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Tampa Bay no longer Melrose's place. The Tampa Bay Lightning fire first-year head coach Barry Melrose after just a month and a half. The Lightning take a gamble on Rick Tocchet for the interim.
posted by NoMich at 05:34 PM on November 14
A Prayer for the Tampa Bay Rays While the Cubs fan has the pity of national baseball writers and the consolation of a fraternity of similarly deluded millions, Rays fans are seen as a possibly spectral phenomenon. Dick Vitale is the team's only celebrity fan; a great proportion of the typical Rays crowd shows up wearing a Manny Ramirez or Derek Jeter shirt. In enemy territory, even at home in Floridathat's the life of a Rays fan.
posted by justgary at 07:49 PM on October 10
Okay, okay. Maybe Sacramento would have been more appropriate city to pick on, but did you just defend St. Louis by mentioning both the Rams and the Blues?
Anyways....back to the topic at hand....Go Rays.
posted at 02:58 AM on October 10
A Prayer for the Tampa Bay Rays While the Cubs fan has the pity of national baseball writers and the consolation of a fraternity of similarly deluded millions, Rays fans are seen as a possibly spectral phenomenon. Dick Vitale is the team's only celebrity fan; a great proportion of the typical Rays crowd shows up wearing a Manny Ramirez or Derek Jeter shirt. In enemy territory, even at home in Floridathat's the life of a Rays fan.
posted by justgary at 07:49 PM on October 09
Furthermore, as a huge sports fan living in a large city with no professional sports teams at all,....
Joey, do you happen to live in St. Louis?
(Sorry, couldn't resist.)
posted at 02:18 PM on October 09
Raiders Coach Lane Kiffin has been told he'll be fired Fresh off Sunday's loss to Buffalo in which the Raiders blew a 23-14 fourth-quarter lead, team officials have reportedly told Coach Lane Kiffin he will be fired as early as today, according to published media reports.
posted by BornIcon at 01:03 PM on October 01
"I refuse to comment on Al Davis. He is not worthy of comment."
Uhhmmm, Doehead, you just did.
posted at 02:23 PM on October 01
Christian News Site Turns Athlete Homosexual OneNewsNow, an online news service owned by the American Family Association, has been editing AP stories to automatically replace the word "gay" with "homosexual," filing numerous stories about the American sprinter Tyson Homosexual and the NBA player Rudy Homosexual. One story still online: "Memphis Grizzlies backers hit the hay hoping that Kevin Love would open things up for Rudy Homosexual in the frontcourt."
posted by rcade at 09:20 AM on July 02
So, Miles, why aren't they assholes? Depends on why you are calling them assholes. You argue that they are assholes because you believe that they are trying to denigrate others. The argument you make is based on your interpretation of the intent of their actions. However, if I read between the lines, I get the feeling that you think that they are assholes because of their beliefs. So why aren't they assholes? First of all, I don't think you can call someone an asshole because of what they believe. Misguided perhaps, but I think asshole is a bit strong. I think the term asshole pertains to someone whose actions are contemptible (possibly due to some misguided beliefs). So the question remains: were they trying to denigrate and belittle gays? If so, I would agree that they were being mean which would qualify them for the status of "asshole". However, when I consider that this story comes from a conservative Christian website whose audience is likeminded, I don't see how that is an attempt to be mean. They are not forcing it on anyone nor are they getting in anyone's face with this. My guess at their intent is that they do not want to allow the issue of homosexuality to become mainstream or acceptable in their circle, so they insist on calling it by what it is instead of by a more redeeming word. If they were truly trying to denigrate anyone, there are certainly many slurs available for their use. On preview: cjets, my comment is based on this posting. I am not defending AFA in their entirety. My point is that I don't think that this story qualifies them as assholes. And.this may simply be a difference of opinion on their intent. Then again it may be a difference of opinion on what qualifies someone as an asshole.
posted at 02:16 AM on July 02
Christian News Site Turns Athlete Homosexual OneNewsNow, an online news service owned by the American Family Association, has been editing AP stories to automatically replace the word "gay" with "homosexual," filing numerous stories about the American sprinter Tyson Homosexual and the NBA player Rudy Homosexual. One story still online: "Memphis Grizzlies backers hit the hay hoping that Kevin Love would open things up for Rudy Homosexual in the frontcourt."
