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Adrian McPherson: The Next Rothelisberger? A master reappears at Agusta. Neil Hayes of the Contra Costa Times says that fans are sending the wrong message when the cheer bonds. Just for those who don't know, AD McPherson is the former Florida State QB who was thrown out of school a couple of years ago on suspicion of being involved in gambling on FSU games (and other assorted accusations). In short, he turned his life and sports future around in the Arena League and has been ripping it up for the scouts. Good links and a good read from one of the best blogs out. Enjoy.
posted by newage38 at 08:38 AM on April 23
Former Linebacker Obsessed with Defense So far, the United States has spent $120 billion in pursuit of missile defense technology. Former 49er Riki Ellison has made it his life's work to see that we don't stop there.
posted by rcade at 06:54 AM on March 29
$120 billion. I'm sure someone is singing "Rikki don't lose that number." What's next -- former teammate Bubba Paris is going to go up in the Space Shuttle?
posted at 07:36 PM on March 29
The Derek Jeter Center "The arena is in downtown Boston, the heart of Red Sox Nation. There couldn't be a bigger insult than to name it after the captain of the hated New York Yankees." Follow up to the FleetCenter story. See also this Metafilter thread.
posted by Joey Michaels at 01:57 PM on March 01
Here's another one for you. Initially, the "new" arena in Philadelphia year ago was the CoreStates Center, named after a big bank in the region. Well, CoreStates was up for grabs, and its suitors including Bank of Boston. Imagine what Philadelphians would have thought if their home teams were playing in the Bank of Boston Center -- in Philadelphia! As it turned out, First Union took over CoreStates, and the arena (for a while) became known as the First Union Center. Which, according to some Philadelphians' way of thinking, was very amusing, as the Flyers and Sixers were playing in the F.U. Center. Now, of course, it's the Wachovia Center, but the choices here -- both real and imagined -- were the source of great amusement and (with respect to Bank of Boston) some fear.
posted at 05:17 AM on March 01
Steroid Club for Men Jose Canseco's new book reads like an infomercial for steroids, according to Slate. One of the many touted benefits -- increased bat length: "Using growth hormone can make your penis bigger, and make you more easily aroused. So to the guys out there who are worried about their manhood, all I can say is: Growth hormone worked for me."
posted by rcade at 03:16 PM on February 20
I have posted about half a dozen posts on this in the past several weeks. The whole situation is perplexing. Baseball comes up with a policy, a renegade names names, and then the baseball establishment denies that anyone was using the stuff. Based upon these developments, I wrote a poem to commemorate the situation. Go to www.sportsprof.blogspot.com to check it out.
posted at 09:33 PM on February 20
It's MY ball, dammit! Doug Mientkiewicz, he of the .215 avg as a 2 month defensive replacement, is refusing to give the Sox the ball he caught for the final out of the Series. "That's four years at Florida State for one of my kids". Selfish? Resourceful?
posted by brewdudepa at 11:40 AM on January 08
Here's my solution. The whole thing is rather silly in the scheme of things. Then again, the world of professional sports has given us a lot of silly stuff to post about.
posted at 02:50 PM on January 08
Business Week Votes Bettman among the worst managers of 2004 A fairly scathing review of Bettman's performance, and not just this year. He is in good company with luminaries such as Eisner (Disney) and Scott Livengood of Krispy Kreme.
posted by owl at 06:03 PM on January 04
Bettman is either a genius with whom hockey fans have to be patient or a total disaster, and only time will tell. I'm not an expert on this, but it seems that if he plays his cards in a way where he can declare an impasse and impose his labor terms on the hockey players (who really have nowhere to go, as evidenced by the ESPN the Magazine article on the 2 Tampa Bay Lightning players who played for a time near what had to be some former gulag in Russia) and get a salary cap, then he might well have saved hockey. But, if as Wayne Gretzky fears, hockey will be down for two years, then pro hockey as we know it could be over.
posted at 09:04 PM on January 04
Arthur Agee's father killed. Even after ten years since the release of Hoop Dreams, I am still interested in the lives of Arthur Agee and William Gates. So, with today's news that Arthur Agee's father was shot and killed in the alley behind his house, I feel kind of bad. Poor guy, he really turned his life around after the release of the documentary. Login info inside.
posted by NoMich at 04:36 PM on December 20
It is a sad story. Bo Agee seemed like a likable man, and the family deserves a lot of credit for sharing its life with the rest of the country. We are wealthier for the experience of their openness, as painful as it must have been at times.
posted at 12:50 PM on December 20
Pedro looks headed to the Mets. It sounds like it isn't inked yet, but that's the intention. Only detail is that it's four years while Boston only went for three.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 07:02 PM on December 15
As for the Mets, it's the old saying about fools and their money or buyer beware. Pedro needs 5 days rest, and he could be the biggest bust in Queens since Mo Vaughn. Without a bullpen, both Pedro and Tommy Glavine will have a hard time getting wins. As for the BoSox, they now have a big void to fill. Their top 3 starters average about 40 years of age, and Arroyo won't scare anyone. Henry, Lucchino and Epstein are very aggressive, and I would guess they'll land Tim Hudson from Oakland before the season starts. To do so they'll have to give up a lot, including the MoneyBall "Greek God of Walks", Kevin Youkilis. Seriously, expect them to firm up their starting pitching staff in a serious way.
posted at 07:23 PM on December 15
"Everybody would get a turn." Kris Benson's wife thinks she has the deterrent to sports star infidelity.
posted by rodgerd at 12:25 PM on December 15
It's a more fun story to blog about than steroids. You don't see any righteous indignation on this board about Anna Benson the way you would about Barry Bonds, the clear and the cream. Just goes to show you that truth is stranger than fiction. I mean, even the supermarket tabloids couldn't make this one up.
posted at 07:19 PM on December 15
"I think we've left the game in a better place." Julie Foudy, Mia Hamm, and Joy Fawcett play their final game as members of the US team on Wednesday.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 03:41 PM on December 08
I posted on this today, so check out my blog for what I had to say on this in detail. In a nutshell, these women had a tremendous influence on the world of sport and on young girls' self-esteem, and they should be thanked very much for that.
posted at 07:43 AM on December 08
Happened to see this link through Bravenet, and I'll make two points in response to rcade. First, I am not newage38 and never have been. Second, I have posted content on my blog almost every day since the blog's inception in May of 2004.