Tony Paige

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Lose The Pitch Count!

My son Jalen is a pretty good pitcher for a nine-year-old. He can throw- a two and a four-seamer. He also has a very good change up and he’s even experimenting with the circle change favored by the New York Mets’ Johan Santana. Sweet! He throws strikes and that’s he secret of pitching regardless of the level of play. With his upcoming start, he has a... More

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Marion, Oh Marion

I saw a story in USA Today that rekindles bad memories about an athlete I thought was going to turn out okay. Marion Jones, the disgraced Olympic runner, now in the pokey for lying about her use of performance-enhancing drugs at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, continues to wreak havoc on everything she touches. Members of her relay teams — bronze-winning 4 x 100 and gold-winning 4 x... More

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Good Luck Donnie Walsh … You’re Gonna Need It

Covering the New York Knicks back in the day was always a fun assignment when Patrick Ewing, Charles Oakley, Anthony Mason and John Starks defended the paint at Madison Square Garden. Head coach Pat Riley made the team see the big picture: play as a team, win as a team. I even had the privilege of covering the Knicks during Red Holzman’s tenure when I was doing a story on former St.... More

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Free Throws, Baby

The Saturday night before the NCAA men’s basketball championships between Memphis and Kansas I was asked if the Jayhawks had a chance and I said sure. As long as they don’t get into a running and gunning battle, slow the game down and put the Tigers on the free throw line, yes, KU would have a chance. And look what happened. If Memphis had made another lousy free... More

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Kiss the Beijing Olympics Goodbye

When the 2008 Summer Olympic Games start this August in that wonderfully polluted Chinese capitol of Beijing, you can bet NBC will cover it in all its glory from the opening ceremonies to the close. I’m sure it will be breathtaking and memorable, especially if the US dominates the medal count and no one flunks the drug tests. With NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, USA, Oxygen and the Weather... More