I’m a newspaper throwback kind of guy. If you read this space regularly that comes as no surprise. I can live without pay phones, Duncan yo-yo’s, VHS recorders, telephone answering...
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We took a hiatus for a while and all I heard was— “Where’s my Sunday Morning Coffee?” “What happened to Sunday Morning Coffee?” “Am I not getting Sunday Morning Coffee anymore?” Apologies. Truth is we’ve gotten...
18th Aug. 2019
Sunday Morning Coffee — August 18, 2019 — A Most Happy Fella
Two years ago this morning I was anything but happy. A lot can change in two years. At 5:30 in the morning on August 18, 2017, the sun had not...
It’s not his fault. He lies, he cheats, he bullies, he stretches the truth. But it’s not his fault. He’s brazen, egotistical and pompous. But it’s not his fault. He...
Move over Rickey Henderson, Lou Brock and Vince Coleman. You too Tim Raines, Maury Wills and Ty Cobb. Open the door for Tony Thomas. You remember Thomas, don’t you? Drafted...
14th Jul. 2019
Sunday Morning Coffee — July 14, 2019 — Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Iconic is one of those buzz words that gets tossed around too easily these days like respect, legend, warrior, represent, and covfefe. If you use iconic to define someone as...
7th Jul. 2019
Sunday Morning Coffee — July 7, 2019 — Who Is This Guy and What Have You Done With My Husband?
(Editors note, first of many: The last time my wife pinch-hit for me writing ‘Sunday Morning Coffee’ was two days after my five artery bypass surgery. (RoyBerger.com- August 20, 2017-‘Cinco De Bypass’)....
It’s Father’s Day. A wonderful time to kick back, do nothing and maybe write a Sunday Morning Coffee with some stuff that has been percolating. Then again, ‘it’s a wonderful time to...
2nd Jun. 2019
Sunday Morning Coffee — June 2, 2019 — Super Starr
Bart Starr died last Sunday. Bart Starr was a Hall of Fame quarterback. As good as he was tossing a football, he was a better person and humanitarian. The Green...
The hockey season in Las Vegas ended with a thud on Tuesday night. Two years ago that might have gotten a shoulder shrug and a yawn. At best. It might have...
Incredibly, with as much as Tiger Woods and J.J. Steinhoff have in common, they’ve never played in the same foursome. Consider. They both attended college on a golf scholarship. Tiger,...
14th Apr. 2019
Sunday Morning Coffee — April 14, 2019 — The Junk Drawer
Thankfully, for you, the ‘Sunday Morning Coffee’ hiatus is at long last over. The new website at royberger.com is up and running to absolutely no plaudits. But, while we took a two...