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- 11/22/09
Denver's probably wondering why they ever wanted to keep him, and pinching themselves and being giddy that they couldn't.
posted by graymatters at 06:30 PM on November 13
Any cash for the coaches or cheerleaders then? Officials? Can we double-dip by having them all do it twice a game?
posted by graymatters at 06:41 PM on November 12
I have my doubts that the Raiders would cross him off.
posted by graymatters at 06:39 PM on November 12
The Cleveland Show is not on the air; last in passing; would be last in total offense if not for Oakland.
Or did you mean another Cleveland Show?
Speaking of Oakland:
Kansas City (+2) at OAKLAND [36.5]: Both of these teams would benefit from losing this game, and neither organization is probably smart enough to drop it on purpose.
Doesn't really matter where Oakland finishes, they'll just screw up the draft pick anyway.
posted by graymatters at 05:54 PM on November 12
I think a better solution would have been the NFL ordering that all of its players at some point, say between first and second quarters, strike the pose in every game one weekend. 53 players per team X 32 teams X $10,000 = $16,960,000, assuming I have the number of players and teams correct and my math skills did not fail after 1 + 1. That would: one, build up the Gridiron Great coffers quickly, and two, probably put a quick stop to the promotion.
posted by graymatters at 05:41 PM on November 12
Is Sammy Sosa the new Michael Jackson?
posted by graymatters at 05:30 PM on November 12
By the time he came to Dallas, Hull was past his prime. You could tell that he could not keep up with the younger legs for long periods of time.
However, he still had one of the most amazing and accurate one-timers I think ever existed, which prolonged his career. And even as a Stars fan, I never could understand how the other team could ever leave him open for the pass and shot.
posted by graymatters at 12:01 AM on November 12
Taking away helmets might have other benefits for the sport. It would bring down the cost of equipment, which can be crippling for some schools.
Yeh, and how much would their insurance premiums be?
posted by graymatters at 02:48 PM on November 11
...and if they won't give up the racist name, maybe Washington could pay tribute to another iconic entertainer who dressed like a Native American by wasn't really Native American on their helmet.
Just wondering, were the Village People ever called racist, or did they get a bye because they were also gay?
posted by graymatters at 02:43 PM on November 11
Rangers were never known as a very good fielding team overall when Teixeira was there, but he probably saved them almost as many errors as the infielders did make when he was there.
That said, does anyone ever get a gold glove if they do not also have the offensive numbers to get the attention?
posted by graymatters at 02:39 PM on November 11
while I agree that the New England helmet is hella bland, I think his solution is a little too Evel Knievel.
I agree. For some reason, when I first saw the redesign, I thought Roller Derby.
posted by graymatters at 04:17 PM on November 10
Golf balls are destroying the world.
posted by graymatters at 04:12 PM on November 10
Oklahoma U out of both AP and BCS standings. I would say "HA HA HA" except the sorrier they become this year, the further that UTexas drops in the computer standings. That win in Dallas is looking less and less impressive.
posted by graymatters at 09:01 PM on November 08
Some disgruntled sports fans are fighting back.
They were wise not to call themselves: 1. Athletic Supporters Australia or 2. Australia Sports Supporters.
I propose a moratorium on the word "hater."
How long? Until next baseball season?
posted by graymatters at 01:10 PM on November 08
I'm waiting for the limerick edition. Or did I miss that one already?
posted by graymatters at 06:22 PM on November 06
I hate that the discussion has focused on the Yankees cheating.
Not to get all semantical, but cheating does not always mean playing outside the rules. It can also mean avoiding an obstacle or result with skill, luck or something else. In video games, cheating is using codes to change the rules of the game to give the player an advantage. It's not breaking the rules; it's changing the rules. Where is Captain Kirk when you need him? The Yankees use their financial ability in the same way. They don't break the rules, but their finances allow them to make their own rules.
posted by graymatters at 03:20 PM on November 06
Lambert suspended. I think she was just preparing for her career with WWE, but somebody forgot to tell her that it's not supposed to be that real.
posted by graymatters at 02:42 PM on November 06
Let's say that Nike does step in with a new contract. What are they going to do if one of the players refuses to wear Nike and insists on wearing Adidas? Or do you have to have the last name of Jordan to be allowed to flick your finger at the school?
posted by graymatters at 02:27 PM on November 06
The Yankees won't win 27 championships out of the next 30, of course.
