- 06:34 AM
- 11/22/09
Bahraini middle-distance runner Rashid Ramzi was stripped of his 1,500-meter Olympic gold medal Wednesday and four other athletes were disqualified because of doping at the Beijing Games.
posted by irunfromclones at 12:48 PM on November 18
Steve Spagnuolo is 1-8 with no relief in sight. Is he on the block?
posted by irunfromclones at 05:24 PM on November 17
Is this the first rock in a landslide that will sweep Eric Mangini and Tom Cable to the exit door too?
Now that the ice has been broken so to speak, it might be easier for the Browns and Big Al to dump their coaching nightmares.
posted by irunfromclones at 03:59 PM on November 17
I can't remember a throw that inaccurate/bad from any game this season
Then you evidently have not been watching Alex Smith.
posted by irunfromclones at 02:43 PM on November 17
so-called "native Americans" (a term which is, itself, misleading and misdecriptive)
false paternalism so often involved in these sorts of issues
Not that you are rare, but you don't expect to find such a highly educated and refined racist. But then again, just look at how the British thought of the wogs in their empire.
Not that it will dent your racist reasoning, but since the American Indians have a deep and abiding distrust of whites in general and the government in particular, few if any would give an honest answer to such a survey or indeed respond to it at all. The results are scarcely the barometer of American Indian views that you want to believe it is.
I note also that racists always bring up the U of F's Seminoles as an example of how American Indians are ok with how they are "honored" or portrayed by whites. The image is not the type of rude caricature as used by the Cleveland Indians, nor is the mascot. The university negotiated to gain agreement for use of the name with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The Seminoles officially approved the relationship and details of the images and costumes before they could be used.
I can excuse to some extent the rednecked, beer bellied, mullet headed, gap toothed, wife beater shirt wearing racists due to their lack of education. But it's apparent that in your case a higher education merely allows you to express your racist views in a more eloquent fashion than most.
posted by irunfromclones at 02:08 PM on November 17
shouldn't an owner get hit with a 6-figure fine?
Funny you should ask-
Goodell fines Titans owner $250,000 for gesture
posted by irunfromclones at 08:15 PM on November 16
I'm sure that what he meant was that they were number 1.
posted by irunfromclones at 08:04 PM on November 16
I wonder why all of the civil rights and celebrity activists are so silent on this subject.
posted by irunfromclones at 05:34 PM on November 16
I have an excellent understanding of depression from personal experience as a result of certain life and military experiences. And while I never actually attempted suicide, it was close enough for a smart, perceptive family doctor who listened to bring in a therapist who put me on prozac for 18 months.
When I sat there seriously considering ending my own life and the best way to do it, I thought of my wife and children, and how sad and traumatized they would be whichever way I did it. And I stepped back from the edge that day and damn glad I did.
I once heard someone say that suicide is the biggest "fuck you" to your family and friends. I agree.
posted by irunfromclones at 04:30 PM on November 11
I follow that Drood. If it had been an accident, cancer, heart failure, drowned in beer, hey no problem he gets the .
Punching your own ticket? You don't pass Go, you don't collect 200 bucks, and you don't get the .
posted by irunfromclones at 02:47 AM on November 11
What team needs that?
My Golden State Warriors.
posted by irunfromclones at 09:27 PM on November 10
Buy the Gigantes. This ownership by committee and each owner taking a turn at GM is just insane.
posted by irunfromclones at 05:37 PM on November 10
"often angry and sullen, he was dogged by controversy and frequently at odds with coaches and fans"
Sounds like the Barry Bonds of football. I don't know this guy's story, so I don't know what reasons he might have for being angry and sullen often. But you might think that being rich and famous would alleviate that just a tiny bit.
