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tselson
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Name: Todd
Homepage URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bHKbEbvYZc&feature=related
Member since: October 20, 2005
Last visit: November 22, 2009

tselson has posted 2 links and 382 comments to SportsFilter and 2 links and 151 comments to the Locker Room and 1 column.

Sports Bio

Fan of: Bengals, Reds, Gators, Bearcats, Arsenal, Rangers and the Dutch National soccer team.

Memorable Games: When I caught (well picked it up as it was rolling down the stairs) a foul ball off of Barry Larkin. When my son caught (well picked it up off the floor) a home run off of Juan Castro. There are only thirty such balls in existence! 1992? Bengals vs. Bears, in Chicago. Bengals tied it up last minute, won in OT. My buddy and I turned to the crowd, with fists raised in delight, only to be pelted by beer, sausages and well. . . more beer and more sausages. Sore losers!

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Recent Links

Fantasy Premier League Football Final Results: Congrats to holden and squealy for a one-two finish and a mere ten points separated the next four spots.

posted by tselson to fantasy at 10:40 PM on May 25 - 9 comments

Comments are closed for this entry.: Just wondering what's up with most of the locker room topics being closed. I was hoping to find out if gspm was alright. (by posting on the last EPL update)

posted by tselson to navel gazing at 11:52 PM on December 01 - 26 comments

Tim Tebow, happy to be a Gator. Happy to be the Heisman winner.: The legend of Tim Tebow grows, as he becomes the first under classman to win the prestigious award.

posted by tselson to football at 09:11 PM on December 08 - 23 comments

Fantasy Football (NFL) Helpline: For those of us who have serious questions regarding this week's starting rosters or waiver wire pick ups. How about we help each other out!

posted by tselson to fantasy at 10:13 PM on October 03 - 23 comments

z: Ski Jumping

posted by tselson to at 11:18 PM on February 16 - 0 comments

Recent Comments

Entire Wedding Party Wearing Ravens Jerseys

They didn't show the best part.

A few minutes later a snotty ass six year old in a Brady Quinn jersey, blows out the best man's knee.

posted by tselson at 12:01 AM on November 20

Titans Owner Bud Adams Flips Off the Bills

Sounds like the moment would make a nice Norman Rockwell painting.

Which is exactly the type of scene people are expecting to see at an NFL game, right.

Can you give me the names, ages, and backgrounds of these 63,000 people in Buffalo? Are they standing in the owners box, the top person in the structure of the NFL team?

I'm sorry, I thought Buffalo had earned a reputation of having some pretty raucous fans. I guess I was mistaken, they probably never saw the bird being flipped before Bud let it fly.

Next time I generalize, I'll remember to do a thorough background check. I'm sure if I had the names, ages and backgrounds of the next full house at a Bill's game, I'd find that I was being really silly, thinking they'd ever use a curse word.

The fact some think this is cute says something about the erosion of common decency and respect in this day and age.

He flipped off Bills fans, and you equate that to the erosion of common decency and respect in "this day and age." Funny.

Isn't Adams' display of juvenile behavior -- which was in sight of hundreds, including kids -- worse?

Do you have the names, backgrounds and ages of these supposed kids?

( I kid )

posted by tselson at 10:53 PM on November 18

Titans Owner Bud Adams Flips Off the Bills

Just a little respect for humans to understand you don't stand in front of 63,000 people and tell the visiting team, Fuck You.


As opposed to Buffalo, where 63,000 people tell the visiting team Fuck you?

Pro football games are pretty much PG-13 these days.

posted by tselson at 11:30 PM on November 17

Dock Ellis & the LSD No No

Rehab sucks. Run Nolan.

My stereo is cool.

posted by tselson at 10:04 PM on November 14

EPL Fantasy 09-10

Wild card has been played. Watch out.

posted by tselson at 11:50 PM on November 11

17 Congressmen Vote Against Yankees Resolution

All this arguing about how the Yankees are dominating baseball in an unfair manner, and the fact remains they haven't even been in the World Series in nine years.

