- 12:49 AM
- 11/22/09
Huddle is a straight prick whose only goal in life seems to be to get up the first post of the day.
posted by holden at 12:49 PM on October 30
Yankees in 7
Derek Jeter
Under
3:35
posted by holden at 10:03 PM on October 27
LAD in 7 NYY in 6
Randy Wolf, CC Sabathia
NL +10
posted by holden at 11:43 AM on October 14
Rockies 4
Cardinals 4
Yankees 3
Angels 5
Mark Teixeira
NL +7
posted by holden at 12:40 AM on October 07
DJE is correct on how these stats count.
Tigers by 2. Carlos Guillen.
posted by holden at 03:00 PM on October 05
/resounding thud
Dover Divers are diving harder than Eduardo when confronted with a wayward blade of grass on the pitch.
posted by holden at 03:37 PM on September 15
Are the numbers here goofy? Is it 16 points for the top team picked or 32? Based on these standings and point totals, it appears that the top teams picked are getting 32 points per victory. For example, I have the Red Wings as my top pick, and they have amassed 384 points for me -- which is 32 points per win x 12 wins. Either way, congrats to rumple, as I think that lead is insurmountable.
posted by holden at 03:08 PM on May 29
Wings in 7
Franzen
posted by holden at 03:09 PM on May 28
I agree with bill -- I want Barca to win, but see them having trouble doing so without three of their top four defenders. In addition to the issues that creates for defending, Barca really relies on Alves getting forward to put pressure on opposing defenses, so his loss is two-prong (although he has no one but himself to blame for missing the final, as I could tell in the first 5 minutes of the Chelsea game that he would be getting a card).
posted by holden at 06:29 PM on May 26
Thanks all. I would have been happy with a repeat as the top US finisher in the SpoFi league, but the stars aligned for me this year. I think scores across the board were down this year, as my point total this year were less than what I had last year (when I finished second, but over 100 points behind squealy). Sad to have lost the weekly updates this year, though -- I think gspm threw in the towel when the site switched software and posts/tables were character limited.
posted by holden at 01:38 PM on May 26
Could a rematch of last year's finals really happen? When was the last time that happened? It would be great way to end a great Playoffs.
It appears that in 82-83, the Islanders beat the Oilers for the Cup. One year later (83-84 season), the Oilers returned the favor. At least that's the most recent one I see from this list.
posted by holden at 02:43 PM on May 15
Boston in 6
Caps in 7
Wings in 6
Chicago in 7
posted by holden at 01:31 PM on April 29
Boston 6
Washington 5
New Jersey 5
Pittsburgh 7
San Jose 5
Detroit 5
Vancouver 7
Chicago 7
posted by holden at 01:24 PM on April 15
I would prefer more FPPs like this. Can we work that into the guidelines?
posted by holden at 11:37 PM on April 02
This one was going around last fall; not sure if it was ever linked here. George Brett recounting a story about crapping his pants.
P.S. Sorry for playing that "Trap Card" in that other thread. Kind of.
posted by holden at 10:01 PM on March 15
Thanks holden! I took a quick look for it when I set up the pool but couldn't find it. Not having a subscription probably affected my search somewhat.
No problem. Also, it actually was just posted this morning -- so that may explain why you did not see it.
posted by holden at 03:06 PM on March 04
I'm in. I also entered the picks for Baseball Prospectus based on BP's odds for each team winning the whole thing -- link here (subscription required).
posted by holden at 02:27 PM on March 04
Once SportsFilter is bug free, I will be getting back to the missing and/or mangled archives.
Two words: Red. Dawn.
posted by holden at 09:34 PM on January 25
While we're in the future, somebody jot down the next 1,376 Super Bowl winners.
I forgot to check on the Super Bowl winners, but I can tell you I was not surprised to find out that in the Year 2746, rcade's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandson was arrested by the Intergalactic Inquisition for unspecified violations of Quandax Rule 708-b-iii (Unauthorized Use of Teleportation for Purposes of Calling into Disrepute, or Ridiculing, the Star Pope).
posted by holden at 05:51 PM on January 09
At the other end, holden ended up with the fewest points of all players who picked in all rounds, so he takes home a much-deserved Costanza.
