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The Nation is Well Again - the Yankees are back in the World Series: Normally reliable and skilled NY Times writer Tyler Kepner loses his balance and goes over the hometown edge, stating that postseason baseball has been ordinary and without drama since the last time the Yankees were in the World Series, and suggesting that there is a direct correlation between the absence of the Yankees and the woefulness of the playoffs. In one fell swoop, A-Rod's childlike wonder at his first trip to the Series is brought back to earth by a return to arrogance. From the pages of the newspaper of record, no less.
posted by beaverboard to baseball at 07:18 PM on October 26 - 14 comments
Six NFL Teams Targeted For Possible Move to LA : The effort to return an NFL team to LA appears to be well organized and seems to have some momentum.
posted by beaverboard to football at 05:52 PM on October 24 - 20 comments
Guns 'R Us has a friend in Gainesville: Not wanting to be outdone by Florida State's recent NCAA-related news, the Gators have sprung a nifty surprise of their own. A University of Florida female gymnast has been arrested for harboring a weapons cache that any self-respecting sleeper cell commando would be proud to call his own.
posted by beaverboard to other at 08:18 PM on October 16 - 9 comments
Jake Delhomme, a Panther forever: The Carolina Panthers just bestowed a large contract on Delhomme, perhaps defying logic (or at least common sense) in the process.
posted by beaverboard to football at 01:28 PM on April 24 - 3 comments
Cubs Retire Number Worn by Two Greats in Combo Deal: The Cubs announced they will retire the number 31 worn by both Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux, and will honor both of them in a ceremony later this year. I don't know how often a combo number retirement takes place.
It makes sense in one way, but it also seems a bit odd. I admire Maddux enormously, but I totally loved Jenkins, who seemed to be good for 20 wins a year throughout my entire youth. Strange to have two greats lumped into one combo footlong house special take-out deal rather than give each their individual due. But what else can they do? Both guys wore the same number. And it seems as though this is being done with full respect to both parties, who appear to be gracious about it and appreciative of it. I wonder what other unretired numbers could be enshrined in combo fashion like this?
posted by beaverboard to baseball at 11:03 PM on March 23 - 12 comments
I wouldn't test Lincecum, I'd test Zito.
To make sure he was getting at least a dip out of the same bag as Lince.
Be like Tim. Roll up better numbers. Earn your green a bit more.
posted by beaverboard at 01:33 PM on November 06
The Malloy comments attempting to link the Yankees to larger issues are clueless and insulting.
A more accurate link would have been between the Yankees' payroll and the bailout money issued to the financial services sector.
The Yankees spend large and roll on, in step with continuing excesses and outrages at firms that accepted government funding.
There is nothing rewarding or redeeming in any of it.
The everyday people she's referring to that have to find a way to struggle on despite all odds? That's not the Yankees, for god's sake.
If anything, it's the Royals or the Pirates.
In an economic situation like the current one, anyone who draws comparisons between any aspect of MLB and the difficulties of average Americans is giving themselves a cranial colonic.
posted by beaverboard at 08:32 AM on November 05
Florida State Defensive Coordinator Mickey Andrews has announced his retirement.
That is most likely the beginning of the end.
The wheels on Coach Bowden's coal car should henceforth be viewed as officially greazed.
posted by beaverboard at 01:08 PM on November 04
Football being such a team sport, I mainly object to celebrations where a player is attempting to elevate himself or call attention to himself individually.
I've noticed with more frequency these days, that when a player gets in the end zone, his teammates will gather around him pretty quickly before he has a chance to get deep into a solo routine.
If they quit showing the celebrations in such prolonged, exquisite close-up detail on TV, that would help.
posted by beaverboard at 12:52 PM on November 04
With all the second guessing of Charlie Manuel's Series rotation, if the Phils can get to a game 7, there's a 50% chance of rain for Thursday. If they get a rainout, Lee can go on Friday with another day of rest.
