- 06:14 AM
- 11/22/09
No. I like moderating that keeps the discussions civil and mostly intelligent, but not censored for any and all use of a curse word.
Kerrycindy, there are kids specific sports sites like SI Kids where young people write blog stories and such. If you think that any exposure to curse words would be harmful to your son, you could encourage him to use a site like that.
posted by bperk at 12:29 PM on November 05
Yankees in 6
A-Rod
Under
In case I am in a tie for the Costanza - 3 hours 15 minutes
posted by bperk at 12:38 PM on October 27
Dodgers in 6, Angels in 6
Kuroda, Lackey
AL +15
posted by bperk at 09:23 AM on October 14
Rockies in 5
Yankees in 4
Cardinals in 5
Angels in 4
Pujols
AL +14
posted by bperk at 01:01 PM on October 07
I don't know how I could have picked Morneau. I'm a moron.
posted by bperk at 08:38 PM on October 06
Minnesota by 4, Morneau.
Thanks, DJE.
posted by bperk at 09:49 AM on October 06
I'm sure just about everyone here has been in the minority on the side that he/she believed was right. It is always frustrating. Still, it says nothing bad about the community that this happens. In fact, it speaks to the diversity of views here. When this happens, you can do as I do and just assume everyone else is a moron or you can embrace martyrdom. Whatever works.
posted by bperk at 10:14 AM on September 30
What browser are you using, bperk?
I'm using Firefox.
posted by bperk at 11:38 AM on February 04
In preview, my comments run all the way to the right of the screen, so that I would have to continue scrolling right to see it all. It doesn't fit in the preview box.
posted by bperk at 04:58 PM on February 03
I agree with YYM about the completions category. There was very little correlation between a QB who had a fantastic game, and one who didn't on the fantasy scoreboard. QBs are bigger fantasy scorers without that added point category.
posted by bperk at 10:07 AM on June 16
The Great BullPenPro rant can be found here That whole thread is great. Thanks for finding it.
posted by bperk at 12:44 PM on June 13
There were no accolades to respond to. Only if you didn't read the link.
posted by bperk at 09:03 AM on March 05
I don't know. I get somewhat irritated when there is an FPP about some pretty major event with a link just to the news story. Favre's retirement and Walsh dying were good chances to put a fantastic FPP up. However, the news posts are already up before such an FPP can be completed. Of course, it probably only bothers me because I don't think those guys were given their due with those one news link FPPs.
posted by bperk at 08:14 AM on March 05
I don't really think that because you have issues with something that's related to the topic of the thread, it's automatically appropriate and on-topic for you to vent in the thread. If a thread is about Favre and 10 people post how wonderful he is, I don't think it is wrong to point out the ways in which he wasn't wonderful. Sometimes the accolades are enough provocation to try to throw in some balance. The same goes for the Pats. If it is on topic to talk about how great the Pats are, then it has to be on topic to talk about the ways in which they are not great. Or, what dfleming said.
posted by bperk at 08:05 AM on March 05
Metafilter recently went through a looong discussion about it. That was a fantastic discussion though I've only managed to get through half of it.
posted by bperk at 04:54 PM on January 26
Part of the problem, though, is that you can post a great FPP that gets very little attention because it's not about basketball, baseball, football or hockey. I still post a few "other" threads but I've mostly given up. I think there is still value in it even if people don't comment. Many times I read a great FPP, but I don't post anything because all I have to say is "great story." Maybe instead of posting Red Sox/Yankees stories to baseball, they should each have their own area. It would help people become aware if a certain team is getting an inordinate amount of FPPs without discouraging people from posting good FPPs.
posted by bperk at 11:22 AM on November 06
So I looked back over the past few weeks and found that other than the world series thread, which will always be posted no matter the teams, the trick or treat thread was the only Red Sox thread I could find. I think there were quite a bit more than that. There was the Manny thread, the Giuliani is a Red Sox fan thread, the Sox are going to the WS thread, and there was also the Ortiz thread. That's a lot of threads about one team. There have also been a ton of threads about Yankees and A-Rod, a former Yankee during that time. I don't know if there is a solution except for people to be conscious of how many stories are being posted in one particular area.
posted by bperk at 10:52 AM on November 06
When a website gains the power to hurt your feelings this profoundly, your problems neither began, nor ended, here. When someone decided that a site that they once enjoyed has now become more hassle and not worth the effort, how does that indicate that their feelings were hurt? Why does every criticism of SpoFi turn into an immediate indictment that the person is too sensitive? It's bullshit. The complete lack of camraderie that people feel for each other is frustrating to me. TCS complains about an FPP, and decided to not post here anymore. Good thing because if he hadn't the asshole comments that occurred in that thread would surely have spurred him in that direction anyway. This seems like an exact retread, but this time let's do the same thing to SE. What a great idea!