Wow, to think that I could have avoided this simply by forgetting to make picks one round. But this is something I'll wear with pride. As the talking heads said when Mike Maroth was on his way to losing 20+ games a few years ago, you have to actually be a pretty decent pitcher to lose 20 games.
posted by holden at 11:22 PM on November 02
Dude, you were at a PLANNED PARENTHOOD! Worrying that the doctor giving you the old snip at Planned Parenthood does not share your left-leaning political views is like going into a kosher deli and being worried that they will put cheese on your pastrami sandwich or wading into a SportsFilter Barry Bonds thread and being concerned you might be blindsided by some well reasoned thoughts and cogent analysis.
posted by holden at 12:57 PM on October 27
Let's see...an article by MLB.com encouraging us to watch...Major League Baseball. There's a stretch.
I believe the article was from ESPN. Also, Debo270, why in the locker room? This seems FPP worthy to me.
posted by holden at 04:37 PM on October 21
Tampa in 7 Carlos Pena Strikeouts .400
posted by holden at 10:52 PM on October 20
Dodgers 7 Rays 6
Cole Hamels (NL), James Shields (AL)
NL +4
posted by holden at 01:38 PM on October 07
Brewers 5 Cubs 4 Angels 4 Rays 4
Ryan Braun
NL +5
posted by holden at 10:47 AM on October 01
Sox by 4
Alexei Ramirez
posted by holden at 12:06 AM on September 30
It's interesting to see etrader took a whopping 20-point penalty (that's five extra trades that week), but still ended up top scorer by 11 points. I may have to reconsider this over-trading thing.
wc2k -- the points penalty for transfers above 1 is assessed against the score as it stood the previous week. So etrader had 42 last week, which was reduced to 22 going into this game week. The 68 is the score this week without taking into account the -20. If you were factoring in the negative points to this week, etrader would be at a net 48 points for the week, which would still put him/her above the SpoFi average but a ways off the top.
posted by holden at 01:24 PM on August 26
Baseball: I was born in Louisiana and grew up in a home where my father (born and raised abroad but a Louisianian) was more a fan of the game than a fan of a team, so I became the same. I spent my formative years (mid-primary school through high school) in Michigan, and enjoyed the Tigers but was never a huge fan. When I met and later married a gal from St. Louis and ended up attending 8-10 Cardinals games a year, I became a Cardinals fan. It's a hard franchise not to like -- great history, great fans, a great run of success in the years I've known my wife (1995 to present), and a chance to regularly see one of the greatest right handed hitters of all time ply his trade.
College Sports: Both my folks went to LSU and now live a mile or so from the campus and have football tickets. I went to a D-III school for college and a I-AA school for grad school, so it's kind of an easy choice.
Football/Soccer: When I was a student in London on a semester abroad in 1996, I found an old Holsten-sponsor Spurs shirt at a thrift shop. So I became a Spurs fan. I always liked Teddy Sheringham as well and, while he was just past his prime at that time, he was still a productive and entertaining player.
Football: Saints just because of the Louisiana connection, but this was a very difficult team to follow in my youth in Michigan because they were never on TV. During that time I was probably more of a Cowboys fan from having spent a few years living in Dallas before the move to Michigan.
Hockey: Wings from my youth in Michigan. I was not saddled with baggage of a prior hockey affiliation, with my family being from the (pre-NHL expansion) south. Perhaps could be viewed as a bit of a bandwagon-jumping type of thing, but I got in to them when they were coming out of the dark days of the 80s and just starting the ascent to being a dominant team.
posted by holden at 03:48 PM on August 22
I haven't really been following any of the discussion re the updated site, but is the 4000 character limit thing a new ongoing feature or will things go back to "normal" at some point? I think I'm generally having trouble understanding what is the new SpoFi and what is a work in progress.
posted by holden at 04:43 PM on August 20
And I did it all with my left shoe untied!
