ShineTime Sports

06/28/2024

Game 7's usually come with anticipation and apprehension. But perhaps I wasn't ready for the seismic shift in the sports landscape if the Oilers came back down 3-0.

Here's a recap of my thoughts about the spectacle and my viewership of Game 7.

How the Sports World Avoided an Apocalypse in Game 7

06/14/2024

What does it mean to come home? To return from a prolonged absence to a place where you grew up and where your loved ones care about you, miss you, and consider you one of their own - independent of where your new path has taken you.

Once in a while, we see this "hero's return" in sports....where an athlete who created his legend in one city returns for the first time and receives a spirited ovation unlike any other.

In this week's Shine Time Sports newsletter, I write about how baseball best captures this embrace between fans and the returning hero.

When Legends Return to Their Former Stadium

05/06/2024

I'm intrigued by the concept of a "second favorite team".

Do you have a "second favorite team" and why?

04/27/2024

Here are several reasons why you might have a "second favorite team"

- Growing up, your second team was featured in the national game of the week or on national television ….like TBS for the Braves or WGN for the Cubs
- Your favorite player from college went to a pro team
- You care about other family members’ teams
- If you moved to a new city and want to be part of their culture
- You have an American League team and a National League team

If you have a second favorite team, what's your reason?

The Benefits of Having a Second Favorite Team

03/01/2024

This week's article is about the division within New York City - the only city with two teams for each sport. While most cities use their one team per sport as a way to unite a city, NYC has created its intra-borough rivalries - utilizing sports not as a civic unifier, but as a totem for choice, plethora, and abundance.

How Intra-City Rivalries Hurt Civic Unity

02/13/2024

As the NFL season has come to a close, we'll remember this as the Taylor Swift season. A few ways she mimicked or influenced the NFL and sports landscaped include:

1) A shift in how sports programming is promoted
2) A muddled message about the growth of women's sports
3) A potential disruption in the integrity of competition

Please read my article about these observations and more, including a prediction that aged gracefully (note the confetti 😀 )and if you would like to read more articles, please subscribe!

How Swift Impacted Sports for Better and Worse

01/31/2024

1. Playing the "disadvantage" at sea level
2. Playing for only one team
3. Playing for only one team that wasn't committed to winning
4. Putting Denver baseball on the map

These are some reasons Todd Helton's Hall of Fame candidacy is stronger than people think.

Please read to find more.

Why Mr. Rockie's Stats Don't Tell the Whole Story