- 09:56 AM
- 11/22/09
"They payin' you overtime?"
That's a great line, dusted. "Pardon me while I hand the ball off for a touchdown now." should have been the next words out of his mouth. As much fun as it is to bag on Mr. Indecision, you have to like the guy a bit. I mean, it seems to me that it is just a game to him and he is a kid out there, ya' know, playing it.
posted by THX-1138 at 04:41 PM on November 20
I'm with mike and jmd on this one. Maybe another good case for video replay help for officials.
posted by THX-1138 at 02:13 PM on November 20
Good. It couldn't happen to a nicer school.
posted by THX-1138 at 01:32 PM on November 20
After seeing all of the flop artists in futbol why would I be surprised that Thierry Henry didn't run up to an official and immediately admit to the touch? And why should he? That's not his job.
posted by THX-1138 at 11:13 AM on November 20
A lot of male sports fans love to mock female sports, and this gave them a golden opportunity to do so.
I personally saw none of it, so I am either obtuse or hang out with a different crowd. And her playing the gender card only hurts the cause of female athletics, so I don't think it is an issue for little regard.
posted by THX-1138 at 06:24 PM on November 19
Not really, rcade. The goalposts might move a bit in the wind but the same basic stance is there. The orginal claim that more was being made of the situation due to gender was from Lambert herself. I was paraphrasing her for my purposes. My point is that I don't see it as a gender issue but rather as an issue of a person who has clearly lost their grip on normal behavior, even if it was just for the duration of the game.
In a nutshell, I am bristling at the suggestion that Lambert has somehow been victimized by what were her own actions.
posted by THX-1138 at 06:02 PM on November 19
They have to be generating a dozen incidents of equal "quality" annually, but they don't make it onto ESPN.
Objection: Speculation and assumption.
How many times have you seen a men's college athlete in a sport that gets no love from ESPN making news for atrocious sportsmanship?
Of course you could simplify that statement to read: "How many times have you seen a sport that get get's no love from ESPN make it on the air." I don't think it's any secret that ESPN has a tendency to hype the outrageous and ignore the less popular. How many violent outbursts by female athletes in, say, college basketball have gone unreported? Certainly nobody is suggesting that they never happened, are they? Point being that nobody can say with any degree of certainty that the hype is because she is a woman. It's unprovable.
posted by THX-1138 at 05:40 PM on November 19
Remember, the only reason for the uproar is that a compilation video of her belligerence was posted online -- not because the world was actually tuned in to the game.
Um, I don't think it's the ONLY reason. It might have something to do with how absolutely outrageous her actions were.
If I may redirect a bit.
I'm calling B.S. on the argument that this incident garnered more publicity because it was a woman who did it. This human being, during the course of one futbol match, kicked, punched, tripped, and performed the single most violent hair pull I have ever witnessed. I don't think that if she were a man and this was a men's match we would have acted any less outraged. Are we to presume now that males are to be blamed in some part for this?
This bears the smell of some blame deflecting based on gender.
posted by THX-1138 at 02:53 PM on November 19
Is this the first rock in a landslide that will sweep Eric Mangini and Tom Cable to the exit door too?
Mora's Seahawks are big 3 game winners so far. Can he next too? Please?
Sorry, venting.
posted by THX-1138 at 04:47 PM on November 17
Who's opinion matter's to me more here: Doug Farrarrarrarr or Fran Friggin' Tarkenton.
Umm, yeah, I'm going to say Fran. But I admit to being completely biased. Before Seattle had a team, my heart bled Puple and Gold. Tarkenton was my childhood hero. If someone told me he was running buddies with Maddux I would still put him on a pedestal.
posted by THX-1138 at 11:31 AM on November 16
rcade, you should have added that he wants to switch to #6, which was Dr. J's and Bill Russell's number.
I was thinking something similar. Bill Russell would come to mind before Jordan as a likely candidate to have his number retired. If one was to retire numbers. But in truth I don't think anybody's number needs to be retired just yet.
And Jordan has already been honored with his Hall induction.
posted by THX-1138 at 04:14 PM on November 13
Spread a little mustard and you have yourself a snack for later on.
