- 01:21 AM
- 11/08/09
Yep - I agree. If God is in charge and has a plan, then he seems to have settled for very little.
Most of my problem with evangelicalism is that it purports to be universal, but is so obvioulsy American in it's makeup. The primacy of the individual, the spectacle and focus on wealth and attaining wealth/personal reward, the notions about Israel, etc. It just sounds to me like a bunch of people claiming a world view, but having such a narrow focus to begin with. It's more about culture than any kind of trancendental truth.
And I know that America gets an unfair shake, there are crazy religious everywhere, but at least those morons in Afghanistan and Pakistan have an excuse - they can't bloody read and many live in poverty.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:22 PM on October 01
Good thread and eventually a civil discussion. Another victory for SpoFi!
I find it interesting to watch the cultural war in the West fought in these little battles online. I have a couple hardcore Presbyterians in my circle and they have never let me feel less loved despite my heathen status as a non-believer.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 11:04 PM on September 30
Mason is good. (I took Miller.) I am not particularly happy with my team. Lots of question marks in Tavares, Morrow and a few others. I don't like my defense at all and I don't have enough penalty minutes.
About the only thing I like is my goalies. And Crosby (of course).
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 12:49 PM on September 26
I just want you all to know, that I have no chance of winning, and am a total quitter. *taps out*
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:00 PM on September 18
Yeah, if you're not posting, then shut the fuck up. Makes sense to me.
I never post. I'm terrible. But I don't complain about 'em. *Sticks nose in air. Skips away.*
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 09:10 PM on September 14
Hamilton by 7
Edmonton by 3
Montreal by 11
Winnipeg by 4
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:59 PM on September 09
Hamilton Crackberrys are in.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:57 PM on September 09
No fucking way.
'Roos drive Fords.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:47 PM on September 01
Toronto by 4 (!)
BC by 8
Montreal by 10
Saskatchewan by 7
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:48 PM on August 12
Montreal by 10
Sask. by 4
Edmonton by 8
Calgary by 6
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:23 PM on August 07
Montreal by 8
BC by 5
Toronto by 11
Calgary by 11
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 06:43 PM on July 29
Montreal by 17
Winnipeg by 11
BC by 7
Saskatchewan by 9
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 06:55 PM on July 21
BC by 7 Calgary by 11 Saskatchewan by 4 Winnipeg by 7
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:41 PM on July 16
Oooo!! Oooo!! I am playing:
Montreal by 11 Winnipeg by 5 BC by 9 Sakatchewan by 7
Keen.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:30 PM on July 06
You know what I have a problem with?
This "Twilight" crap. And the Jews.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 09:09 PM on February 09
Woooo HOOOO Motherfucker!!! WOOOOO!!! WOOOOO!!!
Sorry. Got a little out of hand.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 12:05 AM on January 28
70 lbs!?!? Kick ass. Have two of those burgers.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:16 PM on November 29
Who's winning this damn thing? Is it really the 4th annual? Have I been away that long?
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 04:56 PM on August 18
I'm super busy these days/months and I need to buy a new home computer. So that's why you miss me.... You do miss me, right?
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 06:02 PM on April 14
I like the way Monica thinks. My precious Jays look pretty good this year - but my sneaking suspicion is 'not good enough'. I'm not predicting anything this year. I feel no further enticement to proving how wrong I am again this year.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 12:09 PM on April 02
Awww this is a great idea. My internets is busted at home though. I'll have to check in for the round-up.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 04:39 PM on March 20
I think Howard found it whimsical rather than offensive. Unless I'm wrong, in which case my pitchfork is at the ready.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 01:25 PM on March 07
No thank you. I'd rather mock the less lazy. It's this thing I have. (Geez - I haven't posted an FPP in ten months? My epitaph: "Had a lot to say about other people's interests".)
