- 04:43 AM
- 11/08/09
This is a tragedy! As a UVM grad, I used to proudly state that the University of Vermont football team had been undefeated since 1974. They even sold t-shirts in the bookstore that said that.
Seriously, this is great for UVM. They'd fit right into Division III's NESCAC, I bet -- Middlebury plays football in that conference.
posted by Rock Steady at 08:20 PM on December 05
We don't need to get as sci-fi as JATO asses -- what about an archer who wears prescription contact lenses that can provide better than 20/20 vision? What about a javelin thrower who has had Tommy John surgery (baseball pitchers have been claiming that surgery increases their velocity for years)? I don't think there is an easy place to draw the line, but I think this discussion is necessary in all sports.
posted by Rock Steady at 11:05 AM on January 14
That said, the whole "look through you like you're not even there" act is pathetic and lame. Don't we all just ignore people from time to time, though? Whether it is the drunk on the subway, the pickup artist at the bar, or the old lady at the supermarket who's still trying to tell us how much better the produce was when she was younger. It doesn't make it OK, but I know I don't want to have to interact with every single person I encounter during my day, especially if they are trying to interrupt me from my work. It is very well written. I kept thinking, "a baseball player wrote this?"
posted by Rock Steady at 05:02 PM on September 05
I thought I heard the sound of axes being ground...
posted by Rock Steady at 11:53 PM on August 07
So how many is that in American touchdowns?
posted by Rock Steady at 08:29 PM on July 29
Of course this is happening. Like kyrilmitch_76 says, it is all about synergy. How many Arena Football highlights did you see on Sportscenter when the AFL was on NBC? Now that it is on ESPN, there are always a few. I'm frankly surprised that there isn't more of this going on? Why mention the NHL at all? Why mention the All-Star Game (broadcast on Fox)? Why cover golf tournaments that air on CBS? Why mention that Wimbledon coverage will be switching to NBC at noon? I think within the next 5-10 years this will only become more obvious, and more detrimental to the health of sports in general.
posted by Rock Steady at 07:57 PM on July 07
If she is free, she feeds balls into the pitching machine. Amber stands behind an L-Screen, the kind used to protect batting-practice pitchers. Still, line drives sometimes rip through the screen. “I know she’s taken a few in the helmet,” said Mickey Hatcher, the Angels’ hitting coach. That's my new euphemism for a psycho ex-girlfriend -- she's taken a few in the helmet.
posted by Rock Steady at 01:11 PM on July 01
Cue "How dare you call yourselves 'America' when you're not the only country in the Americas" argument in 3, 2, 1...
posted by Rock Steady at 08:01 PM on June 29
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What ever you do, DO NOT try the game QWOP on that site. It is the crack of Flash gaming.