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- 05/18/08
| Name: | Wayne Frazer |
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| Homepage URL: | http://fromhoosiertohoser.blogspot.com/ |
| Location: | Barrie, ONT Canada baby! |
| Gender: | male |
| Member since: | December 28, 2002 |
| Last visit: | May 17, 2008 |
wfrazerjr has posted 225 links and 2941 comments to SportsFilter and 4 threads and 167 comments to the Locker Room and has written 66 columns.
Georges Laraque goes more than the extra mile The rough-and-tumble tough guy from the Pittsburgh Penguins shows it isn't all about the fights and the spotlight.
posted on Apr 29, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Michael Westbrook gets his roll on After a miserable career and a miserable life in the NFL, former Washington Redskins and Cincy Bengals wide receiver has found joy in training for elite status in Brazilian jujitsu.
posted on Apr 18, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
A big man with a bigger story Ten years after losing his father in a Russian parking garage and only seven years after first picking up a basketball, Jayhawk forward Sasha Kaun will leave the University of Kansas with a degree in computer science and a chance to be drafted by the NBA.
posted on Mar 9, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
For all of you talking about coaching loyalty, an interesting development ... West Virginia University has filed a lawsuit against former head coach Rich Rodriguez over a $4M buyout. Rodriguez, who left for the University of Michigan earlier this month, has two years to pay WVU back the money, but one-third is due by Jan. 19 and the Rodriguez camp has been making noise about the clause not being valid.
posted on Dec 28, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
And now come the lawyers ... Two New York lawyers have filed a class-action suit against Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots in the wake of CameraGate. Claiming consumer fraud, the suit seeks more than $184M in damages.
posted on Sep 30, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Say It Ain't So, Chuckster A prosecutor says retired NBA star Charles Barkley will face felony charges if he fails to repay a $400,000 gambling debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino.
posted to Basketball at 12:32 PM CDT
Page 2's Bill Simmons channels Doc Rivers A knee-jerk tirade to an un-expected loss that upon more sober reflection turns into a tongue-in-cheek commentary on coaching.
posted to Basketball at 4:46 PM CDT
If Bill Simmons wasn't a little metro for me, I'd kiss him.
posted at 6:15 PM CDT on May 14
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
Man, I don't care about the DUI or whatever -- she left Wally Szczerbiak hangin' on a high-five!
She baaaaaaaaaad.
posted at 4:41 PM CDT on May 13
Maddux becomes ninth pitcher in MLB history to reach 350 wins Greg Maddux reached another milestone in his long, brilliant career. It might have meant more to a catcher making his big-league debut than it did to the pitcher with Hall of Fame credentials.
posted to Baseball at 7:35 AM CDT
The guy is one of the greatest pitchers in history and we can't have a thread without a mention of hooker slayings.
Has this joke not run its course? It's like people running around yelling, "Where's the beef?"
posted at 12:17 PM CDT on May 12
posted to Baseball at 1:48 AM CDT
It's the last out. Taking a chance on advancing to third with less than two outs is of greater value as you can be driven in by several plays (sacrifice fly, squeeze, ground out, etc.) which don't exist with two down.
And speaking of obsessive, Good Lord.
posted at 1:01 PM CDT on May 8
Ichiro has an amazing arm, but who the HELL was that catcher? At least 75% of those outs came as a result of him blocking the plate and flipping the runner away!
posted at 10:07 PM CDT on May 8
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
The worst course I've ever played on had dress code regulations.
I've seen players go barefoot, never have I seen a player without a shirt, not even on the driving range.
He knew they were filming, and he should have known better.
I'm betting your name wasn't on that course. Daly's is, in this instance, and he just drummed up a ton of business for Murder Rock.
Rcade, if you could point me to the tax file that shows Daly to be destitute and the record book that shows Daly without a victory in a major, I'd appreciate it. The man has accomplished far more than most golfers. Could he have done more? Likely, but not guaranteed, and if he had to do it in a fashion that made him unhappy, what's that worth?
