- 03:09 AM
- 11/22/09
I agree with apoch. I did not know about his involvement with Ben Johnson at least I am not remembering hearing about it before. It almost sounds like while he was in charge he had a personal stake in it. He led a good witch hunt but I really don't think much justice was served. What is known about John Fahey, the man who is going to take his place? Will the witch hunt continue with guilty being said and the accused must bring evidence to prove innocence or will Fahey have to show evidence to prove guilt while they are considered innocent?
posted by skydivemom at 02:19 PM on November 15
Interesting post. I have always wondered slightly about how teams were paid. I say slightly because I never bothered to look it up to find out the answer myself. So another thing I wonder about now is "how do minor league players get paid when they are brought up to the NHL?" Are they still paid their minor league contract amount in Canadian currency or do they get a new amount (on a per game scale) in US funds from the NHL team?
posted by skydivemom at 01:07 PM on November 15
Thanks for the fpp. I helps me believe that any child has the potential to be great. There has to be a love to start with and that can sometimes be influenced by what is watched by the parents. Parents are a big part of this if they are willing to pay with money and time for practice. Our son works very hard at hockey and really loves it. He wants to play in NHL and this gives me hope. He did get some athletic genes from skydivedad but all I contributed is the love of watching sports as I am not very coordinated at them. I can most definately give him any support he needs. I also think that sometimes it seems kids have an easier time learning because they have not learned fear or mistrust. If you tell them they can do it they believe it. Where as an adult has learned to mistrust people and the fear of the risk they are taking.
posted by skydivemom at 05:21 PM on November 06
I have to admit that I think baseball games have become too long. Saying that, I am really for instant replay for the purspose of homeruns. I think it would be an advantage to all teams. I did not realize that baseball had a 12 second rule. I really don't want to offend anyone by naming the ones I know but some pitchers take an extremely long period of time to get the ball to the plate. I think we can all think of some. It drives me crazy to see how many times time is called. A pitcher takes 30 seconds to get the sign and another 20 seconds to set his stance and then low and behold the batter calls for time and it all starts again. This is all well and good until you are an eastern time zoner with a west coast game and you do not get to bed to well after 1pm. Even 8:30 games go past midnight quite often. I don't think the instant replay of homeruns will add much more and the game could actually be quicker if they enforce the 12 second rule.
posted by skydivemom at 04:08 PM on November 06
Maybe he didn't own up to it is because the baby wasn't born till 4 days after he was dead.
posted by skydivemom at 06:39 PM on October 11
Well I think that a company like NBC could come up with an orginal idea for promoting this instead of digging in the closet for something they have already done. I also don't think the NFL one is as entertaining as the NHL one. If I was to duplicate my ideas I would do it better or at least at the same quality.
posted by skydivemom at 05:12 PM on August 19
The autopsy was preformed today and it is just sad. There appears to have been no pre-existing condition but when the ball hit her head it caused her head to jerk and that is what caused the tear.
posted by skydivemom at 08:06 PM on July 26
I like it. I can see the 20 on top and the 12 on the bottom. Then you throw in 2012 in the 0 and London in the first 2 and there you go.
posted by skydivemom at 03:10 PM on June 05
Really now guys - you are not restoring my faith in men who watch racing. Here I was starting to think you were not the neanderthals I was raised with who watch it.
posted by skydivemom at 06:41 PM on May 29
I think it is outstanding and yes BornIcon people are interested. At least I am and last I knew I was a people. I don't post much on spofi but something like this needs to be recognized! Thanks for posting it!
posted by skydivemom at 08:21 PM on May 16
Sorry Dr. John, I have a limited memory and didn't recall hearing this before. I thought it was something new with Goodell being a new commissioner. Admins please feel free to delete.
posted by skydivemom at 06:42 PM on May 10
Really now - does not being humble make you a terrible person? So what if he is good and he knows it. How does that make him any different than alot of people who succeed at what they do. Being confident or arrogant can really begin to blur sometimes.
posted by skydivemom at 09:02 PM on March 22
2) He is a real asshole posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 6:12 PM CST on March 22 I have said that about alot of teenagers because they basically think about themselves and what is in it for them. No one in here really knows his reasoning for anything.
posted by skydivemom at 06:48 PM on March 22
Reason the grill was removed from ebay.