You're just being a hater.
the single biggest advantage the Yankees have had since 1995 is that their "core four" (Posada, Jeter, Rivera, Pettitte (although he left and came back)) have performed amazingly well for 15 seasons. It's really hard to find any teams since free agency that can claim to have had that sort of reliability in that many players for that long.
Amen. I think the biggest advantage to the Yankees unlimited money trough (as well as the best use of that money) has been keeping that core group together as not only great players, but as leadership for the team. (Yeh, I know Pettitte went home to Houston for a few years, but there were other reasons for that.) In the age of free agency, has there been any other team able to keep a core like that together? A lot (probably most, maybe all) players go solely after the money when picking a team to play for. The Yankees can outbid any team for any player they choose, but they also have the resources to keep any player they choose as well. Keeping these players has been their best investment. But the fact of their age and that they won't be around for the next 30 years (at least as players) will be one of the reasons the Yankees won't win those 27 championships.
posted by graymatters at 09:27 AM on November 06
Sorry gray but your first statement sounds EXACTLY like a Yankee Hater with your sour grapes. Be a hater, that's fine, were used to it but at least own it.
Thanks for confirming my point.
posted by graymatters at 04:16 PM on November 05
I'm no fan of the Yanks but what is so wrong with a team that spends big in order to win big?
Not a thing. My comment about taking 9 years to buy a world series was merely that - a comment. If they got the money, there is no reason that they should not spend it to buy up the best players they can.
However, I think a lot of people would agree with me (at least those that are not Yankee fans, and I am not a Yankee fan but not a Yankee hater either) that there is a certain amount of satisfaction when the highest paid team and players do not win, regardless of the sport.
Most Yankee fans seem to think that if you are not a Yankee fan then you must be a Yankee hater. There are those of us who view the Yankees as just what they are: just another team in the league that our favorite team must compete against.
posted by graymatters at 02:54 PM on November 05
Nice to see that after 9 long years, George was finally able to buy that next world series title.
Best thing that the Yankees do for city of NY is the massive amount of tax that their players probably have to pay on those exorbitant incomes.
posted by graymatters at 10:00 AM on November 05
I think the problem is clear. Poor blocking on the return team. Who taught them to only block the other team? Fire the special team coach.
posted by graymatters at 07:37 PM on November 03
Wouldn't it have been easier to stab or shoot the guy then?
I thought it was the challenge of competition, representing your school, taking pride in doing better than you did before .
Best laugh all day.
posted by graymatters at 06:22 PM on November 03
He is an American citizen thanks to taking a test and living in our country.
Hey, some don't even have to take a test to succeed in American sports or politics.
(trolling . . . trolling . . . trolling)
posted by graymatters at 04:24 PM on November 03
Good story for Halloween!
posted by graymatters at 02:32 PM on October 31
If there was any purpose to it other than hotdogging, then they would have tried it during a drive and not on an essentially meaningless two-point conversion.
posted by graymatters at 02:32 PM on October 31
MLB gets a clue, plans to use veteran umps in World Series due to bad calls in playoffs.
posted by graymatters at 07:54 PM on October 22
Marcus has his own wiki page.
Says he was rated 100th best shooting guard in country while in high school. Doesn't sound to me like he is worth the $3 million the school could lose. Maybe MJ needs to buy out the Adidas contract.
posted by graymatters at 04:00 PM on October 22
Is there another team called the Raiders? Baseball? Basketball? Hockey? Anything? 'Cause surely he can't have been talking about Oakland.
posted by graymatters at 03:54 PM on October 22
Let me be the first: Dewey Wins
posted by graymatters at 01:41 PM on October 20
UCONN football player fatally stabbed ,
posted by graymatters at 02:05 PM on October 18
Only 60 players allowed? Wonder how they are going to do the qualifiers and determine number of players allowed per country?
posted by graymatters at 01:40 PM on October 09
Maybe if Apple were a sponsor?
