Month: April 2020

The Wayward Demon

Fixxer, our resident Dee, gives us his memories of watching Allen Jakovich in full flight.

By Fixxer / April 30, 2020

Adrian Australia Cricket Friday Flashback The Ashes

The Rise of the Don

Adrian Meredith charts the meteoric rise of the one and only Sir Donald Bradman.

By Adrian Meredith / April 26, 2020

Basketball Bozza Friday Flashback NBL

When the Dragons Ruled the NBL

The history of the NBL is woven with storied cross-town Melbourne rivalries. While this is

By Bozza / April 2, 2020

Adrian Australia Cricket England Cricket Friday Flashback The Ashes

WG Grace in Australia 1873/74

Adrian Meredith is taking a look back at some of cricket’s most memorable moments. Today he is focused on WG Grace’s Tour of Australia in 1873/74.

By Adrian Meredith / April 1, 2020

Welcome to your home of Sports News and Views Hard and Fast

The Pinch Hitters are a group of sporting tragics committed to bringing you their own special take on the happening in the sporting world. In the grand tradition of sports great Pinch Hitters, their aim is to talk about the games you know but with their own unique twist.

Some people think football is a matter of life and death. I assure you, it’s much more serious than that.

Bill Shankly

While the team are firm believers of Shankly’s assessment of the seriousness of football and believe it applies to sport as a whole, they also believe there is always a time and place to take a lighter view at the games adult people play.