- 08:02 AM
- 03/22/10
I'm interested in seeing BornIcon and Debo defend their positions. I'm even willing to spot them thirty-five years to pretend they're living in the middle of the relatively progressive seventies as a starting point.
posted by bobfoot at 03:04 AM on March 19
Absolutely racist. But the main problem with the article is the author, "Kyle", contnually apologizing for his thoughts. He should grow a ball or two and stand by his initial inclinations that the situation he was reporting was just wrong.
posted by bobfoot at 03:32 AM on March 18
rcade, I stand by my statement. If Ali had been driven out after declining the draft, we wouldn't have been party to some of the classic boxing matches in history. I couldn't care less if one likes or dislikes the attributes of an individual, in this venue it is the sport that counts. If irunfromclones had said something like "I dislike Tiger Woods", that would be different, and we wouldn't be having this conversation. But the inference was that Tiger, because of his infidelities, was unworthy of continuing his sport. This is analogous to Clinton's impeachment due to his inability to control his zipper. Has absolutely nought to do with the subject at hand (as it were).
posted by bobfoot at 03:28 AM on March 04
And, rcade, you're correct, I won't respond to anything Drood says.
posted by bobfoot at 04:25 AM on March 03
You know, I don't really care if Woods ever plays golf again. irunfromclones
How does disregard for Tiger Woods equate to disregard for the entire sport? rcade
Disregard for the sport's greatest active practitioner, and arguably the greatest ever, is disregard for the sport, unless that disregard involves something that actively involves the practice of the sport, eg cheating, betting, etc. . Woods' infidelities in no way affect his play on the course. The only reasons irunfromclones could make that statement, that I can make out, involve the aforesaid infidelities or a disregard for the sport. If the former, the statement has no basis in a sports discussion, if the latter, ditto.
posted by bobfoot at 04:24 AM on March 03
You know, I don't really care if Woods ever plays golf again.
You know, I don't really need to hear about your disregard for the sport within a sports lovers blog. If you have something intelligent or humorous to add, go for it. If not, move on.
You typically add good insights here, but that just really rubs me wrong.
posted by bobfoot at 03:43 AM on March 02
I find it hard to believe that this site is discussing information found in the National Enquirer. Come on.
posted by bobfoot at 02:37 AM on February 28
Couldn't care less. His infidelities are between him and his wife. Why should I, or you, give a damn? All I care about is if he'll make the putt. The rest is soap opera shit.
posted by bobfoot at 12:16 AM on February 20
"Who cares about the" isn't the best beginning of a sentence within a sports enthusiasts' blog.
posted by bobfoot at 12:08 AM on February 20
Well, nobody's gonna run a 3 second mile - so the peak's gotta be coming up
posted by bobfoot at 11:50 PM on February 19
What in Hell is wrong with national pride in sports teams? Most people's favorite teams are based on geographic proximity. What's more proximal than one's nation or country? Is there a better way, in a multi-sport event, to gauge a nation's athletes vis a vis the competition? This doesn't mean I can't root for the Jamaican bobsled team in a particular competition, but the medal count, perhaps weighted by color and divided by total population, seems a good judgement. Has anyone done that last bit?
posted by bobfoot at 02:14 AM on February 18
Not if you go back to the Oilers.
Can't. Oilers moved to Tennessee. Texans are brand new.
posted by bobfoot at 03:05 AM on February 08
Pickin nits - but Obama et al aren't part of Capitol Hill
posted by bobfoot at 04:07 AM on January 31
What Dude said - what of those questions - with the possible exception of the Picture Round - is not British-centric?
posted by bobfoot at 05:49 AM on December 29
As graymatters said, it was about the athlete, not the sportsman, of the year. That makes it about the numbers, not the person. Same reason Tiger won the Athlete of the Decade just after his recent troubles.
