Soccer Dad

Phil Wood's back

Twenty years ago my favorite sports talk show host was Phil Wood. He was both extremely nice and extremely knowledgeable. Somehow he knew that (at the time I visited Israel in 1989) there was a display in the Diaspora Museum about Lipman Pike!
He's back, hosting a talkshow on XM radio. I don't expect that I'll hear him.
He's also a sports columnist for the Washington Examiner. Good stuff, even if he defends Syd Thrift. (Or one aspect of Syd Thrift's disasterous tenure in Baltimore.)
In a totally unrelated development, Boston pitcher Bronson Arroyo just released his debut album. (But it's something that Phil Wood might appreciate!) The first item here must be the highlight:

Teammates Johnny Damon, Kevin Youkilis and Lenny DiNardo help out on Arroyo's version of The Standells' "Dirty Water," the song that blasts from the Fenway Park speakers after every Sox victory. And general manager Theo Epstein, a fellow guitarist, plays on Toad the Wet Sprocket's "Something's Always Wrong."