So the "sorority broad's" name was little mustard?
you can't just jump right into Megan Fox's thumbs without a proper transition. Have you seen them suckers? You can't even jump into them with a Husqvarna.
posted by THX-1138 at 04:04 PM on November 13
OOOH YEAH, Tommy!
(Oops, wrong wrestler.)
posted by THX-1138 at 04:45 PM on November 12
And this is a case that I might have to take issue with celebration of the athlete. Charity contribution notwithstanding.
Choreographed end zone dances I'm OK with. Choreographed endzone dances that are adverts for product I'm not so much.
Now I sound like I can't make up my mind after the Chad 85 thread.
posted by THX-1138 at 03:59 PM on November 12
In a word (or a a few) BI:
crumbs in your cracker
But I guess it's better than mustard on your hotdog.
See? I'm still keeping it "on topic".
posted by THX-1138 at 03:54 PM on November 12
Toe thumbs. Crazy. But is it "eating crackers in bed" bad? No. She just has to wear mittens.
posted by THX-1138 at 03:41 PM on November 12
In that shot above you've got a guy who can't wrestle for shit.
You better watch what you say, brother, or the 24" pythons are gonna' rain down on you! Watcha' gonna' do then?
posted by THX-1138 at 02:08 PM on November 12
I like Chad 85 (thanks for the cue, dbt302). I like foolish antics like his. I like endzone celebrations (as long as they aren't of the "fake bare ass variety that Moss did). I like the fun trash talk that he is engaged in. I even thought the dollar bill bribe was funny. You see, I get jokes. Chad likes to joke. He still plays hard and he still wants to win. I like the league to have some personality. A little bit of "showtime". Taunting is the dumbest penalty in the NFL.
If I want to watch robots battle it out I can watch God-awful Michael Bay and his Transformers movies. They do have Megan Fox's "acting".
posted by THX-1138 at 02:05 PM on November 12
I remember this fight as a kid. Even then I thought that the whole thing was a put-on. Of course way back then there was no way for me to see the "fight' (nobody was going to take me to the closed circuit telecast) and when I heard that Inoki spent the whole match on his back I was glad that I missed it. After getting to see it on the youtubes it looked like an MMA match with the grappler on his back trying to throw up-kicks while the puncher stands over him and waits for him to get back to his feet. Except Inoki had the rules so skewed to his disadvantage that there was no point in getting up.
Interesting article on an Ali fight I was glad to have not seen.
posted by THX-1138 at 02:12 PM on November 11
So:
With helmets=more concussions Without helmets=less concussions
What a crazy, mixed up world it is. Can we still wear the redesigned Evel Kneivel Easy Rider Captain America helmet if we want?
I mean, just for fun?
posted by THX-1138 at 01:36 PM on November 11
One more reason to hate Miles Austin.
posted by THX-1138 at 05:35 PM on November 10
"Keep your balls on the fairway or invest in a stock of biodegradable balls."
Words of wisdom, my friends. Words of wisdom.
posted by THX-1138 at 04:43 PM on November 10
I guess the general concensus is that the redesign on the Patriots lid does make it look like one is about to blast his Harley Davidson over an expanse of buses. The Bucs didn't need a redesign. And the Washington D.C. football club needs a complete mascot change, not a feathery headdress redesign. The Dolphins need a new logo. That dolphin with the helmet is ridiculous.
As an aside, I am hoping to dispell the misconception that after the Seahawks redesigned their unis the home jerseys were green. They are "steel blue". The green one is this monstrosity. May it never see the light of day again.
posted by THX-1138 at 03:39 PM on November 10
i wonder if he still likes to practice
Now, I know you're not talking about practice. Practice? Not going to talk about practice.
posted by THX-1138 at 02:37 PM on November 10
Never saw the man play live but I sure do remember seeing him lot's on TV. Whether he played hard on defense or not the dude was an absolute game changer. Here's hoping that the docs are right and that he can live his life normally without too much to hinder him. And that it still has many more chapters left.
posted by THX-1138 at 02:36 PM on November 10
rumple, I thought Jolly's most important point about why boxing isn't being covered by not just the Times but media in general is that it made a decision to move it's biggest fights primarily to pay-per-view. Couple that with an inability to properly market the sport to the average sports fan and the UFC's rise (and tremendous ability to both market itself and be available to many viewers without having to see it on a pay-per-view basis) is what has led to boxing's growing irrelevence.
posted by THX-1138 at 08:21 PM on November 08
As a fan of the Seattle professional sporting clubs and a long-time sufferer of their complete ineptitude, plus the fact the the basketball team has moved to Oklahomaferchrissakes, I have to say that I congratulate the Yankees on their World Series win. But with my tongue in cheek I must also tell them to fuck-off. It's the right thing to do and keeps the universe in balance.
