Sports
Pre-goatee me as
guest first base coach for the
Baseball is probably
my favorite sport; the St. Louis
Cardinals are my favorite team, back to the '67 Series, through the great
teams of the mid-80s, to the powerhouse 2004 edition and on to the present
scrappy fun teams of the ongoing Pujols era.
I used to like football more than I do now, but I still enjoy it. The Oakland Raiders
are/were my favorites, dating back to Super Bowl II -- the 70s were the glory
days: the Raiders I really loved were the Shell-Upshaw-Dalby- Buehler-Vella
teams. I’m now, post-Katrina, more
inclined to root for my hometown New Orleans Saints, my
brother’s favorite team.
I grew up around the Tulane campus, and Tulane
Sports -- especially baseball and basketball -- still holds interest for
me.
I like playing basketball more than watching it; my other favorite sport is
cricket.