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TheQatarian has posted 11 links and 137 comments to SportsFilter and hasn’t posted any threads or comments to the Locker Room and has written 3 columns.
NCAA Hockey Brackets Revealed The field of 16 is set for the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship, with a field determined by the six conference tournament champions and the PairWise rankings.
posted on Mar 23, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Bob Knight Resigns from Texas Tech in midseason after 902 career wins.
posted on Feb 4, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Meat In An Ineptitude Sandwich Tubby Smith's predecessor and successor are both making him look good.
posted on Jan 9, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
MLB Pitcher Kennedy Dead Joe Kennedy, 28-year-old pitcher who played for Oakland, Arizona and Toronto this past season, collapsed and died Friday morning. Cause of death currently unknown.
posted on Nov 23, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Curse Of Curtis Leskanic Is this the year the Red Sox break the agonizing 36-month-long curse?
posted on Oct 25, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
PGA Dresses Down John Daly for Golfing Topless A video of John Daly golfing in Branson, Mo., with no shirt or shoes has prompted this response from PGA Commissioner Tim Finchem: "There are certain things about presentation that we must insist on."
posted to Golf at 6:35 AM CDT
It's been 10 years?!
That's right, 10 years since Kerry Wood tied the major league record for strikeouts in a 9-inning game.
You can watch the video highlights of the 20 strikeouts here.
posted to Baseball at 8:05 PM CDT
One could make the argument that this was the single most dominant game ever pitched. (Not necessarily the greatest, but the most dominant.) He faced 29 batters, struck out 20, walked none, had one HBP, and allowed one hit. That means that only *eight* balls were put in play by the Astros in the entire game, which is undoubtedly a record.
The other noteworthy part of this achievement is that the Astros were leading the league in team batting average for the season coming into that game. As opposed to Clemens' two 20-K games beforehand, which he did against the teams that were leading the league in Ks coming in.
Too bad Wood hasn't been the same since then.
posted at 12:17 PM 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
The list of HoF-ers who started their careers after Franco should also include Kirby Puckett.
Aside from that, an amazing career from a longevity standpoint, and a decent career overall. Good for him.
posted at 8:20 PM CDT on May 5
Baseball's Failure Dynasties : ESPN's Page 2 analyzes Major League Baseball's current top (bottom?) five long term excersizes in futility.
posted to Baseball at 4:53 PM CDT
Well, in Clevelander's defense, none of his teams have won anything since the Tribe won the World Series back in the 40's. So he's understandably experiencing some angst.
Useless trivia for the day: My home (the Twin Cities) currently has the longest stretch of any city with at least three major sports teams (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) without making an appearance in the World Series, Super Bowl, NBA Finals or Stanley Cup Finals. Last one was the Twins' World Series in 1991. (The North Stars also made the Stanley Cup Finals that year.) The Twin Cities have also gone the fourth-longest in that group without winning any of those four, behind Cleveland, Seattle and Philadelphia (though each of those cities has lost at least two different ones of those championships since the Twin Cities even saw one of their teams in one).
It seemed tangentially related to the thread, though I have digressed a bit.
posted at 11:06 PM CDT on May 2
Chiefs trade Jared Allen to Minnesota: League leading sack specialist Jared Allen has been traded to Minnesota for first and third round draft picks.
posted to Football at 11:36 AM CDT
From the Viking fan perspective, I am quite happy with this deal. Considering the staggering number of 1st-round picks the Vikings have wasted on defensive linemen that didn't pan out over the last 15 years (and the likelihood that they'd have done the same thing again this year), I'm quite happy to take the proven commodity.
As for the 4th quarter stat, I would strongly suggest looking at the Chiefs' schedule/results from last year and asking, "How frequently were their opponents throwing the ball in the 4th quarter?" Considering that the Chiefs lost their last 9 games, it is likely their opponents were running the ball a lot in the 4th. (The Chiefs were 28th in the league in rush defense, so I'd run the ball against them a lot, too.)
