- 08:35 PM
- 11/21/09
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
"Don't it make my brown balls bluuuue..."
posted by bobfoot at 09:13 PM on March 07
"testimony from Bonds's ex-mistress that dwelled more on testicles than test results"
How very alliterative. There's a country song in there someplace.
posted by bobfoot at 08:28 PM on March 06
hehe
"Hey Kobe, your predeliction for unseemly encounters with women in the high country are counter-intuitive!" "Bi-atch."
posted by bobfoot at 12:07 AM on March 06
Byron Nelson's 11 for sure.
Cy Young's 511 for sure.
Edwin Moses' 122 consecutive wins.
Tigers' 142 consecutive cuts. Tiger can't even do that anymore. Maybe. (speaking of which - winning 1 major on a broken leg)
Van der Meer's two consecutive no hitters.
That cricket thing is impressive. Very.
posted by bobfoot at 12:05 AM on March 05
That logic has been employed for ages. 1972 Olympics. Leon Klinghofer.
posted by bobfoot at 11:35 PM on March 04
Help me out here - what is the strategic goal of attacking a sporting event that is going ultimately feature your own country's team? I'm not full up on my Asian current events, but I'm guessing the terrorists were Tamil, secessionists from the Sri Lankan state, so not really "your own country's team", but rather your long-time enemies' team.
Followed by what jjzucal said. The Tamil Tigers have had setbacks recently in their at least two decade war.
posted by bobfoot at 12:22 AM on March 04
It may not be a property of rarity per se as much as a substantial increase in reportage. There are significantly more reporters, and more readers, thus more stories than there were "in the day". Since bad news tends to breed far faster than good news, the ratio of the two is, I aver, bound to increase. It's not that fewer good things happen - fewer get reported by a wider reportage. In other words, the bell curve remains the same, it's just alot bigger - and there are alot more reporters hovering around the "bad" end.
posted by bobfoot at 11:28 PM on February 11
That's awesome, I love party crashers!
I've been some and had some and am all for it.
Thanks for the link
posted by bobfoot at 12:03 AM on January 30
YYM, I couldn't agree with you more about Houston's quarterbacks.
re: the timing of the games - why not one on Saturday and one on Sunday - didn't they used to do that?
posted by bobfoot at 11:00 PM on January 17
Like the picks - the impression of Roethlisberger as the best ever, not so much.
Everytime I hear of "Flacco Flacco Flacco" I get a Rolling Stones ohrwurm.
posted by bobfoot at 09:13 PM on January 16
I appreciate your humility, Rod, but you're wrong about that "greatest" thing...
Not only the greatest tennis player, among the greatest sportsmen.
posted by bobfoot at 09:01 PM on January 16
Did alot of hickey fighting in my youth, always tried to keep the stick up and the helmet on...
posted by bobfoot at 11:47 PM on January 07
I've been a kegler and a darter - to give a little personal perspective, Apoch, a nine-dart out is harder than a 300-game, in my opinion.
Both might be considered with baseball's no-hitter.
posted by bobfoot at 10:26 PM on January 03
Full disclosure: I've never played hockey - apparently that makes a difference in the morality issue. Bunk.
posted by bobfoot at 10:35 PM on January 02
I've got to assume, Howard, that you have no problem with two football players taking off their helmets and having it out on the field of play. Or, say, Jimmy Connors, back in the day, having heard enough of McEnroe, just gave him a shot to the jaw up at the net. ...just to release any feelings of anger... How about lacrosse? Water polo? Regular polo? Basketball? Wasn't Kermit's shot at Tomjanovich just meant to release a feeling of anger? Why is hockey the ony sport where this is not considered assault? Even baseball frowns on it after a 100 mph head-buster.
posted by bobfoot at 10:30 PM on January 02
I vote for the Morgan State catch - but they're all fantastic
posted by bobfoot at 10:21 PM on December 29
28 comments that have virtually nothing to do with the cons AND pros of the subject presented.
Presently, if a touchdown is made it's a given that it's a seven point play, unless something stupid happens that has nothing to do with the snapper, holder or kicker.
Why not ensure that the touchdown is a six point play, as prescribed, with some tension as to the extra point, or two?
Surely there's some proper argument to be made that doesn't consist of name-calling, obfuscation and derision...
posted by bobfoot at 01:51 AM on December 28
It seems like every year a different recent former Astro or two is going to the World Series. Oh well. Good to see the Phillies win finally.
posted by bobfoot at 11:44 PM on October 30
I didn't see anything about the Kansas City Racists. Or the Minnesota Racists. I haven't seen you talk about baseball's Cleveland Racists, Atlanta Racists or San Diego Racists. I haven't seen a bit about the NBA's Boston Racists. I never hear you talk about the college ranks' FSU Racists, or the Illinois Racists... ad practically infinitum. We all know there's an issue with Washington's team name, whether we agree or disagree, and I think most of us agree, (I do), I think I would enjoy your weekly column a bit more if you didn't reinforce a political issue every time I read it. After all, sports and politics are uncomfortable bedfellows. Well, for me, anyway.
posted by bobfoot at 01:43 AM on October 28
Kansas City Chiefs (+13.5) at NEW YORK JETS O/U 39: There is absolutely no freaking way the Jets should be almost two touchdown favourites over anyone not even the Chiefs. Jets 24, Chiefs 13.
Strong language for a call of less than a field goal.
And the "Racists" thing has gotten old, in my opinion, true or not.
posted by bobfoot at 10:45 PM on October 25
Redesigning the Worst NFL Helmet Graphics
Slightly off topic, the Cleveland Indians logo looks like an extended middle finger to me. Which I think is hilarious.