When the news broke that my beloved Giants had agreed to terms with their All-Star catcher Buster Posey on a landmark, eight-year $167 million contract extension, the first thing that dawned on me was the realization (and admitted relief) that Posey will most likely play out his entire professional baseball career in San Francisco. The [...]

Long time followers of sports-glutton.com will recall that during the summer of 2011 we embarked on upon the great recipe voyage that was the NFL Recipe Series.  In it we featured foods that were regional specialties or used distinctively regional ingredients where each NFL team was located (click here to see the complete series). It’s [...]

As expected, my annual trip to Arizona for Spring Training did not disappoint. It was an amazing weekend full of baseball, golf, food and libations, and of course, the usual shenanigans. There’s more to come on the tomfoolery later, but just know that a Spring Training trip for our group isn’t complete without it (for [...]

Some 50 years ago, Andy Williams recorded “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” which we all have come to love (ok maybe just me) as a timeless, classic Christmas diddy. I think about that song twice a year – once during Christmas and again during Spring Training, because for me, the return of [...]

Against all odds, the San Francisco Giants shock the baseball world…or did they? What a week for the San Francisco Giants. Gone is the champagne, the 1 ½ tons of black and orange confetti that filled Market Street during Wednesday’s parade, the talk show appearances by players on Jay Leno and Conan O’Brien and the [...]

NFL Week 7 Featured Game Storylines: NFC East divisional games are always heated contests where seldom is victory a certainty for the favored team.  Case in point was last season where a Rex Grossman led Redskins squad twice upset the eventual Super Bowl Champion Giants.  This season Washington faces New York with one of the [...]

For those of you looking for something to compliment your viewing experience while watching tonight’s Game 1 of the National League Championship Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants, we got your fix. Our baseball contributor William Hodges will in attendance at tonight’s game providing live tweets from AT&T Park beginning at [...]