- 05:42 PM
- 11/21/09
As much as the Browns suck, I'm sure the Lions can find a way to lose this weekend. They lost to the Rams.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:09 PM on November 18
Iverson may still have the talent, but I'm not sure a lot of teams are willing to deal with the baggage he brings with him. The Pistons learned that lesson the hard way last year.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:29 PM on November 10
I love the redesign of the Redskins helmet. The Patriots redesign is terrible.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:27 PM on November 10
I'm sure Congress deliberated for days upon days on the proper wording of the resolution to congratulate the Yankees at the expense of all other legislation. Oh and it usually takes weeks to gather and count all the votes anyways.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:01 AM on November 08
At least Lions fans can say, "There's no Matt Millen."
Very, very true.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:50 PM on November 06
I think the Phillies can pull it out. It won't be easy, but they definitely have a chance.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:17 PM on November 03
What happened to having a little bit of fun while playing the game?
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:25 AM on October 31
I think you're overestimating the quality of the Chiefs offense. Larry Johnson hasn't done anything worthwhile fantasywise this year, I don't see why Jamaal Charles would be any different.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:26 PM on October 27
Take the Lions, please.
I'd never give up the Lions, not even if they were repeating last years embarrassment.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:49 PM on October 25
Take the Lions, please.
I'd never give up the Lions, not even if they were repeating last years embarrassment.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:49 PM on October 25
The Phillies aren't a pushover either. Winning the World Series last year and the NL pennant this year means something.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 09:04 PM on October 23
Do the umps actually pay attention to the game?
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:25 PM on October 21
I'll bet Quinn lands in Miami.
Not after Henne's performance on Monday night.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:26 AM on October 14
I'm not sure it can possibly get worse than Anderson going 2 of 17. Quinn may not be anything special but one would think the Browns would give him a look next week.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:23 AM on October 14
It says that holden posted it on the front page.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:20 PM on October 13
The Lions gave the Steelers a run for their money, but three straight sacks at the end of the game was straight up ugly.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:34 PM on October 12
I didn't think Tebow did anything special last night. It was the Florida defense that propelled them to victory, Tebow made some bad throws that kept the game a lot closer than it should've been.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:02 PM on October 11
So it is beneficial to have blatantly blown calls that clearly have an impact on the game's outcome instead?
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:20 AM on October 11
It can't be nearly as interesting as watching the entire marathon.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:43 PM on October 09
Since when has John Conyers exercised any sort of wisdom?
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:23 AM on October 05
Just because you don't have an interest doesn't mean that someone who graduated from, say Baylor doesn't.
You hit the nail on the head.
I attend Central Michigan University. We have a good football team, but we also play in the MAC. Unless they go undefeated (which is no longer an option this year) they won't sniff a more prestigious bowl, especially not a BCS one.
That doesn't stop me from rooting them on towards a bowl game, and that certainly won't stop me from driving across the country if need be to see them play.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:32 PM on October 01
They haven't all become meaningless. I think the BCS Bowls have just as much meaning as they had before. Not interested in the other ones? I have an easy solution: don't watch.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:04 PM on October 01
It's a shame nobody from the Metro Detroit area got to see it on television. But from the looks of it most of the Lions games will be blacked out this season, with the exception of Thanksgiving and maybe the Steelers.
Of course if they start to win...
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:38 AM on September 28
It's about time. I had a good feeling about this game and I'm glad I wasn't wrong. Of course, it would have been classic Lions to blow the game in that last minute. They definitely came close.
That said, they definitely still will be amongst the league's worst this year.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:26 PM on September 27
The Lions. finally. won. a game.
Thank god.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:42 PM on September 27
Show of hands: Who knew baseball had its own World Cup?
Not me
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:41 PM on September 27
This week is the Lions best chance to win in a while. That doesn't mean much, but I'll be keeping my fingers crossed.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:24 PM on September 24
Agreed. Ginn should have caught that ball.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:40 PM on September 23
For as long as Oswald's Bear Ranch remains in business I refuse.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:24 PM on September 22
Unfortunately, I'm about three hours from Ford Field so I can't go to the games regularly. I'd have to ask him.
On the bright side, when games are blacked out I can still watch them since I'm outside the blackout radius.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:34 PM on September 22
The Packers pull from the entire state of WI,
They also draw a large section of Michigan's northern peninsula.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:33 PM on September 22
I know. I'm not as dumb as I look.