Between Lidge's loss of magic and Hamels' mental state, there's a city-wide fingernail shortage in Philadelphia. Folks have chewed 'em down as far as they'll go.
posted by beaverboard at 07:37 AM on November 03
He had to fight for his job throughout his college career. But whenever he got on the field, all he did was win. He hasn't put on pads and a helmet in a long time and certainly isn't going to play again now that he's a successful coach. And he's not anyone's idea of a true NFL specimen by any means. But Major Applewhite has got to be a better QB than some of the stiffs that are currently suiting up around the NFL.
posted by beaverboard at 09:50 AM on November 02
After yesterday's action, Al Groh is definitely on the hot seat at Virginia, and it's not unreasonable to suggest that Rich Rodriguez is now firmly perched on a warm plank at Michigan.
With every week that goes by, the early season Boise State win over Oregon looks larger and larger. The win itself, not the post-game incident.
posted by beaverboard at 08:47 AM on November 01
I thought mullets just sort of happened over time as various people in the neighborhood who fancied themselves as budding stylists took a whack at your head o' hair.
I had no idea there was such a thing as an elective mullet.
I had no idea that Agassi had any sort of rug to begin with.
My mind is less burdened with factual effluence than I thought it was.
I am grateful.
Please tell me that there are no upper torso hair weaves on the men's tour.
Or the women's tour.
posted by beaverboard at 12:46 PM on October 31
I think the whole deal of going for two in the first quarter is a bit much to begin with.
Unless the team didn't have confidence in their kicking game, which is not unheard of at the HS level.
The play itself is not too bad from a sportsmanship standpoint. They obviously practiced it to get it to that level of execution. I think the crowd made more out of it than the team that scored did.
Bucs Bills and Browns QB's, please do not try this on Sunday.
posted by beaverboard at 07:50 PM on October 30
Lee has gotten inside the Yankees heads already, too. Girardi said something post-game like, "well, he doesn't pitch every day".
Sometimes big Game 1 moments can provide a real tone setter for a team in the playoffs. Lee might have provided those type of moments last night.
posted by beaverboard at 11:53 AM on October 29
Can the man who once Eye-Racked his way through saying "El Doo-Kway" on air a million times handle a song like Bay-Sa-Me Mucho?
Part of me wants to find out and part of me doesn't.
Watch out, McCarver haters, if this thing takes off, he'll end up doing 50 weeks a year in Vegas and Fox will hire Buck Martinez to replace him.
posted by beaverboard at 11:45 AM on October 29
I wonder if any sports consultants are doing uniform-related performance optimization studies for major US sports leagues.
Watching Sabathia pitch last night, I can't believe his uniform wasn't hindering his delivery in some way. With his pants dragging on his legs like that, he can't be achieving optimum fluidity and range of motion. As good as he is, wouldn't he be even better if he made a few changes to his togs?
Same deal goes for the excessively large, swishy basketball shorts. It's got to have an effect on the athlete one way or another. Even if you're only gaining incremental improvements or advantages, at an elite level, those increments are significant.
At some point, performance has to win out over "style" (I'll be generous and call it that).
In other sports, every aspect of the uniform's impact on performance is studied carefully.
I'm not looking to see futuristic outer space baseball uniforms, god forbid. Just smarter tailoring to start with. Sabathia looks like a teddy bear in borrowed pajamas.
Someday, a football team (Oregon, perhaps) is going to tweak the structural design of their pads and unis and start outplaying their opponents when they gain some ease of movement and ROM.
posted by beaverboard at 07:47 AM on October 29
It could always be worse, Titans fans. You could be Panthers fans. It was just announced that Delhomme would remain their starter.
posted by beaverboard at 05:27 PM on October 28
Gerald Ball wrote a piece on Young here.
posted by beaverboard at 02:17 PM on October 28
Will a Woman Ever Coach an NBA Team?
It would be great if a qualified female coach got a shot at coaching an NBA team.
As long as they themselves had never been coached by Laimbeer and Mahorn (just kidding).
I can think of a handful of knuckleheads on various NBA teams right now that I'd love to put on one squad and let Pat Summit go straighten 'em out. I'm guessing she would know how to do that. I know I wouldn't want to mess with her.
When she gets that look in her eyes during a game, I have to turn my head away and cut off the TV before the producer calls for a closeup shot and I get caught staring and turn into ashes.