Tim Baffoe
Tim Baffoe
Tim Baffoe attended the University of Iowa before earning his degree from Governors State University and began blogging at The Score after winning the 2011 Pepsi Max Score Search. He enjoys writing things about stuff, but not so much stuff about things. When not writing for 670TheScore.com, Tim corrupts America’s youth as a high school English teacher and provides a great service to his South Side community delivering pizzas (please tip him and his colleagues well). You can follow Tim’s inappropriate brain droppings on Twitter (@TimBaffoe), but please don’t follow him in real life. He grew up in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood and currently lives in Mt. Greenwood.
Ten Foot Mailbag: Oh No, There’s A Packers Fan Reality Show
First, the show will be awful, even by reality TV standards.
Baffoe: Without Rose’s Shadow Butler Shined
Jimmy Butler has been a huge part of this Chicago basketball season even existing in the second round of the playoffs, which, while not exactly a medal of honor, is still better than many expected with all the obstacles that had to be dealt with—no superstar, injuries and illnesses, Scalabrine withdrawal, etc.
Baffoe: NFL Retirees Getting A Soldier’s Treatment
Celebrate them as they work for us, making us feel good. Buy stock in the slogans. Don attire supporting them. Forget about them once they can’t fight for us anymore. Am I talking about soldiers or football players?
Baffoe: Why Some Athletes Are Homophobes
In much the same way rule changes have been implemented in youth sports to make them safer in hopes the grown-up games evolve—changing a culture of violence in hockey, for example—the prejudicial culture in sports needs to change from early on.
Baffoe: Are We Going To Ignore The Latest Line Drive Off A Pitcher’s Head?
Look at Mark Buehrle at the 1:35 mark. Look at R.A. Dickey at 1:50. The color leaving the faces of J.A. Happ’s Toronto Blue Jays teammates as blood exited his head.
Baffoe: For The Bulls Nothing May Be A Real Cool Hand
What we got here with the Bulls is failure to communicate.
Ten Foot Mailbag: Does Food Poisoning Diminish Jordan’s Flu Game?
If it’s even true it’s not less impressive because—and I can only speak from what others have told me—food poisoning is one of the worst non-life-threatening non-Nicholas Cage movie things one can experience.
Baffoe: RIP Tim Tebow
Fans, I come to bury Tim Tebow, not to praise him. He has been cut by the New York Jets, and that opens the door for him to finally become a Chicago Bear.
Ten Foot Mailbag: The Bears Drafted Who?
KYLE LONG? What the…? KYLE LONG? But there were so many better guys availa… KYLE LONG?
Baffoe: In Steubenville, Sports Are More Important Than Rape
Reno Saccoccia is not a condition that involves flesh-eating bacteria breeding inside one’s kidneys. Nor is it a casino featuring the comedic stylings of Carlos Mencia. It’s neither of those awful things.
Baffoe: Are Ventura And Hahn On The Same Page?
The White Sox supposedly have a progressive statistical GM with a manager willing to embrace a numbers-driven era. An organization with those in charge on the same page. The manager is willing, right?
Ten Foot Mailbag: Talking To Kids About Boston And Apologizing To PSU Fans
It was a really, really, really, really, really, really bad week to say the least. Chicagoans should count themselves lucky that it was mostly just our commutes and basements that were ruined.
Baffoe: Don’t Let Hate Take Our Sports Joy From Us
As we now immerse ourselves back into sports after the most recent act of ignorant spinelessness to try to disrupt the joy that defines the competitions we watch, I sincerely hope that our greatest fears of what can happen at a celebration (because, really, that’s what any race or game or match is—even at Wrigley Field these days) do not cause us to temper ourselves in future celebrations.
Ten Foot Mailbag: Paying College Athletes And Shortening The MLB Season
One of my favorite things to ever happen in sports is occurring this weekend.
Baffoe: Brittney Griner Should Tell Everyone To Shut Up
At no point would Griner be the best player on the board. She is not one of the top 60 as-yet-to-be NBA players in the world.
Baffoe: Designate The DH In The National League
Enough of this two leagues with different rules nonsense.
Ten Foot Mailbag: Roger Ebert Probably Hated Stadium Marriage Proposals
I won’t pretend I knew Roger Ebert personally, but his death affects me as a great admirer of his and what he stood for.
Baffoe: For Cubs To Trade Marmol They Have To Let Him Burn
The only way to find out if that request rings the Cubs’ phones is if Carlos Marmol keeps pitching, though. He needs to be given the opportunity to possibly return to the type of guy Jason Goff referred to as “You won’t hit me, but I might hit you.”
Baffoe: Loving And Hating The White Sox And Cubs In 2013
Here are three reasons each to love and hate the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs respectively in 2013.
Baffoe: Getting To Know John Ziegler, Penn State Conspiracy Charlatan
I’ve watched John Ziegler from afar for a while now. As one of his Twitter followers (hey, follow back, dude!) I’ve seen him retweet every person that praises him and bully dissenters on a daily basis.
Most Popular News
- Teen Hurt In Little Village ShootingA 14-year-old boy was shot in the arm Saturday afternoon in the Southwest Side Little Village neighborhood.86
- Man Charged With Videotaping Women In Hospital WashroomA poorly secured cell phone in a west suburban hospital washroom that a man had allegedly set up to secretly videotape women in the toilet area was discovered by a woman when the phone fell to the washroom floor on Friday. She alerted police, who then arrested and charged a 49-year-old Franklin Park man with unlawful videotaping.156
- Young Man Shot Outside Old Orchard Shopping CenterA young man was wounded in a shooting in north suburban Skokie Friday night, outside the Old Orchard Shopping Center.227
- 3 Dead, 8 Shot In Citywide ViolenceThree men were killed and at least eight other people were wounded in violence around the city since Friday night.167
- Orange Line Service Resumes After Train-Pedestrian IncidentCTA commuters were temporarily stymied on the Orange Line during the Friday rush hour after a train fatally struck a man on the tracks.401
- Illinois Senate Passes Medical Marijuana LegislationIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn must decide if he will sign a measure allowing the use of marijuana for medical purposes after the state Senate approved legislation on Friday.1238
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