JButton, does it get drafty under that bridge with those billy goats?
posted by THX-1138 at 08:10 PM on November 08
I notice that the Entertainment and Sports Plagiarizing Network has pulled the article and made the appropriate attributions.
Maybe they are just tired after all of that inter-office sex they have.
posted by THX-1138 at 03:13 PM on November 07
But those two probably mate like Klingons.
I know what that's like.
posted by THX-1138 at 05:13 PM on November 06
Rashomon ... they make those little boilable noodle packs, right?
No, those are the little trading card monster things my 7 year old is so fond of.
posted by THX-1138 at 05:09 PM on November 06
That was a disgrace. If all of that had happened on a pitch during a men's game there would be public outrage. And I agree that the refs were non-existent apparently. Lambert should be suspended fro the team.
posted by THX-1138 at 01:09 PM on November 06
Now if they could only develop streak-resistant underwear, I could get behind that, sure.
You mean the kind that don't allow you to strip them off and run free across the pitch at a futbol match?
posted by THX-1138 at 12:11 PM on November 06
My, how fancy. I think I'm going to get the underwear with the pads built in and wear them every day.
posted by THX-1138 at 11:08 AM on November 06
hilarious rant by Dan Hawkins,
Wow! Can that guy switch gears or what? The media guys must get whiplash.
posted by THX-1138 at 05:08 PM on November 05
How can anybody respect a guy like this? I mean I can't stomache to look at a player as dirty as Ward. And what are the Steelers doing about it? The answer to this is so simple. It wouldn't take anything more than a good equipment manager and the problem would be solved.
What's that, you say? This is about unsportsmanlike conduct and not schmutz on his uniform? Oh.
Nevermind.
posted by THX-1138 at 03:31 PM on November 05
Instant classic, rcade. Watch the language, 'Saber.
posted by THX-1138 at 03:27 PM on November 05
Well, New York has their 27th World Series championship, among a bunch of other sporting titles. And it is arguably the most dynamic, exciting and vibrant cities in the world.
But it doesn't have this. (At least I don't think it does.)
Mariners in 2010. (Even I have to laugh at that.)
posted by THX-1138 at 02:49 PM on November 05
I think that all of you are carnally inclined. This whole site has been going down the fecal receptical as of late.
(I am either offering an alternative to foul language or trying for the ban-hammer.)
posted by THX-1138 at 11:35 AM on November 05
The Yankees intake air sharply! They are all just a bunch of overpaid intercoursers! Lousy fat-cat Richard craniums!
posted by THX-1138 at 11:09 AM on November 05
Well, Joanna Malloy's article is obviously something of a homer piece and probably not intended for the eyes of the non-Yankees faithful. But all-in-all I found the Yankees players to be pretty classy in victory. My heart was with the Phillies this year, but a Yankees World Series win seems as steady as time.
Speaking of trolls, dude, seriously.
posted by THX-1138 at 11:04 AM on November 05
Don't they usually stop the combatants after they have fallen to the ice? I saw two players down on the ice for so long in the vid I thought they were going to fall asleep. Or make up.
posted by THX-1138 at 01:13 PM on November 04
Who could resist these hot balls?
posted by THX-1138 at 07:51 PM on November 03
Well, there aren't any bicycles on Gallifrey. I can understand their impatience with such a linear form of transportation.
posted by THX-1138 at 04:53 PM on November 03
The bat didn't die.
Hmm. This close to Halloween. An undead bat. It all means one thing:
Beware Count Turkoglu!
posted by THX-1138 at 04:44 PM on November 03
I once tried to force a sqeaker.
It wasn't all it's cracked up to be.
posted by THX-1138 at 04:38 PM on November 03
Maybe the bicyclists were Daleks?
posted by THX-1138 at 03:55 PM on November 03
What do you throw to a guy that's this hot? Balls.