posted by skydivemom at 06:27 PM on March 22
Interesting discussion going on here. I really don't know much about the economics of the olympics so I would appreciate some enlightenment here. I have always thought that a city put so much money out for the olympics because they were going to make that back plus with the increase in tourism. Maybe I am really being niave here and if I am someone will definately tell me because that is what sportsfilter is all about for me - enlightenment.
posted by skydivemom at 01:13 PM on March 22
I am really not up to setting it up and doing the commish duties so PLEASE someone else do it! I don't understand the tournament enough. Do they even play more than one game if they lose? Is it a best of tourney or are you knocked out after a loss. You really can't play a confidence point to well if you are knocked out with a loss. It would be more like the bracket thing with basketball. Someone please enlighten me!
posted by skydivemom at 10:24 PM on March 20
Campfire and a confidence pool. Anyone seen DrJE? Dearest DrJE can we get a confidence pool for this please?
posted by skydivemom at 12:01 PM on March 20
Thanks so much, this is a really interesting read! Great Column!
posted by skydivemom at 04:21 PM on February 27
Congrats to the Colts on being the better team this year. Fans of Indy enjoy the glory!
posted by skydivemom at 09:34 PM on February 04
I would enjoy it. Thanks for the post goddam and skater (oops Mr. Frisby).
posted by skydivemom at 01:25 PM on January 28
I am married to Lex Malaysia. Hmmmmm....Lex, I kinda like that! Yeah, now I am married to Sexy Lexy!
posted by skydivemom at 02:28 PM on January 19
I didn't realize I had so many relatives here at spofi but there seems to be a few of us with the same last name. Sincerely, Alicia Alaska
posted by skydivemom at 02:24 PM on January 19
Unbelievable is all I can say!
posted by skydivemom at 10:31 PM on January 06
Here is the copy of the report from the IIHF.
posted by skydivemom at 03:08 PM on November 02
*GLEE* posted by grum@work at 8:38 PM CST on November 1 Holy Crap grum, it doesn't look like the goalies wore helmets. Wow!
posted by skydivemom at 04:50 AM on November 02
Well chico I have never seen Footballers Wives so I don't know what you are talking about. All I am saying is the guy needs to grow up himself and not have his team expect some woman to do it. It will never happen unless he does it himself. I know plenty of women who get men to marry them thinking they will change him and wake up 20 years later married to the same guy. I personnally married a great guy so I am glad 10 years later I am still waking up to him. If she did in fact for fall of this crazy party animal than maybe she won't marry him because they say it will change him.
posted by skydivemom at 07:30 PM on October 29
Yeah I really want to be the wife so I can calm down a temper.....NOT! Disaster waiting to happen on this one. "Honey I don't really love you and don't really want to stop having girlfriends but hey will you marry me so my club will be happy?" Just because a guy is married does not mean his temper calms, he stops having girlfriends or even being wild in any way. It is time this boy steps up and becomes a man without the help of a woman.
posted by skydivemom at 05:09 PM on October 29
Hot and Ready Pizza - $5.00 Center Ice Package - $149.00 Smile on Hubby's Face - priceless What more could a girl want in life?
posted by skydivemom at 07:11 PM on October 22
Well we live about 30 miles in and get it all the time.
posted by skydivemom at 09:23 PM on October 21
I do so love to see a football game in the snow. Not each and every time, but... posted by lil_brown_bat at 8:10 AM CDT on October 20 WOW - mark down the date/time - lbb and I actually agree on something. -just fooling with you lbb
posted by skydivemom at 04:47 PM on October 20
It is a simple matter of economics. It is a lot cheaper to rehabilitate an employee than it is to hire and train his or her replacement. The more skilled the job, the more obvious the economic benefit becomes. One of the biggest problems in treating substance abusers is getting the patient to understand the nature of his problem and where it will ultimately take him unless he does something about it. Forcing an abuser into a treatment program is usually not effective; rather the patient must first recognize that he has a problem and that he cannot overcome it by himself. Once at that point, treatment will be effective All though if you offer and pay for the rehab and the employee doesn't get the help they need because they don't accept it, how many times do you offer? I don't personnally know Robinson but to me it looks like he is not accepting the help of rehab if he is still breaking the rules by drinking.
posted by skydivemom at 04:21 PM on October 19
Outstanding read - thanks SummersEve.
