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BoKnows
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Name: JH
Location: Big Sky Country
Member since: November 16, 2007
Last visit: November 17, 2009

BoKnows has posted 143 links and 1093 comments to SportsFilter and 14 links and 452 comments to the Locker Room and 1 column.

Sports Bio

Fukndone

The Call

Fantasy Results:

2007 SportsFilter NFL Playoff Pickem - tie for 4th
2008 SportsFilter IIHF Confidence Pool - BoKnows - tie for 6th
2008 Yahoo Fantasy Nascar - Drivin Fast n Stuff (BoKnows Nascar?) - LAST - F'ing Yahoo won't let me switch my profile name, morons.
2008 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball - SpoFi (Bo Diddleys)- 7th
2008 Yahoo Fantasy Baseball H2H - SpoFi (Dusty Bottoms) - 3rd
2008 Yahoo Fantasy March Madness Tournament Pick 'em - SpoFi (BoKnows Madness) - 20th out of 23
2008 SportsFilter NHL Playoff Confidence Pool - BoKnows - 15th
2008 SportsFilter NHL Playoff Pick'em - BoKnows - 3rd
2008 SportsFilter NBA Playoff Pool - BoKnows - 1st (by default, I would've won but Ufez dropped the rock.)
2008 CFL Pick 'em - BoKnows - 6th
2008 CFL Postseason Pick 'em - BoKnows - 3rd
2008 Yahoo NCAA Football Pick 'em - BoKnows - 1st
2008 Yahoo NCAA Football Bowl Pick 'em - Roll the Dice - 3rd
2008-2009 Yahoo Fantasy Football - Livin la Vida Roto - Bo Jangles - 4th
2008-2009 Yahoo Fantasy Football H2H - Spofi Head Games - Bo Who? - 12th
2008-2009 EPL Fantasy - Spofi - Bombers - 23rd of 30
2008-2009 SportsFilter NFL Confidence Pool XLIII - BoKnows - tie for 76th
2008-2009 Yahoo Fantasy NBA - (Spofi) Rusty Chain Nets - 7th
2008-2009 Yahoo Fantasy NHL - (Spofi) Thunder Bay - 5th
2009 Yahoo Fantasy MLB Roto - (Spofi) BoKnows - (pending)
2009 Yahoo Fanatsy MLB H2H - (Spofi) The Clear - (pending)
2009 Yahoo Fantasy NASCAR - (spofi) Cole Trickle - (pending)
2009 WBC Confidence Pool - BoKnows - 9th
2009 Yahoo NCAA March Madness Bracket - BoKnows a Little - 10th
2009 NHL Playoff Pick'em - BoKnows - 5th
2009 NHL Playoff Confidence Pool - BoKnows Bleeds Blue - 8th
2009 Ashes Pointscore - BoKnows - 1ST
2009 CFL Pick'em - BoKnows - (pending)
2009 Yahoo Fantasy Football - Spofi Head Games 2009-10 - Goodfellas (pending)

Recent Links

Hull of a Career: On Monday, November 9th, The Golden Brett joined his father in the NHL Hall of Fame. His career included 741 goals - only two players have more, Wayne Gretzky and Gordie Howe - and 1391 points over 20 NHL seasons ranking Hull 21st on the all time points list. In the early 1990's Brett Hull was one of the most feared snipers in the league tallying 86 goals in the 1990-91 season. He is one of five players on the 50-50 list, an 8 time all star and an Olympian. He has won the Hart Memorial Trophy (MVP), the Lady Byng and scored a Stanley Cup clinching goal in 1999.

posted by BoKnows to hockey at 06:03 PM on November 11 - 1 comment

Mark McGwire to rejoin Cardinals?: "We're getting closer," La Russa told ESPN.com on Sunday. "But nothing has been decided yet. I can't tell you anything yet."

posted by BoKnows to baseball at 08:08 PM on October 25 - 49 comments

4-year-old performs Miracle speech: Josh Sacco has seen the movie Miracle nearly 150 times. Apparently, the movie has made quite an impression on the young fan.

posted by BoKnows to general at 10:58 PM on October 03 - 0 comments

Top 7 Underrated Baseball Moments since 1990: A short summary of baseball moments since 1990 that have kind of slid under the radar and really should have gotten or should continue to get some pub as some of the greatest performances and records of this era.

posted by BoKnows to baseball at 03:34 PM on October 03 - 2 comments

Zambrano thinking retirement?: "It's been a disappointing season," he replied. "People say, 'Why can't you pitch like that all the time?' It's not all the time I feel like that."

posted by BoKnows to baseball at 01:00 PM on September 28 - 4 comments

Recent Comments

Is It Time to Retire the Football Helmet?

