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- 05/17/08
| Name: | Joe |
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| Location: | Massillon, Ohio |
| ZIP Code: | 44646 |
| Gender: | 2-0 |
| Member since: | June 22, 2005 |
| Last visit: | May 17, 2008 |
jojomfd1 has posted 29 links and 757 comments to SportsFilter and 9 threads and 128 comments to the Locker Room.
How to buy a Baseball team! In 4 simple steps. Plus the 5 worst managers, lamest announcers, Baseball fights to look for in 08, and much, much more....
posted on May 8, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
The dumbest football fines ever! Some of these are pretty funny. While others make you wonder, just how much time does the league actually have on it's hands?
posted on Nov 7, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
The answer to the only obvious question is. The man has two ex-wives, eleven children (thats right 11), and the IRS to take care of. However, those could be the least of his concerns.
posted on Oct 12, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
BBCRMOL! The Bryant"Big Country"Reeves Memorial Overpaid List is out again. With a new twist, they include injured players this year.
posted on Sep 4, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Can she beat the pacific? In 2005 Roz Savage became the first solo woman to compete in the Atlantic Rowing Race. She started from the Canary islands to row 3000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean. She did all of this alone and unsupported. She finally arrived in Antigua on 13th March 2006, 103 days later. Now she is set to launch on Sunday from northern California on her quest to row across the Pacific, Solo.
posted on Aug 11, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Puerto Rican Track Kills Losing Thoroughbreds In Puerto Rico, many thoroughbreds never make it off the track alive. "More than 400 horses, many in perfect health, are killed each year by lethal injection at a clinic tucked behind the Hipodromo Camarero racetrack, chief veterinarian Jose Garcia told The Associated Press after checking clinic log books going back seven years." Hipodromo Camarero, the territory's only thoroughbred racetrack, races a stable of 1,300 horses five days a week.
posted to Other at 12:01 PM CDT
Relax! Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James now has mom as an enforcer Why was anyone ever worried about the hard fouls issued to LeBron James? Cleveland fans don't have to worry about James as long as his mom is in the house.
posted to Basketball at 5:54 AM CDT
BI, people have been saying that about Gloria James since LeBron was playing at St. Vincent & St. Mary's in Akron. Since this is the first time we have heard of her during his time as a pro and LeBron handled the situation well on the court, and in the news conference after the game. I'm pretty sure it was a one time thing, and a non-issue.
posted at 8:18 AM CDT on May 13
This article has a video of the whole thing, which is really being blown out of proportion.
Paul Pierce held LeBron so that he would not get the 2 points while LeBron was making his move and they moved towards the front row where some fans were.
I'm not sure what you saw, but watch the clip above, before LeBron's mom even says a thing the two players are already several rows deep and past her. She was in the first row and had to turn around to say anything.
posted at 5:23 PM CDT on May 13
Trying to explain every little detail can sometimes interfere with the point.
Or perhaps trying to make the event look like less then what it was to to make a point that was never there in the first place is what did it. The media jumped on a funny story about LeBron yelling at his mom, and even that has died off. Probably could have been a bigger deal, but LeBron handles himself pretty well in front of the microphones.
You wanted to make it a bigger deal and about what his mom needed to do. Even taking it personally with the "my celtics" comment, but it's ok Mr. Grousbeck she didn't interfere with the game. By the way you would have helped make your point, had you not agreed with me that you hadn't heard of her doing these things since he turned pro either. Basically all she's done is get the DUI and the other charges that night, NOT AT A BB GAME, and this. She used to be a freak at his games. As I said before, it was really a non-issue. When she starts to pull some shit like she did back in his HS days, from the NEXT article linked above, then we'll discuss it further.
posted at 8:00 AM CDT on May 14
rcade and gary, I agree it was a funny and unusual episode, that got it's due air time. The FPP even started out with a humorous tone, that was derailed about two posts into it. In fact, the quotes you cite rcade are exactly what I'm speaking about when I say how LeBron is in front of the mic's. Imagine the fallout had it have been this guy's mom that did that!
posted at 2:33 AM CDT on May 16
posted to Baseball at 1:48 AM CDT
Those are the two best throws from the outfield I have ever seen! What an arm, what did they think running on an ex-pitcher with the pitch speed of Ankiel would get them?
posted at 3:33 AM CDT on May 8
NoMich, never saw it but have read it was one hell of a melt down. That still doesn't take away from his strenght though. Given that he has had all of the troubles he has had and Tommy John surgery, it makes it even more impressive I think.
posted at 10:06 AM CDT on May 8
Clemens Get thumbs down for U.S. Olympic Team Bob Watson (U.S. General Manager) doesn't want the distraction from the team, and is not expecting to be overruled from higher ups.
posted to Baseball at 10:04 PM CDT
I bet Roger is losing a lot of sleep over this too.
posted at 12:40 AM CDT on May 8
Yankees fan kills Red Sox fan.
posted to Baseball at 2:44 AM CDT
Wow, she had to have that car moving pretty quick to put a hole in the windshield that big from hitting him. The pic is on the link from Howard T's above post. It also sounds like the poor guy did not die right away too boot. This lady is in a world of sh!&, and deservedly so. However, it kind of makes you wonder, how little was there in her life that she could go and do something like this and give the rest up so easily? The one article said she had a teenage daughter I believe. It's really sad on both ends of this story.
posted at 12:11 AM CDT on May 7
So it finally comes to an end. Julio Franco has retired.
