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- 11/22/09
Hamilton by 6
Calgary by 1
Setta
posted by grum@work at 10:03 AM on November 14
I will admit that I haven't visited SpoFi that much since the switch. The site design is just terrible now, and it makes it too hard to read all the comments.
As well, it always asks me to sign in, and I don't have the option to do multiple previews of the comments I do make.
Thanks for all the fun I had here the past few years, but unless something changes I'll probably be just following sports somewhere else.
posted by grum@work at 01:57 PM on September 27
Fuck. I forgot all about this thing after I initially picked my players. Sorry for being non-competitive...
posted by grum@work at 10:42 PM on June 29
I present: The Greatest Free-Throw Shooter and 3-Pointer Shooter in History
posted by grum@work at 07:44 PM on June 26
You know what makes that 2 year old video so great? The word "GO" with an arrow pointing at the basket, written on the padded floor. Because, you know, the guy bouncing on the trampoline needs to be reminded which direction to jump.
posted by grum@work at 07:42 PM on June 26
Oh, and grum. I see that HATER and grum are tied. Those are your Costanza winners. Sorry grum. I wear it with pride. Can someone whip me up an image so I can add it to my profile page? Hmm...My previous hotlinked Costanza (for 2006 NFL futility) has been lost. I'll need to replace that.
posted by grum@work at 04:24 PM on June 06
I'm in, but I'm confused. Do we pick a new lineup every match? Every round?
posted by grum@work at 10:16 AM on June 04
Costanza-bound! Pens in 7 Zetteberg Hossa Crosby wins the Conn Smythe (and gets the overtime winner in Game 7)
posted by grum@work at 06:41 PM on May 21
posted by grum@work at 11:19 PM on May 12
Well, I can't win the confidence pool, and I'm doomed in this one unless I go underdogs and longshots from here on out. Oh well, let's go for gold! East: Pittsburgh (Crosby) over Philadelphia (Briere) in 4 games Dallas (Morrow) over Detroit (Franzen) in 4 games.
posted by grum@work at 10:39 PM on May 05
Hart: Ovechkin. It's really not that close. Selke: Madden. The Red Wings split their own votes. Lady Byng: Datsyuk. No reason, just a guess. Calder: Backstrom. The Blackhawks split their own votes. Norris: Lidstrom. Inertia is tough to break for voters, unless someone REALLY stands out. Not the case this year. Vezina: Brodeur. For a while there, he was an MVP candidate as well, so I can't imagine it'll be that close of a vote.
posted by grum@work at 11:46 AM on April 30
Montreal (A.Kostitsyn) over Philadephia (Briere) in 6 games. Pittsburgh (Malkin) over New York (Avery) in 6 games. Detroit (Zetterberg) over Colorado (Statsny) in 5 games. Sharks (Thornton) over Dallas (Richards) in 7 games.
posted by grum@work at 07:06 PM on April 23
I hate myself for wussing out and actually giving the Senators a win in my predictions. I definitely thought they'd get run over, but figured they might squeak out a cheap win in overtime.
posted by grum@work at 08:42 AM on April 17
Hey, guys! This SPORTSFilter, note BREADFilter. ;)
posted by grum@work at 11:09 AM on April 16
Darts? - Sure. Spelling Bees? - Why not. Competitive Eating? - Ew. But we've said yes before. Arm wrestling? - Yup. Rock Paper Scissors? - A sport everyone can play equally well? Sure! Dwarf Tossing? - Only if it's sanctioned. Chess? - Definitely. Beer Pong? - Maybe not. World of Warcraft? - No. Foxy Boxing? - Hell, yes! Monkey Baseball? - Fuck, yes! Survivor: Cleveland? - Pass. Cheese Hockey? - Whu? The Democratic Primary? - We don't have enough intergender sports. Fingernail growing contests? - Hopefully without slow-mo replay video links. Prison breaks? - Which division? South American or South Asian? Spin the bottle? - Celebrity, or just kids? Cuz just kids would be kinda creepy. Exquisite Corpse? - Whu? Flava of Love? - Gah!