posted by bperk at 03:39 PM on November 05
Ummm, there are plenty of places to discuss the Yankees. Why does SpoFi have to be the place? WTF? The Yankees are a sports team. This is a sports site. Quit, or don't quit, TCS; but enough with the victimhood. What victimhood? He didn't put up this thread. I don't see any examples of him begging for sympathy. You've decided that there isn't any bias against the Yankees. Great for you. Perhaps your own dislike of the Yankees is influencing your opinion? Either way, a complete lack of respect that other intelligent members might disagree is shitty. This thread is really bringing out the worst in some posters here. It seems like we ought to be able to come to some consensus that there might be an anti-Yankees or anti-other team bias that we would rather not have.
posted by bperk at 02:05 PM on October 11
Please just let it go. If all your complaints are correct (and I do miss Beurnreuther and other Yankee fans of his ilk), all it suggests is the thick skin we Red Sox fans grew over the years serves us well. I think TCS's complaint is legit. There is an anti-Yankee bias here that isn't evident for the Red Sox. I don't think it has anything to do with a thicker skin. Failing to recognize it and calling Yankees fans sensitive or martyrs is a great way to lose articulate, passionate Yankees fans as members.
posted by bperk at 01:21 PM on October 11
I think "another early exit" is factual -- it's an exit in the first round three years in a row. What makes it early? There is nothing early about their exit unless you have expectations that they should go further. It is editorializing by implying that the Yankees should be disappointed by their "early exit" instead of happy that their team played well enough to make the playoffs. It could have been a what's next for this storied franchise FPP with a different linked article.
posted by bperk at 01:21 PM on October 10
You should probably give a little info about your scoring if you want more specific help. So, just speaking to the matchups. The NY Giants mauled the Eagles offense. If the NY Giants get that kind of pressure on Pennington, it will be a nightmare. The Chiefs have a very good pass defense and home field advantage. Harrington has the best matchup. The Titans D got lots of ints against Brees, but they haven't got a ton of sacks. Depending on the scoring, I'd pick Pennington and hope for the best.
posted by bperk at 10:30 AM on October 04
I think SpoFi precedent dictates that the Costanza goes to the worst team that tried. We can have a vote-off. Worst team / last league activity 18. Steeplebats / Jun 15 17. Deadballers IV / Aug 22 16. KendallzSluggerz / Sep 19
posted by bperk at 09:01 AM on October 03
Congrats, jg. Next year, we need to give jg some sort of handicap, maybe making her autodraft.
posted by bperk at 09:11 AM on October 01
Deadline for signing up for all the pools is fast approaching since games start on Thursday.
posted by bperk at 08:59 AM on September 05
I'm in all of them. I like survivor best because it's over by Week 5.
posted by bperk at 10:38 AM on August 31
I got an error message. Group id must be an integer.
posted by bperk at 07:34 PM on August 30
What are we going to do about the roto league? It needs more participants.
posted by bperk at 02:10 PM on August 14
Yahoo clearly didn't rank the defensive players at all. The number one ranked defensive player was Dan Klecko, who isn't even a starter for Indy's defense. However, he apparently has great hair. Fortunately, there are tons of quality IDP players to choose from, so once dropping and adding starts there will be plenty of players to be had.
posted by bperk at 11:06 AM on August 13
Our schools trips were usually to the Seminole Indian reservation where Seminoles would huddle around teepees and quilts and wrestle alligators. It took me until about the 7th grade to realize that they lived in the condos and not the teepees. In high school we went to Busch Gardens to learn about physics by riding rollercoasters.
posted by bperk at 01:22 PM on July 26
Yeah!! My first SpoFi victory. And, I learned a little about rugby too. I'm glad the All Blacks won, though I'm not sure why. I think it had to be how Australia was carrying on after their upset win.
posted by bperk at 08:23 AM on July 24
In all the stuff I read leading up to the Tri-Nations, Australia wasn't given a chance. What's going on? Do the other teams just not want to win it?
posted by bperk at 10:01 AM on July 09
I didn't see the Henin match. I hope they replay it this evening. I'm always pleased when she loses even if it means I will forever remain trophyless. A number 18 and a number 23 seed, who could have predicted that? I mean, besides lbb.
posted by bperk at 03:52 PM on July 06
Funny stuff. I would love to hear an argument between you and your mom with her only using quotes from The Natural.
posted by bperk at 06:05 PM on July 05
You had a great gift, a talent, but it's not enough. I think you're a loser.
posted by bperk at 02:40 PM on July 05
I need to make adjustments. I have been letting my team ride without making changes, but I think I have some injuries.
posted by bperk at 12:07 PM on July 05
I'm not winning, Crafty. I think Yukon or lbb will win on the women's side, and the men's side is too close to call. I'm hoping that I don't end up as the only person to not receive a trophy at all. You already have your trophy, so no more bellyaching from you. I did watch a lot of tennis yesterday, so maybe that's why I'm chatty.
