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| Name: | mark schaefer |
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| Location: | Dallas, TX |
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| Member since: | June 25, 2006 |
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American Idol: Modano Breaks NHL American Scoring Record Mike Modano needed less than five minutes to break Phil Housley's NHL record for the most points by a U.S.-born player with two goals in the Stars 3-1 win over the San Jose Sharks. Congrats to this Michigan Born Native.
posted to Hockey at 11:46 AM CDT
Giants Tell Bonds He's Gone "This journal will be one of my last entries as a San Francisco Giant. Yesterday, I was told by the Giants that they will not be bringing me back for the 2008 season," Barry Bonds wrote on his web site today. "It is comforting to know that those who have come before me -- Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Joe Montana and Jerry Rice, to name a few -- have forever remained in the hearts of the fans, as I know I will too."
posted to Baseball at 6:37 PM CDT
Whatever.I'm still trippin' behind the 1958 CADILLAC Convertible that drove the Say-Hey KId to get his props.Back then teams played players cold, but at least they were loyal to each other.You real old scholars,didn't Bond's Godfather stay with the Giants his whole career in the bigs?
posted at 7:49 AM CDT on September 22
Yo,Tommy,if the shoe fits.....
posted at 8:56 AM CDT on September 23
Floyd Landis loses arbitration: by a 2-1 vote, an arbitration panel voted to "uphold the results of Landis's positive test" in the 2006 Tour de France. If Landis does not appeal, he will be stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title and be suspended from racing for two years. Full text of the decision here.
posted to Other at 3:22 PM CDT
First of all as a road bike fan for over 30 years, ( I have a bad bike now) I believe Floyd because a lot of cyclists here in North Texas believe in him also.In addition, one of the worlds biggest shops( and consistently rated #1) supports him. That said,this stuff is beyond political.One of the reasons I believe in Floyd is the test(s)were fucked up.Landis still has options legally. I hope he pursues them.
That brings us to Lance and the French.Three Americanos have won the tour;Greg,Lance, and Floyd.The Froggies had no problemo with Greg. They consistently hated Lance. They dug the shit out of Floyd because he has cojones.I believe Lance's tour victories are suspect because of the cancer drugs he took whipped him into shape.In addition, he is a punk. He walked on his wife and kids. Then he walked on Ms. Gorgeous ass Crow. Word on the cycle track is he is into dudes.....Ola!!!
posted at 9:11 AM CDT on September 23
Belichick's cheating could lead to dark days for NFL. Gregg Easterbrook: "It would not surprise me in the slightest if, before the season ends, Belichick resigns, or is suspended, or is fired by Kraft, or even is permanently barred from the league."
posted to Football at 1:12 PM CDT
You know what?Sports is important, but I'm sorry. Lets not obsess on the latest insignificaca. I could give a shit about the latest implications of the revelation that Belecheck and da Pats be cheatin'. Here in North Texas there is 2 sports, Football and Spring Football. However Texans love racing, and in NASCAR if you ain't cheating you ain't racing.
posted at 8:55 AM CDT on September 19
Last place White Sox extend manager Ozzie Guillen's contract through the 2012 season.
posted to Baseball at 7:15 PM CDT
All of you are wrong,( in my opinion). Lets see. He wins a World Championship with a basic team. Several years later,he has the same as when he started and he is offered a 5 year contract. Shades of a master plan. Who runs a team. The owner, of course. Who runs the team? Don't know, do you?
posted at 2:49 AM CDT on September 12
"Adam Dunn looks like a monkey with a football in left field."
posted to Baseball at 4:48 PM CDT
Well,that's it.I am definitely changing my religion. The Hindus ARE right. Reincarnation is the NEW reality.Howard Cosell IS back in da booth. Dandy Dan, are ya listening?
posted at 10:35 AM CDT on September 8
Darko Milicic has an interest in meeting the families of referees Milicic, newly acquired by the Memphis Grizzlies, apparently wasn't too thrillled with the officiating during a Serbia loss to Greece in the European Championships. Check out both the video of his postgame interview and the translation provided by a helpful Freep reader.
posted to Basketball at 3:04 PM CDT
Yo,wfraz, maybe you can explain this.When the Pistons made Darko their #1 draft pick,then chained him to the bench forever, I thought,yeah maybe he isn't quite ready to play NBA ball. But when they traded him I'm like ???? Because I'm deluding myself into thinking its the 80's again and here is Big Bad Ass Bill Lambeer and this Motown might 3peat like they could have except when Larry snatched the ball,gave it to DJ (God Bless HIS soul) and the ball goes swish on the dunk on the PARQUET floor in the Garden and the Pistons are out of the Finals and Boston is up against the West for the World Championship.