posted by grum@work at 12:21 PM on April 15
The Masters NHL playoffs MLB week 2 (including Yankees/Red Sox) NBA final week Final Four recovery Too much sports, not enough internet time.
posted by grum@work at 04:05 PM on April 13
I, on the other side of the puck, really got pounded in this league near the end after burning through all my games prematurely. I'm not sure it would have made any difference however. But: mistakes were made! That's a classic mistake that someone makes every year in this league. It wasn't as dramatic as two seasons ago when the first place team finished 3rd on the last day of the season as he had no more games left and two teams passed him in the standings.
posted by grum@work at 04:15 PM on April 09
Montreal over Boston (5) - Murray/Kovalev Pittsburgh over Ottawa (5) - Malkin/Spezza Washington over Philadelphia (6) - Richards/Semin New York over New Jersey (7) - Avery/Gionta Detroit over Nashville (4) - Zetteberg/Dumont San Jose over Calgary (7) - Marleau/Iginla Minnesota over Colorado (7) - Gaborik/Sakic Anaheim over Dallas (5) - Perry/Richards Goalies: Fleury and Hasek
posted by grum@work at 05:42 PM on April 08
Montreal over Boston (5) - Murray/Kovalev Pittsburgh over Ottawa (5) - Malkin/Spezza Washington over Philadelphia (6) - Richards/Semin New York over New Jersey (7) - Avery/Gionta Detroit over Nashville (4) - Zetteberg/Dumont San Jose over Calgary (7) - Marleau/Iginla Minnesota over Colorado (7) - Gaborik/Sakic Anaheim over Dallas (5) - Perry/Richards
posted by grum@work at 11:31 AM on April 08
My only claim to glory is that I was (at some point) in first place in three different months of the season (Max 20 Characters) It's obvious that I'm going down the Steve Charlton career path (1st , 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th). I just can't keep up with the new breed of hockey poolsters.
posted by grum@work at 12:16 PM on April 07
C: Jorge Posada 1B: Albert Pujols 2B: Jeff Kent 3B: Rich Aurilia SS: Omar Vizquel (currently on the DL) OF: Milton Bradley OF: Matt Stairs OF: J.D. Drew SP: Eric Bedard RP: Eric Gagne
posted by grum@work at 11:30 PM on March 31
AL East: Boston Red Sox AL Central: Detroit Tigers AL West: Seattle Mariners AL Wild Card: Cleveland Indians NL East: New York Mets NL Central: Chicago Cubs NL West: Arizona Diamondbacks NL Wild Card: Philadelphia Phillies ALCS: Tigers over Red Sox NLCS: Mets over Diamondbacks WS: Mets over Tigers AL MVP: Miguel Cabrera NL MVP: David Wright AL CY: Josh Beckett NL CY: Brandon Webb AL ROY: Adam Jones NL ROY: Kosuke Fukudome First manager fired: Ozzie Guillen (he's pretty much going to beg for it by June) Third Annual "Where Will Roger Clemens Be On July 1st": At home
posted by grum@work at 06:31 PM on March 31
In my protection league pool, I had Armstrong, Christensen and Esposito. I picked them to complement my Crosby selection from a couple of years ago. I figured that getting as many young Penguins as possible would help when they all mature into a scoring dynamo. Whoops. Do the Habs have some super stud in their farm system just waiting to take over? Carey Price is now the starting goaltender for the Habs, and he's the real deal. I think it was a bad deal for a team in the running for a long playoff haul to deal one of their starting goalies, but if they have that much faith in Price, it's a great deal for them.
posted by grum@work at 09:29 PM on February 26
That's your explaination? Well, I don't accept it. Well, you are pretty much going to have to accept it as he's one of the administrators.
