- 08:30 PM
- 11/21/09
The Silverdome has been sold for a song.
posted by MeatSaber at 08:27 PM on November 17
I think it's more of an homage to wear the number of your hero, a la Steve Yzerman wearing 19 in honor of Brian Trottier. If the almighty Stern deems Jordan worthy of a league-wide retirement, so be it. But I don't think it's up to LBJ to make that call...
posted by MeatSaber at 04:53 PM on November 16
I was reading this article while I was...well, let's just say I read this article in yesterday's Detroit Free Press. It struck me as some of the worst writing I've ever seen in a newspaper. Hell, this is worse than a lot of columns I see on sports blogs. Have newspapers sunk so low that they need to hire writers that can't even keep a coherent thought from paragraph to paragraph?
posted by MeatSaber at 04:39 PM on November 16
Care to elaborate, geekguy?
posted by MeatSaber at 01:16 PM on November 14
Note to Stafford: The bad guys are wearing purple this week. Try not to throw at or near the color purple on Sunday, and just maybe the Lions will cover the spread. Not win, just not lose so badly I can't make money off you.
You could light the pilot in your furnace with a $100 bill. At least you'd have a warm feeling afterward...
posted by MeatSaber at 02:02 PM on November 13
I believe the NHL actually retired 99 league-wide.
maybe, can you provide a link? I saw it a lot even after Gretzky retired.
and Gretzky was the last to wear 99.
posted by MeatSaber at 01:58 PM on November 13
I'm not sure Pat Summit would make a good NBA coach. The successful college coach that makes the jump and is a successful NBA coach is rare. Lieberman might be the best candidate at the moment. She has pro coaching experience, and was successful as a pro coach. She can't be any worse than Michael Curry...
posted by MeatSaber at 01:31 PM on November 07
tahoe, get outta my head...first thing I thought when I saw Z Z...that and this guy...
posted by MeatSaber at 05:17 PM on November 06
This is the same MLB that came down on John Rocker for things he said out of season and uniform? Don't think they might come down on Lince a bit?
posted by MeatSaber at 05:14 PM on November 06
How long has Don Mattingly been away from the Yankees? Just wondering how long it took his curse to dissipate...
posted by MeatSaber at 03:40 PM on November 05
Dammit, rcade beat me to it...
posted by MeatSaber at 03:19 PM on November 05
The game wasn't out of reach at that point, given that the coach called for a conversion. This looks less like hotdogging than it looks like a QB keeping the defense off balance. Had this happened in the 2nd half, I'd call it unsportsmanlike...
posted by MeatSaber at 07:34 PM on October 30
Fox will have a camera on Brett Favre the entire game this Sunday.
You mean they weren't already doing this?
posted by MeatSaber at 02:54 PM on October 29
if he's not structurally fixed by draft camp....he's going to be drafted by the Lions...
posted by MeatSaber at 12:47 PM on October 27
For the second week this season, the Lions came out of a Sunday without losing...
posted by MeatSaber at 09:35 PM on October 25
How many pro sports teams have won a championship in their first year in a new facility?
Detroit Pistons, 1989...
posted by MeatSaber at 01:10 PM on October 08
It's murder if your a Tigers fan (or Twins fan, for that matter)...
posted by MeatSaber at 09:20 PM on October 06
Holy schnikies, Leyland heard my prayers and sat Huff, and put Raburn in left...the Tigers might actually pull this out now...
posted by MeatSaber at 06:00 PM on October 06
That Leyland has enough confidence in Porcello to throw him to the wolves should cement his bid for ROTY. But I'm still fuming that Verlander pitched yesterday instead of tomorrow. If the Twins would've lost, he would've been ready for Game 1 against the Yankees. Now Jackson would start game 1, against that lineup. Bad call, IMO...
posted by MeatSaber at 01:44 PM on October 05
This probably doesn't warrant a FPP, because the only ones that care are Maple Leafs fans, and who cares what they think...but Mats Sundin called it quits yesterday...
posted by MeatSaber at 07:45 PM on October 01
Could you imagine trying to explain that entire spectacle to, say, an Afghan farmer?