Show me the money.
posted by graymatters at 07:20 PM on October 08
A-rod hits 2 HRs and gets 7 RBI in a single inning in October ...
In a meaningless game. Did anyone get pictures of what signs he was flashing and who was flashing him back to tip the pitches?
posted by graymatters at 05:54 PM on October 05
If an employer is willfully ignoring its employees health issues that are directly related to the job, I can see why the government would get involved.
I do not disagree. But is that the job of Congress? Or is that the job of the federal and state agencies designated with the responsibility of enforcing the laws and protecting employees?
posted by graymatters at 11:47 AM on October 04
Note that this is posted to Other and not to Football. Comments: First, why is this a "judiciary" matter? Second, isn't there a federal agency that is supposed to be taking care of stuff like this; occupational safety administration or something like that? Third, for those who argue that politics and political comments should not be interjected into SpoFi commentary, maybe if the politicians would stop interjecting themselves into sports?
posted by graymatters at 01:27 PM on October 03
so I guess we can't blame this on the Bush legacy?
Don't worry. The present administration will find some way to blame Bush. It's always his fault.
posted by graymatters at 04:47 PM on October 02
The news about Chicago coming in fourth in the voting is the part I don't get.
Racism. Just racism. The Olympic committee is all a bunch of racists.
posted by graymatters at 02:03 PM on October 02
which appeared to be a bad call
I don't know; hard to tell from the camera angle. But it sure looks like a foot fault to me. I think it's amazing that so much of the commentary afterwards is that a judge should not call a foot fault at that point of the match. Question: at what point in a match do the rules no longer apply?
Cjisters outplayed Serena, but there are some that will now say Serena was robbed. If so, she robbed herself.
posted by graymatters at 11:18 AM on September 13
Now if only they could do something about the fed leaks from this illegally obtained document.
"The leaks were crimes," (Players association lawyer Elliot) Peters said. "The people who committed the crimes should be investigated and punished."
Amen.
posted by graymatters at 03:56 PM on August 26
I hooked a big one, baby.
The Troll
posted by graymatters at 02:18 PM on August 20
No, but it may be access to employment, which (at least in the United States) is governed by employment law and antidiscrimination laws governing matters of employment.
So, is that why all the NFL teams decided to have cheerleaders? To comply with employment law?
posted by graymatters at 12:59 PM on August 20
Anyway, I also find it somewhat incredible that no one has played the race card yet either.
OK, I'll play. If women get to have their separate leagues and competition events, then why not let whites have theirs as well. Fair is fair.
posted by graymatters at 09:15 PM on August 19
Clearly, the 'confidential' doesn't apply here.
No one seems to get it. Confidential means that the person who makes the accusation or who leaks the story gets confidentiality. The person being accused, whether rightly or wrongly, has no such right. That's the way it always plays out, whether in this case, steroid accusations, or otherwise.
posted by graymatters at 06:32 PM on August 19
Are you suggesting only in track & field or ALL sports? I just can't picture a woman D'ing up LeBron or Kobe or blocking for Adrian Peterson at the line of scrimmage.
Why not for ALL sports? If a woman has the ability to post up LeBron, or to sack Brady, or strike out Pujols, let her compete. If not, let her stay home. But make them earn their spot.
posted by graymatters at 06:28 PM on August 19
Easy solution. Just eliminate the gender-based sporting events. Have men and women all compete together. Having separate competitions for the women is just discrimination. Equality for the sexes!
posted by graymatters at 02:51 PM on August 19
MLB tested anonymously in 2003 and there were somewhere between 5-7% positive tests. What evidence is there of 60% or 80%?
Tests in 2003 were not as sophisticated as the tests now. Note in article that began this line that it says Bonds did not test positive in 2003 and so was not on the list. But feds apparently were able to re-test his sample and, miraculously, several years later it came back positive. If they re-tested all, who knows what the number would be? Of course, with the feds doing the test, the number would probably be 100%.
posted by graymatters at 03:47 PM on July 31
The list is part of an ongoing federal investigation of drug abuse in baseball. Every player on the list is a subject of interest that federal agents plan to question. Criminal indictments could be pursued. .
