- 04:06 AM
- 11/22/09
My heart breaks for Chris Spielman and their children.
posted by steelergirl at 10:35 AM on November 20
An old biker told me back in my riding days: "Always ride like every car is out to kill you and always figure they don't see you." A good rule of thumb for anyone on two wheels, I think.
This doctor sounds like he just doesn't want cyclists on HIS road.
And I have to agree with the comments that there are assclowns on both sides of the issue.
posted by steelergirl at 10:26 AM on November 04
I agree, TBH, France Sr. yes, but I would have saved France Jr. for the second round.
Kulwicki, most definitely! He was a man who accomplished his goals in a brief time with so little. And I believe the first collage graduate to win the Winston Cup Championship.
posted by steelergirl at 11:25 AM on October 17
I have to agree with Atheist here. If I was raped, I sure as hell would not wait a year to say anthing about it! I would be down at the police station so fast I'd be a blur on the way there! I would press charges to the fullest extent I could.
And a civil suit and money would be the last things on my mind. At least until the outcome of the criminal trial. Then maybe I would persue a civil suit, if I felt like putting myself through another ordeal of my sexual history, mental stability, and credibility being suspect
I think ( bias aside, see my name) it just comes down to $$$$$$. I felt the same way about the Kobe Bryant case.
posted by steelergirl at 06:08 PM on July 22
Aw, TQ now the librarian wants to know if I need a tissue. Nice story.
posted by steelergirl at 05:41 PM on February 19
Yawn...at this point in time, I could care less what Brett Favre does. Too bad he didn't follow the example of John Elway and retire with class.
Don't get me wrong, I like Brett but I just don't care anymore.
posted by steelergirl at 05:11 PM on February 11
YES! Rod Woodson made it in first time nominated! I am a happy camper!
It is also nice to see the late Derrick Thomas get voted in.
posted by steelergirl at 03:50 PM on February 03
tahoemoj, sorry if I impunged you reputation. You have my deepest apologies.
And I think you are near to me, you're in Tigertown, right, and I am in the "Hall of Fame (football, of course) City".
posted by steelergirl at 05:21 PM on January 20
...other than to stick to threads that do not involve teams from eastern Pennsylvania.
Ahem...last time I checked, Pittsburgh was on the western edge of P-A. : )
DrJE. just for the record, I don't think I ever posted "one for the thumb" but I could be wrong, and, the other hand IS bare.
If the Steelers Defense can't shut down the Arizona's passing game, it will be Warner and Whisenhutt hoisting the Lombardi trophy. (Man that dude can pass a football)
posted by steelergirl at 05:16 PM on January 20
Ah, tahoemoj, you just mad because the Browns didn't make the playoffs.
I find this rather funny myself, but that is just me.
However, I do think an all Pennsylvania Super Bowl would be nice.
beaverboard, how would you pronounce that? Fartstall? (phonetically speaking) : )
posted by steelergirl at 11:07 AM on January 16
I can understand the drunk, abusive fan. But what about the people who are just LOUD? I can bellow louder than a bull elephant when my team is playing. And my "rebel yell" is just as ear piercing. Should I be kicked out of a game just for that? I think that would be a bit much.
In my defense, I want to say I don't do it constantly during the game, only on a score or a really great play.
If some fans want to watch a game where there is no fans swearing or drinking, maybe they should stay home and watch on TV.
posted by steelergirl at 04:31 PM on December 22
DumontDude, you obviously do not understand the logistics and finesse of operating a F-1 race car. This isn't the crash and bash of NASCAR.
posted by steelergirl at 11:56 AM on December 03
Couldn't they just be referred to as "Washington" and let the discussion be about football? Just wondering.
posted by steelergirl at 03:37 PM on October 29
Thanks for that bit of info YYM.
So I guess that is a double edged sword. If you have your name/image copyrighted, EA just works around you. Hmmmmm. IDK if Bonds, Parcells, and Belichick have trademarked themselves, but that would be why they aren't mentioned in the games, right?
posted by steelergirl at 03:03 AM on October 10
Good thing all the players are wearing those Gene Upshaw memorial patches, huh?
posted by wfrazerjr at 10:42 AM
Yeah, fraz, but at least it is a little sticker on the back of the helmet instead of the big GU patch on the upper left front of the jersey. Much easier to ignore.
