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| Name: | Jeff McLennan |
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| Homepage URL: | http://www.jeffwa.com/ |
| Member since: | August 18, 2006 |
| Last visit: | July 6, 2008 |
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Video: Diamondbacks Catcher Chris Snyder Fractures Left Testicle Although the injury report just says that Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Chris Snyder is on the 15-day DL with a groin injury, the team revealed that he suffered a "left testicular fracture" Monday when hit by a foul ball. "Suspended in the scrotum, a skin pouch below the penis, each testicle is surrounded by the tunica albuginea, a tough, fibrous covering that often takes the hit of trauma to the gland," according to UrologyHealth.Org. "Like the shell of an egg, it can be easily 'fractured' or shattered when confronted by a blunt or violent force." See the video.
posted to Baseball at 2:14 PM CDT
Melrose Place now in Tampa Barry Melrose was hired as coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, returning to the NHL after 12 years as a television analyst because he wants to be "on the inside again."
posted to Hockey at 1:37 PM CDT
who else is good, quick, knowledgeable and is known even slightly on the American national stage?
Darren Pang? Brian Engblom? They've both worked for ESPN before.
posted at 5:51 PM CDT on June 24
Steve Yzerman shows class in front office Class. Nothing but class.
posted to Hockey at 12:11 AM CDT
As a Blackhawks fan, I've always had tremendous respect for Yzerman. I don't think you could find a better definition of 'class' than him.
posted at 8:28 AM CDT on June 6
Manchester United Complete Double The Champions League final was won on a sloppy rain-soaked pitch in Moscow when Manchester United held off 10-man Chelsea on (gag) penalties after John Terry slips taking decisive attempt.
posted to Soccer at 9:20 PM CDT
I don't understand why Terry was so distraught after the match. It's not like he isn't used to disappointment in major events. After all, he plays for England.
posted at 7:42 AM CDT on May 22
There is an "I" in "Team"? Rochelle High School track standout Bonnie Richardson wins the state track title, the TEAM TRACK TITLE, all by herself.
posted to Other at 9:49 AM CDT
This isn't a typical high school meet, though. It's the state finals which has more athletes competing, which means they'll need to spread things out over a couple of days. I know California & Ohio run their state meets over two days, but don't know what their event limits are.*
* When I was in high school in the late 80s-early 90s, we were limited to 4 events for a single meet, but don't remember what the restrictions were for the regional & state meets. (I never qualified for enough events for regionals for the limit to ever be an issue :) )
posted at 12:05 PM CDT on May 12
@lbb: IIRC, qualifying for regionals only required a qualifying time/distance/height, which you only needed to get one time, so you didn't have to participate in all the events you did throughout the season, just at least once during the season. I actually qualified* my freshman year in the varsity 400m by running one race.
* Purely by accident. My coach thought he was throwing me into the 400m JV race to give me 4 events and to try and get points since there was only 3 entries. Turns out it was the varsity race (he made a mistake when reading the time schedule). My time was good enough to qualify for regionals, but I didn't know that until ~1wk before, and I didn't run that event again all season (or train for it) so I passed.
posted at 10:42 AM CDT on May 13
Tiger beats God in friendly golf match Is Tiger that good?
posted to Golf at 8:06 AM CDT
Joke:
Jesus, Moses & an old guy are playing golf. On the first hole, Moses tees off and slices badly towards the water. He walks out to the lake, parts the water, chips up onto the green for an easy birdie putt.
Then, Jesus tees off. He slices towards the water, too, but rather than his ball sinking, it floats on top. He walks out on the water, chips up onto the green for an easy birdie put.
Then the old guy tees off. He, too, slices towards the water. Right before the ball hits the water, a fish jumps out and catches the ball. Before it can swim away, an eagle swoops down and grabs the fish and flies off over the green. It drops the fish, the ball popping from the fishes mouth. Just then, a gopher runs from off the green, grabs the ball and puts it in the hole.
Jesus turns to the old guy and says, "Dad, you never play fair."
posted at 10:07 AM CDT on March 22
PGA Tour player Tripp Isenhour faces criminal charges for killing hawk It wasn't an accident, but it was with a hit golf ball. How many strokes off for killing a migratory bird?
posted to Golf at 7:15 PM CDT
While this is loathsome, it's certainly not in the same category as Vick, though it does warrant punishment.
I'd be willing to bet he's only remorseful because he's now facing charges.
posted at 5:56 AM CDT on March 8
posted to Basketball at 9:38 PM CDT
A friend of mine from college used to make dunk videos with his friends in middle/high school. He never showed me anything like these videos, though!
And that kid ripping his knee up in the hoop made both my (surgically repaired, multiple times) knees ache. But at the same time, if I was there age and didn't see a broken bone sticking out of his leg, I'd laugh at the absurdity of him hanging upside-down from the rim by his leg, too.
posted at 10:35 AM CDT on February 20
Adolf Hitler, Cowboys Fan Translated from the original German, this YouTube video poignantly captures how every NFL fan feels when your 13-3 team goes one-and-done in the playoffs after your quarterback spends his off week in Cabo with Jessica Simpson. Funny everywhere but Dallas.
posted to Football at 9:34 AM CDT
Is that the most remixable scene ever or what? There have been some really good ones. This one is up there.
posted at 9:44 AM CDT on January 28
Chicago Blackhawks Owner Bill Wirtz Passed Away...... Wirtz had been ill for a long time with cancer and finally succumbed this morning. Wirtz was considered the power of the NHL amongst the owners and he was the chairman of the board of the NHL for 18 seasons. He was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1976.
posted to Hockey at 6:45 AM CDT
What WeedyMcSmokey said.
You mean I might finally be able to watch my city's pro hockey team on TV?
Not so fast. His family still owns the team. I hope they change the way they run the franchise, but I'm betting it's unlikely to change.
posted at 10:15 AM CDT on September 26
Man beats world hot dog eating record A California man smashed the world record for hot dog eating at a contest Saturday, gobbling up more than 59 franks in 12 minutes.
posted to Other at 12:45 AM CDT
He's not the champion, just the world record holder. To be champion he has to be Kobiyashi at the Nathan's contest on the 4th of July.
posted at 9:03 AM CDT on June 4
Gretna make history with third title in a row Club from a tiny Borders town secured promotion to the top flight after just five years in the league, winning their league's title in three straight levels. Can they pressurize the Old Firm next season?
posted to Soccer at 2:29 PM CDT
Gretna will be ground sharing with Motherwell Football Club next season.
posted at 12:16 PM CDT on April 30
posted to Basketball at 10:29 PM CDT
1) You're assuming they haven't already fixed the mistake, or at least begun teh process of fixing it.
2) The NIT isn't what it used to be because the NCAA owns the NIT. Since the NCAA tournament is it's bread and butter, that's where the focus goes. IMO, the NIT is just kept around to make the teams that missed the tournament (and should have made it but didn't because of automatic births to the lesser conferences) happy (relative to not playing at all) and bring home some money.
posted at 9:46 AM CDT on March 31
posted to Golf at 6:47 PM CDT
Steroids aren't going to help a player beat Tiger. It's not like Tiger is just out there hitting the ball further than anybody else. (He's not.) It's that he's making the shots other players just don't have the confidence to attempt.
posted at 8:34 PM CDT on January 28
Fuck this, I'm taking my ball and going home.
You're going to have to get it back from Snyder, as he already took it.