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| Name: | Howard Titus |
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| Location: | Nashua, NH |
| ZIP: | 03062 |
| Gender: | Old Alpha Male, hoping no young stud steals the herd. |
| Member since: | April 08, 2006 |
| Last visit: | May 21, 2013 |
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Johnny Pesky, 1920-2012: Boston Red Sox legend Johnny Pesky died today at 92 years of age. He had been associated with the team in one capacity or another nearly continuously since 1942. Pesky, nee Paveskovich, is most remembered for the right-field foul pole that bears his name in Fenway Park.
posted by Howard_T to baseball at 05:12 PM on August 13 - 6 comments
Big deals at the deadline; help or hurt?: Here is a team-by-team sampling of the in-season trades that had an effect on that year's pennant race. This year's deadline was about 15 minutes ago. Who did well, who did poorly, and who did nothing? I disagree with at least one of the author's selections, but I'll add that as a comment later.
posted by Howard_T to baseball at 04:14 PM on July 31 - 18 comments
Hockey HoF Selects 4: Pavel Bure, Adam Oates, Joe Sakic, and Matts Sundin are the newest members of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Sakic and Sundin were in their first year of eligibility, while Bure waited 6 years. For Oates, who was in his 5th year of eligibility, it was quite a day, as he was named head coach of the Washington Capitols shortly before his selection to the Hall.
posted by Howard_T to hockey at 09:03 PM on June 26 - 14 comments
Looking Back at 100 Years of Baseball: From The Christian Science Monitor comes a look back at 10 seasons, every 10 years from 1912. If you have the time, look through all of it. Links to each of the covered seasons appear at the top of each page, so selecting a single season is easy. Lots of fun facts about the highlights of each season, such as the season long pitching duel in 1912 between Smoky Joe Wood and Walter Johnson, or pitcher Jim Tobin of the Boston Braves hitting 3 consecutive home runs in a game an 1942.
posted by Howard_T to baseball at 05:16 PM on April 05 - 0 comments
Cross Country Skiers, Don't Try This at Home.: 75 years ago a 2-man cross country ski race covered the 100 miles from Portland, ME, to Berlin, NH. That neither skier was seriously injured, and how the race was run is chronicled here.
posted by Howard_T to other at 02:00 PM on February 03 - 0 comments
unusual Twin killing
CUP CHECK!!! (and I'm not talking about Lord Stanley)
posted by Howard_T at 04:17 PM on May 20
The Boston Globe has been running a line of tweets from reporters, fans, and the like during the Stanley Cup playoffs. This one from last night has made it to the top of my favorites list:
"My blowup doll is a Rangers fan and we're not speaking right now."
I couldn't have said it better.
posted by Howard_T at 04:59 PM on May 17
Not to defend Patriots' decision to cut Kyle Love, rather to present another side of the story,one must understand 2 things. First, in order to effectively manage Type II Diabetes, one must carefully watch his diet, and above all lose excess body weight. Even exercise to burn carbohydrates is insufficient, although helpful. Medication is available, but it is only useful if the patient manages his life style. Second, Kyle Love is a defensive tackle. His effectiveness at the position depends on his size and weight. Here you have 2 things that work against each other. A lighter Kyle Love would not be a good defensive tackle, and a heavier Kyle Love would be endangering his long-term health. The effects of head injury are well known and are now the subject of much study in prevention and care. Because the effects of poorly managed diabetes are not immediate nor usually as dramatic as those of concussions, the disease is overlooked among athletes.
posted by Howard_T at 03:51 PM on May 16
I guess the saving grace is that Toronto didn't hold a 3-0 lead in the series, and go up by three goals in the 7th game, and still lose.
Believe me, grum, this was mentioned often by the Boston broadcast team during the game last night. Since Tuukka Rask was in the nets for Boston both last night and in that game vs Philadelphia, the reference was inevitable. I have no problem at all with it, as there were excuses then, and it's water over the dam (or is it water under the bridge, or maybe over the bridge and under the dam -- anyway, then was then, and now come the Rangers)
posted by Howard_T at 11:34 PM on May 14
This comment is not made in a snarky manner, but rather as a result of curiosity about crowd psychology. During the Leafs - Bruins series, there were frequent shots of the crowd in Maple Leaf Square, usually in wild celebration of a Leafs' goal. What was the scene after the OT loss last night? There have been no reports of ugly incidents, so I will say that Toronto fans are to be commended for not trying to burn down the town in frustration as happened in 2011 in a certain Western Canadian city.
All-in-all, this was a great series. It happened because Bruins initially seemed to think the Maple Leafs were the local college JV team. Meanwhile the Leafs came in with a chip on their collective shoulder and a willingness to get into the faces of Boston. Toronto's speed and some tentative play by the Boston defense kept Bruins from executing the rush off the breakout that is their favored offense. Bruins won the series only because their depth of talent was greater than Toronto's, and the talent finally decided to play over the final, fatal 17 minutes of hockey. Give a moral victory to the Leafs, and watch out for them next season. They are good and will get better.
posted by Howard_T at 04:11 PM on May 14
Reposting what I wrote in the "Huddle" last night:
Once upon a time, Detroit vs Chicago would be a no-brainer. It still is, but quite the reverse of previous years. Blackhawks in 5.