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 04:23 PM on March 05
They weave back and forth because you touch yourself at night.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 04:40 PM on March 04
A TOUCH?!?! Naw - just joshing. NFL and Red Sox/Yankees is going to bring the noise. This is the guaranteed by-product of sports in North America. I mean - let's just let most of these barking dogs make themselves horse. I was surprised that people responded to whitedog so quickly. You snapped up that lure in a second. Of course, then I did. But by then why not have a little fun.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 04:38 PM on March 04
How do we add our shit to the wiki? Seriously - I'm that dumb.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 03:14 PM on February 01
Pats by 9 Pats offence 1st quarter - 3:32. First Tom Brady ankle reference will be at minus 6 hours and 23 minutes before kickoff.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 03:00 PM on January 29
I joined back in ought-three because garfield told me to. Much like the Simpsons, in that I can't remember what I watched on TV before they were on - I can't remember what interweebs sites I went to prior to SpoFi.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 01:43 PM on January 24
[vet] Rookies bring the donuts to practice. That should be in the guidelines.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 07:47 AM on January 18
Pats by 14 GB by 3 San Diego punting unit - 182 yards
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 07:49 AM on January 16
Me neither - because these match-ups smell like 'domination week' in the NFL. Packers by 11 Dallas by 8 Indy by 14 Patriots by 17 14 turnovers, Indy +3
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 11:32 AM on January 11
Yards - Holmes - 111
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 11:33 AM on January 02
Seahawks by 7 Giants (I know - what?) by 4 Steelers by 3 Chargers by 11 YAC - Me, if I accidentally eat that crab dip again. For the love of god mayonnaise just should not comprise 90% of anything. But are we talking Yards after the Catch? Odd - but I'll take LT with 60.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 02:29 PM on December 31
I predicted 52 - but went with Walker.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 09:22 AM on December 31
JG and Ufez - Wicked - thanks.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 04:26 PM on December 28
I demand ROTFLMAO-Copter.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:31 AM on December 28
Belated, but sincerely expressed - Hope everything is good where you be.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 09:29 AM on December 26
God bless this feature. Awesome as always.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 02:22 PM on November 23
Me no likey. You Me no likey you, either, fuckstick. Here's your colon (moons - spreads cheeks a la Mike Honcho).
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 02:17 PM on November 22
My feeling is that this only works if the current players get behind it. I've enjoyed screaming until I'm blue in the face about other public issues that have gone nowhere, but I think this one is unworkable without some kind of internal support.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 04:16 PM on November 20
For $10 you can watch me... handle it.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 08:19 AM on November 09
I like that we don't do recaps; championship games notwithstanding. Now if something out of the ordinary occurs during a game - then I think there is a discussion there. Actually, I was surprised that no one posted something on Adrian Petersen's record breaking day. And the fact that this guy looks awesome.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:32 AM on November 08
Simmons likes to suggest that he "knows" the NBA. But, much like baseball and football, he only "knows" about 1/4 of the teams and just glosses over the fact that he has little to no idea about the remaing 75%. 39 wins? Well, I guess that 8 win swing would be the games against the all-powerful Celtics (check with me in January, when KG will be playing with Kedrick Perkins as his 2nd option thanks to P-squared and Ray Ray hiting the trainers table - that team's about as deep as a pie plate).
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 01:04 PM on November 02
Ahhhh, my favorite time of year. When all the giant heads in Connectticut forget about my beloved Raptors and give them all the ammo in the world to improve. Them guys just don't watch any of their games outside of last years awful playoff series. My team has two teams - 11 players that can play 20 minutes or more, 2 wicked point guards and 2 scoring big men with a host of role players. No team in the East can shoot better, no team in the East is deeper. I just want to get it in writing - because they're all dead wrong. So: East Atlantic-Toronto Central-Chicago Southeast-Miami The Other Five-Detroit, Cleveland, New Jersey, Boston, Washington West Northwest-Denver Pacific-Phoenix Southwest-San Antonio The Other Five-Dallas, Utah, Houston, Golden State, Memphis
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 08:23 AM on November 02
Whoa. This is a little early, no? I say 52. And.... Wes Walker.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:05 PM on October 22
I have that album. Or had. We scratched the crap out of it on the turntables. Yeah, I know. I'm pretty cool, thanks.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 03:44 PM on October 13
SpoFi: Just a bunch of anti-Yankee bigots.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 09:53 PM on October 11