posted by grum@work at 09:58 PM on February 25
1. Tom Cheek (I was born/raised in Toronto) 2. Vin Scully 3. Jack Buck 4. Ernie Harwell 5. Bob Uecker / Harry Doyle
posted by grum@work at 11:54 AM on February 15
No tests or anything to judge each person's intellect? Nope. Exhibit A, for your perusal.
posted by grum@work at 09:46 PM on February 14
Ha! I beat grum...that's all that matters. When did I become Darth Vader of SpoFi?!
posted by grum@work at 08:54 AM on February 04
I've added my name to the wiki list. Also, I fixed the order so that it was alphabetized. I do not, however, have any intention of sharing my musical taste with the rest of the world. I'm ostracized enough for being a supernerd, I don't need to ostracized from the supernerd crowd because of my music.
posted by grum@work at 10:51 AM on February 03
Descriptions are fine, but let us see the merchandise! Snap a quick digital pic, upload it to imageshack.us and post the link here.
posted by grum@work at 03:59 PM on January 30
even if they face the Leafs in the first round. Someone has been going drink for drink with NoMich. Shut up! It could happen! It could! It...it..*sob*
posted by grum@work at 05:44 PM on January 29
Giants by 23. I think NoMich has been drinking and posting again. If that happens, I will pick the Ottawa Senators to win every round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, even if they face the Leafs in the first round.
posted by grum@work at 11:51 AM on January 29
Pats by 16 Giants score first, on special teams. First score is at 2:23
posted by grum@work at 12:18 AM on January 29
Not delete unless it was an epic and horrible clusterfuck that no one should ever have to read again. Keep around at least one HORRIFIC clusterf*ck thread, and use it as an to point out posts that are NOT acceptable. As well, if it's on a topic that always generates clusterf*ck threads (race, gender, team loyalties), then use it for that example as well. "See this thread? It's a bad thread. Don't do this. Ever."
posted by grum@work at 11:44 AM on January 28
My 6-year anniversary is in mid-February. I found this place after someone mentioned it on another, less celebrated website. After finally joining, I said [this is good].
posted by grum@work at 11:21 AM on January 25
Patriots by 23 Packers by 2 Chargers' punter: 188 yards
posted by grum@work at 04:37 PM on January 15
Packers by 7 New England by 3 Indy by 7 Dallas by 1 Turnovers: 8 Best ratio: New England Ratio: +1
posted by grum@work at 06:37 PM on January 09
because he is stuck up and conceited I assume that you are eating a big plate of crow at this point, so that's why you haven't come back to say "Oops!" goddam: That is the award that he was pointing at, and he doesn't say "Homerun". So, it seems that ARod's baseball IQ is perfectly fine, but those that immediately assumed he was wrong/lying/stupid may be "challenged"...
posted by grum@work at 03:57 PM on January 06
If it's YAC, I'm sticking with my pick. If it's total receiving yards, I'm going with Burress, 112 yards.
posted by grum@work at 05:26 PM on January 01
NFC: Redskins by 3 Giants by 6 AFC: Steelers by 7 Chargers by 10 YAC: Galloway : 79 yards
posted by grum@work at 06:29 PM on December 31
Don't I get a point for being the closest to the total without going over?
posted by grum@work at 12:53 AM on December 30
lol!!!!!! i think itz hilarryus dat you guyz r so mean to us n00bs woh use the 1337speek its over 4 u old guyz we ruuuuuule now!!!!!!! lolololololololol! ps pete rose shuld b in da hall of fame cuz he is grate and he didnt use roids!!!!!! grum@work
posted by grum@work at 06:13 PM on December 28
Link dumping? Okay! What's it like to be a CFL QB?
