- 10:40 PM
- 11/20/09
| Name: | Alan Linquist |
|---|---|
| Location: | Fort Bragg, NC |
| ZIP: | 28310 |
| Gender: | How come people keep asking me that? |
| Member since: | February 07, 2002 |
| Last visit: | October 06, 2009 |
Samsonov14 has posted 57 links and 1053 comments to SportsFilter and 15 links and 452 comments to the Locker Room.
Spofiswap 2 - Son of Spofiswap: Another Sportsfilter Music Swap? Why yes, let's!
Details can be found here, but it's pretty much the same as last year: You make a few copies of one mix CD that you create, send them out to four people, and get four new mix CDs in return. It's like a pyramid scheme, only more rectangular, or some such. Maybe it's a straight line? Whatever. I suck at math and geometry. You get the point. You send four CDs, you get four CDs.
The deadlines we set for the swap are a bit optimistic, and the number of groups and people per group can always change a little, but we hope to keep the changes from last year to a minimum. Goddam already has some awesome ideas for this year's team names and logos, so this should be lots of fun. Again.
Follow the instructions on the site linked to above if you're interested. Hope to hear from you soon.
P.S. "Spofiwap 2 - Electric Boogaloo" was too obvious.
posted by Samsonov14 to navel gazing at 05:48 PM on November 20 - 59 comments
Prelude to a faces punching : Did you get your music? I got most of mine. It has come to my attention, however, that some people have yet to send their CDs out. Know this: the guy that I know who will punch you in your faces has been working on a new move - one where he punches you with both fists at the same time!
So who owes you music? Call 'em out, because nothing humbles internet nerds more than other internet nerds talking smack about them in an unfrequented corner of a moderately popular sportsblog. Also so I know where to send Tommy Two-fists.
posted by Samsonov14 to navel gazing at 09:28 PM on January 28 - 54 comments
Sportsfilter CD swap: Break out your gramophone and your soundscriber and put that needle to the autoclave or whatever, because we are exchanging music: Pony Express style. Go to this place for details.
posted by Samsonov14 to navel gazing at 09:56 PM on December 16 - 151 comments
No one ever talks about the assistant coaches.: A head coach is always important, but what about the support staff? For every great coach, there is a Defensive Coordinator, a Goaltending Consultant, or a Pitching Coach who goes largely unrecognized. Here's a list of the top 10 second fiddles in sports.
posted by Samsonov14 to general at 12:49 AM on August 21 - 7 comments
National Geographic article: about a beautiful game.
posted by Samsonov14 to soccer at 11:21 AM on May 31 - 6 comments
I had eye surgery some time ago, and it's been a rough go at it. I now have 20/20 in my right eye and 20/-2.5 in my left. So I can read street signs and stuff if I close my left eye, but when I close my right eye I can see the horrible, inevitable future. The future is this: four more people will sign up for the Spofiswap. Do it, you four. P.S. - yerfatma, your next visit to the Cask and Flagon will be your last.
posted by Samsonov14 at 01:17 AM on December 14
I'm a huge Boston homer, so my opinion should be taken with a grain of salt, I guess. Having said that, I watched that hit many, many times, and still: Two games? Really? I tried to be nice about the Jones hit on Bergeron, because maybe it was an honest mistake. We're at the point now where there's no excuse for any more cheap-shots. It would be one hell of a coincidence if once in every five games or so one of the Flyers just happens to take liberties with an opposing team's player by accident. It would be one thing if they were the Broad Street Bullies of yesteryear, but they aren't beating opponents with their fists, they're blindsiding them. That's not tough. It's cowardly.
posted by Samsonov14 at 08:48 PM on November 27
Dammit.
Spofiswap 3 - This Time it's Personal.
posted by Samsonov14 at 06:51 PM on November 20
Something very important has been missed in the Flyers thread: Samsonov14 is back! How are you, mate? When SummersEve and Crafty got sick of Spofi, they vented their spleens in grouchy comments and left in a huff - which is okay if you like to do things in a half-assed, weenie sort of way. Me, when a website starts to get on my nerves, I just sack up and do what any other tough guy would do - silently walk away from the computer and JOIN THE GODDAMNED ARMY. Beat that with your whining on the internet. Anyway, now that I have regular access to the internet and some time to use it, I'm a regular visitor to Spofi again. It's still one of the best websites out there. We all knew that as Spofi got bigger the signal to noise ratio would get a little silly, and it has. Lots of new visitors act like jerks, older members drop out, and some of the new jerks in time become older members. I'm totally holding a baby lion up in the air right now. It's like it's always been, there's just more of it these days. We've been through this whole "so-and-so" leaving the site thing before, and while I think it's close to pointless, I do enjoy the discussion. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get back to DEFENDING YOUR FREEDOM.
posted by Samsonov14 at 01:21 AM on November 12
I'm amazed that she failed a urine test for cocaine. That shit is out of your system in five days, max - and definitely sooner if you have an athlete's metabolism. Either she got screwed by the testers (has that ever really happened?) or she's a huge idiot for doing coke just before a big tournament. Anyone know how often those tests come up with false positives?
posted by Samsonov14 at 02:01 PM on November 01
Jones has no history of being a douche. As far as I know, he DID A THING THAT IS AWFUL and MADE A BIG MISTAKE. Bummer for everyone involved. He should have seen the numbers on Bergy's jersey.
posted by Samsonov14 at 02:28 AM on October 28
I want to be pissed at Jones. Or maybe I want to be pissed at the Flyers as a team, because this is the third time this year they've done something like this (see Downie, Boulerice). But mostly I hope Patrice is okay. He's a tough person, and I bet we'll see him on the ice again soon.
posted by Samsonov14 at 01:52 AM on October 28
Some dickbag who posts at spofi writes a very good Maple Leafs blog.
posted by Samsonov14 at 11:18 PM on September 15
I have met MrFrisby in real life. While I can't verify his entire story, I can say with 100% certainty that he has been high-sticked, and also that he is not pretty. And also that even though he is ugly, he still makes a good point.
posted by Samsonov14 at 03:25 PM on February 07
Rcade, you should tell them that you'll give it to them if they give you a pope hat.
posted by Samsonov14 at 03:10 PM on February 07
mdavidsf, I have never seen someone use an exclamation point quite as liberally as you do. You certainly are enthusiastic, I'll give you that.
posted by Samsonov14 at 08:16 PM on February 03
When I look for advice about this and that, I always consult a woman who is almost nine months pregnant.
posted by Samsonov14 at 07:09 AM on February 01
I think you guys would be surprised at how good some of the European teams are. Ak-Bars Kazan and Moscow Dynamo from the Russian Elite league could beat many NHL teams on any given day, and Jokerit in Finland and MODO in Sweden are perennially great teams as well. A lot of very skilled hockey players stay in their home country because they can get paid almost as much at home as they can in the NHL, with the added benefit of not having to learn a new language. The Russian Elite League, although it is rumored to be fantastically corrupt, pays salaries nearly comparable to NHL cash.
posted by Samsonov14 at 08:55 PM on January 28
Dustin McArthur used to run a hockey fight camp for kids. Something about that seems very, very wrong.
posted by Samsonov14 at 02:39 PM on January 19
Petrino quits Falcons to take Arkansas job
One of the biggest things you look for as a recruiter is the past history of a potential employee. Petrino jumping ship is a huge red flag. You wouldn't hire him - character is important.