I wonder if we will be seeing more, if any players copyrighting their images, or having exclusive license for their likeness, signature, name, etc., etc. like Dale Earnhardt did. Then wouldn't EA have to deal with each player individually?
posted by steelergirl at 05:54 PM on October 09
Good one, THX!!!
posted by steelergirl at 10:12 PM on September 30
Well, Doehead, I think talent has something to do with it. Put one of the "also ran" drivers in any of those cars and they would probably still be an "also ran".
posted by steelergirl at 12:16 AM on September 09
Makes me glad I broke down and finally got cable. No, I don't have the NFL Network, but I will still get to see a lot of games...from the comfort of my nice chair, ice cold beer at about $1.25 a bottle (MGD) snacks at bargain prices, a clean bathroom with no wait, and no goofs who stand up in front of me.
The stadium experience it great, but not when you have to take out a payday loan to have it.
BTW, I got a free Giants fleece jacket from SI when I renewed my subscription. That is all the $$$ they are gonna get from me.
posted by steelergirl at 10:49 PM on August 26
Nice story, Ms. Bat!
The monster fish is in Hayes' freezer. He's retiring the Barbie fishing rod, and will buy Alyssa a new one. A friend plans to mount the fish and rod for him.
I hope he gives the mounted fish and rod to Alyssa. It will look good on her wall if she becomes some high powered attorney/executive!
posted by steelergirl at 02:58 PM on August 22
yzelda, I have searched a bit and all I can find is Upshaw was executive director in 1983 and played a big part in the strike of 1987 (don't know too much about the strike of '82) So I don't know if being E.D. is the "head" or not. Currently the president is Kevin Mawae of the Tennessee Titans. And Richard Berthelsen has been appointed interim Executive Director.
The cancer must have come on really quick or he ignored symtoms. To find out and die that fast...wow!
posted by steelergirl at 03:23 PM on August 21
Gee, lbb, I took the remark to mean you don't pitch to Superman because you have some one after him who could really knock one out of the park and bring everyone home. After all, Superman might have hit a single and only brought one runner home.
I'd say they went with the known quanity rather than take a chance of 4 more runs. But while I am familiar with Josh Hamilton, I do not know that much of Marlon Byrd.
posted by steelergirl at 02:55 PM on August 19
BTW, Michael Phelps is the Mariner (Kevin Costner's character) from Waterworld
MUTATION!!!
Yes, he was astounding, and the whole relay was mind boggling!
posted by steelergirl at 11:38 AM on August 11
Interesting article, apoch. I don't know how many bikers there are who race professionally, but I would imagine only the best ride in the Tour de France. So being last in that isn't too bad, I suppose. And he still gets his name in the history of the sport.
posted by steelergirl at 12:24 PM on July 26
The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he, who in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon thee -Jules So there! :P
posted by steelergirl at 09:41 AM on July 23
knowsalittle, no, he didn't have to help. No one has to help anybody, especially now in this day of "...everybody sues over every little thing these days..."-Hank Jr. And even if Joe Someguyonthestreet helped him, he too, would deserve a check mark in the good column in the big book of life. I'm not trying to cannonize anyone. But I do think a tally is kept of the good actions v. bad actions as we move through life.
posted by steelergirl at 01:50 PM on July 22
rcade, maybe I should have said "reacted like anyone else with a consience wold have..." I like to think the initial reaction of anyone is "I need to do something!" and only after does the "maybe I shouldn't get involved" thought kick in, especially in this ligitious day and age. Yes, gracious of him to stay upon learning the victim was a sports journalist. The very people who watch him like a specimen under a microscope.
posted by steelergirl at 08:51 AM on July 22
Hal, obviously you have never been to Massillon, Ohio. That town lives and breathes football 24/7. It is a town that really supports its school in all way shapes and forms.
posted by steelergirl at 11:48 PM on July 21
I think he just reacted like anyone else would who was closest/first on the scene. So he gets a check mark in the good column in the big book of life.
posted by steelergirl at 11:43 PM on July 21
At first I was like "NOOOOO!!!" But then I read dyams comment and I have to agree with it. Eli was better with Shockey out of the lineup. I would say this is a good thing for the Giants. Also, Shockey is getting up there and has been hurt a lot so I don't really see him making a difference in N.O. or he could suprise everyone.