I think the question is why? The tests were in 2003. I think federal limitations is 5 years, which means indictments would have to have been made a year ago. So, why is there still a federal investigation?
As to Bonds, I'm now thinking there might need to be an asterisk next to his name in the record books. But that asterisk would be that he was run out of the game before his time was over and who knows what his records would have been otherwise. But baseball will get what it wanted. A-fRod will break the homerun record, so MLB will have a clean athlete holding the record. Oh, wait, never mind!
posted by graymatters at 09:46 AM on July 31
according to lawyers with knowledge of the results
More than likely government lawyers, trying to justify their existence somehow in this matter.
So, of about 100 on the list, we only have around 94 more stories to go? At the rate the government lawyers are going (say 6 disclosures per year), the last should be revealed about the time the government lawyers are ready to cash in their retirement.
posted by graymatters at 01:40 PM on July 30
Jessica better be careful. You know their trying to make the world Romo friendly.
posted by graymatters at 08:28 PM on July 13
Sounds like he needs to be wizzing in a cup.
posted by graymatters at 02:04 PM on July 13
Mavs ended the season with 15 players (at least on roster, not commenting on ability or availability). Have added two free agents assuming Gortat plus three rookies. One rookie already destined for overseas by contract. Will let Hollins go in free agency. Probably will try to trade (or cut) Carroll, Humphries, Williams, and Buckner. Brings them back down to 14 assuming they keep Bass, Singleton and Green. May not be able to sign and keep all three, which gives them some wiggle room.
Overall, an upgrade for short term; but not sure what it does for their prospects in future free agent market.
posted by graymatters at 06:55 PM on July 09
Allow two eligible receivers in motion at the same time.
Elliminate the rule requiring X men on the line of scrimmage. I don't even know what is required (7 I think), but I get ticked off every time it is called. Require the blockers to be on the line and a minimum of two receivers to be outside the tackles (one on each side) but not necessarily on the line. Within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage should be fine.
posted by graymatters at 08:06 PM on July 08
Hey, dfleming, isn't that a picture of the author of the story and not the lawyer?
posted by graymatters at 03:24 PM on June 17
I get more pissed at the leaks than I do the people associated with them.
AMEN.
From article: "They spoke on condition of anonymity because they did not want to be identified as discussing material that is sealed by a court order."
They don't want to be identified because they broke the law themselves. More than likely government lawyers.
This just in: Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey, Jr., Cal Ripken, Derek Jeter, Randy Johnson and many other baseball superstars took the exact same test for performance-enhancing drugs that Sammy Sosa and Alex Rodriguez and 102 other baseball players allegedly failed.
In other words, who gives a flying fXck. Probably most of them were doing it. Some got caught. Some did not. It's old news, and boring news. And unfortunately, an excuse for baseball writers to keep deserving players out of the Hall. Maybe they should just close the Hall of Fame or not vote anyone else in for the next 50 years.
posted by graymatters at 01:18 PM on June 17
When I spit in your face, I'm really spitting in my boss's face, so it's all OK.
posted by graymatters at 07:27 PM on June 02
I don't really see Aikman as being a homer during broadcasts in the sense that he does not necessarily sugarcoat everything and only talk about how great the Cowboys are. But I agree, it is Cowboys all the time, whether talking about their good points or their latest drama. Whatever other team is playing becomes secondary. However, unfortunately, that also seems the case for virtually every other announcing crew and not just the ones with former Cowboy players.
posted by graymatters at 02:14 PM on May 18
I said it three years ago, and I'll say it again. The Mavericks will never win a championship as long as Stern is commissioner. Not that they had any chance to win one this year anyway.
posted by graymatters at 06:09 PM on May 10
SportsFilter: The Friday Huddle
Most idiotic trick play ever
Keep your eye on the quarterback instead of the ball. He gets blasted in the back by the defense.