posted by bperk at 12:07 PM on July 05
In other news, am I the only one that is beginning to really, really dislike Nadal?
posted by bperk at 08:43 AM on July 05
Venus waxed Sharapova. I always think it is funny when a player (Sharapova) gets so excited about finally managing to hold serve. Venus's services games took about 45 seconds while Sharapova's took forever. That's good news for LBB since she was the only person who picked Venus. And, now Venus beat Kuznetsova as well.
posted by bperk at 08:36 AM on July 05
Wait a minute! I have my very first lead.
posted by bperk at 04:30 PM on July 03
The rain is crazy. Then they won't play on Sunday to try to catch up. What is wrong with Mauresmo? She looked great for most of the first set, and then it all went to hell.
posted by bperk at 01:18 PM on July 03
(Oh, and by the way, Gonzalez's loss today virtually eliminates me from contention on the mens' side. Again.) (Oh, and by the way, Gonzalez Hingis's loss today virtually eliminates me from contention on the womens' side. Again.) A little something extra for you, Mr. Crafty.
posted by bperk at 01:19 PM on June 29
I manually took out all the br codes as well. I probably missed something and that's where the random </ came from.
posted by bperk at 11:35 AM on June 29
| SpoFite | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | Total Points |
| Ufez Jones | Henin | Kuznetsova | Sharapova | Mauresmo | Federer | Djokovic | Nadal | Canas | 40 |
| bperk | Henin | Sharapova | SWilliams | Mauresmo | Federer | Nadal | Roddick | Davydenko | 40 |
| Sousepaw | Henin | Sharapova | Hingis | Mauresmo | Federer | Nadal | Gonzalez | Roddick | 40 |
| Weedy | Sharapova | SWilliams | Henin | Mauresmo | Federer | Nadal | Gonzalez | Canas | 40 |
| owlhouse | Mauresmo | Henin | Sharapova | Kuznetsova | Federer | Nadal | Roddick | Hewitt | 40 |
| lil brown bat | SWilliams | Sharapova | VWilliams | Mauresmo | Federer | Nadal | Blake | Roddick | 40 |
posted by bperk at 11:03 AM on June 29
I thought Davydenko would be gone by now. This is record-breaking for him.
posted by bperk at 08:01 AM on June 29
Wow, I'm in the lead. I like it (even though it is unlikely to last). See what happens, Fence, when you teach other people about rugby.
posted by bperk at 08:38 AM on June 27
ownhouse said he was going to be unavailable for a couple weeks.
posted by bperk at 08:33 AM on June 26
Women's 1. Henin 2. Sharapova 3. Williams 4. Mauresmo Men's 1. Federer 2. Nadal 3. Roddick 4. Davydenko
posted by bperk at 01:13 PM on June 22
Women's 1. Henin 2. Sharapova 3. Williams 4. Mauresmo Men's 1. Federer 2. Nadal 3. Roddick 4. Davydenko
posted by bperk at 11:14 AM on June 22
Good luck avoiding getting hit in the face, JJ. Go Kings!
posted by bperk at 09:51 AM on June 22
The draws are available now, so time to pick your team.
posted by bperk at 09:12 AM on June 22
That's not exactly how I pictured Weedy.
posted by bperk at 07:25 PM on June 19
Thanks, Fence. The props and flanker stuff was throwing me from seeing the big picture. I was kind of going on the fact that the OBs were scoring more points than the forwards during the last rugby fantasy game. I assumed that the better team was going to score significantly more points than the lesser team, which didn't seem to be the case with this last match. I kind of stacked my OBs with more NZ players than I would have had I been just choosing the best available player. I have no idea if that is going to work out. I thought the best available player information might be skewed anyway because it seems, based solely on my googling, that the Aussie media covers rugby a lot more than the other two countries.
posted by bperk at 09:04 AM on June 19
It wasn't easy since I knew nothing about rugby positions. Plus, there seems to be different names for each position. Then, this whole numbering system that correlates with each position. I'm still not exactly sure which side would be more defense than offense because it seems counterintuitive to me.
posted by bperk at 03:07 PM on June 18
I can't imagine that it would be much fun getting email calling you a racist when you aren't. I'm sorry that you had to go through that, chico. Still, you are an important part of what makes SpoFi great, and I hope you change your mind.
posted by bperk at 02:55 PM on June 18
I did much better this time around. It's amazing what can happen when you google - best rugby players in the world.
posted by bperk at 11:19 AM on June 18
I'm in, and I even picked my team this time instead of using the lucky dip. I'm prepared to dominate. Go All Blacks!
posted by bperk at 05:21 PM on June 15
MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, Final Standings
It didn't work so well for me!
Thanks, DJE.