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how can a small minority of teams get anything voted into a CBA? IIRC, Bettman insisted on a supermajority approval of any new labor deal (like 75% or something like that) to insure that the reasonable owners couldn't break ranks during the lockout.
posted by stevis at 08:51 AM on November 08
Old Man, of course there "aren't many individuals that could have made it yesteryear." There aren't many individuals who did make it yesteryear. You're selectively remembering the ones who survived the physical trials.
posted by stevis at 01:21 PM on June 27
No 3/26/97 Wings-Avs? Not a list worth reading then.
posted by stevis at 12:03 PM on May 16
Sosa's currently hitting .224/.278/.448. Nice power, but not getting on base enough to be productive.
posted by stevis at 09:02 AM on April 27
Urlacher should hold a press conference to discuss the fine, wearing his Vitaminwater gear. And mention "Vitaminwater" at least once a sentence.
posted by stevis at 10:22 AM on April 19
I was there, it was pretty cool. It was such a last minute job they didn't get the caps there until the Nats took the field for the second inning. They pretty much cleaned out the store BornIcon mentioned, and had to dig a box out of the back, I heard. The players in the game at the time all had the same style cap on, but the coaches and bullpen (and one bench player) ended up with different ones. So at least at first, the team in the field looked uniform. And kudos to MLB for not being obstructionist on this. I suspect the NFL would have shot this idea down.
posted by stevis at 10:18 AM on April 19
Too bad he doesn't have a billion dollars to get out of it anymore.
posted by stevis at 08:49 AM on April 10
drezdn, go. I went to the Florida/Expos game in the Cell in 2004, and it was weird, surreal fun. Of course the Marlins were both chasing the Cubs for the Wild Card and fresh off of beating them in 2003, so the Pale Hose fandom was taking joy in rooting for them. I doubt that will happen as much as with this one.
posted by stevis at 02:49 PM on April 09
You're thinking about Adam Greenberg, dyams.
posted by stevis at 09:45 AM on April 06
rocketman (and others), don't forget you can get all the radio feels on mlb.com for $15/year. Honestly, compared to Extra Innings, I think that's a steal (unless you're already paying for XM.) And unlike XM, you get your pick of broadcast teams. You can even listen in Spanish, if your team has such a broadcast.
posted by stevis at 01:15 PM on March 30
A lot of coaches would argue for not calling the timeout there in the college game, figuring your guards have a better chance against a defense that isn't set. They can dribble through the chaos and either find someone on the wing, or get a shot for themselves. Particularly in a tie game, when if they don't get off the shot, at least you're going to OT. Unless, of course, you forget the lesson of Gold 5. ("They came...from...behind...")
posted by stevis at 12:04 PM on March 26
BornIcon wrote: If he was doing such a horrible job, maybe they shouldn't of had him employed there for such a long time. That was pretty much the point of my "slap in the face" comment. He wasn't necessarily doing anything right to stay employed; he may just have had pictures of the correct people. Who knows? There's no "If" about it, he was doing a horrible, joyless job the whole time.
posted by stevis at 11:52 AM on March 26
Honestly, the slap in the face is ESPN making us listen to Theismann for 20 years. He's has no insights, and he's not fun to make up for it. He's just whiny and cranky--good riddence. Jaws has a sense of fun and he knows how to communicate his football beyond cliches.
posted by stevis at 09:49 AM on March 26
Santo: 162 game average: 82 runs, 163 hits, 26 2B, 25 HR, 96 RBIs, .277/.362/.464 15 seasons: 9 All-Star selections; 5 Gold Gloves; 1.23 MVP shares (0 wins); no post-season appearances My guy: 162 game average: 79 runs, 177 hits, 26 2B, 13 HR, 80 RBIs, .292/.346/.410 11 seasons: 7 All-Star selections; 3 Gold Gloves; 1.5 MVP shares (1 win); Rookie of the Year; in 30 post-season games: 19 runs, 9 2B, 3 HR, 22 RBIs, .357/.378/.496, 2 rings This totally fails to account for offensive context. Santo's peak in the 60s, a horrible offensive era. Munson's was the 70s, an easier time to hit. And Santo still put up better obp/slugging numbers. Santo's OPS+ (on base + slugging, as a % of league average) was 125, Munson's 116. And Munson, through no fault of his own, had no decline phase to bring down the numbers. Santo's was quick and brutal, thanks to the diabetes. You can give Munson some credit for playing a more taxing and imporant position, but 3b is not dh or 1b--it takes talent--and you'd have a tough time making up that offensive difference just by positional defense, when Santo has 5 Gold Gloves of his own.
posted by stevis at 09:54 AM on March 01
The count is up to four.
Hartnell clearly rotates so that his elbow is lined up with Alberts. Given that he did that, he could also have spun away and missed or (just grazed) him. Awful and completely disrespectful of his opponent. I'd suspend him 10-20 for that, and it's time to start suspending the coaching staff too. If their paychecks are hit maybe they'll start corralling the idiots they put on the ice.