On top of that, you're taking last year's sack leader and putting him on the same line with the best tackle tandem in the NFL. The Vikings led the league in rush defense last season, and with an elite pass rusher on the end (who won't be seeing many double-teams thanks to Kevin and Pat Williams), their defense could rise to an elite level.
Which leads to the following statement: This is the year the Vikings really find out if Tarvaris Jackson is their QB of the future. They should almost win the NFC North by default (the Pack will struggle without Favre, especially if/when Rodgers gets hurt, the Bears are imploding, and the Lions are the Lions), but a solid season from Jackson could make them a contender in the NFC.
posted at 1:59 PM CDT on April 23
Just a note for goyoucolts: The Vikings just traded away that 1st rounder, so I don't think they are going to get Jackson or Sweed. And they did pick up Berrian in the offseason, which won't hurt.
posted at 4:21 PM CDT on April 23
Sean Avery does his best to reduce the NHL to the level of the WWE (single link to a Youtube video). The NHL responds.
posted to Hockey at 10:53 AM CDT
Count me in the group that doesn't get the outrage from some corners of the NHL about this. Sure, it looks a little silly, but it's perfectly within the rules, or at least it was at the time. Avery just took it to another level. I have no problem with the NHL changing the rules about this, though I think it would be better if they changed it after the season as opposed to mid-stream as they did.
I also agree with those who ask, "If this were anyone other than Avery, would this be a big deal?"
posted at 11:51 AM CDT on April 16
Whether what he did was in the letter of the rules or not it was just stupid and undignified and childish and the reaction across the league has pretty much been, "I haven't seen that since PeeWee hockey".
True, but it was also perfectly legal, and most importantly, very effective.
It reminds me a bit of the controversy about some player bunting for a hit which broke up Curt Schilling's no-hitter a few years back when Schilling was still with the D-Backs. I forget which player it was that did it, but his team was down 2-0, and his goal was to bring the tying run to the plate. Many of Schilling's teammates, as well as Bob Brenly (the manager), were outraged because someone had broken one of the "unwritten rules" (or "the code", as stated above). Schilling, to his credit, said it made complete sense and wasn't upset about it, at least outwardly.
Of course, bunting for a hit doesn't look as silly as what Avery was doing, but it's the same basic premise. There is nothing wrong with doing what it takes to win, as long as you aren't cheating or potentially injuring someone. If it needs to be a rule, write it down (which is exactly what the NHL is doing here).
posted at 1:44 PM CDT on April 16
Not to nitpick, hawkguy, but it was Harpo, not Groucho.
posted at 7:49 PM CDT on April 16
Frozen Four: Where Eagles Soar The Boston College Eagles won the 2008 NCAA Frozen Four championship by knocking off this year's Cinderalla, Notre Dame, 4-1. This is BC's third national championship. Game Notes. Slide Show.
posted to Hockey at 10:04 AM CDT
Any team that beats North Dakota repeatedly is fine with me, even if they did knock out the Gophers this season. Hooray Eagles!
posted at 11:52 AM CDT on April 13
Basqueing in Glory: Athletic Bilbao is Europe's most exotic football club. For 80 years, the legendary club has managed to keep itself in Spain's top division, fielding players recruited exclusively from the Basque region. But how long can the fiercely independent club continue to resist the trends of globalization?
posted to Soccer at 2:35 PM CDT
Reminds me quite a bit of the University of Minnesota hockey team, where during Doug Woog's tenure, he only recruited players from Minnesota. Always made the NCAAs until the last couple of years, and came close to winning a few times, but toward the end, the strategy started backfiring. More Minnesota schools and more Minnesota recruiting by other schools took its toll, and the Gophers started getting weaker. Don Lucia took over, promptly recruited a kid from North Dakota -- Grant Potulny -- and watched him score the overtime game-winner in the NCAA championship game three years later. Then Lucia brought in a player from Europe -- Thomas Vanek -- who pretty much single-handedly won the Gophers another championship the next year.
