I still find it hard to believe I’ve made it this far. Two years ago, I took a gamble by creating toplevelsports.blogspot.com, a small blog designed to share my opinions on the world of sports. The blog was more of a challenge to myself, to see if I could consistently…
Do you have a sports topic that you want researched? Are you interested in my opinion on a particular subject? If so, I’d like to remind you that while I typically have a couple posts that I am either in the process of writing or researching, which can…
In math, there is something called the transitive property. Essentially, it means that if a and b have a relationship, and b and c share that relationship, than so will a and c. It sounds complicated, but it’s really not. For example, if 3 is greater than 2,…
One year ago today, I finally decided to take to the blogosphere to share my insight and beliefs on the world of sports. It was a big change in the sense that for the first time ever anyone who wanted to could look at my take on sports…
In 2014, the Jackie Robinson West Little League in Chicago won the U.S. Championship. Oh wait, no they didn’t. It was Mountain West Little League from Las Vegas. In fact, the Jackie Robinson West Little League didn’t win any games. They lost six times by a score of…
So a week ago I was talking about how quite frequently sports fans tend to exaggerate and blow things way out of proportion, especially in calling players the “best” and comparing them to the greatest players of all-time, usually when the comparison is inappropriate. In case you missed it, here…
This is the first in a two part series criticizing how sports fans as a whole seem to overhype the best players and teams, comparing them to the all-time greats and having a tendency to use the word “best” more often than it is deserved. This part will…
Just a short update to let everyone know that I am now on Twitter. My handle is @ConnorGroel and that’s where I’ll be expressing my opinions on all things sports and just talk about things that might not be big enough to get their own post on the blog….
This was my research paper last school year in English. I thought it was worth posting due to my strong beliefs on the issue and how similar it is to the topics discussed Pete Rose post, here. Here is my main case for the legalization of sports betting. …
The MLB playoffs have started, which means for many people that it’s time to start watching baseball. For baseball fans, this is the culmination of six months of regular season games, and a time to see the very best create their legacies. I’ve picked the Los Angeles Dodgers…