The shoulder and elbow pads went from protection to weapon more than a decade ago.

I work in a large sporting goods store here in Montana. Each year, I am more and more surprised by the level of what seems to be bulletproof hockey armor we receive. Weedy is right. Pads are becoming weapons. Not protection.

posted by BoKnows at 07:21 PM on November 11

German MNT keeper Enke in apparent suicide

Suicide isn't a statement - "fuck you" or otherwise - it's a tragic symptom of an unravelled mind.

Maybe not in this case JJ, but sometimes it is very much a statement.

Generalizing suicide as a loss of control of 'mental faculties' isn't accurate.

Interestingly enough, from the same wiki link is this:

German law interprets suicide as an accident and anyone present during suicide may be prosecuted for failure to render aid in an emergency. A suicide legally becomes emergency when a suicidal person loses consciousness. Failure to render aid is punishable under article 323c of the StGB, with a maximum one year jail sentence.

posted by BoKnows at 07:10 PM on November 11

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

Yadier Molina also won a Gold Glove in the NL and he is nowhere near the top of offensive production at the catcher position, but easily deserving of the defensive award. As is every year, some GG's are spot-on and some are absolutely debatable.

posted by BoKnows at 06:14 PM on November 11

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

Goooooooaaaaaalllllllllllll!

posted by BoKnows at 09:27 PM on November 10

F-bomb gets dropped at end of Richmond vs. Villanova telecast

or a mic button got stuck in the hold position at the wrong moment.

The clarity and differential in audio quality was very much like what comes through your headphones.

Sounds good to me.

But because I am curious, why would there need to be a button that allows some guy 'in the truck' to broadcast anything? That just seems to be an unnecessary button. I understand the truck-to-announcer's headphone idea, just not the truck-to-live audience possibility.

posted by BoKnows at 09:45 PM on November 09

MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, Final Standings

Thanks, DJE.

posted by BoKnows at 09:26 PM on November 09

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

Sammy Sosa is turning white.

Apparently, he's just rejuvenating his skin.

posted by BoKnows at 09:18 PM on November 09

SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle

"I won't be a Wildcat guy. I can't"

posted by BoKnows at 09:09 PM on November 09

All-Out Brawl Breaks Out at IHL Game

I find it hard to respect minor-league hockey when they allow that kind of stuff to go on for so long. Letting a player fight after he has left the penalty box, instead of immediately stopping it, makes a complete mockery of the rules.

I agree. I have tried to follow minor league hockey a few times but find myself turned off by the excessive fighting. I say that as someone who believes that fighting does have a part in the NHL, just not at the frequency I've seen in minor league hockey.

That said, my experience could be way off, so feel free to tell me how wrong I am.

But how could anyone expect someone named Robin Big Snake to not come out of the penalty box? In a long list of great hockey names, RBS is near the top for sure.

posted by BoKnows at 05:20 PM on November 04

Semi-pro player tackles his own teammate

Deja vu.

posted by BoKnows at 08:25 PM on November 03

Florida Linebacker Tried to Eye-Gouge Opponent

Meyer seems to have confused the attacker with the victim. Brandon Spikes does not need their "full support."

I agree. I couldn't figure out what that meant. Would Meyer have been pushing Spikes' finger further into Ealey's eye if given the chance?

On local radio in Jacksonville they're saying that Ealey took some cheap shots at Gators during the game.

I'm assuming that with all the cameras surrounding the Gators, there would be video of that too no?

posted by BoKnows at 08:55 PM on November 02

Behind The Back Pass

I also see nothing wrong with this play considering it was in the first quarter, and the score was 13-0 at that point.

I thought it was cool. When trick plays are executed correctly, I find them some of the most exciting plays in football - at any level.

posted by BoKnows at 09:27 PM on October 30

Antoine Walker broke, arrested for writing bad checks

The "Professional Athlete: Broke" article is almost becoming a Mad-Lib. Just fill in the player name, team name and dollar amount. Everything else is the same.

Sooner or later, players will realize that employing a financial adviser is just as important as their agent.

posted by BoKnows at 10:52 PM on October 28

MLB Post-Season Pick 'Em, World Series Edition

Phillies in 6 Hamels Under 3:27

posted by BoKnows at 10:48 PM on October 27

Mark McGwire to rejoin Cardinals?

I never said better without a description of in what facet. You're argueing just to argue. If that is a victory to you, congrats.

posted by BoKnows at 02:12 PM on October 27