- 01:02 AM
- 11/22/09
I'm in and hoping to avoid a sophomore slump.
posted by 86 at 10:11 AM on July 20
A) Boston in 4 B) New York Rangers in 6 C) Carolina in 7 D) Philadelphia in 6
E) San Jose in 5 F) Detroit in 5 G) St. Louis in 7 H) Chicago in 6
posted by 86 at 11:21 AM on April 15
I'm more confused than when I started, but...
The Bruins and Sharks can end with 119 points and 54 wins if they go 3-0-1 and 2-1 respectively. If the Wings win out, they'd end up with 117 points and 54 wins which means they'd get third place.
The Bruins and Sharks have the same number of wins, so they'd move to the second tie-breaker.
Since they have only played once, the second tie-breaker can't be used, so they'd move to the third tie-breaker.
And on that front, the Bruins have a +79 goal differential while the Sharks have a +56 goal differential.
By my read, if it worked the way you have it written up, the B's win the President's Trophy.
But remember, I'm kinda drunk.
posted by 86 at 08:54 PM on April 07
Woo-hoo! Second for the week. And that was with Chopra on the bench. Doh!
posted by 86 at 10:58 AM on September 26
Agbonlahor is my captain. Oh, captain, my captain.
posted by 86 at 05:22 PM on August 18
I can't stop watching this. The move at 1:51 is unbeatable.
posted by 86 at 12:46 PM on July 30
86's 86ers are signed up and flying blind.
posted by 86 at 12:29 PM on July 10
Newbie Question: Do you select the league after you've built your team?
posted by 86 at 08:06 AM on July 10
Detroit in four. Datsyuk / Crosby Osgood for Conn Smythe.
posted by 86 at 09:33 PM on May 21
The chart above shows that I picked Philadelphia to win the Colorado / Detroit series... And got it right! That has to be worth a x2 points multiplier based on degree of difficulty. I now have 32 points.
posted by 86 at 09:00 AM on May 09
Eastern Conference Philadelphia (Richards) over Pittsburgh (Crosby) in 5 games. Western Conference Detroit (Zetterberg) over Dallas (Morrow) in 5 games.
posted by 86 at 07:21 AM on May 06
I found some of the same clips on YouTube and that worked fine. I even learned what a 147 is.
posted by 86 at 11:05 AM on May 02
JJ, it says, Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory.
posted by 86 at 06:56 AM on May 02
Eastern Conference Montreal (Kovalev) over Philadelphia (Richards) in 5 games New York (Jagr) over Pittsburgh (Crosby) in 6 games Western Conference Detroit (Datsyuk) over Colorado (Hejduk) in 4 games Sharks (Cheechoo) over Dallas (Ribeiro) in 7 games
posted by 86 at 04:30 PM on April 23
I would have picked Lundqvist and Hasek.
posted by 86 at 03:05 PM on April 13
Boston over Montreal in 6 --- Murray / Kovalev Pittsbugh over Ottawa in 5 --- Crosby / Heatley Philadelphia over Washington in 4 --- Briere / Ovechkin New York over New Jersey in 6 --- Jagr / Gionta Detroit over Nashville in 4 --- Franzen / Dumont San Jose over Calgary in 7 --- Thornton / Iginla Colorado over Monnesota in 6 --- Hejduk / Gaborik Anaheim over Dallas in 4 --- Getzlaf / Hagman (My picks were in the other thread. I stand by them. Even the Washington / Philly one for some reason.)
posted by 86 at 07:27 AM on April 13
Boston over Montreal in 6 --- Murray / Kovalev Pittsbugh over Ottawa in 5 --- Crosby / Heatley Philadelphia over Washington in 4 --- Briere / Ovechkin New York over New Jersey in 6 --- Jagr / Gionta Detroit over Nashville in 4 --- Franzen / Dumont San Jose over Calgary in 7 --- Thornton / Iginla Colorado over Monnesota in 6 --- Hejduk / Gaborik Anaheim over Dallas in 4 --- Getzlaf / Hagman
posted by 86 at 08:08 AM on April 08
If he's caulking everything up to a difference of opinion, that crap he's putting around his bathtub is not gonna work at all.
posted by 86 at 09:44 PM on February 27
Doesn't Hossa disappear during the playoffs? And if offense really the issue the Pens needed to address? They paid a high price considering those questions. Has Forsberg really helped anyone lately? I remember dreading his move to Philly, but they ended up picking 3rd in the draft. I still consider him one of the best players of the last decade, but he hasn't live up to hype following his last few moves. For those that haven't seen it, here is Cliff Fletcher giving his players both barrels as he recaps the deadline from the Leaf front office perspective. His response to the McCabe question is particularly pointed. I'm glad the Rangers didn't part with any of their needed youth. That's the most important thing to me. Montoya was obviously expendable, and apparently hadn't been playing too well anyway. And The Other Hossa's upside is limited. No real loss there. I like picking up a draft pick and Sjostrom seems like he has decent potential. Christian Backman, on the other hand, I'm worried about. Defensemen with size who hate body contact don't do well in MSG (see Poti, Tom & Malik, Marek). Ugh.
posted by 86 at 09:02 PM on February 26
For all you Phatcat fans --- Don't worry, garfield will be back soon.
posted by 86 at 08:09 AM on February 24
even if they face the Leafs in the first round. Someone has been going drink for drink with NoMich.
posted by 86 at 12:39 PM on January 29
The one constant through all the years, rcade, has been SportsFilter. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But SportsFilter has marked the time. This site, this "community": it's a part of our past, rcade. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come rcade. People will most definitely come.
posted by 86 at 04:31 PM on January 24
garfield, if it's all the same, I'll just lay all the blame with Samsonov14 and let him do the apologizing. Sammy got me here too so it's his fault anyway. I still wish I had user #86, but alas my three-digit gold-piece will have to suffice.