The oldest man to hit a major league home run has finally retired from professional baseball. His announcement came after a Mexican minor league game. At the age of 49, he's finally hung up the spikes.
(crazy Julio Franco trivia inside)
posted to Baseball at 10:44 PM CDT
Holy smokes did the earth just stop spinning? Julio Franco has Finally retired from somewhere?! This wasn't even an onion article to boot. I am in awe, this man has played baseball "forever" and should be commended for it. That six degrees of Julio Franco above is impressive Grum, thanks. Just one observation/question though. In the article, they refer to the commissioner of the mexican league as "feline", does this mean we can call Big Bud a pu... too? Oh, I guess that already was the translation. My bad, sorry about that. Congrats Mr. Franco, have a great retirement!
posted at 2:22 AM CDT on May 5
NASCAR Rookie Survives Unbelievable Crash NASCAR Sprint Cup rookie Michael McDowell tested the new safety features in the Car of Tomorrow yesterday during qualifying at Texas Motor Speedway, slamming into a Steel and Foam Energy Reduction (SAFER) barrier at more than 100 mph and rolling eight times (see the video). "That was the hardest hit I think I've ever seen anybody take," driver Tony Stewart said.
posted to Auto Racing at 11:37 AM CDT
But the only reason it's a spectator sport is that the funny car might blow up some day.
I disagree with this, most people who watch these motor sports are true fans of the racing. The speed created by those huge motors in such a short distance, and what an incredible job it does take to manage to pilot those cars down the strip. The same goes for the dragsters.
No. Nobody goes to the horse races just to see an entry break down. But what are the days at the track when people tell their stories?
Most of the big stories from the horse tracks are from the big pay days! Granted that anyone attending these events knows that there is the possibility of a fatal accident. (horrific or not) I would doubt that there are actually that great of a number of "fans" paying to attend any of these NASCAR or NHRA events on the chance to see a horrific crash. A person like that would hardly be considered a "fan of the sport." They would more aptly be called a fan of consequences.
posted at 4:57 AM CDT on April 6
The only reason we watch NASCAR is because it's a dangerous sport.
What's the "We" stuff, you got a mouse in your pocket? How much NASCAR have you watched recently? I am just a casual viewer, like rcade above, however I don't see how you can say that there are no personalities in the sport anymore. You may not like the ones that are there, but that doesn't make them absent.
NASCAR and boxing are so dissimilar that there is no comparison. Two people in a square punching each other can't be compared to 43 cars driving on asphalt. As for the more dominated than dead, I can see that reasoning in the boxing part of your comparison. When a NASCAR driver dies on the track, usually it is not attributed to someone else "dominating" them.
NASCAR is a dangerous sport, but most sports have some level of danger involved in them. By your "danger level = more fans" logic, there should be a World Base Jumping League(WBJL). Would the fans be lined up to see a chute fail? Millions watch for more than just with the dangerous part of any sport. Not just NASCAR.
posted at 2:03 PM CDT on April 6
Bush Booed By Beltway Baseballers! The high heat shut 'em up a little bit, though.
posted to Baseball at 4:44 PM CDT
It was snowing here this afternoon, and I wondered how an opener in our brand new outdoors downtown stadium would have felt like.
I can answer that one for ya qbert. Cold as hell, but one of the most fun games I've ever been to! It was almost zero at game time with the wind chill, and in the neg's by the time it was over close to 9:00pm. That storm dumped almost 11 inches of snow on the field for that series. -see Cleveland Indians home opener 2007.
posted at 5:32 AM CDT on April 6
Ultimate Fighting Robs The Cradle Want to watch 6-year-olds in the Octagon? Welcome to Missouri, apparently the only state in the union that allows "youth fighting." Says one parent, "We're not training them for dog fighting...I'd rather have my kids here than out on the streets."
posted to Culture at 5:46 AM CDT
Age 6 seems awfully young for anything full contact - whether it be football, karate, or MMA.
I'll second that. Here in Massillon, Ohio and the surrounding areas age 6 will only qualify a child for a flag football team. I am not sure about the martial arts. I am sure that there are classes for them. Just never saw a tournament for that age group yet. I do know they have started a wrestling program at some of the local school districts for the younger kids though.
posted at 1:30 PM CDT on March 28
Are these horses so high maintenance that the owners couldn't just "leave the gate open"? Once tame, could the horse adapt to the wild again? If so, why not take them to a wildlife preserve? Maybe the county/state could offer up some park acreage. There's plenty of solutions, the problem is that they are not all profitable. Greedy bastards.
The following is from the article in the FPP:
Unlike on the U.S. mainland, where many former racehorses are retrained for riding or sent to special refuges.....
Although I've never seen or heard of it either Bo, it appears that there are some type of preserves for the horses here in the US. I would imagine PR could also do the same if they wanted to.
An owner said if the horse doesn't "produce", eventually he will give it away or kill it. He said it bothered him a lot, but it had to be done due to no money to pay for them...and he was not going to keep losing. However, the article also says the vets have an informal system of contacting farmers and breeders when healthy horses are brought in to die, but some are not suitable for adoption due to injuries and bad tempers. One big problem is the vets only charge $20.00 for the chemicals to put the horses down!
That 20 bucks the vets charge the owners for the chemicals for the injection sure make this choice easier on the owners I'll bet. This reminds me of Chris Rock talking about gun control, when he said that the bullets need to cost $5000.00. If the lethal injection chemicals cost a lot more I bet there would be less of a problem there.