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dyams has posted 68 links and 3479 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 26 comments to the Locker Room.
Is This Really Tim Tebow?: A photo, allegedly taken at a golf event, claims to actually be Tim Tebow taking a swing. Seems the lockout hasn't been keeping Tim from working out.
posted by dyams to football at 02:36 PM on June 10 - 1 comment
VCU Rocks, Shocks Jayhawks: A few weeks ago, the VCU basketball team watched the Cartoon Network and went out for fast food instead of watching the NCAA selection show. Now they're on their way to the Final Four from the 11th seed, while all number 1 seeds are heading home.
posted by dyams to basketball at 05:43 PM on March 27 - 23 comments
Cliff Lee is ... a Phillie?: In what many are calling a stunning turn of events, Cliff Lee is returning to Philadelphia, a team who, just a year ago, let him go and broke his heart.
posted by dyams to baseball at 06:35 AM on December 14 - 39 comments
Red Sox To Sign Crawford: Boston to ink Carl Crawford for deal worth reported $142 million. With Adrian Gonzalez to get a extension in the reported $154 million range, it's a Christmas spending spree for the Red Sox.
posted by dyams to baseball at 07:04 AM on December 09 - 22 comments
"Turn Out The Lights, The Party's Over": Don Meredith has died at age 72. Most known as one of the original broadcast team on Monday Night Football, he was also the second player placed on the Texas Stadium Ring of Fame.
posted by dyams to football at 11:37 AM on December 06 - 19 comments
The Broncos didn't complain because they had Manning coming in. The Jets didn't complain because they're a bunch of dysfunctional losers.
posted by dyams at 10:06 PM on May 13
I understand the criticism regarding Tebow's passing ability, but the rest of it still baffles me. Any individual as devoted to religion as he is is taught to constantly spread the word of God. He has been given a certain level of fame which allows him to constantly domjust that. It obviously polarizes many, but in a league (the NFL) where individuals with serious moral/character flaws are celebrated, hating Tebow is something I can't do.
Maybe it's the leadership qualities he seems to show when he is on the field and given a chance that can somewhat compensate for his lack of skills. My god, Mark Sanchez has some of the QB skills, but his intangibles suck. I will never wrap my mind around the fact the Jets brought him in and let him rot on the sidelines while their team, with a depth chart of sucky QBs, looked more and more foolish.
It seems Tebow would be better suited for a backup role on a team with a very strong starter, which Sanchez was light years from being.
posted by dyams at 07:45 PM on May 13
Yes, I was including all quarterbacks, including backups. I'm not ready to accept he can't be on a roster.
And from, I never said Denver fans were horrible. It's just that all the cheering and screaming during all those exciting, comeback wins made it real hard for most outside the city to notice how much Tebow was despised that season.
posted by dyams at 05:23 PM on May 13
Yeah, that whole winning-games thing is enough to piss any team and their fans off. Having to fill Kyle Orton's shoes would be a daunting task for anyone.
As for grums names/stats, those are well and good, but for the guy to not even have a chance to play, or see the field for any meaningful time? If themJets committed to the guy for part of their horrendous season and he was horrible, then so be it. I'm not going to say Tebow playing horribly would even be a surprise to me. But there are plenty of bad QBs on NFL rosters, and I don't think their skills or ability are that much better.
posted by dyams at 06:04 AM on May 13
Seems like Garcia took a pretty aggressive line on 17 instead of playing for the middle of the green, especially being tied at the time.
Woods, on the other hand, played really well. So many putts throughout the weekend right over the edgeof the cup. He seems pretty happy with where his game is. It will be interesting to see how he plays the short US Open track next month.
posted by dyams at 10:36 PM on May 12
So much dislike for Tebow, it's kind of hard to believe. I guess I was one of the only ones who watched and remember how exciting his season was in Denver. The fans loved it in Denver, and the only ones who seemed to despise it in the city was Elway and Fox. Then the most embarrassing organization in today's NFL, the Jets, mess up his situation, seemingly intent on failing with Mark Sanchez. I just won't believe he would do worse than that guy!
Teams must be looking to avoid him. Goodell, in the meantime, sees teams running to draft or sign criminals, drug addicts, etc. I really think teams don't want to risk him starting, winning ugly, then not being able to get him out of town (unless they have a QB like a Manning to step in). Teams would rather lose with a guy like Michael Vick, who has a hell of a arm but can't hit anyone, then with a guy like Tebow who can't throw well.
posted by dyams at 10:27 PM on May 12
Tiger must have unzipped a pockets on his golf bag each time Sergio was teeing off at 17. Very distracting.
posted by dyams at 06:44 PM on May 12
Can the paragraph describing the post (the age) be corrected? Seems to be confusing people.
posted by dyams at 07:34 PM on May 01
From justgary's link:
They treated Tebow like a carry-on bag. They figured he'd fit conveniently in the overhead, but when they realized he was too big and had to be checked, he became a burden.
That's a great line.
The point last year where the horrible Jets utilized McElroy, of all people, instead of Tebow, seemed to show they were a team that was scared to succeed with Tebow as much as they were scared to fail with him.
posted by dyams at 06:01 AM on April 30
What shouldn't be lost in all of this is the fact the Jets are a bunch of idiots. They're the ones who signed the guy, then spent the entire year complaining about it. They continue to be jokes, proven by the ridiculous contract they gave to Sanchez. Now they're probably putting their heads together thinking up excuses as to why they will be so horrible next year. They can't blame Tebow anymore.
posted by dyams at 07:35 PM on April 29
Every time I think of Summerall's voice, I can picture the old Cowboys with Staubach, Dorsett, Preston Pearson, Drew Pearson, etc. kicking everyone's ass (including my Rams). He was to the Cowboys what Madden was to Brett Favre.
They don't make announcers like Summerall anymore. RIP.
posted by dyams at 07:16 PM on April 16
Phaedon, my sincerest apologies for seeming to speak for others, rather than myself. But while you describe me as "burn out" on violence, it sounds to me like you've becomed conditioned to these events taking place.
Honestly, if you knew me and was around me, you'd know I am far from burned out. I watch very little coverage of events like these because I agree, it's overkill based on ratings. I don't watch coverage because it's predictable: The media will eventually turn the person(s) responsible into cult heroes. I truly believe this is one of the main reasons these issues happen.
At the same time, I'm not going to refer to it as "horror porn" because that almost implies that it's not real. My major concern with regards to these events is because of compassion I feel for those impacted. Because I'm not on the spot to witness, first-hand, the carnage and devastation doesn't mean I don't sincerely feel for the innocent people who, in this case, were taking part in a running race, but wound up seeing others badly hurt or worse.
posted by dyams at 06:13 AM on April 16
More violent times? Less violent times? Who really knows. It would be nice to think we've evolved over time, but I don't see it.
This tragedy will be procesed and people will move on. Another movie theatre will be shot up. More school children will be massacred. More buildings where people are working will be blown up or destroyed. It's almost like people are trying to out-do each other when it comes to these acts.
We wait until another sporting event, probably in a over-filled stadium next time, shocks us. And we know it will happen. It's just a question of when and where.
posted by dyams at 10:04 PM on April 15
SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle
Congratulations, grum! Having two daughters myself, nothing is better.