Ahem, the Reds haven't been in the World Series for nineteen. The Rangers...never? Brewers? Playoffs? Nope, haven't been able to enjoy the home team in those for almost two decades. I just love it when Yankee fans try to convince fans of other teams that they shouldn't be so petty, by saying that it took a longer time for the Yankees to win their 27th than it should have.

I've raised children who don't know what playoff baseball is all about, let alone appearing in the World Series. Yes, I am a fan of a bottom feeding NL team. I live in an unimportant part of the country. I thought I was a winner but then I realized I wasn't from New York. Forgive me for not wanting to praise their wonderful achievement. I'm too simple to understand that the Yankees have a harder time competing than other teams.

posted by tselson at 02:21 AM on November 08

17 Congressmen Vote Against Yankees Resolution

"Being from New York, I have always considered myself to be a winner," King told The Hill. "So it is very difficult for me to understand the 'begrudgery' and thought process of those who come from unimportant cities and states."

That's hilarious. It also seems to sum up the sense of entitled worship that the masses should bestow upon the Yankees. I live in an unimportant city and state. Woe is me.

posted by tselson at 01:09 AM on November 08

Aluminum Bat Maker Liable in Baseball Player's Death

The jury ruled that the bats were not bad bats. They ruled that the company should have had labels. I think it is apparent that the parents went after the right defendants. American Legion and the rest didn't know the dangers of the bats because they were not adequately warned by the manufacturer.

The jury disagreed that the dangers of aluminum bats were common knowledge. The manufacturer lost because they failed to properly warn about the dangers of their bats.

Okay, so what label would have saved the kids life or the company $792,000.00?

posted by tselson at 11:39 PM on October 30

Aluminum Bat Maker Liable in Baseball Player's Death

sorry no post intended. I have noticed that you can edit multiple times, though.

posted by tselson at 11:28 PM on October 30

Babe Ruth the way you've never seen him before

Very cool, thanks for posting. I'd never seen the footage of Christy Mathewson before either, from 1906! Or the Honus Wagner and Ty Cobb footage, for that matter. That's quite a bit of history sitting in those archives.

posted by tselson at 11:10 PM on October 08

Marathon Champ Disqualified for Using iPod

I don't see how the ipod provides an unfair advantage if everyone is allowed to use one.

They have been found to release small amounts of tricthtophendrandro. Which is a stimulate naturally found in apple sugar, which is amplified through earbuds. duh.

posted by tselson at 03:31 PM on October 08

Limbaugh, Blues Owner Make Bid to Buy St. Louis Rams

pass

posted by tselson at 01:05 AM on October 07

Congress to look at NFL head injuries

Given the idiocy on the right, I think they should start looking to see if any of THEM have head injuries...

Politics and sports might mix better on Spofi, if comments like this, whatever. I'll pick my mood. Let it slide....blow up three years from now and be called a martyr. Sounds good.

posted by tselson at 12:44 AM on October 04

Pushing an Agenda on SportsFilter

I'm feeling a bit useless at the moment - just putting people in touch, sending documents and passing on messages mostly. .

Hey, in tough times even if it's all you can do, it's normally a bigger help than you might think. You know that already, I am sure many people are thankful for what you are doing. Thanks, owlhouse.

I was able to give a little in about 3 minutes. Here.

posted by tselson at 10:17 PM on October 03

Pushing an Agenda on SportsFilter

@tselson - several of my colleagues have lost relatives (the Samoan islands are very small, and extended families are huge, so everyone knows everyone else).

I am truly sorry. Do relief efforts seem to be on point with this tragedy?

If not, is there an organization that needs help?

/passing on a joke regarding my self imposed ban on the front page being over, and my deciding to check out the Olympic thread first.

posted by tselson at 12:15 AM on October 03