You can grow those? My mom used to knit them...
posted by MeatSaber at 03:28 AM on October 01
So the kid catches some heat because he made a boneheaded play...take your lumps, try harder next time, and be the hero. Did we learn nothing from 80s teen movies???
I'm sorry, but I don't subscribe to the notion of putting children in a bubble that protects them from all pain, physical or emotional. Life is hard, better to learn that lesson early than to be thrust into it without any experience. I don't disinfect every surface in my house my kids might come in contact with...I don't censor my language, video games, TV, music or movies...I tell my kids when they're bad at something, and laugh at them when they screw up. But I also do anything I can to help them get better and learn from their mistakes. But I guess in today's world that makes me a bad parent, not isolating them from all the evils of the world...
Wow, is it just me, or have there been a LOT of touchy subjects here lately...
posted by MeatSaber at 05:17 PM on September 30
Why not name the player that screwed up? They're dropping names left and right during the highlights when the player does something right, was the sportscaster supposed to then say "*some kid* spiked a live ball to lose the game"?
posted by MeatSaber at 01:51 PM on September 30
If God isn't a Penn State fan, why is the sky blue and white?
Because maize clouds would look funny...
posted by MeatSaber at 05:20 PM on September 29
*walks into thread*
*reads article and comments*
*sloooowly backs out, whistling*
posted by MeatSaber at 12:54 AM on September 29
"just b/c a ball touches my hands doesn't mean i dropped it!" -- take a guess
Had I not moused over the URL, I woulda guessed every Lions receiver since Brett Perriman...
As for that shootout, Jokinen, Edler and Moss woulda had train tickets to Edmonton if they'd tried that under Jack Adams...hope the last Canuck kid makes the team for actually trying...
posted by MeatSaber at 11:48 PM on September 27
Lions won, Vick played, Favre threw a touchdown in the dying seconds...is it 2006???
The Lions are boasting that they're as good as the defending SB champs today...
Detroit mayor Dave Bing announced that he's giving the key to the city to Jim Schwartz, for being the winningest coach during his mayoral term...
Red Wings coach Mike Babcock now must wait until at least game 2 of the regular season to have more wins than Schwartz this season...
posted by MeatSaber at 11:40 PM on September 27
My high school drafting teacher graduated from Ohio State, and he made a kid wearing a Michigan jersey take it off and go through class topless. As punishment, the principal made him sing "The Victors" over the PA every Monday the rest of the season after a Michigan win...
posted by MeatSaber at 04:44 PM on September 26
Wow, I really like the Minnesota and Tampa Bay 3rds. Also like the fact so many teams are using throwbacks as their 3rds (except you Pittsburgh. For God's sake, let those baby blue monstrosities die)...
And am I the only one who makes the mistake of trying to edit my post in the live preview box? Quite the "derrrr" moment every time I do it...
As for the best World Series, 1991 all the way...
posted by MeatSaber at 12:23 AM on September 25
Has Favre ever had any "token appearences" over that 271 games? Not to take anything away from Ripken, but starting 271 straight NFL games, and taking the bulk of the snaps over that stretch is more impressive...
And in baseball years, Favre would've played 2,744 games by now... =D
posted by MeatSaber at 04:46 PM on September 21
Yes, that guy should be made a Saint...
This is a good idea in theory, but how would they police it? Are they going to keep a running list of people ejected, and then you have to show ID at the gate? Seems it would be easier is disallow anyone who looks or smells drunk...
posted by MeatSaber at 07:19 PM on September 20
This means the Wolverines can move one spot higher in the top 25, and try to erase last season...that's never terrible...
posted by MeatSaber at 01:10 AM on September 20
The warped minds that bring you lolcats and the fail blog have a new sports themed page called Up Next in Sports. It's not all A-material, but I found this one to be scarily humorous...
posted by MeatSaber at 07:58 PM on September 17
I prefer TMQ's "Potomac Drainage Basin Indigenous Persons"...
posted by MeatSaber at 01:15 AM on September 17
Just want to chime is with this...