posted by holden at 04:15 PM on August 20
C.C. Sabathia, Prince Fielder Keep Imagining Each Other As Giant Talking Hot Dog, Hamburger
posted by holden at 04:30 PM on July 31
Wow, I can't believe the Red Wings lost more games in the playoffs than the Ottawa Senators. Looks like the wrong team won the cup. Howard_T and holden were the only two to give 16 points to the Wings and 15 points to the Penguins. Actually, Howard_T and I both gave 14 points to the Penguins. I hedged on a Western Conference champion and gave the Sharks my 15 pointer. Whoops.
posted by holden at 09:28 AM on June 08
See all you guys next season. Unlike Derby County. owlhouse -- at least squealy's deal with the devil to trade fantasy glory for relegation of the team he supports worked out. What's your excuse? Didn't read the fine print?
posted by holden at 10:03 PM on May 19
Bravo to gspm, who really makes this whole thing worthwhile with the great weekly standings and various tables. As for me, I suspect I've hit the highest heights I can and will hit in this competition. I am awed by squealy's 667th place finish, but how much cooler to have been 666, eh? I would point out that squealy is in another league in which he finished 15th!!! That is some serious fantasy footballing going on in that league, my friends. I will take solace in the fact that I once again have taken the non-Brit, non-Commonwealth trophy (and the Commonwealth part can actually come out this year), and, more importantly, that I have intrafamilial bragging rights, as I played Chelsea to my brother-in-law's (and bitter rival's) Liverpool. Have fun in the qualifying rounds of the Champions League next year, lawn_wrangler.
posted by holden at 11:31 AM on May 19
Video not released yet: The two other Red Bull cans with chutes on that strapped the "daredevil" can into a tandem harness. Hilarious!
posted by holden at 03:10 PM on May 01
Since it's a link dump and all. Crazy. I'm sure the person who got hit in the head with that dude's Red Bull can was loving it.
posted by holden at 11:47 AM on May 01
Boston 5 Detroit 5 Orlando 6 Cleveland 6 L.A. 5 New Orleans 6 San Antonio 6 Utah 6 East: James West: Kobe
posted by holden at 04:48 PM on April 18
I'm in. I also posted an entry for ESPN's (Terry Frei's) odds, which are not necessarily in keeping with the confidence pool concept (these are odds to win the Cup, which is different than ranking teams on games they will win, how much they will dominate, etc.), but I figured it may make for an interesting benchmark.
posted by holden at 05:59 PM on April 08
Sure, Sheffield can be an outfielder. I know he was classified as such in at least one fantasy league I saw.
posted by holden at 12:38 PM on April 02
David Ross is also already on the DL. There's a list of players currently on the DL by team here. Just to keep things even and honest, I am going to exercise my plenary powers to declare Doug Davis ineligible for his first stint on the DL (Arizona has announced that he is going to make one start and then go on the DL for treatment for thyroid cancer).
posted by holden at 01:50 PM on April 01
C: Paul Lo Duca 1B: Frank Thomas 2B: Luis Castillo 3B: Joe Crede SS: Bobby Crosby OF: Garrett Anderson OF: Dave Roberts OF: Jim Edmonds (currently on DL) SP: Rich Harden RP: Tom Gordon
posted by holden at 09:46 AM on April 01
Basically, the same rules as last year. Pick one each of C, 1B, 2B, 3B, SS, SP, and RP and 3 OF for your team. (Last year we did OF by position, but it's easier to just have 3 OF -- kind of like Gold Glove and All Star voting.) In terms of positional eligibility, players who are primarily or solely DHs can be listed as a 1B; for other players, make a good faith effort to just try to list players whose primary position is the selected position. Players who start the season on the DL (e.g., Pavano) or on the day you submit your picks (e.g., Elijah Dukes, who was placed on the DL today after the first Nats game yesterday) are only eligible for future DL stints, so they have to return and then go on the DL before you start getting credit for DL days. Highest aggregate number of days on the DL at the end of the season wins.
posted by holden at 10:40 PM on March 31
I suppose we should rock the DL pool, dontchya think? I'll post something to the LR later today. And dyams -- totally agreed on the ridiculousness of the ROY eligibility, particularly as it applies to professionals from non-US leagues.
