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- 11/22/09
WeedyMcSmokey, damn.
posted by ursus_comiter at 08:15 PM on October 14
wfrazerjr, look closer.
posted by ursus_comiter at 12:26 PM on September 26
I'm more of a chaotic neutral about Hope Solo.
posted by ursus_comiter at 07:35 AM on August 22
Damn. Stomper has got some moves.
posted by ursus_comiter at 11:35 AM on May 18
Love it. Love it more that Werth is on both of my fantasy teams.
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:26 PM on May 14
Do you watch/listen to Cubs games on a regular basis? She's well within a standard deviation of performance quality. I've heard much worse and it's not that often that you hear better.
posted by ursus_comiter at 03:07 AM on May 05
Besides which, MLB could just raise the mound or do something else to mitigate the batters' new advantage.
posted by ursus_comiter at 04:40 PM on August 28
I'm rooting to see Fuentes and Street get dealt for the benefit of my fantasy team. I'm already satisfied with the move by the Cubs that got them Harden and Gaudin. I'm hearing that they're shopping for another lefty hitter, which makes me wonder if Edmonds is hurting more than has been let on. Otherwise, I don't see the need.
posted by ursus_comiter at 10:31 AM on July 31
There wasn't anything to the linked article except bloviating. Leitch may not be wrong that the current owners won't let Cuban play in their reindeer games, but he didn't make any sort of case for it.
posted by ursus_comiter at 01:48 PM on January 22
Damn, too slow on that edit window of opportunity. privileges.
posted by ursus_comiter at 03:33 PM on January 05
They like to play certain teams every year (U of M, MSU, Navy, USC) and playing in a conference wouldn't allow that. Oh wouldn't it? USC, MSU & UofM get to play Notre Dame don't they? And the Big Ten had been in negotiations with ND to admit them to the Big Ten, which would have taken care of MSU and UofM. There's four non-conf games available now, so USC, Navy are not a problem. You could probably add Boston College in there too if you really wanted. What I don't understand is why any ND fans would rather see ND stay independent. It'd be better for the team and fans if they dumped their BCS priveleges and joined a conference. They'd end up in better bowl matchups and would probably improve the quality of their football too, not only ending their streak of futility by winning a lower tier bowl, but also improving such that they might actually earn a higher tier bowl shot that they would actually have a chance of winning.
posted by ursus_comiter at 03:25 PM on January 05
Ugh. It's not much fun being a NW fan this year. Glad to see Bacher get in and do something though. Brewer had just been spinning his wheels. Speculation is that Fitz is going to have to clean house and get a new set of asst. coachs to replace the ones he got saddled with this year. The offensive coordinator has no experience in the position and would have had Walker as a mentor, but Fitz was a defensive coach and has plenty of learning to do on his own. NW definitely needs a more experienced OC. And don't even get me started on how rotten Greg Colby has been as the DC for the last few years. This year he's gotten the defense to barely adequate, which would have been great if we still had the offense we did last year with Walker's hand on it and Baz as QB.
posted by ursus_comiter at 11:25 PM on October 22
People aren't pissed because he's having trouble hitting, they're pissed because they think paying some $25 mil a year should guarentee a ring. The Hardball Times has a good consideration of that.
posted by ursus_comiter at 08:13 AM on October 18
I'm really disappointed the Cubs didn't snag Joe Girardi. The opinion I'm seeing coming out of Cubs blogs and which I agree with is that we're getting another version of Dusty, this time with a temper. I'm forseeing bad, bad times for the Cubs for the next few years.
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:45 PM on October 16
Just found this blog that's working on covering all of this and digging into the ins and outs of test efficacy, alcohol effects, who's doing the testing, etc.
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:36 AM on July 29
Be prepared for some awful singing if the rehearsal I witnessed tonight at Nathan's is anything to judge by.
posted by ursus_comiter at 12:05 AM on July 04
He'll really be missed at Northwestern. He was a good coach and he made sure his players graduated. He also was committed to staying at Northwestern rather than looking at it as another step up.
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:54 AM on June 30
I switched to univision too and I am far from the die hard soccer fan that O'Brien is so eager to dis.
posted by ursus_comiter at 04:00 PM on June 27
There's a rumor that the German national team coach is going to take over for Arena in the near future. Someone should.