posted by steelergirl at 11:37 PM on July 21
Far out, man! Massillon also is one of the few places that have a real tiger cub for a mascot. I don't think the Bengals do that. (by few places I mean a team that has a real mascot, not a person in a suit or on a horse etc. at the high school level) Between Massillon and Canton there is a lot of football history. And if Massillon doesn't get to be called Titletown, it should at least make the top five. The only places I can think of to give competion would be a few schools in Texas. And yes, they really do give newborn male babies footballs.
posted by steelergirl at 12:00 PM on July 21
It isn't the cheaters that are destroying the sport, it is the imbalance in media coverage of the dopers. When a cyclist dopes the media (and a large portion of the general public) act like he's the devil and single handedly ruins the sport. When a football player gets busted for doping he misses four games and everybody pretends it never happened after that. Apoch, I don't think "everybody pretends it never happened..." just that things are different in football (you are talking NFL, right?) TDF teams have, what, 5 team members that race every segment? My knowlege is minimal. Football, a guy screws up, there are at least two guys on the bench who can step up and perform, hopefully, just as well. Also, a football team has 10 other guys on the field so 1/11th suspended isn't going to have as much of an impact. I don't like doping in sports, but it is a fact, even in my beloved NFL. What are you gonna do? I am amazed that Beltran even thought about doping in light of recent events in the TDF. I don't think he thought his cunning plan all the way through.
posted by steelergirl at 01:58 PM on July 12
I kid, 2dhoop. Actually I agree with you. And changing the names is stupid. The AFA is over the line on this one. I'm gonna go smoke a fag.
posted by steelergirl at 05:04 PM on July 03
....everyone has one ...and most of them stink! That's, like, your opinion, man!
posted by steelergirl at 11:14 AM on July 03
As for my kids, I just let them know that some people are better behaved than others and what I expect from people I take to a game. Now just a minute there THX-1138. What are you? Some kind of responsible parent? (good for you) The standing up rule I can see. Be damned if I am going to pay my hard earned money to look at someone's back. Stand for a second to see what happened, or to catch the replay-no problem. But standing the entire game-no! The no coolers/flasks etc etc is just so they can gouge you on their over priced stadium drinks. And you can get drunk on those too if you care to spend enough. Have either a "family" section or a "anything goes" section. That is what NASCAR did at some of their tracks The rest is just a bunch of B.S. if you ask me.
posted by steelergirl at 02:29 PM on July 02
Also the french manicure. And the neat way you trim the bit of meat and fat from the rib end of a lamb chop.
posted by steelergirl at 10:16 AM on July 02
Thanks, etagloh. And I agree, the spontaneous celebration is the most enjoyable.
posted by steelergirl at 08:56 AM on June 30
I remember thinking, when I heard the news, "How tragic, getting signed by the Celtics, partying to celebrate and end up dying from an overdose." Then as more info came out (I head the crack story too, and believed it) it was "No way am I ever gonna do crack!" So, tommytrump, Len"s death kept me from doing something bad. (backstory: I was single, had a great job $$$ and was a party hardy gal who would try anything at least once. Did coke a few times and realized how easily a person could become addicted. But the allure was always there.) To this day, I bring up his name when talking to my son about drug use. While the article is a bit over the top, I think his death brought to the forfront the wide spread use of crack (even if this isn't what he was doing) at least in my neck of the woods. More importantly, the article shows how a mother who has buried two of her children (I didn't know about Jay either, rcade.) has drawn strenght from her tragedy and turned it into something positive. That in its self it pretty amazing. I don't know if I could do it.
posted by steelergirl at 11:56 AM on June 29
Funny clips, ufez! Are they still allowed to do that? Or has the "end zone celebration" in soccer been quashed like it has been in NFL football? I can only imagine the penalty for "snorting" the goal line. (in nfl) Wow! Some of those guys have no regard for their bodies in some of those celebrations.
posted by steelergirl at 10:41 AM on June 29
bperk's link is much better. Thanks, bperk.
posted by steelergirl at 12:50 PM on June 26
Yes, Ms. Bat, it is true about the Steelers of the 70s. Altho some of the later players are dying too. Justin Strzelczyk is one I can think of right off the top of my head. His mother said he had been having mental problems long before the accident. The examination of his brain (what was left of it) showed prolong steroid use. I guess my heroes have feet of clay. On a side note, the same doctor also examined Chris Benoit's brain, what they could get of it.
posted by steelergirl at 12:48 PM on June 26
Yeah, at least the Lakers made it to the title playoffs. Seems the joke would be on Shaq. Catchy tune tho.
