Joshua Greenberg

May 30, 2012

Greenberg’s Goodbye: The Final Column

By Joshua Greenberg

As I was preparing to write this column, getting the right font and indentation and all that, the enormity of the task before me hit me with full force. Writing a column for a school publication doesn’t sound like much...

May 22, 2012

A Smart Move: Aquiring a Designated Hitter

By Joshua Greenberg

First off, can I just say what a treat it was to finally have a good headliner for Extravaganza? Especially because this is my senior year. I can’t speak for the rest of the show since I only really went for Snoop, but...

May 15, 2012

World Peace, Hulk, and Fantasy Baseball

By Joshua Greenberg

You know what we need? Fantasy pro-bending. Have you seen that shit in “The Legend of Korra”? It’s sweet, and even though it’s not a real sport, it would be pretty awesome to have a fantasy baseball-like game bas...

May 8, 2012

Fantasy League Gone Wrong

By Joshua Greenberg

What do you do when everything goes wrong? Where do you turn when the players you drafted for their production are not producing and that one random player who you didn’t expect to produce much at all stops being so su...

May 2, 2012

UCSB Ends Season in Fourth Place

By Joshua Greenberg

Over the weekend the No. 15 UCSB women’s water polo team took fourth place in the 2012 Big West Tournament, held in Davis. The Gauchos ended the regular season with a 19-13 record overall and a 3-2 record in the Big We...

May 2, 2012

Your Fantasy Team: Managers on Managers on Managers

By Joshua Greenberg

I’ve got bad news: You aren’t the only one managing your fantasy team. Now, before you get all indignant and bitchy, let me just say that it isn’t your fault. See, these “other” managers manage everyone’s fan...

May 1, 2012

An Athlete of All Arenas

By Joshua Greenberg

Looking back over Ruth Milne’s career, it’s hard to imagine that at one point she was only a few dollars away from never touching a water polo ball.   The junior goalkeeper broke UCSB’s all-time saves record j...

April 30, 2012

Winners, Losers and Bruisers

By Joshua Greenberg

After a torrid weekend filled with trades, excitement and disappointment, the 2012 NFL Draft is finally behind us, and once again a bunch of people my age are about to make millions of dollars right out of college becaus...

April 25, 2012

Fantasy Baseball: More Fun Than a Pillow Fight

By Joshua Greenberg

Now I know I promised that this week I would regain my sanity, but unfortunately I can’t say for certain that I have. I feel like I’m back to normal, but I’m not even sure I was sane in the first place. Not that it...

April 17, 2012

Baseball, Tupac and Hot Fudge Sundaes

By Joshua Greenberg

I’m going to be honest: I really don’t have anything in the tank right now. I just got back from Coachella this morning and I’m running on empty. It was awesome, and if you didn’t go, you should be jealous that y...

April 13, 2012

No. 15 Gauchos Travel to Davis

By Joshua Greenberg

The 2012 regular season will come to a close this weekend, as the No. 15 UCSB women’s water polo team travels to Davis on Saturday and Pacific on Sunday for their final two games before the Big West Tournament. These a...

April 12, 2012

Inside the Artist’s Studio: Making Fantastic Fantasy Decisions

By Joshua Greenberg

A word of warning before we even get started: Do not go out and pick up the guys I’m about to mention, at least not right now. It’s early in the season and there should be no need to replace whomever you’ve drafted...

April 9, 2012

Gauchos Victorious in Last Home Games

By Joshua Greenberg

The No. 15 UCSB women’s water polo team closed out the home portion of their schedule on Saturday by winning two games, the first in a 5-3 triumph over No. 17 Cal State Northridge, the Gauchos’ third victory over the...

April 6, 2012

Water Polo Finishes Season

By Joshua Greenberg

This Saturday the No. 14 UCSB women’s water polo team (16-12 overall, 1-1 Big West) will host its final two home games of the 2012 season. After going 1-1 last weekend to open conference play, the Gauchos will face No....

April 5, 2012

Fantasy Baseball Columnist Gets You Ready For the Upcoming Season

By Joshua Greenberg

It’s almost baseball season, which means a few things. First, it means hardcore baseball fans like me are about to get a lot weirder as we start worrying about all the ways we could potentially jinx or curse our teams....

April 2, 2012

No. 15 Gauchos Win Five of Seven Over Break

By Joshua Greenberg

The No. 15 UCSB women’s water polo team has played seven games at home since March 11, including its first two games of the conference portion of their schedule. The Gauchos won five and lost just two of those games to...