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Cause it’s root, root, root for the home teams
In our obsession with the University of Louisville making the College World Series in Omaha, we’ve neglected to point out that there could be an all-Kentucky final. Here are the brackets: The Murray State Racers are from Western Kentucky. Here’s when they clinched their position in the Championship bracket: Time to root for an all-Bluegrass…
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Kentucky GOP protects pedophiles
This happened: Because this happened: The GOP has a supermajority in the Kentucky House and Senate. The blame falls squarely on Republicans. They call it a state emergency when literally one trans athlete wants to compete in a sport, but when it comes to protecting female students from pedophile coaches, they go a runnin’ at…
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UofL sports: What the school should really emphasize
This just reinforces the point we made in our latest Bluegrass Blues Podcast (Episode 5). Check it out to see why we say the University of Louisville would do well by promoting itself as a place where student athletes should go to master their craft, just like a lawyer should go to Harvard or a…
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One down, one to go
The Louisville Cardinals won the first game in the best of three Super Regional playoff against the Miami Hurricanes after a brief delay because of lightning. From WDRB: Scoring two runs in the second, five in the third and one more in the fourth, Louisville hammered Miami, 8-1, to move to within one victory of…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 5
A wide-ranging discussion on the Big Beautiful Batch of Bulls— Bill, the billionaire catfight (i.e. Republicans in disarray), University of Louisville sports and Kentuckiana’s ties to the Underground Railroad (through song). Contains a few swear words, so hide the kiddies!
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Miami wins: Super Regionals head to Louisville
This is the view on the bridge behind Jim Patterson Stadium this morning: There’s activity on the field because Miami beat Mississippi State in the NCAA Division 1 baseball regional tournament last night, which means: Miami’s 5-4 win over Southern Miss late Monday night punched the Hurricanes’ ticket to the Super Regional round and sent…
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Keeping score: Louisville baseball advances in NCAA tourney
From the Courier Journal: NASHVILLE — A small contingent of Louisville baseball fans along the right-field line at Hawkins Field provided the only red in a ballpark dominated by Vanderbilt’s home fans. It was after midnight back at home, but they stayed long enough to see right-handed pitcher Jake Schweitzer lead the second-seeded Cardinals to a 3-2 win over top-seeded Vanderbilt on Saturday…
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Let’s call it what it is: Toddler horse beating
Check out this article from the Courier Journal: Junior Alvarado, the jockey who rode Sovereignty to victory in the Kentucky Derby on May 3, has sparked controversy after race stewards said he used his riding crop in excess of the allowable limit of six strikes during the race. Alvarado faces a $62,000 fine and two-day suspension for allegedly striking Sovereignty eight…
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Whiplash: Derby winning jockey fined for beating horse
We made this point about the cruelty of horse racing in our most recent podcast. Didn’t realize it actually happened to the Kentucky Derby winner until we saw this today. From the Courier Journal: Jockey Junior Alvarado was fined $62,000 and suspended two days as the result of excessive crop use during his winning ride on Sovereignty in…
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The Bluegrass Blues Podcast: Episode 3
Let’s talk about the arts and history: Focusing on the Kentucky Derby, the Underground Railroad, 20th century women in Paris and the Pulitzer Prize.