posted by rcade at 09:20 AM on July 01
Personally? I'd like a auto-replace funtion that replaces American Family Association with bigoted assholes. Bigoted....maybe. And assholes? Really? Why cjets? They have just put their thesaurus to use. They have not changed any meaning or added any connontation that did not previously exist. Gay = Homosexual? Yes? Well actually.....they have totally changed some peoples' last names, but that is besides the point since I don't believe that is what you were referring to.
posted at 12:41 PM on July 01
CBC fumbles negotiations on Hockey Night theme A lowball offer by the CBC to buy the Hockey Night in Canada theme song from its composer prompted the temporary collapse of year-long negotiations and a national furor Thursday over the future of the iconic anthem, the man in charge of its copyright says. For many Canadians, the stirring “dunt-da-DUNT-da-dunt” that has opened each broadcast of Hockey Night since 1968 is pure Canadiana — as deeply woven into the national fabric as Tim Hortons and the great game itself.
posted by tommytrump at 10:08 AM on June 06
And a better symphony version at Hockey Night in Canada - Kanata Symphony.
posted at 09:58 PM on June 06
CBC fumbles negotiations on Hockey Night theme A lowball offer by the CBC to buy the Hockey Night in Canada theme song from its composer prompted the temporary collapse of year-long negotiations and a national furor Thursday over the future of the iconic anthem, the man in charge of its copyright says. For many Canadians, the stirring “dunt-da-DUNT-da-dunt” that has opened each broadcast of Hockey Night since 1968 is pure Canadiana — as deeply woven into the national fabric as Tim Hortons and the great game itself.
posted by tommytrump at 10:08 AM on June 06
Try this one instead. It is from the 70's but still has the recognizable "dunt-da-DUNT-da-dunt". Old version of HNIC theme HNIC Theme by some high school band
posted at 09:53 PM on June 06
Olympic torch put out by protests. Security officials canceled the final run of the Olympic relay through Paris after chaotic protests Monday, sending a snuffed-out torch to its destination on a bus in a humiliating concession to protesters decrying China's human rights record.
posted by worldcup2002 at 12:24 PM on April 08
The idea that all we need to do is stop bying products from China is certainly one way of sending a message, however not a viable one as long as the free market is allowed to reign. If goverments were to legislate consumers away from Chinese manufacturing things might change. For now though, China has the bulk of cheap manufacturing and Adam Smith's "invisible hand" will keep handing money to China. If western consumers were to shun the cheap manufacturing, our standard of living would drop. Is western society as a whole willing for that? I doubt it. In fact, China potentially has more leverage here than the western world. Today's edition of Tank McNamara says it much better than I ever could.
posted at 09:24 AM on April 08
The NBA's ugliest Uniforms A listing of the NBA's worst uniforms. Pretty funny actually
posted by koolmo at 11:32 AM on October 31
The numbers on the Portland Trailblazers 1984 uni look a little odd to me. It looks like a reversed "22", sort of "ss." As if the gent is wearing it inside out or the photo was reversed. You are correctt, the photo is reversed. The stripes go down the left leg, not the right. See what I mean here.
posted at 03:48 PM on October 31
Say It Ain't So, Jackie An AP story that just moved on the wire notes that the Houston Astros are the first World Series team since 1953 with a roster that doesn't include a black player. "I think it's a huge, huge problem for baseball," Astros general manager Tim Purpura said. "The pool of African-American players just isn't there."
posted by rcade at 06:09 PM on October 26
Why are kids choosing to play football over baseball when careers in baseball tend to be longer and pay better? Well maybe because basketball and football are much more fun than baseball. Sounds illogical, I know, but you know how kids can be.
posted at 09:12 AM on October 26
Game Over The White Sox win the longest game in World Series history to take a 3-0 lead over the Astros.
posted by kirkaracha at 01:22 AM on October 26
Why are kids choosing to play football over baseball when careers in baseball tend to be longer and pay better? Well maybe because basketball and football are much more fun than baseball. Sounds illogical, I know, but you know how kids can be.
posted at 09:10 AM on October 26
Nice one tt.
And with that, I'll put my money on April 3rd 2009.