With the lower tolerance in the league for this sort of behavior and at his age, he might have tantrumed himself into retirement.
posted by irunfromclones at 12:41 PM on November 09
Does Congress pass a resolution for every team that wins the World Series?
posted by irunfromclones at 04:03 PM on November 08
I was watching that game and saw the play take place- I knew something was wrong instantly by how his body went rigid. When they said they had him on oxygen I really thought we were looking at that kid for the last time.
posted by irunfromclones at 03:44 PM on November 08
The Yankees won the series?
posted by irunfromclones at 02:59 AM on November 08
Like it or not the guy is or was a role model for a lot of young people, and this is going to dissapoint some of his fans. Not sure what MLB can do about a violation during the off season, but I would expect them to test him for this from now on.
posted by irunfromclones at 01:21 PM on November 06
On several levels this disgusts me more than the Spikes eye gouge, maybe because its sustained dirty play over such a prolonged period and much of it seems premeditated.
I sincerely hope that her school and her coach levy some pretty severe sanctions for her actions. Of course maybe having your thug behavior aired on national tv for all your family and friends to see is a good start.
posted by irunfromclones at 01:13 PM on November 06
I wonder if Ward feels proud that his peers in much of the league consider him the top dirty player. Quite an accomplishment for a receiver.
posted by irunfromclones at 04:38 PM on November 05
Hot pink and covered top to bottom in obscure logos.
I find that oddly auto-erotic.
posted by irunfromclones at 04:23 AM on November 05
Hey IRFC, what I choose to wear to church is my own damn business.
I just knew I was going to offend someone from the Our Lady of Spandex Cathedral with that comment. And what are the odds that they would also be a member of the Weird Helmet Missionary Position committee?
posted by irunfromclones at 06:19 PM on November 04
Not many Raider fans liked this guy from the day he was given the head coaching job- they were shocked that he was even considered. Hell, for that matter there were a lot of people who felt he should have been fired instead of Kiffin.
Everyone rejoiced when they heard about the altercation with Hanson, feeling that Al had to act and they would finally be rid of this jackass. People were stunned that neither the Raiders or the NFL took any action, especially after the harsh penalties handed down for lesser offenses. The fans here are pretty sure that Big Al paid off the Napa DA.
I don't agree that its one thing to have a physical altercation with another man in the testosterone-fueled world of the NFL and another to hit a women. It shows a pattern and a tendency towards violence that Cable obviously has trouble controlling. Add the fact that he excused his abuse of his first wife for reasons of her adultry just deepened my disgust for this crass, classless clown.
Big Al and the NFL are stuck between a rock and a hard place here. If Al doesn't fire him and the NFL doesn't ban him, then they are condoning this type of behavior. A bad signal to send to your fans, but a worse one to send to the players.
posted by irunfromclones at 05:20 PM on November 04
I was hit by a cyclist while crossing the street a month or so ago and the guy went nuts on me
Did you get his license number?? Oh wait, bikes don't have to have licenses. I guess a description of a dude in spandex and a weird helmet might work if it didn't fit a lot of people these days and not all of them on bikes.
posted by irunfromclones at 06:52 PM on November 03
What tommy said.
I played varsity football in a very competitive league, and not once in two years was I ever told by a coach to hit someone to hurt them, or to get even with an opposing player. While that happened nonetheless, I also didn't see anyone trying to gouge another player's eyes. Nuts maybe, but not eyes.
posted by irunfromclones at 04:22 PM on November 03
I think that there is also a great degree of ignorance in general on both sides as to what the traffic laws are that govern bicycles, not a few of which may have changed over the last twenty years. For instance, when my kids were little, we were required to get off and walk the bike across an intersection.
And bicyclists who either assume that drivers know these laws or seek to force the drivers to comply can find themselves dead right. Not to generalize, but bikers also seem to treat pedestrians the way some drivers treat bikers. I have had too many narrow escapes from bikers whizzing by on paths, trails, or even sidewalks. And bikers, just shouting "on your left" or "on your right" as you approach a pedestrian at five times their speed doesn't absolve you of responsibility if that pedestrian doesn't comply. Not every pedestrian knows or understands what those statements mean, and don't always have the time to respond.
