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Adept
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Name: Matthew
Homepage URL: http://www.shishuu.net
Location: Memphis, TN
ZIP Code: 38117
Gender: Male
AIM: tuxmatt
Member since: April 19, 2004
Last visit: December 02, 2008

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Sports Bio

Fan of all the Tennessee teams. Went to UT, so of course I bleed Orange. Born and raised in Memphis, so I know the defeatism that comes along with being a U of M basketball fan. Of course, I'm also a Grizz fan and that's a little less depressing (low expectations, huzzah!). Have not payed attention to the NBA closely for a couple of seasons.

Also a Titans fan.

For some reason I have not been following sports so much this year. :)

MLB I could care less about. I like hockey alright, but I generally like the Detroit more than Nashville.

As for crying, I was at the UT/Arkansas game that went 7 OT. Or was that six? I was really drunk. I wanted to go home so bad that I almost cried.

Recent Links

The greatest golfer ever is someone you've never heard of: John Montague. (aka LaVerne Moore)

posted on May 31, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result

Recent Comments

The Next Tennessee Football Coach Some fervent and deep thoughts on who will succeed Coach Fulmer at Tennessee. Posted Sept. 23, well before Fulmer's ouster (keep that in mind while reading). This SEC blog is zealous and energetic, but also quite rational, civil, and insightful. Complete with decent responses. The discussion drifts off into another zone after a while, but the first half or so is a welcome break from the crazed stuff you run into elsewhere. Recommended reading for Chuck Neinas.

posted by beaverboard at 07:48 PM on November 06

Oops. Sorry:

Very sad, but I think it was time to go. I agree with the (appropriately) orange text. I'll be interested to see where we go from here.

Comment icon posted at 04:20 PM on November 06

An Open Letter From Roger Ebert To Jay Mariotti Mariotti is an easy target at the best of times, but his abrupt departure from the Chicago Sun-Times, right after they paid his way to China for the Olympics, left his most distinguished now-former colleague more than a little out of joint. And no one writes a screw-you letter like Roger Ebert.

posted by chicobangs at 05:11 PM on August 28

I only know him from the stupid talking heads show on ESPN that comes on before PTI. I didn't like him. So, now I find out he's not just obnoxious, he's also a scumbag. Well, he'll do just fine on TV, then.

Comment icon posted at 05:22 PM on August 28

Four-time World Champion admits to using steroids.

posted by grum@work at 11:26 AM on June 29

you know, knowsalittle, i think your comparison - besides being absolutely, from-another-planet absurd - fails on a pretty fundamental level. That being, in _flubber_, they are essentially using a technological innovation to improve the performance of equipment. This isn't cheating, this is just sport: golf, tennis, football, hockey, marathoning and on and on - the entire landscape of the competition is constantly changed by improvements to gear. This is something fundamentally different from using controlled substances to change body musculature, hand-eye coordination, etc.

Comment icon posted at 03:19 AM on June 29

Four-time World Champion admits to using steroids.

posted by grum@work at 11:26 AM on June 27

Don't even get knowsalittle started about Angels in the Outfield. The amount of cheating in that is fucking detestable, and supposedly sanctioned by GOD HIMSELF. It's disgusting, that's what it is.

Comment icon posted at 10:35 AM on June 27

The greatest golfer ever is someone you've never heard of: John Montague. (aka LaVerne Moore)

posted by Adept at 04:34 PM on June 02

Well, wfrazerjr, I've been waiting awhile. I figured it was about time. I read this in the paper Smithsonian and have been waiting a month to post it.

Comment icon posted at 01:27 PM on June 02

Canadian NHL teams mean money The six Canadian teams account for 31 per cent of the $1.1 billion (U.S.) in league ticket revenue, and have gone through league-leading double-digit increases over last season, according to the internal NHL report.

posted by tommytrump at 11:36 AM on May 30

Yeah, I think a lot of the reason is simply that the dollar was so strong compared to the C$ that it made economic sense. Especially as an attempt to turn the sport from essentially US Regional to US national. If the currency trend continues, we might see a shift of hockey teams back where they belong.