Kings vs Sharks promises to be a good one. San Jose put away a struggling Vancouver in short order, while Los Angeles outclassed a very game St. Louis squad. Kings will use their experience from last year to win this one in 7.
Pittsburgh vs Ottawa will not be a repeat of the Pens vs Isles series. Pittsburgh has to learn that Fleury needs some "head" repair before he's ready to go back in goal. When they get a 2-0 or 3-1 lead in the series they'll start him to see how he plays. Otherwise, Voukun gets the nod and should be sufficient to carry the Penguins past the Senators. Pittsburgh in 5.
Boston vs New York Rangers bodes ill for the Black, Gold, and White. NYR's goaltending is much more stout than Toronto's James Reimer, and Boston tried to make him look like a Vezina candidate. Bruins proved tonight that they can raise their game to an incredible level when they really need to, but can they do that throughout another playoff series? I'll take the Rangers in 6.
I'm watching the Bruins - Leafs game 7 for the third time right now. I'm still not sure that "The Comeback" really happened, so maybe the third time will convince me.
posted by Howard_T at 03:52 PM on May 14
Meatsaber please copy:
Just to get this on the record, lest I am unable to get to my laptop before game time tomorrow:
Once upon a time, Detroit vs Chicago would be a no-brainer. It still is, but quite the reverse of previous years. Blackhawks in 5.
Kings vs Sharks promises to be a good one. San Jose put away a struggling Vancouver in short order, while Los Angeles outclassed a very game St. Louis squad. Kings will use their experience from last year to win this one in 7.
Pittsburgh vs Ottawa will not be a repeat of the Pens vs Isles series. Pittsburgh has to learn that Fleury needs some "head" repair before he's ready to go back in goal. When they get a 2-0 or 3-1 lead in the series they'll start him to see how he plays. Otherwise, Voukun gets the nod and should be sufficient to carry the Penguins past the Senators. Pittsburgh in 5.
Boston vs New York Rangers bodes ill for the Black, Gold, and White. NYR's goaltending is much more stout than Toronto's James Reimer, and Boston tried to make him look like a Vezina candidate. Bruins proved tonight that they can raise their game to an incredible level when they really need to, but can they do that throughout another playoff series? I'll take the Rangers in 6.
Actually, the real reason I'm getting this on record is that tonight's Leafs @ Bruins game has left me a prime candidate for cardiac arrest. At 4-1 Toronto I turned to the NYR - Caps game only to see it turn into a rout. OK, maybe the B's are still trying, and lo and behold the miracle happened.
posted by Howard_T at 10:38 PM on May 13
Padres - Rays game sounds like some of the youth baseball games I've worked. You never quite know what to expect.
posted by Howard_T at 06:02 PM on May 11
I suppose this guy is not as bad as the clown who commented on cbssports.com (I think) to the effect that Boston teams have been milking the tragedy for all it's worth since it happened. Oh well, there are always the several who just don't get it.
posted by Howard_T at 05:00 PM on May 07
If I might, YYM, I would offer the following suggestions to the pictured fan:
1. Understand exactly what the Boston Strong theme refers to, and respect same.
2. Take a good, long look at the scoreboard following game 3.
posted by Howard_T at 12:04 AM on May 07
Irish people, using several words you shouldn't use on TV.
Thou shalt not take the Lord's name in vain --- unless you are an Irish rally driver and navigator having as good time as these 2 are. Great stuff, Mr. B.
posted by Howard_T at 01:37 PM on May 03
do i need to get my wife to reschedule?
Please hope that your intended never looks at SpoFi. If she does, you are already doomed. Of course, your perceived problem assumes the Penguins are going to the finals. As my old pappy used to say, "Do not make estimates of the total yield of immature poultry prior to the completion of the incubation process."*
* Translation available upon request.
posted by Howard_T at 05:28 PM on May 01
When I was doing Babe Ruth baseball umpiring, I considered the boys of the ages of 13 and 14 the worst behaving kids on the field. This is when the testosterone is first running, and these kids seem to have the idea they are the roughest, toughest people on the field. The best part of working the plate is that you are wearing a mask, hard protector on the chest, a cup, leg pads, and shoes with steel toe inserts and instep protection. If anyone is stupid enough to throw down on you, he really doesn't have anything to hit. I never thought soccer refereeing would be more dangerous than baseball, but I guess it is.
posted by Howard_T at 05:22 PM on May 01
Heard a story to the effect that he was being offered a coaching job in the Lingerie League. That might be fun to see.
posted by Howard_T at 10:28 PM on April 30
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
Robin Helen Joan Hudson was born on Sunday May 19th at 10:05pm.
She's got her right hand in the air as if she were ready to deliver a pitch. Seriously heavy dose of "cute" there, grum. Congrats to you and, of course, to her mom (who apparently is the one who really knows how to deliver the goods).