I think a little common sense and courtesy on everyone's part would result in a much better experience for everyone.
posted by irunfromclones at 04:03 PM on November 03
Unless Darren Rovell is a Native American, he is technically an immigrant as well, and I am definitely not proud of his accomplishments.
posted by irunfromclones at 03:12 PM on November 03
Yes, but what is Victoria wearing today?
posted by irunfromclones at 12:58 PM on November 03
"that's not who he is. I love Brandon Spikes, the team does. We're going to move on. He has our full support."
I watched that video 5 times and there was nothing accidental about it, so Spikes is actually the dirty son of a bitch he is, not this docile gentle soul Meyer tries to make him out to be. I think the guy he gouged showed incredible restraint; I would have planted his cup up to his chin if it had been me.
Some responsible adult in that university's administration needs to step in, because Meyer is too wrapped up in his championship run to mete out the justice this despicable act deserves.
And Tebow's comment absolutely disgusts me. It appears that his bible thumping holier than thou act doesn't include dirty, cowardly attacks on opposing players by his team mates.
posted by irunfromclones at 08:28 PM on November 02
Looking at the video I don't think he meant to kill it, but that was one hell of a reflex swipe to get it. Didn't he play for the Transylvania Royals as a teenager?
posted by irunfromclones at 03:44 PM on November 02
First Crabtree and now Bryant. It seems that Deion Sanders wasn't content to alienate just himself with the league and a host of fellow players, he now seems bent on putting that curse on the next generation.
posted by irunfromclones at 01:33 PM on October 29
How much would it be worth to you not to end up in Oakland?
Depends on the price of the contract to put a hit on Al Davis.
posted by irunfromclones at 01:57 PM on October 27
the cards new team doctor?
posted by irunfromclones at 02:29 AM on October 26
I know that you all want the salacious details, so for you avid Steve Phillips scandal junkies, here is a rare picture of the elusive Marni Phillips
posted by irunfromclones at 05:01 PM on October 22
In an unexpected and surprising move, Marni Phillips has filed for divorce.
facetiously
posted by irunfromclones at 04:29 PM on October 22
Letterman had much better taste in production assistants.
posted by irunfromclones at 08:21 PM on October 21
$30,000 on strippers, booze and cocaine in a single evening seems pretty epic to me.
chump change for rappers and hip-hop artists.
posted by irunfromclones at 04:38 PM on October 21
But to be fair, I'm sure Brooke Hundley has a wonderful personality. Most plump, unattractive girls do.
Brutal. True, but brutal.
posted by irunfromclones at 02:10 PM on October 21
Or just maybe that's the outcome MLB wants...
posted by irunfromclones at 05:55 PM on October 20
Long Train Running
posted by irunfromclones at 03:15 PM on October 20
Computers in baseball- can you imagine the hacks? I can see the headlines now... "Boston Red Sox ball boy pitches perfect game against hated rivals New York Yankees".
posted by irunfromclones at 06:42 PM on October 19
I can't see Linux tossing a manager.
posted by irunfromclones at 06:39 PM on October 19
Moderation in all things. Well, except for sex with Jessica Alba.
posted by irunfromclones at 01:21 PM on October 19
a nasty man hating, paranoid, crazed cannibalistic evil person who dines on small children stolen from pauper orphanages
She turned you down for a date, didn't she.
posted by irunfromclones at 04:19 AM on October 17
She flipped over the guy and in return, he dropped a dime on her. Its what a girl gets for playing with his guns.
posted by irunfromclones at 03:48 AM on October 17
Cullen Bryant, who spent 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, was a running back on their 1980 Super Bowl team and fought the NFL's trading rules to remain in town, has died. He was 58.
posted by irunfromclones at 02:07 PM on October 16
A New Jersey judge has rejected attempts by lawyers for Jayson Williams to dismiss a retrial on manslaughter charges against the former NBA star.
posted by irunfromclones at 02:06 PM on October 16
The Raiders are enduring everyone's worst case scenario of life under an absolute monarchy. The edicts handed out from the throne of King Al make the madness of George III appear like a minor depression in comparison.
Players are traded or benched, coaches fired or demoted on a whim, with no thought to standard and accepted business practices. We all have a degree of uncertainty in our jobs, but few organizations have it to this degree.
