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| Name: | vix q |
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| Member since: | January 29, 2002 |
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evixir has posted 8 links and 79 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 2 comments to the Locker Room.
Milwaukee Brewers return to the postseason after a 26 year absence.: The Milwaukee Brewers are headed to the postseason for the first time in 26 years after clinching the NL Wild Card spot yesterday.
posted by evixir to baseball at 12:51 PM on September 29 - 17 comments
New leash on life: Raiders' Cooper dedicates himself to care of abused and mean dogs at animal shelter.: A heartwarming story about an undeniably dedicated volunteer.
posted by evixir to football at 05:45 PM on February 05 - 6 comments
Skating champion Christopher Bowman found dead in an L.A. hotel.: Bowman had a history of drug problems and run-ins with the law; the authorities suspect a drug overdose.
posted by evixir to other at 08:24 AM on January 11 - 4 comments
Martina Hingis reveals she tested positive for cocaine at Wimbledon, announces retirement immediately thereafter.: Is there any possible reason why she'd retire immediately after this announcement hit the news? I'm just trying to give her the benefit of the doubt, I guess... whether or not it's warranted at this point.
posted by evixir to other at 01:27 PM on November 01 - 35 comments
Promises kept. : Matt LaChappa hasn't thrown a pitch professionally in 10 years. He is confined to a wheelchair, and constrained by the physical fallout from back-to-back heart attacks. Yet the San Diego Padres continue to pay him as if he were an active player. It might be the noblest thing they do. (courtesy of the mlb LJ community)
posted by evixir to baseball at 06:24 PM on June 28 - 35 comments
The bit about being captain as the cherry on the contract sundae bugged the crap out of me. I don't much care if he doesn't pick up a check -- so he's a cheapskate, big deal -- but not leading your team, and still calling yourself the captain? That's despicable. Support your team, lead them through the rough spots, encourage them, advise them... hell, he certainly has a lot to teach. Why he wouldn't take this opportunity to do so with his own teammates, I don't know. Unless, as others have said, they're just batting practice until he can get back with his 'real' teammates in Europe. And god forbid he share any of his Beckham Brand Trade Secrets for Excellent Play with those who aren't European.
He should have acknowledged that he wasn't a good leader and just wanted to play the game. Let someone who can naturally lead others do the job. Don't take it by force just because you feel you're entitled to it thanks to your name recognition. Problem here is that nobody was willing to step up and say "This guy's total shit as a captain," because they knew with his $$$ clout he could likely have them knocked off the team for speaking their mind. A mini-dictatorship with a guy who doesn't know how to lead in charge of it all.
posted by evixir at 02:53 PM on July 05
CNN's reporting the wife is not a suspect. But I imagine she would challenge the "better man" aspect of his personality that TheQatarian mentions.
posted by evixir at 08:35 AM on July 05
Also, there's a radio show in Milwaukee (The Big Show on WSSP 1250AM) that featured LeRoy Butler talking at length about the rumours. You can hear LeRoy's comments here. To lend some credence to his commentary, Butler played his entire career with the Packers (11 years, 10 of which were with Favre) and was beloved by Packers fans as a real all-around stand-up guy.
As a lifelong Packer fan myself, this whole story really disturbs me. I've lost a lot of respect for Favre over the retirement thing, and he lost my fandom as a result, but even with all that in mind, I reallllllly don't want this to be true.
posted by evixir at 09:49 PM on October 21
Thanks for posting this, rcade. I came here specifically to see if anyone had mentioned it.
