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DudeDykstra has posted 5 links and 141 comments to SportsFilter and no links and no comments to the Locker Room.
Fines will be imposed for clear cases of flopping: The league office has yet to determine exact fine amounts for offending flops and how fines might escalate for repeat offenders, but in-game arena observers and video reviewers will be instructed to report instances of theatrical flopping for potential punishment as part of postgame reports on officiating and other matters.
posted on May 29, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Belichick's cheating could lead to dark days for NFL. Gregg Easterbrook: "It would not surprise me in the slightest if, before the season ends, Belichick resigns, or is suspended, or is fired by Kraft, or even is permanently barred from the league."
posted on September 18, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Howard fastest in history to 100 homers It soared over the roughly 35-foot-high batter's eye in center field, bouncing into the Wall of Fame area on Ashburn Alley, a distance estimated to be 505 feet by the Phillies. That was Ryan Howard's 100th career home run, coming in his 325th game, breaking Ralph Kiner's 59-year-old record (385th game).
posted on June 27, 2007 - Go to the detail view for this result
Rose bat corked, says expert Apparently the bat ended up selling for over $100,000 to a casino that is going to cut it open to see if it's corked or not. Personally, I hope it is. Maybe this will finally put to rest all of the HOF talk that crops up every year.
posted on December 17, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
Sigh I miss my personalised user page on which I spent so much time. First my locker room interview goes poof and now this.
posted by terrapin at 01:46 PM on September 29
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 at 12:51 PM on September 29
I hear Yovani Gallardo may go game 1 against Cole Hamels. Man I'm excited....
posted at 07:32 PM on September 29
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 at 12:51 PM on September 29
It's also been 26 years since the Phillies last made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons. What an unbelievable ride for both these teams to displace the NY Mets this year. If only it was the Phillies that got Johan (or C.C.) I'd be feeling a lot better about their playoff chances. But still, you never know.
posted at 06:04 PM on September 29
Physicists Measure Time Cost of Usian Bolt's Celebration Four physicists have submitted a new research paper, "Velocity dispersions in a cluster of stars: How fast could Usain Bolt have run?", that attempts to determine how much faster he would have finished his world-record 100 meter sprint at the Olympics if he didn't showboat at the end. Their conclusion: 0.14 seconds.
posted by rcade at 11:18 AM on September 18
You'd have to ask a sprinter whether they can predict within a tenth of second what their time in the 100 was after the've run it. I suppose I wouldn't be suprised either way.
As for Bolt I agree with the notion that the man was joyful for having won the gold and began his celebration a couple steps early. Everyone watching the race started their celebration earlier than expected too.
posted at 04:27 PM on September 18
Josh Howard Disrespects National Anthem "'The Star-Spangled Banner' is going on. I don't celebrate this [expletive]. I'm black." Video included.
posted by BoKnows at 05:20 PM on September 17
Amen Hal! Tellin' it like it is.
posted at 07:29 PM on September 17
The Hoser's NFL Picks, Week One 2008 Welcome back to another season of the NFL's most misguided and useless handicapping sheet. At least the price is right.
posted by wfrazerjr at 07:18 PM on September 04
Love this stuff. Glad to see it back again this year. Thanks fraze.
posted at 09:44 PM on September 04
A-Rod's homer in ninth passes instant replay test It almost seems fitting. The first use of instant replay in Major League Baseball was to confirm a long home run hit by Alex Rodriguez - the man who one day could hold the all-time home run record and who knows a thing or two about being surrounded by controversy.
posted by BornIcon at 08:29 AM on September 04
Yeah, change can be scary.
posted at 07:23 PM on September 04
When is enough "enough"? Hoping to put a definitive end to a simmering controversy, China was asked to provide additional documents that prove that five of the six team members were old enough to compete at these games. Although they had already provided these documents several times before, due to a website claim that the Chinese gymnasts were underage, the inquiry persists. Sour grapes for the Americans? Many international commentators think so.
posted by knowsalittle at 10:37 PM on August 22
Whining about whining, eh?