posted at 10:47 AM CDT on September 8
I Need Japanese Steel After a 16-year association with GM that saw his teams win three Winston Cup/Nextel Cup Championships, Joe Gibbs Racing is making the switch from Chevrolet to Toyota for the 2008 Cup Season. Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin, and Kyle Busch will all be driving Camrys next year for JGR, which made the change for its Busch teams as well.
posted to Auto Racing at 4:50 AM CDT
I am far from an expert on NASCAR,Winston Cup Nextel Cup Championships, but my friends here in North Texas that are assure me that Toyota will need plenty of time and dinero to compete with GM,let alone Ford and Dodge.The cars are essentially alike but assembling a competitve team isn't easy,no matter how much money is thrown.Of all the Jap cars I despise Toyota the most because throwing money at a market is their solution to eveything(of course lets not pay our workers competitively).And I know, we're in the post industrial age, but the guys and gals building BIG GM trucks in Arlington Texas are pulling down UAW wages. I don't see the General going away anytime soon. I also think Toyota's fantasy of being numero uno in the world is just that.GM has many decades of experience as a World player.
posted at 6:49 AM CDT on September 6
Tiger Woods could retire on billion-dollar PGA pension? Yes, that's a billion with a "B". I don't know about this guy's numbers, but maybe one of you stats and finance jocks can grok it. Holy crap. Maybe I should join the PGA.
posted to Golf at 1:31 AM CDT
Hey,world,this is another reflection of America.Why shouldn't Tiger be able to retire with a 1B retirement fund? After all he is obviously the greatest American athlete today.We still adore heroes but there has been slim pickin's in other fields of endeavor.In fact I can think of no other American athlete that big on the world scene until you go back to Ali's time.
posted at 5:33 AM CDT on September 6
ESPN Anchor Scott Van Pelt is a Flamer "You are the worst thing about internet sites ... You are a piece of garbage and I loathe you and all your kind." -- ESPN's Scott Van Pelt, posting to another member (under his own name, no less) on the Terrapin Times message board for University of Maryland fans
posted to General at 4:47 PM CDT
To quote the Bard, if this isn't a "Tempest in a Teapot" I do not know what is.
posted at 6:53 AM CDT on September 6
Non-Prospect Diaries San Diego non-prospect Dirk Hayhurst writes a blog for Baseball America about day-to-day life in the minors.
posted to Baseball at 11:33 AM CDT
The last paragraph resonates with me.There IS a magical feeling when you put on a baseball uni. I played right field in the Babe Ruth league as a teen; much sandlot ball but that ol' feeling came right back 20 years later in Germany when I was one of the pitchers on our Army softball team. We really only had t shirts the same but most of us bought similar baseball pants, caps etc. I was still pretty good with a stick and I could strike 'em out in both bloop anfd fast pitch. Only problem was when we faced a unit team who had female and male hitters.To my great chagrin ( and CEASLESS shit talking from MY team mates) I was unable to do much but walk or hit the gals. I was usually benched when we played a mixed team.
posted at 7:04 AM CDT on September 6
A Look Back at the Nashua Dodgers The Class B Nashua Dodgers of 1947 had some well-known baseball names associated with them. Here is the story in a feature celebrating the 175th anniversary of the Nashua Telegraph.
posted to Baseball at 2:06 PM CDT
I vaguely remember Campanella in the 50s.(Probably because the grownups were talking about his terrible disability).What the article reminded me of was how far we have come as a nation. It also remonds that we have a long way to go to fully reach our potential.
posted at 6:36 PM CDT on September 4
Where does it end? 11 living (and three dead) pro wrestlers were "outted" by the WWE as known steroid users. 10 of the eleven wrestlers face a 30 day suspension while another faces 60 days, indicating a second offense. We can also expect a congressional subcommitte hearing to "further explore the situation."
posted to Other at 2:12 AM CDT
All of this is just the sorry ass state of sport in America today.EVERY one of the big 4 has or just recently has been humiliated or held up for ridicule. Wrestling is just going with the flow.Of course, when you compare the physiques of today's star pro wrestlers with those of the 50s & 60s it tends to be illustrative..ya think?
posted at 8:42 AM CDT on September 2
Toronto Maple Leafs win championship! .....years of playoff frustration ended for the Toronto Maple Leafs last night.
posted to Baseball at 5:33 PM CDT
Hey,Tommy, maybe you are the person who can address a question I posted a couple of weeks ago. Why is it the Leafs but the plural of leaf is leaves?
posted at 8:26 AM CDT on August 31
I have an admiration for Mike because he is a home town kid.He is from Livonia,a Western burb of Detroit. I realize that he is getting a little older now but he has allways been a class act,especially in the face of considerable adversity.