Comment icon posted at 03:20 PM on May 30

Pacman gives Dallas Cowboys a dual threat: This is what Pacman Jones can bring to the Dallas Cowboys on the field if he plays in 2008: A playmaker on defense as a cornerback and on special teams.

posted by BornIcon at 12:11 PM on April 24

MonkeyHawk: You're not joking that you don't have a clue about Nashville, especially if you think that there is nothing to do there or that there's simply nothing there for him to do. Amy Grant concert? Lame.

Comment icon posted at 05:11 PM on April 24

Kansas Wins National Title... ....although to read the article you would think that Memphis had it gift wrapped.

posted by Tinman at 12:04 AM on April 08

Yeah, how you can call it *boring* is beyond me. I mean, though, you did say you didn't care about either of the teams, so that might be why. Yes. Freethrows. That was the UMem bugbear all season and ,even though it ran off to the shadows during the dance, it came back to strike when I expected it to. (I'm sorry to say) I think, honestly, the gamechanger was Dorsey's fouling out with 2 mins left, and his absence was especially felt in overtime. A fantastic game, but it didn't keep me from being sad all day. Kansas will be there and get it again. Memphis? I might not live to see it.

Comment icon posted at 04:55 PM on April 08

Team Summaries Leading to Final 4 Committee gets it right as 4 number 1 seeds advance to the Final 4 for the first time in history.

posted by Tinman at 12:10 PM on March 31

YYM: As everyone has been saying, our [Memphis] fatal flaw is at the line. I think only 2 other schools in all of DI had a worse percentage. But, if we keep shooting like we did last night, not a team in the world can beat us. I mean, 80% is clearly too much to expect, of course, but even 70 or 65 would make the Tigers awfully hard to beat.

Comment icon posted at 08:17 PM on March 31

Happy 25th, USFL! (or what could've been).

posted by Ufez Jones at 04:23 PM on February 25

I remember Showboats BBQ, in team colors, natch. Ah, what could have been, indeed! There isn't a hopeless football grail this city won't chase. It is interesting to think of the NFL being in such a weakened position that a rival league could poach first round talent. My memory of those times is not that good.

Comment icon posted at 08:57 PM on February 25

What does $9,999 get you?
Greatness.

posted by grum@work at 10:25 AM on February 10

Or the chance to drink beers with greatness, at any rate.

Comment icon posted at 11:32 AM on February 10

South Korean soccer players dislocate their shoulders to become draft dodgers Why bother with serving your country when the U.S is there as your minders? Makes me reminisce of my days eating kimchi and swigging ginseng from the bottle.

posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 03:40 PM on February 04

We're all the problem.

Comment icon posted at 07:42 PM on February 04

South Korean soccer players dislocate their shoulders to become draft dodgers Why bother with serving your country when the U.S is there as your minders? Makes me reminisce of my days eating kimchi and swigging ginseng from the bottle.

posted by Texan_lost_in_NY at 03:40 PM on February 04

So hooray for mandatory conscription then? Hell to that. Post four and still no talk of sports.

Comment icon posted at 06:23 PM on February 04

More Bad Noose for Pro Golf Although the story appeared to be dying down after the Golf Channel anchor Kelly Tilghman apologized to Tiger Woods for her "lynch him" remark, Golfweek has just thrown gas on the fire with its cover story and illustration.

posted by dbt302 at 12:38 PM on January 19

The_Black_Hand: Lifetime southerner here. I would not say one "often" hears that spoken at all.

Comment icon posted at 08:55 AM on January 19

Why don't you (bleeping) block somebody, Gonzalez. A superb Joe Posnanski column from the Kansas City Star. As Bill Simmons writes, "It's incredibly hard to make a column work this well, with this much detail, when you only have 850 words."

posted by Venicemenace at 06:55 AM on December 28

My favorite part of this is Gonzalez reply to the reporter. "Hey, I'm coachable." Classic all around.

Comment icon posted at 09:01 AM on December 28