A couple of the girls on the Chinese team did look like they were 10 years old. I would keep pressing, too.
posted at 11:52 PM on August 22
Liukin wins gold, Johnson silver in gymnastics BEIJING - Nastia Liukin won the gold medal in women's gymnastics Friday, beating teammate and friend Shawn Johnson. Liukin, whose father was a double gold medalist for the Soviet Union 20 years ago, finished with 63.325 points, more than a half-point ahead of Johnson, the reigning world champion. Johnson finished with 62.725. Yang Yilin of China won the bronze medal.
posted by knowsalittle at 01:51 AM on August 15
Why did SpoFi delete user numbers? And why can't you see how many total posts/comments people have made? And why can't you click to the next or the previous entry anymore?
Bad decisions SpoFi.
posted at 07:53 PM on August 15
Phelps Wins Ninth Medal with World-Record 400 American swimmer Michael Phelps shattered his own world record by 1.41 seconds in the 400-meter individual medley, finishing in 4:03.84 for his first gold medal of the 2008 Olympics and his ninth overall. He's hoping to win seven more.
posted by rcade at 10:42 AM on August 11
Wow. The men's relay was insane. So exciting.
And the drug testing at the olympics is insane, grum. Really isane.
posted at 01:09 AM on August 11
Amazing catch... by the ball girl.
posted by Joey Michaels at 05:07 PM on July 01
Turns out its a fake. Is anyone really naive enough to think that this was real?
posted at 05:44 PM on July 01
Astros' Shawn Chacon Suspended After Fight with GM Houston Astros pitcher Shawn Chacon has been suspended after a physical altercation with general manager Ed Wade in the team's dining room. "He started yelling and cussing," said Chacon, recently demoted to the bullpen. "... I grabbed him by the neck and threw him to the ground. I jumped on top of him because at that point I wanted to beat his [butt]." Team owner Drayton McLane said Chacon will never pitch for the team again: "You can't defy authority."
posted by rcade at 08:24 AM on June 26
Just another note to add to the VERY long list of reasons why Ed Wade is terrible at his job. Another long list is the number of players who wish they could choke this guy themselves.
posted at 04:46 PM on June 26
The ultimate soccer pick-up game this evening (5:30) in Manhattan. Steve Nash putting an all-star group together for a pick-up soccer game for charity.
posted by dales15 at 02:44 PM on June 25
Anybody go? Sounds like a fun event. Curious how it played out. Also, how'd they raise money if attendance was free? Were they selling concessions?
posted at 08:36 PM on June 25
Ever wondered what happens when a switch pitcher meets a switch hitter? Now you know. (via MetaFilter)
posted by BitterOldPunk at 12:15 PM on June 20
I happened to be watching this game last night. Funny stuff. The video in the link doesn't show it but he strikes the guy out. 2 called strikes (including a good curve ball), a ball, and then a slider outside that the hitter whifs on, after which he proceeds to unhappily slam his bat into the ground. The pitcher's fastball was in the high 80s. I think I've heard of this before. I'm sure there's a few other guys out there capable of this...
posted at 06:46 PM on June 20
Fines will be imposed for clear cases of flopping: The league office has yet to determine exact fine amounts for offending flops and how fines might escalate for repeat offenders, but in-game arena observers and video reviewers will be instructed to report instances of theatrical flopping for potential punishment as part of postgame reports on officiating and other matters.
posted by DudeDykstra at 11:35 AM on May 29
And I think players getting fined for flopping would be effective. I think it would be a matter of pride for these macho men. You wouldn't want to be amongst the league leaders in fine dollars for flopping. Plus, the fine system may serve the purpose that Hal describes above. By fining players each time they flop, you get a database of who has been caught flopping the most. This would be a tough stat set (if it was thorough and uncompromising) for the referees to ignore.
posted at 12:40 PM on May 29
I look forward to hearing the answer on whether all of the data from the old player profile pages will return. I love that stuff.
Also, I liked being able to view all of the most recent comments or posts that a user had made. Now it only shows a couple comments and if you click to see more it just shows you all of the threads that a person has posted in. Not useful.
Thanks for all the work on the site. I'm excited for when it gets back to where it was.