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| Name: | bill pennington (no, not that one) |
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owlhouse has posted 77 links and 1341 comments to SportsFilter and 11 links and 504 comments to the Locker Room.
Beyond 12,000 Sachin Tendulkar of India is now the highest scoring batsman in Test cricket.
posted on October 17, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Baseball versus Cricket While the NLCS and ALCS occupy our minds, over in England they took a pub table debate and put it into practice. What if a team of professional cricketers took on a baseball team on the diamond? Who would win?
posted on October 07, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
How Football Explains America. Or doesn't. Patriots with high blood pressure please avoid.
posted on October 02, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Cheating Eight Year Old Player banned from an Under 10 tournament for 'receiving instructions' from her father through a headset.
posted on July 24, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
The Decline of Commentary in cricket, but probably applicable to all broadcast sports. Osman Samiuddin takes ex-players to task. A well-considered rant.
posted on June 18, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
CFL Pick 'Em, Final Post-Season Standings Our mini pick 'em is capped off by two feats unprecedented in pick 'em history.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 11:28 PM on November 28
Happy Thanksgiving to you all Wishing you all the happiest of Thanksgivings.
posted by Monica Poland at 03:56 PM on November 27
And Happy Thanksgiving to all you Septics from me, too.
posted at 09:08 PM on November 27
CFL Pick 'Em, 96th Grey Cup Edition Here we go! Make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 05:46 PM on November 19
What, no broadcast down here? I'm writing to my Member of Parliament. No Edmonton? Then I can't possibly pick Calgary*.
Montreal by 9
Calvillo
Under
Oh I don't know, the First Test against New Zealand is about to start so I'm distracted. 333 yards?
*The influence of Carrie remains substantial.
posted at 07:18 PM on November 19
CFL Pick 'Em, Division Finals Edmonton and B.C. both win on the road, and head into the strongholds of Calgary and Montreal. Closer to home, BoKnows bats .714 for a strong opening week. Can he keep up the pace? Make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 09:49 PM on November 13
Edmonton by 11
Calgary by 9
Calvillo for yardage
Edmonton sacks
posted at 02:40 AM on November 13
Obama is a soccer fan. West Ham invite Obama to watch a game at Upton Park. Apparently, he watched a Hammers game in 2003 while visiting his half-sister in London (article doesn't say if it was live, home, away or on the telly). Obama's older daughter plays on a soccer team. Change we can believe in.
posted by worldcup2002 at 04:25 PM on November 08
Clyde Best. The Big Match. Early 1970s.
Forget Proust, you just need TV football memories to bring back the glories of our youths.
posted at 09:47 PM on November 08
CFL Pick 'Em, Playoff Edition Were you wistfully checking the CFL Pick 'Em standings all summer, wishing you could play? Or maybe you're looking for revenge/continuity after a disappointing/excellent regular season? Either way, here's your chance as the CFL heads into the playoffs. We begin anew and it's anyone's game. Make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 04:26 PM on November 05
Edmonton by 12.
BC by 7.
McCallum, because I've never heard of him.
posted at 07:37 PM on November 05
CFL Pick 'Em, Final Standings tommytrump finishes off his victory run with a big week to leave no questions about the legitimacy of his championship. Congratulations!
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:35 PM on November 03
Thanks Dr J, another wonderful job, and fun as always. Congrats, tommy and Monica.
And I've still never seen a single minute of a CFL game either live or on TV.
posted at 03:47 PM on November 03
MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, Final Standings BoKnows plays through the rain and picks up three out of four points for the big win.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 06:00 PM on November 02
Bugger. Only one point after the division series.
But congrats to Bo Knows, and to holden. As I demonstrate with these things, it takes blind luck to end up mid table, but to finish top or bottom takes some serious effort.
posted at 11:27 PM on November 02
Collina Speaks! to the NY Times no less If I respect only a few referees, Pierluigi Collina is first among all. Though he claims no dissatisfaction at the 45 years old retirement rule, the man who stood out among the stars at the 2002 and 2006 World Cups is going strong and gives the Times a glimpse into his thinking.
posted by billsaysthis at 05:07 PM on November 01
Agreed. He was one of the first refs to use video analysis of games, and then to brief his assistants with it before important matches - what to look out for, who gets offside, different styles of play etc.
