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- 01/09/09
| Name: | Bob Lange |
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| Location: | Houston |
| Member since: | January 21, 2006 |
| Last visit: | January 07, 2009 |
bobfoot has posted 14 links and 138 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 0 comments to the Locker Room.
Football: Swazi women's team win 33-0: A Swazi women football team's ambitious target of scoring 150 goals this season inched closer at the weekend after walloping a rival team 33-0 - a rate of one goal nearly every three minutes.
posted by bobfoot to soccer at 11:06 PM on November 18 - 1 comment
Take The NCAA Official Exam, Prepare to Fail: This oughta be fun for you NCAA football fans... 100 muliple choice questions to test your rules knowledge.
posted by bobfoot to football at 11:34 PM on July 08 - 0 comments
Sports announcers already know it, and now Elan Fuld has proven it: clutch hitters really do exist. : For the science-lovers, it's nice to see proof...
posted by bobfoot to baseball at 11:12 PM on July 07 - 11 comments
Is the Kentucky Derby a problem in racing?: Frank Deford counts all the ways the signature event in American horse racing is screwed up.
posted by bobfoot to other at 11:11 PM on April 29 - 5 comments
"Tech doping"? How Speedo's LZR suit breaks swim records: As the Associated Press reports, "the LZR now has been worn for 21 of the 22 world records set since it was introduced in February."
posted by bobfoot to other at 10:51 PM on April 14 - 22 comments
I've been a kegler and a darter - to give a little personal perspective, Apoch, a nine-dart out is harder than a 300-game, in my opinion.
Both might be considered with baseball's no-hitter.
posted by bobfoot at 10:26 PM on January 03
Full disclosure: I've never played hockey - apparently that makes a difference in the morality issue. Bunk.
posted by bobfoot at 10:35 PM on January 02
I've got to assume, Howard, that you have no problem with two football players taking off their helmets and having it out on the field of play. Or, say, Jimmy Connors, back in the day, having heard enough of McEnroe, just gave him a shot to the jaw up at the net. ...just to release any feelings of anger... How about lacrosse? Water polo? Regular polo? Basketball? Wasn't Kermit's shot at Tomjanovich just meant to release a feeling of anger? Why is hockey the ony sport where this is not considered assault? Even baseball frowns on it after a 100 mph head-buster.
posted by bobfoot at 10:30 PM on January 02
I vote for the Morgan State catch - but they're all fantastic
posted by bobfoot at 10:21 PM on December 29
28 comments that have virtually nothing to do with the cons AND pros of the subject presented.
Presently, if a touchdown is made it's a given that it's a seven point play, unless something stupid happens that has nothing to do with the snapper, holder or kicker.
Why not ensure that the touchdown is a six point play, as prescribed, with some tension as to the extra point, or two?
Surely there's some proper argument to be made that doesn't consist of name-calling, obfuscation and derision...
posted by bobfoot at 01:51 AM on December 28
It seems like every year a different recent former Astro or two is going to the World Series. Oh well. Good to see the Phillies win finally.
posted by bobfoot at 11:44 PM on October 30
I didn't see anything about the Kansas City Racists. Or the Minnesota Racists. I haven't seen you talk about baseball's Cleveland Racists, Atlanta Racists or San Diego Racists. I haven't seen a bit about the NBA's Boston Racists. I never hear you talk about the college ranks' FSU Racists, or the Illinois Racists... ad practically infinitum. We all know there's an issue with Washington's team name, whether we agree or disagree, and I think most of us agree, (I do), I think I would enjoy your weekly column a bit more if you didn't reinforce a political issue every time I read it. After all, sports and politics are uncomfortable bedfellows. Well, for me, anyway.
posted by bobfoot at 01:43 AM on October 28
Kansas City Chiefs (+13.5) at NEW YORK JETS O/U 39: There is absolutely no freaking way the Jets should be almost two touchdown favourites over anyone not even the Chiefs. Jets 24, Chiefs 13.
Strong language for a call of less than a field goal.
And the "Racists" thing has gotten old, in my opinion, true or not.
posted by bobfoot at 10:45 PM on October 25
How in hell is that spammy? I've thought for ages that such a thing would be at least an interesting idea. If it's handled well, I think it'd be alot of fun. Is sports betting regulated? If some of it is (I don't know) way most of it isn't. This is just a bit of fun to be had with your spare cash.
Thanks for bringing it up WC, whereas I may not participate, I'll watch.
posted by bobfoot at 08:02 PM on October 03
But if he hadn't looked around and waved his arms about in celebration for the last mile and a half he'd have gone sub-two minutes...
posted by bobfoot at 11:38 PM on September 28
This is not hazing, this is rape.
The media, or anyone else reporting this as a hazing incident is in the wrong.
posted by bobfoot at 11:52 PM on September 24
I don't know as much about this topic as I'm sure many on this board do, but I'm curious as to the timing. Is there any correlation in the timing of this event to the recent demise of Gene Upshaw? (I can't get to the article, so I apologize if the answer is given within.)
posted by bobfoot at 11:48 PM on September 24
"Freedom of Speech is not the same as the right to say whatever the hell you want, whenever the hell you want to." -dviking
What, praytell, does Freedom of Speech mean, if not that?
posted by bobfoot at 01:13 AM on September 18
When I was a kid my Dad owned a small motel in a small town on the Florida panhandle. We had a pool table and got to be quite good at that, and thought up a new thing to do: Each player had a ball to hold in his hand as a ... stick, I suppose, with a third ball as a puck. The idea was to get the puck into one of the opposing player's holes for a point. Sort of like air hockey. Very sore digits accompanied both teams.
posted by bobfoot at 12:54 AM on September 05
I fight because it's my job, not because I like it.
Did alot of hickey fighting in my youth, always tried to keep the stick up and the helmet on...