Fair enough.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 05:02 PM on September 22
When I was talking to my brother about Ernie Sims missing yet another tackle he mentioned that he wasn't paying attention because he was watching some girls get taken out of the stadium. I guess that is what he was talking about.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 05:01 PM on September 22
During the Dolphins final drive one of the announcers commented that it was the slowest two minute drill he had ever seen. I agree entirely. The clock management was pitiful.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:23 PM on September 22
I think the size of the market matters. Detroit sucks, has for a long time. Yet for their home opener I believe they still sold out so the game wasn't blacked out.
In fact, it wasn't until Detroit stopped winning games period that the games stopped selling out. The Lions haven't won in a long time, but blackouts had been few and far between until last year.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:22 PM on September 22
Agreed. I believe lilnemo is well aware that this is a sports site.
With that in mind, if a point is raised during discussion that I don't agree with, whether it is about sports or not, I'm going to respond to it. Whether those posts need to remain in the thread or be deleted is up to rcade and gary.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:07 AM on September 22
Owlhouse was making a joke.
Pretty clever actually.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:54 AM on September 21
LOCKED OUT: NBA to start preseason with replacement officials.
The replacements will probably be better than the originals anyways.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:40 PM on September 18
Like Joey said, the team seems to have done all it could to prevent themselves from running up the score. For many of the kids who are backups, this may be their best opportunity to get playing time the entire season. To think that they wouldn't try their best is ludicrous.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 09:47 PM on September 16
I thought some of those roughing the quarterback calls were pretty iffy.
All worked out for the Pats in the end though.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:48 PM on September 14
Agreed. The Leno interview was terrible.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:49 PM on September 14
If Drew Brees isn't the best quarterback in the league right now he is pretty close, so that isn't as concerning as it could be. I'm more concerned about how Mike Bell was able to run for around 120 yards. Needless to say, the Lions defense didn't show any indication that they're better than last year.
As for the offense, Stafford and Johnson showed some big play potential, but Stafford was also extremely inconsistent and made quite a few mistakes. Hopefully these will be things that he eliminates as he gets more experience.
Bottom line is, the Lions still suck. But they should be good enough to win a couple games this year.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:00 AM on September 14
I wasn't impressed with the apology either, it seemed as if he was apologizing for causing outrage amongst his readers rather than apologizing for what he wrote in the column.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:05 PM on September 10
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:26 AM on September 10
Terrible taste.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:11 PM on September 09
Cincinnati and Tulsa aren't exactly the toughest schools.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:09 AM on September 07
Will an NFL team draft a guy with that video on his resume?
My money is on the Oakland Raiders.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 10:03 PM on September 04
Nobody punched Blount after he said Oregon owed Boise State an ass whuppin.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 04:45 PM on September 04
This doesn't come as a surprise.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:14 PM on July 30
More drag.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:45 AM on July 30
I always respected Sakic. Hated the Avalanche with a passion, but Sakic was definitely a hard player to hate. Did some good work for me fantasy wise too a few times.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:48 PM on July 09
I don't remember this happening to the Tigers back in 2003, but that is a season that I've mostly blocked from my memory.
Cool stuff here.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:20 AM on July 09
I've been opposed to the NFL's overtime system for a long time. I have seen numerous instances where one team has won the coin toss and scored on their first possession. The other team doesn't have a chance to even the score.
I'd love to see something like the NCAA's system where both teams get an equal chance to score. Not only would it be fairer, it would be much more exciting.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:15 AM on July 09
Well, that's kind of how it felt when the Lakers acquired Malone and Payton a few seasons ago, and that team didn't win a championship.
I like the sound of Detroit Pistons, 2010 NBA Champions.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 02:08 PM on July 04
I highly doubt Vick will end up in the UFL. Out of the 32 NFL teams there is bound to be at least one that will take a chance on him.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 02:07 PM on July 04
Samuelsson is all right, but he isn't worth the money Vancouver gave him. I think the Wings will be just fine replacing him, Hossa's production is the one they're going to miss.
MeatSaber the cap is expected to go down in the coming years so teams will want to leave themselves some room under the cap to account for that.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 02:05 PM on July 04
I really hope the Wings beat the Blackhawks in the playoffs this upcoming season.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 09:41 PM on July 02
Great play by Scutaro. That is definitely something you don't see very often, even in Little League.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:02 PM on June 20
I found the video to be very funny. I can't see how people would take it seriously but maybe I put too much faith in the average American's intelligence.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 05:42 PM on June 18
The Hoser's NFL Pick 2009, Week 11
I hope to God the Lions win this game. The Rams was bad enough, but the Browns? That would be terrible.