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For the playoffs I'm going to ask my 6 year old son which team he likes better (he doesn't know that there is a difference between the CFL, the NFL, or the Arena League). I will then ask him to pick a number between 0 and 21. And then I will ask him which name he likes best for the kicker selection. And now, the results:

Edmonton by 20 (yeesh)
Saskatchewan by 2

Congi ("That's a funny name!")

posted at 07:37 PM on November 06

A rousing "Woot" of congratulations to those who won, those who lost, and those who actually finished this effer during the great site revamp of 2008. Speaking for myself, I was just too pissy about the change to continue on. My picking style was unsustainable anyway.

And of course, thanks to Dr JE, a true doctor among men.

posted at 12:58 AM on November 04

To all of the above:

Thank you for making clear what my fading memory had obscured. I now remember the origins of that horrible team name. It's completely reprehensible and anyone who defends it's continuation is either ignorant or indeed, a racist. Please forgive, but it would be analgous to calling the Atlanta football club the "Slaves". No right thinking human being would stand for that just as no right thinking person should stand for "Redskins". I now have a new cause.

And forgive my ignorance.

posted at 11:24 PM on November 03

I am happy for Jamie Moyer.

posted at 11:10 PM on October 29

l_b_b, If you traveled to Philadelphia from out of town (like many people did) and like most normal people could only attend game 5, it would have effectively been canceled for you. And one might assume you would be pissed. And that you might not be alone in your opinion.
Of course, perhaps you are more financially well off and can afford to remain in town awaiting a then unknown date of conclusion.

And of course, I never said that the game of baseball would never recover from a postponed (better?) World Series game. I was trying to suggest that Major League Baseball can ill afford public relations fuck ups. And that the season is way too damn long.

posted at 11:08 PM on October 29

My thoughts about canceling the regularly scheduled game 5 was that, for baseball, it would have been a much bigger debacle. At the time, they thought that the game had a chance of being finished. They gambled and lost. Baseball has been suffering from something of a public relations problem. I cannot see how not at least making the attempt to play a scheduled game would be a worse scenario than turning away fans and telling them that there will be no World Series today. They tried that once (albeit under different circumstances) and it almost killed the game.

Yes Selig is a very bad decision maker. And yes he is blindly taking baseball down the wrong path in terms of promoting the game and connecting with a larger part of the fanbase. I'm just saying that in this instance it 'aint all his fault.

Shorten the season, possibly. Definitely shorten the playoffs. Don't be ruled by the dollar to the extent that you get short term gains at the expense of the long term benefits.

posted at 07:04 PM on October 29

I'm not entirely familiar with why Washington's team originated the mascot as a "redskin"? I live in an area surrounded by reservations and none of the denizens are red. In fact, I have children who are part native American (they use the term "indian" almost as a preference, BTW) and they don't know any of their relatives whose skin can be described as red. Something different on the east coast? This whole thing seems to be stupid on a number of levels.

posted at 04:52 PM on October 28

cjets

I think to say that it's all Selig's fault for the length of the season is a bit of a stretch. All the teams and their ownership have a hand in it. Longer season = more games and more opportunities to earn $$.

And I can't believe that you are making me sound like a Selig apologist.

posted at 04:36 PM on October 28

We can add this one to Carlin's list outlining the differences between baseball and football.

I don't blame Selig as much as some people do for this decision. You can't cancel the game before it's played. What do you tell the fans who have made all the arrangements to be in Philadelphia on this day at this time? You play the game and hope for the best. It didn't work out. Are we going to blame Bud Selig for the weather? The blame should lie with Major League Baseball for having the World Series played into the end of October and into November. That, to me, is the real problem.

posted at 02:12 PM on October 28

What color are the team uniforms in the RFL? Would they all be black and white? Or red and yellow? Or limited to some combination of those four colors? Do racists classify people by any other colors? Why is a question mark shaped that way?

posted at 12:10 AM on October 28

Unfortunately, sometimes it's all too real.

BTW, it was clear that I was joking about the Fighting Irish, no?

While we're at it, l_b_b, your screen name is offensive to all the repressed large_blonde_bats of the world.

posted at 11:09 PM on October 27

And while we're at it, I want the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to change their mascot. I mean, as a person of Irish heritage, I take humbrage with this caricature of Irish folk as drinkin', fightin', leprechauns.

It's been nearly a week since my last drunken fight in a green outfit.

posted at 09:06 PM on October 27

holden=Post of the day.

posted at 02:22 PM on October 27

I don't know. I guess "redskin" is a pretty non-complimentary term for a native. Like calling the Maple Leafs the "Pasty Whites". Or the Boston Bruins "The Mullet Heads".

But I do like "fuckwits". Can we call them that?

And as we enter the holiday season, please remember to celebrate responsibly on "Silly Pagan Ritualistic Child-Enforced Candy Bribery Day", "English Castouts Who Had Stupid Belt Buckles On Their Hats And Shoes And Commenced The Exploitation Of The Natives Day", and the aforementioned "FakeAssedWhiteGuyInTheSky Birthday". Along with the "Arbitrary Point At Which We Start Counting Day".

posted at 02:16 PM on October 27

Actually NoMich, I think it's called an http.

Hyper Turd Transfer Protocol.

Thanks rcade. And one more vote for tricked out buttons.

posted at 10:58 PM on October 22