posted by skydivemom at 02:43 PM on October 19
Well I am not harboring any grudges and no it does not affect my wallet for them to support him. Again they did not fire him, they suspended him to give him a chance to clean up his act. Do I think it is harsh to say he can't be a part of the team, sure but if the management thinks it would not help their organization to have him stay in contact then they have the right to do that. I am subject to beer commericials every day and when I worked people were always asking me to go for a beer. Did it advance my career maybe but I don't think it hurt it either if I didn't. These athletes are human first off who live in the USA, to say that they have it harder or easier than me when you don't know me and you don't know them is just as crazy as me saying they don't. Let's just admit that we don't personally know these athletes and their lifestyles or for that matter anyone on sportsfilter. Back on subject I think Brett Favre is an outstanding guy for wanting to stand up for a fellow teammate who is going through something that he has some knowledge in. Do I hope this distracts Brett Favre to the point that their team continues to play terrible - sure after all I am a Bears fan and any time we are better than the Packers it is a great day!
posted by skydivemom at 02:28 PM on October 19
lbb, the only statement I was refering to you was the first one. I am sorry I did not make that clearer. I was also responding to other comments that people have made about it being harder for an athlete. I do not always highlight what I am referencing and that is a fault I have.
posted by skydivemom at 01:07 PM on October 19
Well llb he does still have a job and he just needs to take a year off to get back on the right track. No where in the NFL rules does it say he has to participate in the drinking that other athletes do. If your arguement is to say that he needs to be around his team for support and than you say that he has a harder time than non athletes because he has to be around it all the time, you are contradicting yourself. The whole athlete has a harder time is bogus anyway. When I was in my 20's the whole point of my life was when was I getting off work so I could go party again. It is no different if you are an athlete or not. He is not required or even encouraged to party to have a better chance at making it in his athletic career. The NFL supported him by giving him a rehab program and he blew it. They are giving him another chance by saying he can come back in a year. Let's hope he doesn't blow this one too.
posted by skydivemom at 12:37 PM on October 19
Ok if I am working a job and I fail the drug test and enter a rehab program and than fail again would I even still have a job? This guy is able to come back in a year and play again. He is really lucky the league doesn't just say you are done forever. I understand what Favre is saying about the support but the guy needs to get his life together and the other players on the team need to concentrate on winning for their management (and own self fulfillment) not just helping some guy who isn't even playing the game this year. You must do the job you are paid to do not be distracted by someone who isn't even playing right now. The whole idea that the league needs to get this guy some help is, in my opinion, ridiculous. I mean come on, did the league force him to go out and drink? Is there some unwritten rule in the NFL that says you must party? They tried to help him and he again broke the rules. How many chances does a guy get? Even Favre himself (as much as I hate to admit it) did the right thing by not drinking when he was in the rehab program.
posted by skydivemom at 11:08 AM on October 19
Interesting. That is all I can say about this.
posted by skydivemom at 01:29 PM on October 18
MacPhail resigned yes but he wasn't the GM, that position would be left to the wonderful Jim Hendry. I think the Cubs need to completely clean house including Hendry. Dusty Baker is also finished today.
posted by skydivemom at 02:32 PM on October 02
Amazing story, thanks for the post Hater!
posted by skydivemom at 12:17 PM on September 25
Bad day - you took the hit. Sorry!
posted by skydivemom at 10:08 PM on September 22
I guess I can't post something funny like countless other people do. Yes I know it is a joke and no one else has commented on it so I guess you are calling me a screwhead. Good day to you too! Next time I will be sure to post that I am making a joke so you will know.
posted by skydivemom at 07:17 PM on September 22
This just in - regrets from Soriano. Alfonso Soriano Regrets Joining 40-40 Club After Meeting Other Members
posted by skydivemom at 09:03 AM on September 22
Dad got me great access to the camp and I was so excited I almost fainted but had to act like it was no big deal. Let me tell you though standing in between Jimmie Howard and Coach Babcock during one of the practice games was an incredible experience. I managed to talk to Draper and Zetterberg (2 of my favorites) and didn't even stutter over myself. Watching these guys play in itself was an experience. They were out there to win even if it was against their own teammates and just for practice. There was even a little shoving going on. Being a new fan to hockey I was like a kid in a candy store with unlimited funds! Unbelievable experience! Thanks dad!
