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mbd1 has posted 8 links and 379 comments to SportsFilter and 2 links and 185 comments to the Locker Room.
The Ballad of Big Mike: What happened next was the strangest encounter of Lemming's 28-year career as a football scout. Michael Oher sat down at the table across from him ... and refused to speak. "He shook my hand and then didn’t say a word," Lemming recalled. ("His hands — they were huge!") Lemming asked a few questions; Michael Oher just kept staring right through him. And soon enough Lemming decided further interaction was pointless. Michael Oher left, and he left behind blank forms and unanswered questions. Every other high-school football player in America was dying for Lemming to invite him to play in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Michael Oher had left his invitation on the table. A fantastic article in the NYT Magazine by Michael Lewis, detailing the unusual story behind Michael Oher. via kottke
posted by mbd1 to football at 07:02 PM on September 23 - 14 comments
Deadspin invite, anyone?: Does anyone out there have a Deadspin comments account and an invite to share? Will is doing a great job over there and I want to occasionally throw my two cents in. Many thanks.
posted by mbd1 to navel gazing at 10:19 AM on May 02 - 34 comments
posted by mbd1 to baseball at 10:54 PM on October 17 - 85 comments
The Road from Bristol: A March Madness style bracket to determine which ESPN broadcasting personality is the most totally loathsome. Voting for the Egregious Eight takes place this week.
posted by mbd1 to general at 10:21 AM on August 15 - 17 comments
Congratulations are in order: corpse and jennyb are getting married! We'll leave the invitation wording to AskMeFi....how's the satellite package at the pub?
posted by mbd1 to navel gazing at 02:58 PM on April 15 - 20 comments
I was thinking about posting this article yesterday. I'm a big fan of Lewis and also Battier. I think Lewis is working on a book about basketball, and it looks like this could be a chapter. Although I think he's supposed to write a "sequel" to Moneyball as well, but that's being held up by a book on the latest economic situation. Ah, who knows.
IIRC, Battier negotiated his own contract with the Grizzlies - at least his first one, where he was locked into a pay band based on his draft position.
posted by mbd1 at 12:25 PM on February 15
We were driving the PA and NJ turnpikes yesterday, listening to the game. Made the ride a lot more fun. We turned on the radio as it was 3-0, and didn't yet know that the winner would get the last NFC playoff spot. What a nice surprise after a long day of driving.
I agree that the NFC is wide open, and that the divisional/wild card situation needs to be tweaked. One day a 7-9 team will end up with a 4 seed (has it happened already?).
E!A!G!L!E!S! EAGLES!
posted by mbd1 at 02:49 PM on December 29
I see Maddux as a lifer - he really enjoys being around the game, and I bet he takes a job with the Cubs or Braves as a roving minor league instructor. Everybody talks about how they like to sit with him in the dugout on the days he doesn't pitch, just to hear him talk about how the game is going and how he would approach each at bat.
He's got a ton of knowledge to pass along to the kids - how to approach a batter's strengths and weaknesses, how to get the most out of a so-so fastball, how to field the position, how to chop off the hands to delay identification of the body, etc.
posted by mbd1 at 11:25 PM on December 05
I've got the Flying Elbows.
posted by mbd1 at 02:09 PM on November 03
In on time this round:
Dodgers in 6 Rays in 6
Chad Billingsley, Jon Lester
NL +5
posted by mbd1 at 01:24 PM on October 07
crap, missed it. But for entertainment purposes only, I totally would have gone with:
Phils 5 Cubs 5 White Sox 5 Angels 4
ManRam
AL +5
posted by mbd1 at 04:35 PM on October 02
I got the Twins by 3, Morneau with the winning run.
posted by mbd1 at 02:30 PM on September 30
So I've moved to Long Island and gotten Verizon's FIOS cable, with 5 flavors of ESPN and Fox Soccer Channel. This has been a great time to be unemployed, between the Champions League and Euro 2008 coming up.
posted by mbd1 at 10:59 PM on June 05
I think Win Shares could really help guide this discussion. As a Cardinals fan, I immediately thought of them for the first basemen.
posted by mbd1 at 05:05 PM on June 04
Gary had the answer already! She's too short to punch the button for floor 10. She can only reach up to the button for 7. But if someone else is in the elevator, she can ask them to punch 10 for her. Of course in the morning it doesn't matter, as the button for ground is the lowest one. Now then. How many roads must a man walk down, before you can call him a man?
posted by mbd1 at 11:28 AM on February 26
I hated the way he (and others) let himself get hit by pitches constantly. That stupid elbow armor. But I did admire that he hung around forever and seemed to enjoy playing the game.
posted by mbd1 at 11:23 AM on February 26
In. And the password is actually 'sportsfilter' (not 'SportsFilter' or 'Sportsfilter') - case matters!
posted by mbd1 at 03:12 PM on February 22
Will's book tour hits Philly tomorrow, and I'll be there. I'm looking forward to it.
posted by mbd1 at 02:53 PM on February 19
Also,living in Philly, I get a lot of Harry Kalas and he's grown on me over the years. I'll never be able to forget his "It's outta here" calls.
posted by mbd1 at 02:53 PM on February 15
US Loses 3-2 to Brazil in Confederations Cup Final
How was Spain completely gassed for the semis? They rolled through the group stage 8-0 on aggregate.
I don't mind the US sending the B squad to the Gold Cup. You've got to keep developing and don't want to run down your guys while you're only halfway through WC2010 qualifying. Plus it got my guy Jay Heaps a callup and a chance to get his first cap.