots of ‘em.
Basketball: The NBA Finals
Here in South Florida, it’s hard not to get at least somewhat excited about basketball these days, even if you’re not a fan. The Heat are in the finals and it’s hard not to pay attention, especially when every news program, [...]

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The Olympics End, But There’s Hope

Posted on 26 February 2006 by Gnorb || Comments: 2 || Topic(s): Sports.

There’s nothing I hate watching more than the closing ceremony at the Olympics. Not because it’s bad, but because it seems so… final. It’s like this grand event towards which entire existences are dedicated has come to and and to fill the void theres… nothing. Frankly, I hate that feeling. I hated tonight, hated [...]

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Tampa Bay [Insert Baseball Team Name Here]

Posted on 18 January 2006 by Gnorb || Comments: 4 || Topic(s): Sports.

A small controversy has started to brew down in Saint Petersburg involving the name of the now legendarily and hellishly bad Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Rays are going through a number of changes meant at bringing up the abhorrently low attendance numbers. Instead of looking for a solution in areas such as “sucking less” [...]

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Just Three Points

Posted on 28 November 2005 by Gnorb || Comments: 0 || Topic(s): Sports.

Regarding yesterday’s game against the Bears, I think Ski’s BestBucsBlog says it best.
You’re dead to me Matt Bryant.
Mind you, I’m not about to kill the guy, but he did kinda give that game to the Bears. *sigh*
13-10 Bears over the Bucs. (Mind you, my money was on the Bears, but that’s beside the point). [...]

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