posted by steelergirl at 12:35 PM on June 26
And lest we forget, "shoot is just shit with two o's in it!" texan_lost_in_NY, I think if he would have been there, he would have laughed.
posted by steelergirl at 09:11 AM on June 25
He reminded me so much of my late father with his opinion on golf. And I love the football/baseball comparison. My son just go into George about 6 months ago, hooray for Youtube! Deleted from our address books (in 6 weeks) but never deleted from our hearts. Rest well, George, where ever you are.
posted by steelergirl at 09:11 AM on June 24
Interesting article, BoKnows. But I would rather pass out do to an overload of Jim Beam. At least I would be dry.
posted by steelergirl at 12:58 PM on June 23
Nice memory you got there, Debo. But Iron City!? I kid, I have consumed my fair share of it.
posted by steelergirl at 10:51 AM on June 21
I didn't think of that BoKnows. But I know I could handle a cold or flu to say I drank out of the Stanley Cup. Although I would take just a little sip.
posted by steelergirl at 08:24 PM on June 20
... slightly breached by Joe Sakic and Ray Bourque when the Colorado Avalanche won the Cup in 2001. Bourque had,until requesting a trade ...only ever played for the Boston Bruins. The seventh game of the 2001 Finals was the last of Bourque's 22-year NHL career, having never been on a Cup-winning team until that time. When Sakic received the trophy, he did not hoist it, but instead immediately handed it to Bourque I have to admit I cried. My favorite is Martin Brodour leaving butter and salt stains in it after eating popcorn from the bowl. I guess those Red Wings do know how to party hardy! Debo, I thought only the hockey players are allowed to drink from the Cup? Am I missing something?
posted by steelergirl at 04:45 PM on June 20
Uhh, he didn't win. posted by BlueCarp at 12:43 PM CDT on June 1 Ah, but he did win, really. All Rocky wanted was to prove to himself that he could "go the distance". He did, therefore he was a winner. He achieved his goal. At least that is what I took away from the movie. Raging Bull number 1, I concur.
posted by steelergirl at 03:19 PM on June 19
Incredible collection of pics, indeed! The facial expressions are wonderful, something you miss a lot in American "football". Truely a "picture is worth a thousand words" collection.
posted by steelergirl at 08:08 PM on June 12
What Ms. Bat said. .
posted by steelergirl at 10:42 AM on June 08
I concur, YYM.
posted by steelergirl at 09:42 AM on June 07
To be fair gfinsf it was the finals. I left work early when the Steelers were in the Super Bowl in "06. Everyone knew I was (and still am) a Steeler fan, and I busted my butt to get my work done so I could leave.
posted by steelergirl at 08:46 AM on June 06
What are you saying hawkguy? ; )
posted by steelergirl at 11:00 AM on June 03
Last time I checked Bea was alive, dviking and I might add, so is Abe Vigoda! : )
posted by steelergirl at 07:07 AM on June 03
I can understand the "not Cass Elliot.." because she is dead. But you leave Bea Arthur out of this, dviking!!! (i kid)
posted by steelergirl at 10:53 PM on June 01
I think at the end of the day, it is how SHE feels about the whole thing. If she is ok with it, who is anyone else to say what is right/wrong, art/objectifying? Everyone has their own set of what is acceptable/moral or what ever you want to call it behavior. Everyone can have their own opinion, that is what this country is about. Myself, I don't/won't spend my life worrying about whether I am complying to other peoples standards. It is what my standards are. If I had the body and was made that offer, I would take it. People are going to look at a nice body, male or female, that will never change.
posted by steelergirl at 01:52 PM on May 29
Drood, there is a book (an old one) about the real DJ that the movie was based on. It was a good read (to me), I think you would like it. Stephen Singular's book "Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg"
posted by steelergirl at 11:28 AM on May 29
Yeah, but it couldn't hurt.
posted by steelergirl at 09:25 PM on May 28
Entire Wedding Party Wearing Ravens Jerseys
I say good for them and screw the people who don't like it. If that is what they wanted who is anyone to say they couldn't do it?
I would like maybe to have a black and gold theme if I would ever get married again, and possibly a Steelers logo on the cake. (The guy I marry would have to be a football fan, wouldn't have to be a Steelers fan though). However, I don't think I would post it on the internet, or call attention to it to anyone other than the people who were there. It is my and my groom's day, and the hell with everyone else.