posted by 86 at 04:22 PM on January 24
What's the big deal? Who doesn't have one of those things lying around.
posted by 86 at 08:02 AM on January 07
It's not authoritative, but a game recap of the 1981 AFC Divisional Playoff Game (Miami vs. San Diego) shows a Hook and Lateral play from Strock to Harris to Nathan as a 40 yard pass from Strock. Again, it's not "official", but I'd guess the answer to your first question is "Yes".
posted by 86 at 09:55 AM on November 09
It happened in the top of the 8th in this game. Posada was struck by a batted ball from Cairo.
posted by 86 at 04:01 PM on October 26
Who gets the putout when a batted ball hits a runner? Everything I find seems to indicate that the putout is credited to the nearest fielder, but none of this is from solid sources.
posted by 86 at 03:56 PM on October 26
Well, another brilliant idea is ruined, but thanks for the help. I appreciate it. And yeah, do tell about the Keith Hernandez thing.
posted by 86 at 02:40 PM on October 26
Runner on third, slugger at the plate. You choose to walk the slugger. Now, I'm wondering why the manager doesn't have an outfielder (or someone) come in and stand near the back-stop behind the catcher while they are intentionally walking the guy. While it might be overkill in June, it seems like a prudent thing to do during the post-season. After all, we've seen wild pitches during intentional walks before. And with the tying/go-ahead run 90 feet away, and the season hanging in the balance, I don't see any reason not to protect against the possibility.
posted by 86 at 12:31 PM on October 26
Oh, and this is a nice idea, tselson. I hope you find the answers you need and I hope this becomes a regular thing. This was a particularly good way to start. Tough question!
posted by 86 at 10:21 AM on October 04
The Giants are statistically a middle of the road defense, but those numbers are off tilt a bit. They had a lousy first ten quarters of the season and have since been pretty solid. Last week they were down-right dominant. And, you can bet that they will be keyed up to play their New Jersey rivals. Of course, I have no answers to this question. You see, Tennessee is a top-ten defense playing at home. Plus, it's Joey Harrington and that's a bit scary all by itself. And Kansas City's defense is quietly having a good year. Plus, KC is a different animal when playing at home. It's usually a good idea to steer clear of the Chiefs on their own turf. I'd check the under/over for each game and note the one that is highest. Start that QB. If Vegas thinks it'll be a shoot-out, that's your guy.
posted by 86 at 10:20 AM on October 04
Phillies in 4 Cubs in 4 Angels in 3 New York in 4 Rollins AL + 10
posted by 86 at 07:44 AM on October 02
Colorado by 1 Torrealba
posted by 86 at 10:19 AM on October 01
Another fine New York Rangers blog.
posted by 86 at 11:54 AM on September 16
I wish I would have seen this earlier. Darn. Always next year.
posted by 86 at 07:54 AM on July 17
Good luck, JJ. And here's one for the dump: Rocket Signs with Yankees (circa 2057).
posted by 86 at 09:40 AM on June 22
* Rubs scruffy beard * Grabs trophy and hoists it over head. * Screams wildly. * Hands trophy off to apoch. Woo-hoo! Thanks again for setting this up, Doc.
posted by 86 at 08:03 AM on June 07
Anaheim in 5 Scott Neidermeyer 4.0
posted by 86 at 01:22 PM on May 24
Ring Tosser's Lament Elbow Juice Black Tar Asparagus Carmel Cotton Complete Misunderstanding Rich Boy Blues Clown Magic Red Light Midnight Little Orphan Tranny Devices Left to My Own Lab Rat Taffy Snow Angel Downers Minty Armageddon
posted by 86 at 03:11 PM on May 11
Buffalo in 7 Anaheim in 5 Numminen Kalinen Mylander
posted by 86 at 02:41 PM on May 08
The Picks: Buffalo over NY Rangers in 6 Ottawa over NJ Devils in 6 San Jose over Detroit in 6 Anaheim over Vancouver in 6 Bonus: Anaheim Super Bonus: 87%
posted by 86 at 07:39 AM on April 25
That was an awesome read. Thanks! And congrats to you and the players. Nicely done.
posted by 86 at 07:12 PM on April 23
Hart: Crosby Jack Adams: Nolan Norris: Neidermayer Lady Byng: Avery Vezina: Luongo Calder: Malkin Selke: Legwand
posted by 86 at 07:48 AM on April 19
East Sabres over Islanders in 5 Devils over Lightning in 5 Rangers over Thrashers in 6 Pens over Sens in 7 West Flames over Wings in 6 Ducks over Wild in 5 Canucks over Stars in 7 Sharks over Preds in 6 The Bonus Lowest GAA (East): Miller Lowest GAA (West): Kipper The Super Bonus Number of OT Periods: 17
posted by 86 at 07:52 AM on April 11
By the way, I didn't know until my Tivo told me, but Versus has been showing some other races this spring. I caught the last stage of Paris Nice and I'm glad I did. That Tivo, it's always there for me, I tell ya.
posted by 86 at 11:39 AM on March 26
I'm in... Assuming I remember to sign up.
posted by 86 at 10:02 AM on March 26
Ravens by 2 Chargers by 12 Eagles by 1 Bears by 10 LT - 172 yards
posted by 86 at 12:09 PM on January 09
Chiefs by 12 Seattle by 23 NE by 2 Philadelphia by 8
posted by 86 at 11:43 AM on January 03
And here's ten underrated Christmas songs in case this turns into a holiday link-dump. God bless, Bob and Doug.
posted by 86 at 10:00 AM on December 22
MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, One-Game Playoff Edition
Twins by 5
Mauer