Moral of the story: Sometimes you have to adapt to the times to be successful, no matter how much you love the traditions.
posted at 7:31 PM CDT on April 11
Olympic torch put out by protests. Security officials canceled the final run of the Olympic relay through Paris after chaotic protests Monday, sending a snuffed-out torch to its destination on a bus in a humiliating concession to protesters decrying China's human rights record.
posted to Olympics at 12:24 PM CDT
I think it would be better to leave politics out of the Olympics and let it just be about the athletes. Not saying that I approve of China's human rights record, of course, but I say protest that elsewhere.
I've been seeing some politicians call for a U.S. boycott of the Beijing games, and I have a similar reaction to that. It would suck to be an athlete who trained for so many years to make the Olympics, only to have the opportunity taken away by politicians protesting a position you may or may not care about.
But I digress.
posted at 3:48 PM CDT on April 7
Numbers prove Nelson is still King of the Wild Maybe this is the one way to figure out who is best no matter when they played.
posted to Golf at 11:57 AM CDT
Cigarette smoking has been proven to be the leading cause of statistics. But can sports be far behind?
posted at 4:03 PM CDT on March 28
Critics Go Ape Over LeBron James Magazine Cover A picture of NBA star LeBron James and the model Gisele on the cover of April's Vogue is attracting controversy over their pose. The shot taken by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz has been compared by some detractors to King Kong holding Fay Wray. ESPN.Com columnist Jemele Hill called it "memorable for all the wrong reasons." The photo is remarkably similar to "Destroy This Mad Brute," a famous World War I recruitment poster.
posted to Basketball at 10:16 AM CDT
As a society, we are never going to get past racial prejudice if certain people are always going to see racial prejudice in everything. The obvious difference in the photos is that Gisele is clearly enjoying herself, and I'd wager that LeBron knew or was told about the "King Kong" similarities. I'm sure if LeBron had thought it was a big deal he wouldn't have done it.
As is often the case with racial issues, this is much ado about nothing, which is unfortunate because it is harmful to the real cases of racism which still exist in our society.
(Your mileage may vary, of course.)
posted at 11:18 AM CDT on March 27
A collection of Ballparks: Past and Present In honor of the upcoming 2008 MLB Season, here's a video collection of sights and sounds from your favorite ballpark. Play Ball!
posted to Baseball at 1:01 AM CDT
I'm not sure if this sort of thing is allowed, so I apologize if it isn't, but for those of you who are thinking it would be fun to see some of these parks in person, I'd highly recommend Sports Travel & Tours. I've been taking trips through them for the past few years, checking out 4 or 5 parks per year, and these guys do a great job and make it fun and easy to see the parks you want to see. I'll have been to the home parks for all 30 teams by the time I finish this year's trip (though I haven't been to the new Busch yet...I did see the old one), and I'll be seeing Yankee Stadium one last time.
If you are looking for a fun summer trip, or want to see these parks in person, then this is something to consider.
posted at 9:34 AM CDT on March 27
This reminds me of an anecdote about George Burns and Harpo Marx. One day, they were out playing golf on a hot day and decided to take off their shirts. The club manager came out and told them to put their shirts back on. Burns and Marx protested that it was hot, and you could go topless at a public beach, so why not at the golf course? The manager pointed in the rule book to where it said you had to play with a shirt on, and so they obliged.
The next day, they played again, and shortly after they started, someone ran into the clubhouse yelling, "Burns and Marx are playing without their pants!"
The club manager goes back out there, and Marx calmly says, "You were right. The rulebook says we can't play without shirts. But it doesn't say anything about pants!"
The club manager realized he was beaten on this one. The club amended its rules after that, allowing players to play without shirts at extreme temps, but requiring pants at all times.
(In keeping with the thread, let's all be thankful Daly didn't try this. Shirtless is bad enough.)