Good reads

I am a sportswriter now, so I should be advertising my work on my own site, I guess.

Most nights when the Red Sox play, I write a little opinion piece on a quote from the loquacious manager, Bobby Valentine. It turns out his quotes have been pretty boring lately, so I wrote about that tonight. It's quite a change for a man who used to be a chatterbox.

In that section, I've also written about Valentine' reaction to a blown 9-0 lead, to admitting mistakes with pitching and player management, and to finally getting all of the pieces working together and winning. He's also said he thought a player was "trying to kill me," and that the Sox "have a lot of heart" (but not the right kind, I point out).

Most days, I write offbeat stories about interesting angles in the professional sports leagues. Tonight Dwyane Wade chucked an opponent's shoe into the stands, and the Nationals' newest outfield phenom played softball with some locals at the Washington Monument.

Other times, it's been about Eli Manning making people drive their cars slow, Indianapolis bidding Peyton Manning good riddance, Kevin Love's fresh face, Wes Welker as he looked in seventh grade, or a look at the original draft card that had Tom Brady going No. 199.

My favorite are the opinion or think pieces. Tonight I took a look at the Knicks, surmising that this combination ought not to be. I also wrote once about how awesome Derek Jeter is and the state of American tennis.

I also make amazing photo galleries, like of how Bobby Valentine looks like a muppet or the greatest appearances by athletes on Saturday Night Live.

So, feast on it. This is some of the world's best work.