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:10 AM on June 23
I'm all for them removing as much of the Disney taint as possible. They're almost a legitimate team now.
posted by ursus_comiter at 11:03 PM on June 22
Oh no, bears! Biggest laugh in a long time chicobangs. Thanks.
posted by ursus_comiter at 03:54 PM on June 05
Spain – "Spain. One country, one goal" They'll need more than one if they want to make it out of their group.
posted by ursus_comiter at 02:34 PM on May 11
Who cares about any of this? As a fan of the German philosophers, I found that loss heartbreaking too, but you don't see me flinging around teleological imperatives.
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:23 PM on May 07
I'm sure that George appreciates that David Wells has his back.
posted by ursus_comiter at 12:59 PM on March 08
Before spouting off in ignorance about the McD's Coffiee Lawsuit, you should actually know the facts of the case. It was simply STUPID to be selling 190 degree coffee to drive through customers. Spills were inevitable. McDonald's coffee had been scalding people with third degree burns for years before this particular lawsuit, many of those burned got settlements from McDs up to the amount of $500,000.
posted by ursus_comiter at 12:09 PM on March 08
And what is the working lifetime of an NFL player? Pretty damn short. Most of those linemen are not going to make enough to retire on after their 3 year career is over.
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:59 PM on February 28
They couldn't keep Sweden out of their zone. So depressing.
posted by ursus_comiter at 10:20 AM on February 26
That Pierre Tristram piece was much better than the Nation column. NBC has the rights until 2012. I'd love to see them wriggle out of the contract, because somehow I doubt that they're going to reevaluate their approach.
posted by ursus_comiter at 12:37 PM on February 25
Actually, Swedish rule of Finland ended in 1809. Then it was the Russians' turn until 1917. And then Russia invaded Finland in 1939... So, the Finns got to stomp their bête-noir today. Make no mistake, the Finns and Swedes are indeed rivals, but friendly rivals. The two nations have an annual sports "battle", which is a big deal for both sides. There's a lot of exchange culturally, since there are a significant minority of native Finnish speakers in Sweden and vice versa. I'm really looking forward to this game!
posted by ursus_comiter at 07:01 PM on February 24
And if they were in such good shape that they could finish second with that disaster, why not just pull that move from the routine, play it a little safer and win? Could I enter next time round and fill my routine with quintuple full-buttkicking salchows and quad backflip spinaroonies, and then get damn near full marks for just attempting them and failing badly? Well, they couldn't have, actually. They could have easily gotten silver without attempting the quad, but the Russian team of Totmianina and Marinin had a nigh insurmountable lead thanks to the Russian Bonus all Russian skaters get in the scoring. Even without that, the Russians were the team to beat and only the Zhangs had any chance to catch up with them. And they didn't get the points for the failed throw, although I think they did get some emotional bonus points thrown in for the other elements. Besides which, I'm sure they wanted to stake a claim on skating history, much like Inoue and Baldwin did with their successful throw triple axel in the short program. I can't argue that being able to pick up and restart in the middle of a program isn't dodgy though.
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:32 AM on February 14
After a devasting fall on their first element (an unprecedented throw quadruple salchow), it seemed that Xang and Xang would not complete their long program due to an injury to Dan Xang's knee. However, she managed to work through it and the pair were allowed to continue their program from the point of the fall and delivered a strong (if not perfect) performance, gaining the silver and a standing ovation. I've seen them and other pairs in practice. Those women are tough as nails. They have to be.
posted by ursus_comiter at 10:52 PM on February 13
The issue about the Russian poor sportsmanship was that he let others do all the drafting/pulling through the whole race, thus having fresher legs at the end. Good tactics, not necessarily a way to endear yourself to your fellow athletes.
posted by ursus_comiter at 05:23 AM on February 13
Mao Asada is not just a jumper, nor could she be to succeed with the new scoring protocol. I've seen all her Grand Prix stuff but her her long program in the final (which is on tape), and she's strong in all facets of womens' figure skating. Despite what lame brain american commentators say, she's got a spiral that rivals Sasha Cohen's, excellent spins and strong footwork. She definitely can improve as she matures, but she's already got the technical stuff down and the confidence and presence on the ice to be a consistent world competitor.
posted by ursus_comiter at 03:21 PM on January 03
Herm Edwards was not mentioned in any of the linked articles. Where did you pull that from? Considering that he had to call Vinnie Testaverde out of retirement to get a QB for his team, I don't see how his head could be on the chopping block this year.
posted by ursus_comiter at 11:19 PM on January 01
There's something about Frankie Muniz being a Clippers fan that I find coffee-snortingly hilarious.
posted by ursus_comiter at 11:56 AM on December 17
I don't mind the SSB, but I can sing it. Nonetheless, I'd much prefer another song as my country's national anthem.
posted by ursus_comiter at 11:48 AM on December 08
Oh yeah, Manning's just full of character. Wotta guy.
