http://sportsonmymind.com Sometimes a Chain Reaction Starts Here Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:29:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The LPGA is requiring its players to speak English by the end of the 2009 season. Of the 121 international players from 26 countries on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour 45 of the women on the Tour are South Korean. It appears the policy-mandat is aimed directly at them. Tour officials ... http://sportsonmymind.com/2008/08/27/question-for-the-day/ Nine-year old Jericho Scott won't be playing any more baseball this year. The young black boy, a pitcher, was banned from the Youth Baseball League of New Haven (Connecticut). Why? Because league officials deemed that 'he throws too hard." Scott throws a 40 mile per hour fastball. His team was headed to ... http://sportsonmymind.com/2008/08/27/why-jericho-scott-cant-pitch-for-your-sons-baseballteam/ I think most of us who played sports before have wondered if we'd have a chance at qualifying for the Olympics in the less well-known sports. Of course, you and I followed that thought by reaching for some more Pringles and changing the channel! However, Kathryn Bertine instead went ... http://sportsonmymind.com/2008/08/27/interview-with-kathryn-bertine-olympic-hopeful/ The first two days of the U.S. Open produced few surprises. Rafael Nadal began play as the world's number one with a tough straight set win over qualifier Bjorn Phau, 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 7-6 (7-4). Nadal was up to his  usual antics, switching rackets just before an important Phau service ... http://sportsonmymind.com/2008/08/26/us-open-tennis-days-1-and-2/ Before we begin, let me get something off my chest. Memo to cable news hosts and pundits: BIGOTED WHITE VOTERS ARE NOT BARACK OBAMA'S CHARACTER FLAW!!!  Racism is AMERICA'S PROBLEM, not Obama's. Let's stop talking about how something is wrong with Obama because he can't reach these racists. Here is an idea? Let's have ... http://sportsonmymind.com/2008/08/26/dem-convention-day-2-lets-blog/ Democratic convention officially kicked off at 5 pm. I'll be adding my random thoughts throughout the night. Here are my first two thoughts: 1) Howard Dean kicked it off and then there was an opening prayer (not Dean) with multiple Jesus citations. Okay, I know that Republicans have hijacked the religious vote ... http://sportsonmymind.com/2008/08/25/democratic-convention-day-1-lets-blog/ If this article is posted Monday morning, we can safely say the sporting press is generally racist. We can also say that certain black sportswriters and columnists are little more than shuffling, scuffling, buffoons; house slaves who love "Massa" more than they love themselves. You see Thursday evening just after ... http://sportsonmymind.com/2008/08/25/2008-olympics-racism-101-in-black-and-white/ This will be terribly written, because it's late and I'm excited. But is anyone else still up after watching that Gold Medal game? I thought it was tremendous and just had a few thoughts to share. Rudy Fernandez's dunk on Dwight Howard is going in my Youtube favorites as soon as ... http://sportsonmymind.com/2008/08/24/mens-olympic-basketball-gold-medal-game-wow/ (I couldn't help myself ... I had to write this) It appears a battle is raging ... and it is a battle for your mind. Early last week Jemele Hill appeared on ESPN's 1st and 10 portion of its morning show, First Take. On 1st and 10 Hill talked about the ... http://sportsonmymind.com/2008/08/24/2008-olympics-redeem-what-exactly/ I have a post written Thursday night readied for Monday. The event that took place that evening has not been touched upon by any media, mainstream or otherwise, though it was televised globally. However, I am giving everyone, mainstream or otherwise, ample opportuinity to discuss the happenings of that night ... http://sportsonmymind.com/2008/08/23/hoping-a-shoe-drops/