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Why We Hate A-Rod Eric Neel takes a look at why A-Rod, one of the best baseball players most of us have ever seen, is generally disliked by fans.
posted by bperk at 11:38 AM on August 09
Why We Hate A-Rod Eric Neel takes a look at why A-Rod, one of the best baseball players most of us have ever seen, is generally disliked by fans.
posted by bperk at 11:38 AM on August 09
It's "Slappy McBluelips," not "Smacky McBluelips." Anyway, I think Olbermann has it mostly right. We in Boston (or most of us, anyway) tend to excuse Manny's foibles because he is, as always, being Manny. A-Rod doesn't have a persona that allows fans to like him for him, rather than simply for what he's done for them lately. It's like he's hyper aware of how he's being perceived, and doesn't, as Olbermann says, let it wail. All that said, he's an excellent player and in any other market (besides Boston) I'd guess he'd get the benefit of the doubt. And, of course, I hate him.
posted at 12:15 PM on August 09
Are you ready for some football? Lots and lots of football? Pretty much everything you ever wanted to know about the NFL on TV this fall.
posted by SummersEve at 08:54 AM on August 04
Fox spokesman from the article: "We found we've lost some of the attitude we've projected in the past. Robots are sacred ground for that." Just fucking shoot me now. No, hang on, just shoot the guy at Fox who decided attitude=robots.
posted at 09:29 PM on August 04
Backyard Zamboni ice resurfacing machine After successfully developing the Porta-Rinx backyard ice rink, a Connecticut man turned his attention to the surface of the ice. Years of work have resulted in the Bambini Revolution available for order by the home enthusiast or municipality. Ice resurfacing machines were first invented by Frank J. Zamboni to smooth the ice at his Iceland rink in what is now Paramount, California.
posted by geekyguy at 08:38 PM on June 28
I see a trademark infringement lawsuit in someone's future.
posted at 01:02 PM on June 28
No World Cup love for Team USA Our beloved "football" team just lost 2-1 to Ghana, sending Ghana to the second round and the US back home. Disappointment runs rampant, especially since Italy beat the Czech Republic 2-1. Only one goal the entire round? Pathetic.
posted by chemwizBsquared at 11:04 AM on June 22
And Donovan and Beasley...what the fuck? They're best of friends, or didn't you hear? I loved the moment at the beginning of the second half where the ESPN announcer went out of his way to apologize for repeating yet again that the U.S. had to win the game to advance. His excuse was that there were lots of people just joining them for the second half who might not be aware of that fact. And he based that conclusion on what, exactly? Sigh. Our team sucks, our announcers suck... why do I watch this game again?
posted at 02:01 PM on June 22
Brian McBride's 42nd Goal Lifts U.S. over Ghana, 110-109 "I will never be a soccer fan until somebody thinks of a way to increase scoring," writes Robert Scherer of Montgomery, Ohio. "Taking away the goalie would be a start."
posted by rcade at 08:02 AM on June 19
Must be an Arena Football fan.
posted at 08:33 AM on June 19
Torn tendon will sideline Yankees catcher Just what the Yankees need right now, another injury in what seems like a team that has the motto "An injury a day" not the "1000 runs" that they were talking about in the beginning of the year. What can the Yankees do correctly this year??? And why does it have to be Posada and not Randy???? I know that as a Yankee fan I shouldn’t wish that any of my players get injured, but if I see another injury on the team for the next month, it better be Randy Johnson and not Jeter or A-Rod!!! Can the Yankees make a trade??? Something that consists of everyone on the DL from the Yankees for everyone on the 25 man roster of the Royals???? With Posada’s hamstring now injured, the Yankees need so many different pieces that it is not funny…and to think, they were starting this year with a roster of amazing players!!!
posted by djchippy99 at 02:01 PM on May 26
Is your keyboard broken?!???!?!???!
posted at 02:07 PM on May 26
Stone Cold Lock: Jacksonville Over New England On Saturday, the Jaguars will end Tom Brady's perfect playoff record and leave the Super Bowl champs in the cold, predicts SportsFilter columnist rcade.
posted by justgary at 03:44 PM on January 07
If the Jags throw deep early and often, they win. Both Carolina and Philly figured this out too late (the Eagles waaay too late). I'm losing my mind watching teams avoid doing the one thing the Pats are worst at defending.