posted by skydivemom at 01:23 PM on September 20
We should probably check the officials' background posted by wingnut4life at 12:32 AM CDT on September 19 The person in the replay booth is either totally incompetent or blind. Get rid of him posted by BADICEDOG at 2:06 AM CDT on September 19 Here is an interesting article on one of the officials past reputation.
posted by skydivemom at 10:21 PM on September 19
Can we say goodbye?
posted by skydivemom at 09:20 PM on August 27
I know that I get bloody noses just sitting in my chair so I really don't think any more than just a shoving match happened. Lilly had done ok for my fantasy league team but I have to tell you I am in a playoff race and a 2.1 inning 27.00 ERA game just doesn't cut it so he has been cut from my team. So long Lilly good luck to whomever you bring drama to next.
posted by skydivemom at 11:44 AM on August 22
Matt Leinert was had by Paris Hilton. posted by jerseygirl at 2:57 PM CDT on August 10 Brian Urlacher was also had by her. Face it just about every single guy who has made a name for himself has been had by Paris. - sorry for the totally generalized statement - couldn't resist.
posted by skydivemom at 04:29 PM on August 10
You know if I was that close to a man and he hosted me to come to the superbowl and I took my sister instead of my hubby - that would be grounds for divorce in my hubby's eyes even if we weren't fooling around! I have a hard time believing that Bill was just a friend.
posted by skydivemom at 02:38 PM on July 25
Well our son and daughter will do just about anything to get some of their dad's cards. They have no idea of value or that they are investing in anything, they just love the cards and doing it with their dad. If we have to buy zillions of cards to keep this special relationship going that the kids have with their dad, we will!
posted by skydivemom at 02:33 PM on July 25
Skydivildo = skydivemom That just sounds bad.
posted by skydivemom at 07:04 PM on July 17
he is lucky to play in the DH league, he gets more at bats then the national league hitters posted by sauceysays at 6:49 PM CDT on July 4 I guess I don't understand how he gets more at bats in the AL. He isn't a pitcher so it really shouldn't matter what league he plays in. Maybe someone could enlighten me in this area.
posted by skydivemom at 08:42 PM on July 04
Making fun of pregnant women because they gain weight is beyond churlish; it's despicable, and anyone engaging in it ought to know better. posted by Hugh Janus at 10:40 AM CDT on June 23 I don't think they would have made fun of her if she didn't dress in a low-cut shirt and teeny tiny miniskirt while pregnant? That was what made her look awful.
posted by skydivemom at 11:00 AM on June 23
But who would replace him? Will Ferrell and Mike Ditka?
posted by skydivemom at 02:33 PM on June 22
Oh yeah. Did you manage to catch the Tigers vs Cubs series? It was excellent if I do say so myself. Prior's first game back was a gem. Do you get to watch some Cubs games on WGN? posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 5:01 PM CDT on June 20 Yes I did and I am the first one to admit that the Cubs suck this year. I in no way meant any disrespect to your Tigers, I just don't root for them so I don't really care if they are on TV. I am not one of those people who jumps on the bandwagons of good teams so I will not be rooting for them anytime soon. I hope your Tigers have an outstanding season. Yes I do get to watch some games on WGN but not enough for my liking.
posted by skydivemom at 10:05 PM on June 20
Yeah I know you weren't MrFrisby because you secretly hate hockey don't you?
posted by skydivemom at 04:10 PM on June 20
Yeah YYM we get that too but it just so happens this house doesn't root for the Tigers so it doesn't really help us.
posted by skydivemom at 03:57 PM on June 20
We made comments about that last night in Campfire. Guess NBC didn't have a tape delay. Wonder how much the Wonderful President Bush's new indecency bill is going to cost them?
posted by skydivemom at 02:12 PM on June 20
The mighty hath fallen:
This is the first time I have really watched any tennis and I am really enjoying it. I watched the Tsonga match yesterday and was impressed. Now mind you impressing me probably isn't very hard because I have never really watched. I watched Federer a little the other day and thought so this is what a great tennis player looks like. So many of you have been singing his praises on spofi over the last year. I am bummed that I will not be able to see him in the finals but will enjoy watching Tsonga again. I have not see Djokovic but I am hoping it is a good match. Wow I just watched Sharapova win it all. I think I may have a new sport I am fast becoming hooked on.