The interview, on the other hand, does not reveal much. I suppose because he is still in an important position with Serie A and B. He refuses to talk about the match fixing/ref influencing scandal, when I would have liked to hear what he really thinks. No definitive views on increasing the number of officials or use of video evidence either, although he leans towards a non-technology solution. The use of additional assistants around the penalty box is interesting, and he notes that it gave him more 'command' of the penalty area. I also think the presence of more officials might make players think twice about all the pushing and shoving that goes on at corners, for example.
posted at 10:18 PM on November 01
Plunging dollar gives sports leagues a currency conniption The sudden nosedive of the loonie this month and its continuing volatility threaten to wreak havoc with the finances of Canadian sports businesses that face heavy expenses in U.S. dollars, compounding the inevitable woes stemming from any sustained weakness in the economy.
"We don't know where the bottom is," said Toronto Blue Jays president Paul Godfrey, who estimates that each one-cent drop costs the Jays about $760,000 on a payroll of $100-million. "It's like falling into a black hole."
posted by tommytrump at 08:27 PM on October 30
With the Blue Jays, you can see that impact that each shift has, if your expenses/contracts are written in USD and your income is primarily in Canadian dollars.
*I know how they feel. A couple of months ago our dollar was worth USD 0.98, now it's USD 0.65 and dropping. Luckily some of my payment contracts are written in USD.
posted at 09:40 PM on October 30
CFL Pick 'Em, Week 19 Last week of the season! Time for that final push! The trophy is in the building. Well, it would be if we had a trophy. Or a building. Noted for next year. Make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:12 PM on October 29
OK, tommy lays down the marker, and I'll have to hit a few spreads:
Toronto by 5
Edmonton by 9
Winnipeg by 17
BC by 3
posted at 05:29 AM on October 29
CFL Pick 'Em, Week 19 Last week of the season! Time for that final push! The trophy is in the building. Well, it would be if we had a trophy. Or a building. Noted for next year. Make your picks inside.
posted by DrJohnEvans at 07:12 PM on October 28
I'm going to wait and see what Tommy picks, then go against, just to make the final week interesting.
However, I will maintain my policy of always picking Edmonton and never picking Hamilton. If you need to ask...
posted at 03:14 AM on October 28
Arguing Politics During My Vasectomy So it's last Friday, and I find myself at Planned Parenthood in Jacksonville, lying flat on my back with my pants around my ankles, trying to find my happy place. A urologist begins handling up on my junk, explaining each step in the process with the unabashed enthusiasm of Bill Nye the Science Guy.
posted by NoMich at 11:46 AM on October 28
Hi there WC2K2. Your answers:
1. No.
2. Yes. And you don't have the worry about any long term impact.
3. Yes and Not Really.
posted at 03:11 AM on October 28
Tottenham Hotspur Clean House, Dump Coach Juande Ramos Spurs, with just two points after nine matches, have fired coach Juande Ramos, assistant coaches Gus Poyet and Marcos Alvarez, and sporting director Damien Comolli. No Premiership team has started this poorly and avoided relegation in 10 years.
posted by rcade at 07:04 PM on October 27
rcade - Vatican City Director of Football.
posted at 04:03 PM on October 27
Arguing Politics During My Vasectomy So it's last Friday, and I find myself at Planned Parenthood in Jacksonville, lying flat on my back with my pants around my ankles, trying to find my happy place. A urologist begins handling up on my junk, explaining each step in the process with the unabashed enthusiasm of Bill Nye the Science Guy.
posted by NoMich at 11:46 AM on October 27
Hey, I jogged home from MY vasectomy.
posted at 06:41 AM on October 27
Thanks Dr J. While I know nothing at all about CFL, hanging out with you guys makes me feel part of the family.
(In case you were wondering, I'm the oddly dressed Uncle crouched in the corner, the one you only see at Christmas, making strange peeping noises and eating nits from my hair).