The reason why I read SI

The reason why I read Sports Illustrated in the late 90's to recently was the Air and Space column penned by Steve Rushin. I read his book, Road Swing and became a fan of his writing. It was funny, insightful, Witty, and one of the best reads in any given issue. He left to pursue other things, and my SI reading experience has not been the same since. It took another hit when the Life of Reilly moved to the Worldwide Leader, but I digress

But back to Steve Rushin, or Stretch as Tim Kurkjian called him. I stumbled across his blog today, and suddenly the void in my life has been fulfilled. So life is good now, and