Day 59: The A-Z List Of Defunct Sports Franchises

originally published February 28, 2012 A – Philadelphia Athletics (1860-1876) – This team, which bears no relation to today’s Oakland team, finished with a record of .500 or greater for all but its final year in the National League. In 1876 they were horrible, and at one point refused to head out west for a […]

Day 49: Off-Key – Why I’ll Never Be A City’s Pride

originally published February 18, 2012 The Key to the City. It sounds so glamorous. What does it open? Everything in the city? Is it a magic key? To the city’s vending machines? An unending supply of Twix and Fresca? I’ll probably never be awarded the key to any city, but the arbitrary honor remains a […]