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:12 AM on December 07
Bud Selig eats babies' hearts. And he bogarts all the most tender and delicious ones too, the bastard.
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:07 AM on November 18
What's wrong with writing an article about this? It's interesting, although the article itself isn't so hot. I do think that it's unfortunate that there isn't so much African American interest in playing baseball these days considering that black Americans have been playing and excelling at the sport since antebellum days. It's a shame to see that tradition in jeopardy of fading away. Baseball is diminished by the trend, despite it not being anyone's fault.
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:35 PM on October 25
Curt Flood's suit against baseball is something every baseball fan should know about.[2] [3] [4] Considered blasphemy by owners at the time, Flood's resistence to being treated as a piece of property eventually got him to the Supreme Court. He lost there, but the shaky logic of the majority decision and the publicity it drew weakened the foundations of the reserve clause, leaving it vulnerable to challanges in the future.
posted by ursus_comiter at 11:17 AM on September 27
I want to know why Sparky Anderson got lumped in with that collection of hair product abusers and also rans.
posted by ursus_comiter at 09:39 AM on September 22
It wouldn't be the first time there was an elaborate plan to relay signs to the batter.
posted by ursus_comiter at 02:39 PM on August 30
Yes, Ufez, I was very suprised to hear that Shaq got a 5 year deal.
posted by ursus_comiter at 11:19 AM on August 03
I think that the homeowners had a reasonable expectation that the country club would not be such a bad neighbor. When I was a kid, our neighbor built a golf course right up against our existing house and property. If we'd had these kinds of problems, would you be so quick to dismiss them? As it stood, our yard was fairly large and we were well removed from where the tees and green were. We still got the odd ball that make it into the yard, but not very far and we didn't have too much trouble. Our next door neighbor, on the other hand (not the one who built the golf course), ended up putting up an eight foot fence and still had golfers climbing it to steal things from his garden.
posted by ursus_comiter at 12:21 PM on July 23
And Jackson's certainly got plenty of money and if he feels like coaching again, he can get a phat contract from the Knicks or elsewhere in a matter of minutes. Turn off the reality distortion field. Jackson's got zero interest in going back to an organization that threw him under the bus once already to placate a selfish loser who's going to turn out to be an albatross for the remainder of his contract.
posted by ursus_comiter at 05:14 PM on February 03
I don't see ANY motivation for Jackson to return to the Lakers.
posted by ursus_comiter at 04:26 PM on February 03
Pauses for a moment of sweet sweet schadenfreude.
posted by ursus_comiter at 01:37 PM on December 03
Yep. Sveta's doing it too. I think the South Koreans have a real reason to beef, but Khorkina's just proven that she's got no class at all.
posted by ursus_comiter at 01:03 PM on August 23
God Bless America was not written as a peace song. It was a straight up God-and-country march right from the beginning. In fact, Woody Guthrie heard it, and got so angry at the jingoism in it that he wrote This Land Is Your Land essentially as a protest. Chicobangs beat me to it. I'll sing Woody's tune happily any day [and with ALL the lyrics intact], but even the title of God Bless America implies in a none too subtle way that I'm not wanted as an American.
posted by ursus_comiter at 01:11 PM on July 22
I understand what you're saying about sheen, but comparing delgado to someone like martin sheen who, regardless if I agree with him or not, as actively participated in marches and actually done work to help promote his causes is a bit of a stretch. You should read that article by Rhodan that's linked above before you make assertions about what Delgado has or hasn't done.: Delgado, who was signed by Toronto when he was 16, spent two years involved in the movement to force the Navy to stop using Vieques as a testing site. The military ended the exercises on May 1, 2003. Now, Delgado and others want the United States government to help clean up the economic, psychological and health messes it left behind. He has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars toward that effort and solicited other Puerto Rican celebrities to join the campaign against the aftereffects.
posted by ursus_comiter at 12:41 PM on July 22
Phil Garner? Why? This is good for my Cubbies, I suppose, but if you're going to dump a coach for underperforming on a team that's trying to actually win it all, you'd better work to find a replacement who's actually got a winning track record.
posted by ursus_comiter at 12:45 PM on July 14
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