I've always been on bdaddy's side in this fight...in that, I'm not convinced that the r-word was as big a slur as some people let on. Then I read this post. Damn it rumple, thanks for opening my eyes...
posted by MeatSaber at 10:21 PM on September 16
Who the hell is Drew Stafford?
posted by MeatSaber at 07:17 PM on September 13
Is a hum like a scruddle?
posted by MeatSaber at 09:51 PM on September 12
I always hated, but respected, Michael Jordan during his playing days. After reading this, he lost that respect. It's like Isiah all over again, but I didn't hate Isiah when he played...
posted by MeatSaber at 03:16 PM on September 12
mjkredliner, you forgot prison...
If I want to watch a redneck soap opera, I'll watch True Blood, with the added bonus of Anna Paquin boobage. All Jeremy Mayfield can offer is this mildly entertaining Dodge ad. My choice is clear...
posted by MeatSaber at 02:53 AM on September 11
I'm a tennis purist. There's no room in the sport for this kind of grandstanding bravado. Just play the match, shake hands, and march off the court like an automaton. Utterly disgusting...
posted by MeatSaber at 05:40 PM on September 09
I heard Stern wanted to institute a rule that all players that attack fans apologize at some point, but O'Neal said it was racist..
posted by MeatSaber at 01:33 PM on September 09
you guys are taking it too seriously
I realized that there was a segment of the baseball fans that took it too seriously the day people were calling for Sammy Sosa's head on a platter when he was caught with a corked bat. Everything from a 60 game suspension to a lifetime ban was debated until Selig ruled. For corking a bat? Nah, that's not taking things too seriously...
posted by MeatSaber at 10:56 PM on September 08
Question: Has anyone else "Pulled a Hossa"? And by that I mean go from one team that lost the Stanley Cup Finals to another team that lost the next year?
Haven't done any due diligence, but Ty Conklin came over with Hossa this past season...
posted by MeatSaber at 05:07 PM on September 04
Kinda expect it from old Ernie, tho. I don't think I've ever seen a more cheerful person in my life. And not that "so cheerful you want to kick them" kind of person either. You could have the worst day of your life, but a 5 minute interview with him would put a grin on your face. Hell, I remember when I was a kid, listening to Tigers games on WJR, and a batter would hit a foul into the stands...he'd say "a Tigers fan from
posted by MeatSaber at 05:03 PM on September 04
Just gotta make sure he only drowns the weak ones....
How do you tell the difference, aren't all PETA people vegetarians?
posted by MeatSaber at 04:50 PM on September 04
Hout's out there running off his mouth while looking like Olivia Newton-John in "Physical."
You take that back right now! Don't ruin one of my cherished childhood memories like that...replace it with "looking like Mike Reno from Loverboy" or something...
posted by MeatSaber at 04:47 PM on September 04
Anyone besides me excited about Canada's Hosting of the 2010 Winter Olympics and the return of Olympic Hockey and the very intriguing spectacle that is Olympic Curling?
You know, growing up in the Detroit area, I've always had the luxury of watching CBC out of Windsor. Whenever I catch curling, I end up getting wrapped up in it. I still just don't understand the sport, but there's something that just sucks me in for some reason...
As for the upcoming hockey season, I'm super excited. The NHLPA is in flux, effectively giving Buttman more power...the Pens are defending champs, meaning we gotta listen to national commentators fellate Cindy Crosby even more than normal...the Wings signed Jason Willaims, Patrick Eaves, AND Todd Bertuzzi while losing Samuelsson, Hossa, AND Hudler...I'm so excited I may vomit...
Wow, I think I just broke my own sarcasm-meter... =D
posted by MeatSaber at 10:16 AM on September 04
This just ruined my day...thanks rcade...
posted by MeatSaber at 10:06 AM on September 04
Should we place bets now on if he fulfills the full length of the contract?