The horse thing seems whimsical - if meant otherwise is demeaning.
posted by bobfoot at 01:39 AM on December 23
A race car driver loses up to 20 lbs in sweat over the course of a race.* S/he has to hold on to the beast (like grabbing a stickly lawnmower) for hours at a time, avoiding other massive vehicles while travelling at extraordinary speeds, with the constant threat of having the equivalent of a wrecking ball impinging upon your progress at any given point. While they're at it, people are talking in your ear about various strategic and tactical moves that must be considered. Agility, endurance, hand-eye coordination, threat of imminent death, massive internal stresses... hell yeah it's a sport. And I'm not really a fan.
* I made that number up - but I'd bet it's close.
posted by bobfoot at 01:25 AM on December 23
It seemed like Brees was in danger of a sack nearly every down, ended up with 4. And on that last drive he kept throwing to the middle of the field with no TOs left. Overall, just never really looked like an undefeated team tonight.
posted by bobfoot at 04:50 AM on December 20
Centuries of literature and history are happy to disprove this statement.
First off, I'm wondering how fiction proves anything. Speed Racer never cheated on Trixie and he was the best race car driver in the world. Citizen Kane had all the money in the world, but all he wanted was a [spoiler].
Fiction is a mirror of the human condition. Your silly examples don't fare well against bona fide historical novels Shakespeare et al included), and say nothing about the underlying question.
From history, care to give any examples that prove wealth makes people behave differently than they would otherwise? You're asking me here to posit a situation in which the same person acts differently in two vastly different situations - this is only possible in literature, which you earlier decried as humbug. If you're going to ask a question of me, please make it a meaningful one.
The rich and powerful male has always and will always attract and fall for the wiles of an attractive female. Presidents, kings and popes have all been so seduced.
There are plenty of broke womanizers. The excuse that money and power made Tiger cheat on his wife with a dozen women is weak. Warren Buffett has 40 times as much money as Tiger. Can we expect to learn that he has 480 mistresses?
If you are seriously suggesting to me here that the wealthy/famous are not more likely to entice the opposite sex than the poor/random, then I simply don't know what to tell you. But your Buffett reference is ridiculous, although kinda funny.
posted by bobfoot at 04:15 AM on December 15
I don't think money -- even obscene amounts of it -- changes who you are. - rcade Centuries of literature and history are happy to disprove this statement.
The rich and powerful male has always and will always attract and fall for the wiles of an attractive female. Presidents, kings and popes have all been so seduced. Why would any of us consider an athlete to be more morally superior than those historically prominent figures that we, despite the perceived failings of their personal lives, continue to look up to on the pedestals history has provided for them?
This is a non-story and none of the business of sports-lovers, in my opinion. It is none of my business what any of you do in relation to your significant others. At what point on the ladder to fame do you think it becomes your business? What if it was Ernie Els? Sergio? Parnevik? Notah Begay?
posted by bobfoot at 04:38 AM on December 14
Slightly off topic, the Cleveland Indians logo looks like an extended middle finger to me. Which I think is hilarious.
posted by bobfoot at 01:33 AM on November 11
She shouldn't be suspended, she should be arrested. That was assault. A neck could've been broken. There's a vast difference between good hard play and what happened there.
posted by bobfoot at 02:43 AM on November 07
That it "would not fly in LA" addreses my point. That, compared to other cities - LA doesn't give a hoot in Hell about NFL football.
posted by bobfoot at 02:02 AM on October 27
It seems fairly apparent that LA couldn't care less about football. How does the 2nd (possibly third) largest metro area not have a long, storied past in the sport if they actively give a hoot in Hell? Movie stars can't be readily seen on TV from football stadium seats.
posted by bobfoot at 11:20 PM on October 25
My old dogs are killing me
posted by bobfoot at 05:31 AM on October 01
I don't think one would want to point the finger at Mark Anderson.
He might pull it.
(rim shot)
posted by bobfoot at 07:06 AM on September 26
Not sure why they wouldn't wait til the end of the season.