I've watched all of the Raiders games so far this season, and Pierce is right- the level of effort is minimal and mechanical. I know that there are some that would say you play your best for yourself and the game no matter what the circumstances are. However, I think that becomes increasingly difficult to do when its apparent that not even the coaches are making an effort any more but just going through the motions.
I would have an extremely hard time putting myself out there and risking injury for a coach that I know might not be there tomorrow, and for an owner whose mindless random decisions are legendary. I would want to get myself out of there as quickly as possible and in one piece.
The Raiders organization has all the stability of a Chernobyl nuclear reactor, and is equally poisonous to careers. I can't imagine even a decent player or coach desperate enough to go there.
posted by irunfromclones at 02:04 PM on October 16
I wonder how well the kids will play now that mom and dad are splitting up and dad has moved out of the clubhouse?
posted by irunfromclones at 01:46 PM on October 15
BI hit this one through the uprights.
posted by irunfromclones at 04:24 PM on October 12
Giants and Dodgers- San Francisco and Los Angeles
posted by irunfromclones at 05:26 PM on October 07
Run Forrest, run!
posted by irunfromclones at 01:26 PM on October 06
the Niners came within an inch of neating the Vikes on their home turf, and I would have to say that the Packers are a lot better team than the Niners. And Mr Rodgers has something to prove to Mr Farve.
posted by irunfromclones at 08:44 PM on October 02
Japan? Brasil? ACORN? war stragety with his hand picked Commander? I can see this coming.
posted by irunfromclones at 08:07 PM on October 02
Pro's of alcohol: Alcohol silences the voices in my head. Except when they slur "more beer".
OK, that is now my vote for funniest spofi comment of the year.
posted by irunfromclones at 08:00 PM on October 02
Incivility is a general term for social behaviour lacking in civility or good manners, on a scale from rudeness or lack of respect for elders, to vandalism and hooliganism, through public drunkenness and threatening behaviour.The word "incivility" is derived from the Latin incivilis, meaning "not of a citizen".
Uncivlity is a general term for football behavior lacking in civility or good manners, on a scale from rudeness or lack of respect for coaches and players, to going kind of batshit. The word uncivlity is derived from the Irish word gombeen.
seek thee to wound me with mere words, sirrah?
posted by irunfromclones at 07:42 PM on October 02
In 2008, Chicago had more murders than New York or L.A.
Despite its charm and beauty, Rio is reputed to be one of the most violent cities in the world. Much of the violent crime is concentrated in the favelas or shantytowns but it also spills into middle- and upper-income neighborhoods. In Rio, unlike other major cities, many of the slums are directly adjacent to some of the wealthiest areas of the city.
As of 2007, the homicide rate of the greater metropolitan area stood at nearly 30 victims per week, with the majority of victims falling to mugging, stray bullets or narcoterrorism. In 2006, 2,273 people were murdered in the city giving it a murder rate of 37.7 cases for every 100,000 people.
posted by irunfromclones at 06:56 PM on October 02
bperk- I was being a tad facetious there with uncivility. I wasn't sure that most spofiers would understand that word anyway. congrats.
posted by irunfromclones at 06:06 PM on October 02
Has anyone looked at the crime statistics for Rio in particular and Brasil in general? I'm amazed that it didn't come up in the discussion about it's selection.
posted by irunfromclones at 05:19 PM on October 02
Romanowski ended Marcus Williams career during a pre-season practice and still played football that season. This situation wasn't even close to that.
I thought that a season long ban for his moment of uncivility was a little harsh. While a coach or parent needs to stand by their decisions most of the time, the decisions need to be very well considered.
I have punished my kids a few times in the heat of the moment only to realize that the punishment didn't fit the crime. I had to admit my over reaction and scaled it back. I learned not to hand out the punishment right at the moment of transgression.
posted by irunfromclones at 04:59 PM on October 02
Lincecum Wins NL Cy Young
Anyone know if a pair of starting pitchers from the same team has gotten a higher vote total than Carp and Waino did this year?
See grum above. But is there another starting pitcher that probably got high after the vote?