posted at 03:13 PM on January 07
Theo Epstein walks away The boy genius GM of the Boston Red Sox has turned down a three-year, $4.5M contract. This comes despite reports yesterday in the Boston Globe (a paper that owns a 17% stake in the Red Sox) that a deal was done.
posted by wfrazerjr at 04:54 PM on October 31
Or do I have that wrong about Luccino and Manny? I can't keep that situation straight.
posted at 08:24 PM on October 31
Theo Epstein walks away The boy genius GM of the Boston Red Sox has turned down a three-year, $4.5M contract. This comes despite reports yesterday in the Boston Globe (a paper that owns a 17% stake in the Red Sox) that a deal was done.
posted by wfrazerjr at 04:54 PM on October 31
Why are we pinning this on Lucchino? Why must Red Sox management always be the bad guy in these situations? I love Theo, and I understand that he wants to "shop for the groceries," as it were. But he's being selfish here, no sympathy from me. You want to GM (or coach) the Red Sox, you're going to put up with input from ownership. Particularly this ownership, who knows more than a little bit about baseball. And then you're going to go home, roll around in your 1.5 million a year, and laugh and laugh at how you're 30 years old and living the dream. If Theo's serious about taking a year off, I'd say he's just burnt. And yerfatma, I don't see how ownership has spent its goodwill. Hell, Lucchino appears to have been the one who kept Manny around, much to the fans' delight and Theo's chagrin. What makes you say that?
posted at 08:22 PM on October 31
WS Ratings suck! Thank you, FOX! Ouch! Was FOX partly to blame for the abyssmal ratings or the two teams competing? You would think the Series would be more compelling considering the history of the two teams, but I guess not.
posted by willthrill72 at 10:01 AM on October 29
Somebody upthread mentioned that annoying graphic Fox likes to throw on screen telling us who's pitching, who's at bat, and who's on base. All that redundant information is bad enough, but then they go and put "Right Now!" at the top of it. That single, solitary exclamation point symbolizes all that is wrong with Fox sports coverage. Anyway, I mostly wanted to post to say that if you guys get to bring back Herman's Head, I get to bring back Andy Richter Controls the Universe.
posted at 07:49 PM on October 29
Playoffs don't need Berman's embellishments Couldn't agree more. Berman is good on Sportscenter, but not in the booth.
posted by drevl at 09:25 AM on October 08
Having a "vast knowledge of sports" -- and I reject the notion that Berman has such a thing -- has pretty much zero to do with being an effective play-by-play man. Berman's problem is, as the article alludes to, his complete inability to understand that there are times when words get in the way. It is a bizarre paradox that on television, where we can all see what's going on, play-by-play announcers like Berman feel the need to talk constantly, whereas on radio, where we can't see a damn thing, the best play-by-play guys leave plenty of room for us all to absorb the moment. >>fan friendly excitement<< I'm sorry, but fuck that. It's that sort of thinking that got us Fox's Scooter the goddamn baseball teaching us all how a curveball is thrown. Over, and over, and over again. Baseball, particularly playoff baseball, doesn't need gimmics to be exciting. It doesn't need manufactured enthusiasm, it doesn't need nicknames, it doesn't need camera shots of Fox sitcom stars "coincidentally" in the crowd, and it doesn't need Scooter the goddamn motherfucking baseball!
posted at 06:56 PM on October 08
Who's rooting for Danica tomorrow? The 2005 Indy 500 coverage starts at 10am PST/1pm EST on ABC tomorrow (pre-race coverage starts an hour before)! This is the first time I'll actually be interested in watching a car race. Vrrrrooooom!
posted by worldcup2002 at 04:20 PM on May 29
Did I hear the announcer ask, with about 10 laps left, "can she turn the trick and win the race?" Not the best choice of words there.
posted at 03:30 PM on May 29
The Stat-Head Revolution. Geeks infiltrate baseball's front offices; conventional wisdom flees.
posted by jacknose at 07:14 AM on March 25
Last year I was listening to WEEI, Boston's sports talk station, and was utterly shocked when a caller brought up Sabremetrics and the host (Bob Neumeier, I believe), said 'Sabrewhatrics?' I'm not even close to a stat freak, but I'm at least familiar with the term. If 'serious' stats are indeed becoming a bigger part of team building and so on, boneheads like Neumeier are going to have to get on the stick to make sure they keep one step ahead of their listeners.
posted at 11:23 PM on March 25
I could have sworn that was poop on A-Rod's helmet in the illustration to the left of the graphic. Turns out its eggs. Poop would've been better.