Spending a little money on ML pitchers might help
posted by bobfoot at 03:44 AM on September 22
I don't know from nuthin, but I really don't think Jack Lambert (e.g.) would've been out for an entire season with a dislocated wrist...
posted by bobfoot at 12:18 AM on September 15
That's idiotic, Drood.
Whoa, that's a first
posted by bobfoot at 12:14 AM on September 15
The Shararapova match was lost rather than won. 21 double faults? I think Oudin's playing well - but more importantly, is playing lucky.
posted by bobfoot at 01:14 AM on September 08
So, bet on baseball, banned for life.
Kill a man, suspended for a year.
Yeah, yeah apples and oranges.
But with the oranges there's a dead person.
posted by bobfoot at 11:05 PM on August 13
Football players fart. Baseball players fart. Hockey players fart. Basketball players fart.
Golfers have flatulence.
posted by Joey Michaels at 04:10 PM on August 04
And Tiger effervesces
posted by bobfoot at 12:00 AM on August 05
This sport is played for the fans. The Hall of Fame is for the fans.
Why not let the fans vote?
posted by bobfoot at 11:46 PM on July 28
Are there people in the HoF who have ever committed a crime, felony or misdemeanor?
If one who becomes a member commits such a crime, is he thus removed from the HoF?
posted by bobfoot at 01:19 AM on July 28
Yeah, but I'll bet Title IX becomes moot.
posted by bobfoot at 12:35 AM on July 26
Everybody should do everything naked. All accoutrements, from shotputs to yachts, should be made from see-through material. Anyone found with an opaque substance should be banned for life and roundly ostracized.
posted by bobfoot at 02:49 AM on July 25
Kiner's not a household name? 6 out of 12 years HR king - that's just unfortunate, at least for any household that enjoys baseball.
posted by bobfoot at 10:03 PM on July 18
I would also like to express my hopes for a speedy recovery, while bringing attention to what I believe is a pertinent website.
posted by bobfoot at 12:07 AM on July 17
Don't knock it til you've tried it.
ok... ewww
(Pam Dawber? no no nanu)
posted by bobfoot at 11:55 PM on July 16
Speaking of ceremonial pitches... why is it so hard for a healthy human to throw a baseball 60 feet into the waiting mitt of a staionary, expectant professional catcher?
I've looked around (a little) (a very little) and haven't found a decent throw.
Seems like one would practice before throwing a baseball in front of millions of people.
posted by bobfoot at 01:13 AM on July 16
Let's keep in mind that this is a little league kid playing against little league kids. Still a very cool accomplishment (especially in order) but this is not entirely clear in the story.
posted by bobfoot at 12:05 AM on July 14
As a sport, no.
Boxing is a very particular sport - some say a science.
Mixed Martial Arts is a mutt, by definition.
Whether it (MMA) is the new boxing by popularity or money is different, I suppose. But definitely not as sport.
It's WWF without the fake.
posted by bobfoot at 12:58 AM on July 10
Not for me it doesn't.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 09:41 PM on July 09
Me neither
posted by bobfoot at 12:41 AM on July 10
Read the first ten. First one was funny.
I wish you all the luck Holden! Remember, practice makes perfect... and, I want to present this suggestion demurely, there is a soap named "Lava"...
posted by bobfoot at 12:50 AM on July 08
It's nice to give away your money.
We seem to think that the opposite must therefor be true: it's not nice to not give away your money.
Screw that. Once he pays huge taxes, he's done with his societal requirements - everything else is gravy.
Tasty, tasty gravy...
It's none of my goddam business what any of you do with your money. Similarly, it's none of your business what I do with mine. At what point on one's ladder to Fame does the substance of philanthropy become a point of public discussion? I don't recall reading anything on SpoFi, or anywhere else, about the philanthropical heroics of Gretzky, Orr, Nadal, Laver, Sampras, Ruth, Gehrig, Lamond, DiMaggio, LaJoie... etc. etc...
