Stephen Rodrick

I've seen few things more depressing than the end-of-season Giants-Padres series in 2001 in which Barry Bonds hit his 68th homer of…

— Stephen Rodrick

All backups take their cue from Elrod Hendricks, the patron saint of erstwhile catchers.

— Stephen Rodrick

James Salter has been a fighter pilot, a rogue, and a climber. He counts Robert Redford as a friend.

— Stephen Rodrick

As a kid, Terry Bradshaw didn't amaze me. My hero was Steelers backup Terry Hanratty, who nabbed two Super Bowl rings while…

— Stephen Rodrick

Rick Rubin's undulating face hair is just as famous as his body of work. In homage to the yogis he read about…

— Stephen Rodrick

Matt Leinart's L.A. duplex looks more like a Chuck E. Cheese safe house than a millionaire jock's crash pad. There's the requisite…

— Stephen Rodrick

I was a classic attention deficit disorder kid, always bored and mouthing off at school.

— Stephen Rodrick

Baseball loyalists cite the game's legendary numbers - 300 wins, 500 homers, 3,000 hits - as evidence of the sport's elegance, beauty,…

— Stephen Rodrick

I grew up in a town without fathers.

— Stephen Rodrick

Before Angelina Jolie became a humanitarian, she was best known for wearing a vial of blood around her neck and kissing her…

— Stephen Rodrick

Brett Favre likes to tell stories.

— Stephen Rodrick

As anyone who has read 'Sports Illustrated's Steve Rushin knows, it's quite possible to write an unreadable column without being a TV…

— Stephen Rodrick

The only reason baseball's numerical touchstones have any significance is that most players - even the game's greats - peter out just…

— Stephen Rodrick

Think about it: You're trying to raise cash to save an endangered animal. You've got orphaned pandas getting 3 trillion YouTube hits,…

— Stephen Rodrick

There are 316 million people in the United States of America. About six million of them watch 'Homeland,' Showtime's thriller about world…

— Stephen Rodrick

There are times when a sports figure doesn't deserve sympathy.

— Stephen Rodrick

When superstars go down, no matter how sympathetic the circumstances, fans know the franchise could be sunk.

— Stephen Rodrick

Stephen A. Smith is the hardest-working man in sports show business. The ubiquitous basketball pundit appears on ESPN about 10 times a…

— Stephen Rodrick

Peter Rodrick was one of only around 4,000 men in the world qualified to land jets on a carrier after dark.

— Stephen Rodrick

I tested in the top percentile for IQ, but I couldn't tie my shoes or really ride a bike without training wheels…

— Stephen Rodrick

The Smithsonian should box and preserve Tim McGraw's Nashville den for a future exhibit entitled 'Early 21st Century American Man Cave.'

— Stephen Rodrick

Jeff Bridges wants you to take it easy, man.

— Stephen Rodrick

One of the hallmarks that a British actor brings to his public persona is an adept sense of self-deprecation - see Daniel…

— Stephen Rodrick

The thing about living without a father if he's always gone is that it takes a long time to realize he isn't…

— Stephen Rodrick

There are many reasons why I hate college football. The 4-hour games drone on longer than Steve Lyons during the American League…

— Stephen Rodrick