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Stop me if you've heard this one before: A Philadelphia Flyer has been suspended by the league this season for an illegal hit that injured an opposing player.
posted by grum@work at 05:49 PM on November 28
Small-market NHL teams crying poor again Unless you're hockey obsessed and an insomniac, it's doubtful you've read Article 49 of the NHL's labour contract. It's a passage in the voluminous document that's beginning to attract a lot more attention these days.
posted by tommytrump at 10:46 AM on November 08
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 at 08:51 AM on November 08
Record 7 40-year-old pitchers to start on Wednesday. Is it because of modern medicine, better physical training, expansion (requiring more pitchers and diluting line-ups), better pitching mechanics, clear or cream, just plain coincidence, or .......
posted by BigTallChris at 11:23 AM on June 27
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 at 01:21 PM on June 27
Top ten sports brawls in sports history. It’s no secret that sports can get pretty heated at times, and intensity and aggression are prized intangibles that lead to success. Athletes are forced to compete at or near an emotional threshold, which they are occasionally pushed over. When that happens, the uglier side of sports is revealed, as gloves are dropped, mounds are charged and punches are thrown.
posted by TelamarketersBeware at 10:21 AM on May 16
No 3/26/97 Wings-Avs? Not a list worth reading then.
posted at 12:03 PM on May 16
Sosa makes history in Rangers' loss There are a lot of unanswered questions about the Rangers, but Sammy Sosa is not one of them.
posted by BornIcon at 05:05 AM on April 27
Sosa's currently hitting .224/.278/.448. Nice power, but not getting on base enough to be productive.
posted at 09:02 AM on April 27
Urlacher fined $100,000 for Super Bowl hat Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher was fined $100,000 by the NFL for wearing a cap during Super Bowl media day that promoted a sponsor not authorized by the league.
posted by BornIcon at 06:59 AM on April 19
Urlacher should hold a press conference to discuss the fine, wearing his Vitaminwater gear. And mention "Vitaminwater" at least once a sentence.
posted at 10:22 AM on April 19
Nationals Honor Virginia Tech, Fall to Braves "It was an honor to wear that hat," Washington center fielder Ryan Church said after his team's 6-4 loss. "Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families."
posted by BornIcon at 07:10 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 at 10:18 AM on April 19
Panthers' Belfour and Peltonen arrested Once again proving that you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
posted by wingnut4life at 04:20 AM on April 10
Too bad he doesn't have a billion dollars to get out of it anymore.
posted at 08:49 AM on April 10
Cleveland vs Anaheim...in Milwaukee
Due to the weather in Cleveland, the Indians/Anaheim series will be played in a neutral site.
posted by grum@work at 01:18 PM on April 09
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 at 02:49 PM on April 09
2 pitchers for the price of one? I can see KC picking this guy up for a song... the concept is pretty cool though.
posted by firecop at 12:18 AM on April 06
You're thinking about Adam Greenberg, dyams.
posted at 09:45 AM on April 06
Why don't I subscribe to Extra Innings? The only thing more ridiculous is Jerry Jones saying teams should be able to break news of trades and such through exclusive deals rather than letting the mainstream media report it.
posted by olelefthander at 05:54 PM on March 30
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 at 01:15 PM on March 30
Barton Wins D2 basketball championship in amazing fashion With 45 seconds left and 7 points down, Barton comes back and wins the D2 championship. Anthony Atkinson scores 10 points in less than a minute to end Winona State's 57 game winning streak. One of the most dramatic finishes of any basketball game, let alone a championship game.
posted by urall cloolis at 11:04 PM on March 26
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 at 12:04 PM on March 26
Say it is so, Joe! ESPN to replace Joe Theismann with Ron Jaworski on Monday Night Football. Joy at change tempered by fact that ESPN actually did something right for a change. Waiting for other shoe to drop ("Check out Joe Theismann's nightly segment on Pardon the Interruption!").
posted by The_Black_Hand at 08:31 AM 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 at 11:52 AM on March 26
Say it is so, Joe! ESPN to replace Joe Theismann with Ron Jaworski on Monday Night Football. Joy at change tempered by fact that ESPN actually did something right for a change. Waiting for other shoe to drop ("Check out Joe Theismann's nightly segment on Pardon the Interruption!").
posted by The_Black_Hand at 08:31 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 at 09:49 AM on March 26
Veterans Committee picks no one for Hall NEW YORK - No one was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Ron Santo, Jim Kaat and all the other candidates were left out Tuesday when the Veterans Committee admitted no new members for the third straight election.
posted by irunfromclones at 03:49 PM on March 01
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 at 09:54 AM on March 01
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.