Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Column 596
Darts and politics DON’T MIX!
“For some time, I have been working on a column, struggling really,” I wrote to a friend recently.
Writer’s block? No. I never have a problem putting words to paper.
It’s worse…
Although I don’t throw competitively much these days most of my closest …
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Dartoid's Column
Monday, January 18, 2021
Column HR297
Baggish is wrong. Sorry.
Sports in this 21st Century might best be elucidated by the term “sports analytics” – defined as a “collection of relevant historical, statistics that can provide a competitive advantage to a team or individual.” (The use of same also gives a coach, manager or owner …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, January 6, 2021
Column HR296
HOLY MOLEY, MR. FOLEY… THE PRICE WAS RIGHT!
The PDC has crowned a new World Champion and new World #1 – Wales native, Gerwyn Price – and presented him with the Sid Waddell Trophy and a check for £500,000!
Price defeated former World Champion Gary Anderson 7-3. When Price …
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Thursday, December 31, 2020
Column 595
Goodbye 2020! Hello 2021!
My plans for welcoming the New Millennium were set 26 years ago (now 47!) in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In fact, when the beer ran out and as the sun began to cast its glow across the snow on the first morning of 1974, my roommates and …
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Dartoid's ColumnWednesday, December 23, 2020
Column HR295
Baggish Bags Big Baby
“I’ll Be Home for Christmas” and “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” are the Old Dart Coach’s two favorite Christmas songs – the latter written in the heat of a July day in Los Angeles by Mel Tormé. The ODC sings it in the key …
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Howie Reed's Column
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Column 594
The Greatest World Championship Final Ever!
As the PDC world championship moves into full swing it seems worth sharing again (from May 2003) a replay of what many believe was the greatest world championship final ever…
In 1999, I sat down in a bar outside of Toronto to interview …
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Thursday, December 3, 2020
Column HR294
A Clown Moans
In practically all sports some athletes reach a point where they view themselves as abused and put upon – chagrined that they’re not receiving the fawning praise they feel they “deserve.” They expect respect. They feel slighted if they aren’t granted assorted wishes with a snap …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, November 25, 2020
Column HR293
CONGRATULATIONS Jose Augusto Oliveira de Sousa!
For those in the Colonies may I wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving. It’s the one day of the year that we feast on turkey, a bird that just days ago was yelling “BAHH.”
Can’t fool a darter. For those into history the …
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Howie Reed's Column
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Column HR292
Congratulations Wales!
As Slim Pickens said in Blazing Saddles, “What in the wide, wide world of sports is a goin’ on here?” He could have seen the future of the just concluded PDC World Cup of Darts X…
The Old Dart Coach was wrong with his predictions of …
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Howie Reed's Column
Friday, October 30, 2020
Column 593
They called him “Supermon” – and he was!
He was a super darts player. He was a super dancer. He was a super husband and father. 
And he was a super friend.
Sadly, Raymon “Mon” Sabalboro succumbed to coronavirus complications on September 26. He was 61.
It was Steve …
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