posted by holden at 03:57 PM on March 31
AL East: Red Sox AL Central: Tigers AL West: Angels AL Wild Card: Yankees NL East: Mets NL Central: Cubs NL West: Diamondbacks NL Wild Card: Braves NLCS: Cubs over Mets ALCS: Tigers over Red Sox WS: Tigers AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera NL MVP: David Wright AL CY: Justin Verlander NL CY: Johan Santana AL ROY: Evan Longoria NL ROY: Kosuke Fukodome First manager fired: John Gibbons FYI to dyams -- Upton is not eligible for ROY as he's amassed more than the minimum 130 MLB at-bats.
posted by holden at 02:24 PM on March 31
Seven games left for each team, which I assume means 7 game weeks left.
posted by holden at 01:06 PM on March 28
Yo gspm -- looks like your table is from a past game week? I have to admit selfish motives in bringing this to your attention, as it was my one shot at glory with the highest score in our group for the scoring period. (Lamprd as captain = 50 points of my total of 74, which has to be some sort of record for one individual comprising the highest percentage of total points.) But, having a newborn in my own home these days, I will grant you a mulligan and chalk it up to lack of sleep or somesuch.
posted by holden at 04:59 PM on March 15
lawn_wrangler also was mentioned in one the original World Cup podcasts that begat the regular football podcast -- he requested that they (the podders) continue on post-WC into the Premier League season. So I guess we have him to thank for that. Oh, and he also washes Barry Glendenning's car on the weekends, so that doesn't hurt his shout-out potential. If it was not for the fact that he is married to my wife's sister, I would kill him out of jealousy.
posted by holden at 07:33 PM on March 09
I love Vin Scully. MLB's Extra Innings is worth it for me just to get a handful of Scully-called games on Fox Prime Ticket. Here's a transcript of his call of Koufax's perfect game. And here is the audio. (Previously posted in this thread.)
posted by holden at 11:20 AM on February 15
Watching a very brief bit of this really caused me to lose what little remaining faith I have in our Congress. I'm willing to entertain that it is within Congress' power to hold hearings on this type of stuff (although I think the founders would be rolling over in their graves), but to exercise that power in this manner is just sickening to me. My congressman is on this committee and I specifically voted against him last Tuesday because of this crap. And I knew nothing about his opponent, who could torture puppies and be a KKK member, for all I know. Single issue voting rocks. (BTW, the incumbent won with about 90%.)
posted by holden at 12:44 PM on February 13
Pats 9 Pats score first Score 6.39 into the game
posted by holden at 03:05 PM on February 02
St. Louis Blues t-shirt-type jersey. #666, Dark Lord.
posted by holden at 05:47 PM on January 30
I'm about two weeks out from my own 6 year anniversary. Between yerfatma and jerseygirl [insert dirty joke here]. I'd be curious to know how folks came to Sportsfilter. I know for many of the single and double digit types (and the low triple digit types), it was through Metafilter. I came to it through this interview of Oliver Willis by Tony Pierce. I actually didn't know Metafilter existed until maybe a year into Sportsfilter.
posted by holden at 11:10 AM on January 24
This site also opened me up to soccer so now at my job (where I am the only white boy and everyone else is either Dominican or El Salvadorian) I can keep and make somewhat intelligent comments on the game. For those potentially interested in watching the Africa Cup of Nations on the job, it's online here starting Sunday. goddam -- I want a mug that says "Soccer: Not a Sport."
posted by holden at 12:38 AM on January 18
Getting into this one late, so some catching up to do. Pack by 7 Pats by 13 Colts by 10 Cowboys by 6 11 turnovers Patriots +3
posted by holden at 02:07 PM on January 08
holden replies: lmao reading this one.
posted by holden at 11:06 PM on December 27
Hockey link dump? How about all of the Bud Light Hockey Falls ads? You've gotta love Bill Clement combing out the mullet.
posted by holden at 03:20 PM on December 21
I blame the typos on new child sleep deprivation syndrome.
posted by holden at 03:40 PM on December 18
I just want to see if I can maintain this stranglehold on 12th place for the remainder of the season. 3 weeks in a row and 4 out of the last 5. Not bad.
posted by holden at 04:13 PM on December 11
Hooking Delicious and Twitter to the Huddle
I heard on Deadspin that huddle is doing Telemanjaro.