They tried to make me watch that movie when I worked on cruise ships but I struggled and got away. Apparently it is a lonely life at sea.
posted by THX-1138 at 02:42 PM on November 03
I have alweays felt that the only "real" Americans are the natives. The rest of us are immigrants. I kind of thought that was how it worked. We are all just as "American" as the next guy. But the big green lady in the harbor says something about bringing her all your huddled masses and they can take the test and sign up and pay taxes and everything.
posted by THX-1138 at 02:39 PM on November 03
Fact:
Utley doesn't see another fastball.
posted by THX-1138 at 10:59 AM on November 03
Yeah, the doctor is an idiot.
As an aside am I the only one who read the headline and pictured the good (bad) doctor in his TARDIS?
posted by THX-1138 at 10:57 AM on November 03
Yeah, we wouldn't want to hurt those kids' feelings too much. They're so sensitive. However will they rebound from this crushing embarrassment?
A different take on this is that if you can't stop a guy from completing a behind-the-back pass then you kinda suck.
Of course it's hotdogging. He's a high school QB. Pretty much his entire M.O. is to hotdog. They're not running military drills. They're playing a game of football. Basketball players do behind-the-back passes all the time. Cliff Lee non-chalantly grabs a fly without moving nary a muscle AND makes a behind-the-back catch in the same game. Heck, I watch dudes flip backward somersaults on motorcycles on TV. But a kid does something new on a football field and he's the bad guy.
Let's just say that he get's sacked on the same play. His team still wins by something like 54-0. Will the other team really be saved the painful sting of defeat?
posted by THX-1138 at 02:45 PM on October 31
Speaking as a former member of the Mullet Club for Men,
I was a member too, brother. Try being a musician in the 80's and NOT having one. It was glorious and flowing and people bowed to it's might and authority. And it was ridiculous and I won't be sharing any pictures here. There are enough of them on the web anyway.
As for Agassi: Senator Vreenak, if you would do the honors.
posted by THX-1138 at 02:32 PM on October 31
Why aren't we suing and/ or arresting these kids? They're the ones hitting the balls.
Ha! I was thinking the same thing as I was reading all of this. Is there a point when someone decides that the big 12 year old who hit the ball or tackled the kid too big to be playing with kids who could not compete with his physical advantage? I mean, I know it sounds completely ridiculous, and I am in no way saying that the parents of the deceased boy are being frivolous or taking advantage of their circumstances, but on the other hand some of these lawsuits make me think that it may be a slippery slope upon which they tread.
posted by THX-1138 at 02:45 PM on October 30
That ball almost popped out of his glove.
Ummm. Not really.
posted by THX-1138 at 05:39 PM on October 29
This is interesting. I think that many of today's basketball players are as much influenced by fashion as they are anything else and that the baggy uniforms are a direct reflection of that. I can't say that they hinder a basketball players performance, but I cannot see any possible advantage to what must be some drag on them caused by the excess fabric Maybe it's infinitessmal. Same could be said for the over-sized baseball unis. Maybe that is what has been making Manny be Manny all this time.
posted by THX-1138 at 11:29 AM on October 29
I agree, BI, that McCarver is going for a Sinatra delivery. Obviously a huge influence. But I listened to all of the samples from the release and came away with the impression that his delivery is a little monotonous and leaden. And he is a bit pitchy sometimes.
His voice is pleasant enough but I can't get over the fact that it is so clearly like his speaking voice. It's almost distracting. I was expecting him to say something blatantly obvious and banal about baseball and instead he sang about why he'll remember April..
posted by THX-1138 at 11:23 AM on October 29
Between the Damon pop-up, the behind the back grab, and the overall domination of the Yankees, Cliff Lee had to have pitched one of the finest World Series games I have ever seen.
And did I see that he now has the lowest ERA of any player in the post-season with at least 3 games pitched? .054? Are you kidding me?
posted by THX-1138 at 11:10 AM on October 29
Does this kind of go along with the Washington Racists thing? What about this type of tradition can students and faculty be proud of?
posted by THX-1138 at 02:18 PM on October 28
Brett Favre Mic'd Up
I find it ironic that ass-smackers can practice their love for each other so openly while gay players in the NFL are afraid of coming out.
Like BI says, I don't think the ass-smacking is symptomatic. It would be the lingering.