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jeremias has posted 4 links and 12 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 0 comments to the Locker Room.
Dock Ellis & the LSD No No: Somewhere in the archives of Sportsfilter must be some mention of June 1970 when Dock Ellis threw a no-hitter while under the influence of LSD. Even if you know the story, this is a great 4:30 animated recounting of the feat.
posted by jeremias to baseball at 04:51 PM on November 13 - 7 comments
Rasheed Wallace wants to be a team player in Boston next season.: In what will be an interesting test of chemistry, the Celtics will have Rasheed Wallace on the floor for them next season. Does this create a Fantastic Four? A permanent sub for Kevin Garnett? What is undeniable are the stats. The Celts had two of the top 30 3-point shooters last season (House and Allen), a top 20 scoring leader (Pierce) a top 20 rebounder (Garnett when he's healthy) a top 10 assist and steals leader (Rondo). So how will Wallace fit in? His famous temper aside, is his body simply breaking down, and is this why the Celts could get him for roughly $8mil less than his last year in Detroit?
posted by jeremias to basketball at 07:02 PM on July 19 - 4 comments
Michael Jord . . .ahh, forget it.: Yeah, he's coming back, but more importantly, the Jerry Stackhouse trade slipped by me. Reading this story you have to wonder if Jordan has taken his game to a different level, it seems that there's been a real push to clear the salary cap for next year. So what's going on?
posted by jeremias to basketball at 10:06 PM on September 26 - 0 comments
Instant Replay In the NBA?: It's an ESPN link but the idea of more stoppages during a b-ball game sends shudders down my spine. If there was a way to make me watch less pro basketball this would be it.
posted by jeremias to basketball at 08:12 AM on April 30 - 5 comments
Familyman, you definitely see what you want to see, what the Patriots did was illegal and stupid but it did not influence that game, the tape was confiscated by officials in the first quarter before anyone actually viewed it. The Jets are currently 1-8, so I don't think they had much of a chance. So today they beat your Colts which I guess means they are a really good team and haven't just been beating up on bad teams, right?
posted by jeremias at 07:06 PM on November 04
Any word on whether this extends the playoff season? I always thought basketball in June was just wrong.
posted by jeremias at 01:37 PM on February 10
Nope, a team cannot survive on heart alone. If last year's 76'ers couldn't do it, and this year's Sacramento Kings couldn't do it, then I don't see the Nets doing it. It is a cliche, but the Kings-Lakers series *was* the NBA finals. I'm not even planning on watching the Nets play, the sad tale in the sports column will suffice, thank you.
posted by jeremias at 08:25 AM on June 07
Sigh... As much as I'd like to see the Nets win, I just can't see it happening. Who's going to compete with Shaq in the middle? I see him averaging 30 points a game. The Laker's role players are running at full steam now. Kobe and Jason Kidd cancel each other out. Another year of the Lakers on top.
posted by jeremias at 09:54 PM on June 02
Game just went into overtime, this is shaping up to be a phenomenal game. As far as the refs, I can't tell you how happy it made me to see them call a foul on Kobe in the last 10 seconds. Of course he had to complain like it was the end of the world. Try as I might I can't find much to like about him (except that he is a great player).
posted by jeremias at 09:25 PM on June 02
Game's about to start- the fact that "the refs" seem to be such a factor is really sad. Please, just let the officiating be consistent. I.E. that elbow that Kobe Bryant gave Bibby at the end of game 6 should have been called an offensive foul, no matter what point in the game, who the player is, inadvertant or not. Sacramento seems a little tense as they start out, they need to chill out!
posted by jeremias at 06:45 PM on June 02
Well, that *would* surprise me. Don't get me wrong, MJ is my favorite player to watch and it's amazing what he's done but there won't be any title in Washington this year. My favorite part of this whole thing is how he's showed up all those sportswriters who wrote some seriously vindictive, nasty copy about his return. It seems like a peculiarly American phenomenon, this need to rip down idols and heros. I mean, geez, the guy just likes to play.
posted by jeremias at 07:15 PM on February 10
Here in Beantown, it was interesting to see an interview with Steve Grogan, former Pat quarterback. He's been in both places in his career; first as young upstart who takes the #1 spot and then as seasoned veteran who loses his job to new guy. FWIW, he said go with Brady. The offense is used to him and if he's healthy then he's still #1 choice. Belichick is trying to use this as an edge. I'm from New England and lord knows he needs all the help he can get . . .
posted by jeremias at 01:45 PM on January 29
A-Rod from a Yankee view
I think having bat speed and control matters more than muscle.
So what if you already have the bat speed and the control and then you artificially add muscle?
Like, say, Barry Bonds, Alex Rodriguez and McGuire?