Additional updates from the Journal Sentinel Packer blog (not necessarily an unbiased source, of course):
Reporter stands by Favre-Lions story "1000%"
NFL says no violation if Favre talked to Lions
posted by evixir at 09:16 PM on October 21
As a longtime Brewer fan, this is an extraordinarily happy day. It's also noteworthy since we sacked our head coach within the past two weeks as well. A win over the Cubs and a loss by the Mets helped us clinch this wild card spot, but 26 years of unwavering fandom certainly didn't hurt either. I was 7 the last time we made the postseason and I'm just amazed it took so long, but so pleased it finally did.
posted by evixir at 12:53 PM on September 29
Seeing as how the Brewers just clinched the NL wild card yesterday, I just wanted to chime in and say I can't possibly express how glad I am that the naysayers were wrong. I was one of the few Yost fans among the Brewers fandom, and for as many missteps as he may have made along the way, he was a part of getting us to this point. For that, I'm grateful.
posted by evixir at 12:48 PM on September 29
As a longterm Brewers fan, I can't begin to tell you how excited folks are about this development. I'm not sure if CC alone can take us all the way, but danged if it doesn't seem like Melvin is serious for a change. The Brewer farm system has long been a breeding ground for excellent prospects; it's no wonder Cleveland mined it well for Sabathia. We'll see how it plays out, but the nervousness on the part of other NL teams puts a big grin on our faces.
posted by evixir at 04:30 PM on July 08
That is utterly heartbreaking. She ran a beautiful race.
posted by evixir at 11:15 PM on May 03
This was terrific; thanks for sharing it. I'll make sure to follow his career.
posted by evixir at 06:09 PM on March 11
I'm strangely really emotional about this today, but I suppose that can be said for most Wisconsinites and die-hard Packer fans. Thanks for 17 amazing years, Brett.
posted by evixir at 01:00 PM on March 04
I love the fact that he was thinking of breeding them for profit originally, but after a couple days of volunteering, he had them neutered immediately. Smart move.
posted by evixir at 11:22 AM on February 06
As a lifelong Packer fan, I fully agree with Nerfball's assertion that if the Pack lets their guard down against the Giants or the Pats (oh please, let it be Packers vs Pats) then they're not going to bounce back so easily. Here's hoping it won't be an issue. Can't tell you how pleased I was to see them continue to trust in Grant and for him to take the opportunity to redeem himself -- and run with it, all the way into the endzone. What an awesome game. I love this freakin' team.
posted by evixir at 01:28 PM on January 15
I found this an incredibly sad coda to his life, though I suppose many could have predicted this a number of years ago. He was blessed with an extraordinary natural talent on the ice and with the audience; so many people felt he would go so much further and find such greater success than what ultimately transpired.
posted by evixir at 08:33 AM on January 11
Appreciate the clarifications, all. When I posted the article it was significantly more abbreviated than the updated version they posted a couple hours later.
posted by evixir at 03:40 PM on November 01
ESPN: Favre Reaches Deal to Join Vikings
As a die-hard Packers fan and someone who was an avowed devotee of Favre before the facade started to crack... this is quite the interesting development, to put it mildly. I had the fandom bad -- from the bobblehead to the little playing card in a plaque to the calendars and the doll and all that fandom crap. (It burns well, I've learned.) Most Packer fans I've spoken with about this are singularly disgusted and bemused, disgusted at Favre's desperate attempts to remain relevant and in the limelight, and bemused at the Vikings' insistence on enabling his childish behaviours.
I predict massive fail from this. They'll sell more tickets, they'll get better attendance at games, he'll provide some interest for the bandwagon Vikings fans constantly looking for an excuse to either follow the team or bail completely ("thick and thin" being a concept completely foreign to this group).
But he will sputter and fade, because his time is over. This was an initiative based purely on spite, as he has said himself. The fact that he will drag this showboating out in such a fashion just to further illuminate the "I've got hurt feelings over the way Ted Thompson didn't roll over and kowtow to my every whim" chip he's working on that torn-rotator-cuffed shoulder is like a Greek tragedy in action; I had absolutely, absolutely no idea that someone who had been so revered could voluntarily shit all over his own image this way, as well as shitting on all the fans who followed him for so long. Not even simple defecation, mind you, but the poo-flinging antics of a howler monkey stuck in the development stage. And, you know, you don't get to crap on Packers fans who stood behind you no matter what and then turn around and whine because you feel they never really truly supported you in the first place. Has noone recognized this narcissistic personality disorder for what it is? Or is he just really that unbelievably dumb?