my beef wasn't with the "early exit" line. what was the purpose of the FPP? if it was about the early exit, fine. so, where are the links for the 3 teams that also exited early? I like it here, I enjoy the people, the humour and the civility - but let's not turn it all into to pablum. This was an innocuous post with a worthy subject and, by most accounts, a lousy link. Crafty's umbrage was misplaced. There is an interesting story here, and a discussion to be had. This was a seminal game of the last decade if the fallout is to be found true - No Torre? No Posada? No Sandman?. Of course, it could be a lot of sound and fury, signifying nothing - but we should be able to talk about it. And Crafty you're one of my favorite contributors, too. But this struck me as an overreaction, no doubt fueled by the timing of what I'm sure was a frustrating end to a frustrating series. And yes, Yankee haters are loving it, but you'll find mostly passive Yankee hate here. I'd be impressed if there was any other sports blog out there that would handle this as classy as we do.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 03:46 PM on October 10
Okay - next prediction - Scoring Race: 1. Sidney 2. Jagr 3. Thorton 4. Heatley 5. Ovechkin Biggest turnaround Season/Breakout Season? I got a feeling big, bad Bertuzzi has some life left in 'em on a line with Getzlaf. He's looked really good from what I've seen in the Pre-Season.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 03:26 PM on September 28
Wow, Weedy predicts the Devils will miss the playoffs. Interesting. Only because I HAVE to put the Leafs somewhere. What kind of a fan would I be otherwise? And I don't like the Devils. At some point they're going to crap out because they don't hang on to their skill players. I think Gomez is a huge loss to that team. I also put in the Lightning which I'm not so sure is anything remotely smart. They may not make the playoffs. In fact - I'm changing that: Remove Lightning - insert Thrashers and put Florida in where Atlanta currently is. Lightning have no fucking goaltending worth talking about.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 12:53 PM on September 27
Okay. I'll bite. Eastern Conf. Divison Leaders Pittsburgh Penguins Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning The Other 5 teams New York Rangers Buffalo Sabres Atlanta Thrashers Philadelphia Flyers Toronto Maple Leafs Wester Conf. Division Leaders Detroit Redwings Vancouver Canucks Anaheim Ducks The Other 5 Teams Colorado Avalanche San Jose Sharks Calgary Flames Dallas Stars Minnesota Wild
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 10:41 PM on September 26
Total Home Runs? - Oh. Total amount of shout-outs in Beastie Boys albums? - Oh. Case, muthafucking, closed.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 03:24 PM on September 26
As far as I can tell not giving up a goal is still the best barometer when measuring a team defensively. Also note Raycroft wouldn't have faced so many longer shots if the D was doing its job. Well, it can also be an indicator of a great goalie, too. Raycroft was undoubtedly, for me, the weak link last year. His penchant for late, soft goals and early soft goals is the reason why Toskala is in the blue and white in the first place. Keeping shots outside of 30 feet IS the the D doing it's job. I think you'll see a marked improvement on that front with this team. We just can't score goals.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 08:07 AM on September 26
Except we're not measuring GAA. Any goalie that's going to get 50+ starts will be good in our league. So anyone wants to give up Mason, let me know. I'll take him. I think Toskala will be much better in Toronto - firsly because (and I don't know how this happened) the Toronto D has gone from overrated to vastly underrated. Their top four are damn good. Raytrough was the problem (gave up more goals from 30 feet out than anyone else). For the record, I think Blake is just a nice bunch of numbers from last year, but not a legitimate 40 goal scorer. However, Sundin is still a top 10-15 centre in this league - late season goal droughts notwithstanding. I think Blake is good for 30 goals and 50 points, just not early round draft him good, or actually generally good -but he's a fine 2nd winger for our teams.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 04:08 PM on September 25
Mostly because Briere's line was facing the best D pairing on a nightly basis - and now that's going to be Afiniganov's (i'm not bothering to look it up) line with Vanek. Also - from what I understand, Vanek has in the past been a bit of a coaster. Now he's has his $50 million and while I don't think it's written in stone, this would be the recipe for a few more mail-it-in games. But I most assuredly could be wrong about it. Maybe he scores 50.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 01:50 PM on September 25
There is ample reason to believe that Briere will actually have more ice time than he did last season, and Philly has improved significantly: Timonnen, Hartnell, Lupul and Jason Smith. The reason why I wouldn't bet the farm on him is based soley on the fact that Buffalo had great skating defencemen who could move the puck in a fashion that Philly probably won't be able to. But Gagne is a better player than either winger who played with Briere last year. I think he's a sound 80+ points. Huselius - don't sleep on that guy. His development is one of maturity as far as I can tell. It was never a question of talent. Plus Calgary looks great as a rebound team with plenty of proven skill. Guys I think aren't going to do as well this year: Michael Nylander Jason Blake Brendan Shanahan Mark Recchi Tomas Vanek Sheldon Souray
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 01:19 PM on September 25
Should SportsFilter Think of the Children?
Whoa. I don't understand the pile-on on kerrycindy. She is coming from a good place here. It's just that it's a bad idea. That's all.
And context is everything.
And finanlly - this place is one of the most polite places on the whole internet. Seriously. It's a great example of a successful online community.