FlyMaster

Thoughts of a Deranged Fan

01:17 PM ET 07.18

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After spending the week trying to find some sports to watch on TV I've officially lost my mind. My travels across the litany of ESPN channel, Fox Sports Guatemala, and Spike TV have provided the following thoughts.After watching Euro 2008 last month, watching the MLS game of the week is like watching my daughter's 10 and under league. The uniforms look nice, but the game is horrid.The coolest part of the MLB All-Star game is the introductions. Can't remember much after that.This Brett Favre stuff has gone too far. Either way, the Packers aren't…

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Mustache...Cool, But Bring Back the Cigarette!

12:08 PM ET 07.10

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The Yankees "Mustache Night" promotion was initially designed to garner support for Jason Giambi's All-Star bid, but it had a much larger effect. Seeing 20,000 fully formed, bushy and bristled mustaches in the stands hearkened the FlyMaster back to the glory days of athletes and sports. The mustache was a symbol of the powerful, independent, virile, aggressive, free-wheeling nature of sports in the 1960s and 1970s. From Rollie Fingers and Al Hrabosky, to Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, the mustache was the athlete's calling card. The mustache said…

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Wall Street Journal's Top 10 Greatest Athletes

08:03 PM ET 06.25

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FlyMaster loves lists. Sportsfly has had a long standing debate about who is the greatest athlete on planet earth. Superheroes and martial arts masters notwithstanding, the Wall Street Journal published it's list on Wednesday. Now you're probably thinking, "what does the Wall Stree Journal know about sports"? Me too, but FlyMaster is addicted to lists like old French harlots are addicted to cysts, boils, and suspect promiscuity. The Wall Street Journal settled on Roman Sebrle, a Czech decathlete. Cool with FlyMaster, but FlyMaster has never…

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