Spring Training Preview Show

This past Sunday, Alex, Travis, Joe and Robin broke down the chances each of their teams have as spring training begins. The crew was also joined by...

Spring Training Preview Show

Season Two Begins With Big Changes

The Field of Play is back for another season (or semester) of sports talk. Alex and Travis brought you an award-winning show last semester —...

Season Two Begins With Big Changes

Welcome to the all-new thefieldofplay.com!

We’ve redesigned the website for the new season and we hope you’ll enjoy the new features we’re implementing. A new...

Welcome to the all-new thefieldofplay.com!

Waste of Money? Hells No.

Another topic I want to discuss, though, is the title of an ESPN article that is about Pedro Martinez and what he has done for the Mets since they signed him almost exactly four years ago. It is called “Money for Nothing,” which claims the Mets did not get their money’s worth from Pedro. I [...]

John Gonzalez of the Philadelphia Inquirer doesn’t like hockey, therefore nobody else does either

This post first appeared at Travis’ Philadelphia Flyers blog, Broad Street Hockey.
It’s safe to say that John Gonzalez, writer for the Philadelphia Inquirer, is not a hockey fan. And because he is not a lover of all things puck, he apparently believes that nobody else is, either.
In a column in Tuesday’s paper, Mr. Gonzalez [...]

The ATP is getting hit…right in the money-maker

(Originally posted on tennis-ontheline.com/blog)
Something is wrong with the ATP tour of late. It’s actually becoming…competitive?
At one time, finals matches were a place reserved for Rafa and Roger. It did not particularly matter who won, for Rafa got his kicks on clay (and then grass), and Roger was pretty content with a mere two Slams a [...]