This is a sports news item, in my opinion, that is a result of way too many "reporters" trying to find something to write about.
posted by bobfoot at 01:38 AM on July 07
This and the previous win at Roland Garros pretty much ruin any arguments I have been holding onto regarding Federer's status as best ever.
With all due respect to the runners up in these last two majors (especially Roddick, my god what a match), I'm sad that Nadal had to miss out. Injuries are part of the sport - of all sport - and sometimes it sucks.
So, cheers to Federer - the best ever!
... although Rod Laver... ...
posted by bobfoot at 12:23 AM on July 06
Baclava wearing? eewww
posted by bobfoot at 11:44 PM on June 18
So many more sports commentators these days.
So much less talent.
posted by bobfoot at 12:14 AM on June 12
From the story:
"A small number of athletes took advantage of the program to obtain textbooks for their friends, textbooks that had to be returned or paid for at the end of the semester," "It's important to note that no coach or staff member was involved in the violation, no sport gained a competitive advantage and not one athlete pocketed $1.
How does this punishment fit this, rather philanthropic, crime?
posted by bobfoot at 12:05 AM on June 12
Very interesting article for me, but for that odd, out of place bit about the Russian roulette.
If the basis is legit, I look forward to seeing him as a head coach after his playing days.
posted by bobfoot at 12:40 AM on June 05
Somebody should put him up against a big league pitcher for a little bit to teach him... I don't want to go so far as humility... but a recognition that he has alot yet to learn.
Or to show us that he's Roundball Jesus. Whichever.
posted by bobfoot at 12:25 AM on June 05
Here's a waste of a web page, (albeit my favourite): www.something.com
posted by bobfoot at 01:18 AM on June 03
Ok. So anyone who has a very dangerous job, who is not doing it with a sense of national/societal responsibility (police, firemen, military) should immediately cease doing their jobs upon procreating.
Loggers, fishermen, pilots, iron-workers, roofers... procreation is right out for them. But there aren't enough accounting jobs out there for these folks to do.
As Debo270 said, these are the people the mothers married, they knew who they were dealing with.
Milquetoasts don't satisfy all women.
posted by bobfoot at 12:50 AM on May 04
If I found out that my Dad stopped doing the things he loved because of me, I would be mortified. If I found out that my Dad died doing what he loved, my devastation over his passing would be mollified by that fact. Eventually. But that's me.
posted by bobfoot at 01:22 AM on May 01
Beaver, I'm not convinced that IT's coaching for FIU isn't part of the FWPP.
posted by bobfoot at 12:37 AM on April 16
Mariah's pitch I'm okay with, watched it three times. Not an athlete, allows herself to be viewed objectively.
Carl Lewis is an athlete. Throws like a girl. Should have opted out. Or practiced.
posted by bobfoot at 01:20 AM on April 10
I dig Manny. He has a palpable love of the game. My favorite baseball play in recent memory is, you all know it, the outstanding catch, followed by two cleats up the outfield wall, a high five to a fan, and a throw out of the runner. How does one beat that for sheer fun in a job? Unless your a Mythbuster. Which is a different blog.
posted by bobfoot at 12:01 AM on March 20
When I said we should use our first round pick for a sniper I was kidding.
posted by bobfoot at 12:17 AM on March 19
From the Official Site: The UFL will field teams comprised of the best players in the world and tomorrow's rising stars. Really? No, wait... Really? Hubris is one thing, but that is ridiculous.
posted by bobfoot at 12:00 AM on March 12
Yup, That's Some Blackface At A Hockey Game
why would you think that I need to defend my position about anything? I didn't say that. I said I would be interested in hearing you defend your position.
I am a minority...(etc...) Not a part of the discussion. As regards this discussion, you don't need to know my race, I don't need to know yours. The only reason we have to bring this up is to attempt to acquire emotional rhetorical high ground.
Acting in blackface in any capacity is racist. The intent is unimportant. Kids making a mistake - I'll buy that - and hope they learn from their mistake.