posted by grum@work at 09:50 PM on November 19
I've never seen a bounce like that before. When dealing with an oblong shape with points, it's amazing the bounces that thing can take. I've seen a kick returner let a ball bounce in front of him and skip over his head. He then turned around to look for it, but when it bounced again, it came BACK over his head a second time. Naturally, he had no chance to pick it up and the kicking team recovered it. It doesn't sound like they used video review on the play. The referee mentioned a "discussion", which meant the head guy talked it over with the two guys under the cross bar. My guess is one of them signalled "no good", but the other one actually saw it bounce off the back bar but waited until everyone got together to discuss it. Good officiating on their part. P.S. Au revoir!
posted by grum@work at 01:07 PM on November 19
Someone's "aura" is ripe. phew. Sorry, that's my Leafs/Bills/Blue Jays combo-aura. They haven't been in good shape in a VERY long time. I hope they get cleaned up some time in the near future.
posted by grum@work at 10:43 PM on November 18
I'm going to guess joke.
posted by grum@work at 11:58 AM on November 17
I'm surprised I finished as high as I did, since I had the Yankees winning the whole thing. The five series that ended in sweeps definitely took most of the fun out of the confidence pool. Delineating between 6th, 7th, and 8th made no difference whatsoever, and the fact that every NL team either swept or was swept in each series didn't help either.
posted by grum@work at 07:40 PM on October 29
I think he'll end up throwing 47 touchdowns. No one will catch #50. The final one will be caught by Moss.
posted by grum@work at 11:14 PM on October 22
Webb doesn't play for the Rockies or Red Sox.
posted by grum@work at 11:11 PM on October 22
I need to gain ground, so time to go against the grain. Rockies in 5 Holliday .455 44 strikeouts
posted by grum@work at 06:50 PM on October 22
For The Win
posted by grum@work at 01:59 PM on October 13
So if TCS is really gone, does that mean I win the "stats vs scouts" debate by default?
posted by grum@work at 08:09 PM on October 11
Red Sox in 6 Colorado in 6 Beckett Webb Double or Nothing: Ortiz
posted by grum@work at 08:39 PM on October 10
As someone who is a fan of the Bills, Blue Jays and Leafs, I WISH people were celebrating when my team got knocked out of the playoffs. That means those teams got into them in the first place. Even when people do make fun of the teams I cheer for, I just have to remember: At least I'm not a fan of the Arizona Cardinals, KC Royals or the (snicker) Ottawa Senators.
posted by grum@work at 07:42 PM on October 10
Dear Yankees and Cubs: Get your fucking acts together! Signed, GuyWhoIsGonnaGetHammeredInThisPoolIfYouDon't
posted by grum@work at 12:49 AM on October 06
I just want to point out that the Colorado/San Diego game wasn't actually part of the official MLB post-season. That's because it officially counts as part of the regular season. The stats are regular season. The regular season standings are affected by it. I'm just presenting this because I didn't get a chance to enter the pick'em stuff before Monday's game, and I suck at this so bad that I have to fight against every disadvantage. NL: Rockies in 4 Cubs in 5 AL: Yankees in 5 Red Sox in 4 Victor Martinez AL +13
posted by grum@work at 07:29 AM on October 03
grum, [how] did you know to draft Bernier? I've heard that the other L.A. goalies were stinking up the joint. As well, he was fantastic in the Summit Series Redux. As a long-shot-last-pick, he seemed like a good choice. However, I wasn't smart enough to realize that he might actually start the game today, so he's not in my starting lineup.
posted by grum@work at 12:32 PM on September 29
These days a case can be made that Japanese players are the equal of American players Um, no. All you need to see that this isn't the case is MLB stats of such Nippon Professional Baseball sluggers like Tuffy Rhodes, Randy Bass, and Alex Cabrera. That's not to suggest that the elite players in Japan can't be elite players in MLB (Ichiro, Matsui), but the baseline level of talent in NPB is much lower (probably upper AA or lower AAA) than that of MLB.
posted by grum@work at 11:19 PM on September 28
CFL Pick 'Em, Division Finals Edition
Montreal by 12
Saskatchewan by 3
Calvillo
Montreal