Brian The Ruminator

Almanac Baseball: Mid-Season Wrap/All Star Game Preview

July 12, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator 1 Comment

Brian the Ruminator turns his attention from rugby to baseball as the MLB’s season begins to take shape.

Almanac Rugby Union – Australia v France First Test: A lucky escape

July 8, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator 4 Comments

Brian the Ruminator brings us coverage of last night’s First Test between the Wallabies and Les Blues in Brisbane. What a cracker of a finish!

Almanac Rugby: Super Rugby Trans Tasman Final

June 21, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator Leave a Comment

Super Rugby is run and done for another season. For the Blues, it’s been a long time (and many competition name changes) between drinks, but they got the job done over southern rivals the Highlanders. Brian the Ruminator reflects on a solid season for the Aucklanders and the health of the game as a whole.

Almanac Baseball: Babe’s Spirit 100 Years On

June 18, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator 2 Comments

Brian The Ruminator reports Shohei Ohtani, of the LA Angels, is a baseball player who may, in time, rival the heady feats of the great Babe Ruth.

Almanac Rugby: Super Rugby Trans Tasman Final Round

June 14, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator Leave a Comment

As expected, it’s an all-Aotearoa affair at the pointy end of Super Rugby Trans Tasman; the main surprise is the lack of the Crusaders as Brian the Ruminator explains.

Almanac Rugby: Super Rugby Trans Tasman Round 4

June 9, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator 1 Comment

Brian ruminates on the weekend’s round of Trans-Tasman rugby

Almanac Rugby: Super Rugby Trans Tasman Round 3

June 3, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator Leave a Comment

An Aussie team finally broke its duck, but otherwise the Trans Tasman competition has been tough going for the Australian teams. Brian The Ruminator reports.

Almanac Rugby: Round 2 – Super Rugby Trans-Tasman

May 25, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator Leave a Comment

Our rugby union correspondent Brian The Ruminator reviews all the Round 2 results of the Super Rugby Trans-Tasman competition played last weekend.

Almanac Rugby: Super Rugby: Trans Tasman Rd 1

May 18, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator 1 Comment

Rugby correspondent Brian The Ruminator reviews all the matches from Round 1 of the Trans Tasman Series.

Almanac Rugby – Super Rugby Finals

May 10, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator 1 Comment

The two Super Rugby competitions have ended with the completion of both finals with victories to the Crusaders in NZ, and the Reds in Australia reports Brian The Ruminator.

Almanac Baseball – Ruminating on Rankings

May 5, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator 3 Comments

Brian The Ruminator runs the stats to see who’s hot and who’s not in Major League Baseball this season.

Almanac Rugby – Super Rugby AU Semi Final/ Aotearoa Rd 10

May 3, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator Leave a Comment

The finals are upon us in both Super Rugby competitions and despite a cameo from first timers the Western Force, familiar faces await in the remaining crunch matches. Brian the Ruminator fills us in on the results.

Almanac Rugby: Super Rugby AU Rd 10/ Aotearoa Rd 9

April 26, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator Leave a Comment

The Super Rugby finals are shaping up in both Australia and New Zealand. Brian The Ruminator takes a look.

Almanac Rugby: Super Rugby AU Rd 9/Aotearoa Rd 8

April 20, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator Leave a Comment

Brian the Ruminator observes a couple of teams playing good rugby, one all too late, the other in serious contention after rolling the title-holders.

Almanac Baseball: Aces High/Red Sox Fly

April 15, 2021 by Brian The Ruminator 1 Comment

Brian The Ruminator updates us on how the Covid-abbreviated Claxton Shield competition eventuated. As a Redsox fan, he’s also delighting in their strong start to the MLB season.