I'm going to send Commissioner Finchem an email later this afternoon challenging him to a round. If he wins, he can badger Daly all he likes. If he loses, he must leave Daly leave alone.
Finchem gets to pick one club out of my bag, and I must play the entire 18 holes with that. In return, Finchem can only use the stick up his ass.
posted at 9:31 AM CDT on May 7
Read his Wikipedia entry, Clones. He's been thrown off a flight for drunkenness, charged with assault for a domestic violence incident, and suspended indefinitely from the tour and told to seek alcohol counseling, among other things. He's also lost millions gambling and one of his wives, during their marriage, was imprisoned for running a drug/gambling ring.
And playing golf shirtless relates to any of those things how? I'm not excusing them, but are they relevant here?
Happy is not a word I'd use to describe a person who gets into as much trouble as Daly, booze-related and otherwise.
So you have him on speed dial, do you? Have coffee with his therapist on a regular basis? Daly looks pretty happy to me with his shirt and shoes off in the sunshine, playing the game he loves. How horribly his life has turned out!
Do you think he was drunk in the video? If he wasn't, where exactly is the harm in any of this? Daly loves golf, loves being a ham and loves the country. Again, how horrible!
I doubt many sponsers who are putting up millions in prize money for what is in effect advertising, self-promotion and association with a 'gentleman's game' perceived of a higher earning, disposable income crowd, would be too disappointed if the carnival side-show act was not around.
Yes, they hate all that media attention and free publicity. Better to focus on any one of the 140-145 Tour players who have all the personality of a head cover.
posted at 5:49 PM CDT on May 7
Drunk acts like ass! Cue the laugh track.
You called him an ass in your opening salvo. You've made it clear you think he's some stumblebum drunk who's wasting his life. You've also said in so many words you think he's unhappy?
You've given all these priors, which I don't deny. But it seems to me you're also reading an awful lot into a guy playing golf in less-than-casual attire, which makes me wonder -- have you been hanging out with John Daly?
Watch the video again and tell me -- just how unhappy does he seem?
I take it you don't watch the PGA much. Their corporate sponsors tend to run along the likes of Cadillac, Fidelity Investments, various banks and insurance companies. I doubt they really value the kind of publicity that Daly brings.
I take it you don't understand publicity. This is nothing new with Daly, and yet tournaments continue to bring him in. Why?
Because he gets the name of the tournament mentioned on nightly sports shows and in the papers when he either a) plays a solid round and gets everyone's hopes up and b) goes off the rails. Doesn't hurt the sponsor one bit either way.
One more thing for those who view golf as a near-religious experience -- that's great, I get it. Most of us, however, don't. We go to the course to have a few pops and enjoy ourselves. It's no different from fishing. Ask Daly and I think he'd tell you the same. So to him and me, playing a non-tour round in a pair of jeans and not much else is no big deal.
posted at 9:10 AM CDT on May 8
Oh, I don't disagree with you that Daly has done a ton to harm himself and his career.
I just think carrying that over to a video of a guy playing golf without a shirt is a bit ridiculous.
posted at 10:52 AM CDT on May 8
You scalawag! Ruffian! This shall come to fisticuffs!
Oh, and re: Godzilla...
posted at 9:32 AM CDT on May 10
Transvestite hooker tries to extort money from Ronaldo (the original) in Rio Ronaldo buys three hookers and gets unexpected packages.
posted to Soccer at 1:16 PM CDT
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posted at 10:04 PM CDT on April 29
I think that hooker are already has something there in his/her someplace.
posted at 9:38 AM CDT on May 1
posted to Baseball at 10:27 AM CDT
Tinman, we'll only see this as a headline story if any of the women involved can be linked to Roger Clemens.
Terrific link, Apoch.
posted at 11:57 AM CDT on April 29
What do the people on MetaFilter know about sports?
That's like asking a D&D party for dating hints.
posted at 10:14 PM CDT on April 29
Do we really think Charles Barkley is worth that much? I mean, Charles did make more than $43M during his career, but factor in taxes, gambling debts and the fact that guys with big gambling debts don't generally invest particularly well and maybe he ain't swimmin' in it.