Agent Palmer

The 2014 Winter Olympic Games taking place in Sochi, Russia are rapidly approaching, in case you haven’t seen any of the million ads online, in magazines or on any of the NBC television networks.

In the event that you haven’t seen any of the promotional material, you may be interested to know that the Winter Olympics Games started in Chamonix, France in 1924 and have occurred every four years without interruption since 1948.

The 100th running of the Tour de France concluded today in the twilight on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. I can’t really vouch for any of the riders, but this has been the cleanest Tour to date (last year I listed my Top 5 Non-Doping Moments), with the exception that the French press is always looking for doping in any foreign rider who’s winning.

There were quite a few highlights, many more than 10, none-the-less here are my Top 10 moments from the 2013 Tour de France, in no particular order.

I am an avid cycling spectator. I enjoy all that the sport offers both on the road and on the track. This is a look inside why I enjoy the sport so much.

From Grand Tours, like the Tour de France to the Velodrome, it doesn’t matter where they are racing, just as long as there are two wheels and they are trying to go as fast as they can!

Continuing on with the countdown from part one, we arrive at my top three great voices of baseball. In fairness, for most fans, it’s their local teams broadcasters that make the plays special.

But for me, as just a baseball fan, it’s not just the Orioles’ broadcasters, it’s the few classic guys that are left, too and of my top three only one is still on the broadcasting on the air (albeit in a limited capacity).

In the annals of baseball history there are great players and teams. There are championships, records, amazing plays and dramatic innings. But the guys that bring them to life with their voice, through our televisions and radios are just as important. This is the beginning of my top 10 great voices of baseball list.

In the interest of full disclosure, I am a fan of the Baltimore Orioles but that doesn’t define my baseball fandom. I am a fan of the game.