I'll cash in my 401 on that bet, especially if they expect him to play 70-75 games a year...
posted by MeatSaber at 12:32 AM on September 03
And yet Bettman still has his job...
posted by MeatSaber at 11:41 PM on August 31
Funny how Mitch Albom was mentioned as one "school" of writing...I remember when reading his articles was fun. Sure, he wrote the usual beat columns, or tear-jerkers, but he also wrote this, and had a quasi-regular column in the Detroit Free Press where he'd give his observations on the week in sports, like how a bad game by Mike Vernon was probably due to his moonlighting as lead singer for Loverboy. I couldn't find links that you don't need to register for, but he wrote a tour of the Tiger clubhouse back in 87 that was hilarious at the time, an interview with the tarp that attacked Vince Coleman, shopping for underwear with Petr Klima and his interpreter, and going to a Tigers game to see Cecil Fielder with Joe Dumars, Steve Yzerman and Barry Sanders. Great stuff all around. Then he became a radio and TV pundit, and a best-selling author, and the fun got sucked out of his writing. God, I miss those days...
posted by MeatSaber at 03:33 AM on August 25
What special treatment did he receive? He was arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced for his crime. He served his sentence. Now that sentence is over, and he is returning to the job he had before his arrest. Unless us "normal people" were working at an animal shelter or the like before we were arrested for the same crime, we'd be allowed to resume the same career we had before our arrest. If you don't like the length or severity of his sentence, your problem is with the fact that animal cruelty just isn't that serious an offense in the eyes of our justice system. But his punishment wasn't any lighter than what you or I would've received if we committed the same crime.
Face facts...dogs are not people, no matter how you feel about yours, they are animals and will remain such when the time comes to punish anyone for cruelty towards them. I love dogs. I don't own any because I have enough responsibility in my life. But I've had dogs in my life, and I've had and met some dogs that had distinct human qualities. But that doesn't change the fact that they are pets, not people. I can't buy or sell my kids (legally), I don't have to keep my kids on a leash, my kids don't crap all over the backyard, etc and so on. So please just give up the "Vick is a monster and needs to be destroyed" mantra. Dude served his time, and he should be able to go back to work like everyone else. It's not his fault that *his* job pays insane amounts of money...
And for the record, I despise Ron Mexico with a passion, and I'm not an Eagles fan, either. Just a guy who's patience is wearing thin...
posted by MeatSaber at 03:46 AM on August 24
Did they upgrade his firmware? Or is that a bug in the software, like deja vu in the Matrix?
posted by MeatSaber at 09:42 PM on August 04
I miss those halcyon days when the 3 biggest football teams in the area could get 10 wins in a season...sigh...
posted by MeatSaber at 09:38 PM on August 04
Damn Canadians...always starting trouble...
posted by MeatSaber at 09:36 PM on August 04
I can only imagine what the Detroit Lions fans have been drinking to ward off losing 15 games this year.
After listening to the local sports media and their callers, I'd say a good portion are drinking Jim Schwartz's Kool-Aid...guess the bad taste from Marinelli's didn't last as long for most...
posted by MeatSaber at 09:35 PM on August 04
Unless there is bulletproof evidence that he gambled when he played, he should be in the Hall. The sins of the manager shouldn't overshadow the accomplishments of the player...
posted by MeatSaber at 07:51 PM on July 27
Holy Christ, I can't imagine having one of those springs thrown at me, more less having one hit me in the head while driving. That he was apparently conscious before he hit the tire wall is a miracle in itself. Hope he makes a full recovery...
posted by MeatSaber at 06:11 PM on July 25
...Barry Sanders Jr...
...he could blow out a knee without being tackled...
Is it inevitable he'll be drafted by the Lions?
posted by MeatSaber at 08:15 PM on July 21
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
As if we don't beat up refs enough, this happens. Sorry, it's kinda bad quality, but watch the replay that starts around 2:10, and has audio...