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jmd82
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Location: Mankato, MN (sometimes Atlanta)
ZIP: 56001
Gender: I have an x chromosome
Member since: October 12, 2002
Last visit: January 09, 2009

jmd82 has posted 3 links and 419 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 10 comments to the Locker Room.

Sports Bio

I'm a UGA alum. My one true loyalty in sports has and always will be to my beloved Bulldawgs (yes, Dawgs. I'm an alum and can call them whatever I want!).

My worse sports moment and the one that still pissed me off the most was when I was in college- a junior or senior, can't recall exactly- and the male basketball team was on the rise. Jarvis Hayes was a stud with a good cast of role-players and a PG who didn't turn the ball over. A good NCAA berth was on the horizon and Athens was optimistic, particlarly with revenge on our minds after a lackluster lost last year in the tourney the the Salukis. Stegeman Coliseum was rocking. We were going places.
And then He Who Shall Not Be Named got caught and all our hopes and dreams were shattered.

It's a good think our football team has a legitimate coach with whispers of longevity and integrity, because basketball ain't going anywhere anytime soon.

My favorite sports moment was at an elementary basketball game at the local church where my best friend's little sister was playing basketball. The opposing team had this really good player simply dubbed "mouth-piece girl." The game was intense. I think I temporarily lost feeling in my right hand as their mom held on to my freaking out at every little thing. It was a classic back-and-forth game, and I can still vividly see the ending in my mind where her team was down by a point with like 2 ticks left and they go for a shot and miss. The other team's crowd goes insane thinking they had won. At the same instant, my friend saw the ref's arm go up declaring a foul causing him to literally storming on to the court, screaming and waving his arms, "THE GAME'S NOT OVER, THE GAME'S NOT OVER." Their mom accidentally tried breaking my hand while freaking out from squeezing it too hard.
The girl made both free throws, and our fan section goes ballistic in adulation.
I've seen a lot of sports games and nail-biters, but nothing has ever topped the shear intensity of that game and the ending. I can see where the Gonzaga has such a homefield advantage.

Then again, I did go to a few Braves playoff games in the late 90s/early 2000s which might explain why it's the most exciting game I've ever seen!

Oh, that and when David Pollick, against South Carolina, got to their QB, stripped the ball, and caught the call as it fell down in one motion. All in the end zone. At Sanford Stadium, they always play the highlights of the Dawgs before games, and that plat always gets the loudest ovation. It was a play that, unbelievable as it is on replay, still sends shivers down my spine thinking back to seeing it live and realizing, "ZOMG, WTF JUST HAPPENED?!? OH HELL YES, IT DID JUST HAPPEN!!!" And a legend was forever cemented in Bulldawg lore.

Recent Links

Pitcher really don't like an ump? Have your catcher duck and hit him in the face!: On a high fastball, high school catcher ducks as the ball hits ump right on the mask (youtube link).

posted by jmd82 to baseball at 01:09 PM on June 18 - 25 comments

Could a morbidly obese goalie shut out an NHL team?: In an excerpt from 'Andy Roddick Beat me With a Frying Pan,' Todd Gallagher explores and tests the burning question of if very very large could effectively close off the net.

posted by jmd82 to hockey at 10:44 AM on December 13 - 21 comments

Umpire screws up in all-important tie-breaker: Instead of calling a second serve, umpire calls a point in favor of Croatia's Karolina Sprem helping her to upset Venus Williams. The question is, shouldn't have someone stepped in and corrected him (Venus??) or did something else happen the AP's not reporting?

posted by jmd82 to tennis at 02:22 PM on June 24 - 12 comments

Recent Comments

Let's Make NFL Extra Points Interesting

Or how about the PAT must be attempted from line of scrimmage where the touchdown play started. I'm sure we can come up with better ideas...

posted by jmd82 at 11:20 PM on December 21

Tuberville Out At Auburn

He wasn't exactly fired like the coaches of the NHL & NBA were. He stepped down.

posted by jmd82 at 05:27 PM on December 04

The Knicks Shed Some Cap

But then again, who thought KG and Ray Allen would want to play for the Celtics?

To be fair, the C's at least had Paul Pierce who could/can ball.

posted by jmd82 at 03:50 PM on November 22

NFL overtime rules? Don't ask McNabb

That call in the Pit/SD game was unbelievable. Even after review, they muffed it. I think the refs were so confused, they said, "Aw, screw it, Pit wins either way...just call it a forward pass and end this thing."

posted by jmd82 at 11:26 PM on November 17

Lesnar proves size does matter

To bad it could be a while before we see Lesnar-Fydor, or anyone UFC signed to UFC-Fydor.

posted by jmd82 at 11:25 PM on November 17

Yankees Acquire Nick Swisher from White Sox

At first, I thought you were referring to Mark Texeira to take over for Mariano. With this trade, it wouldn't have surprised me.

posted by jmd82 at 11:23 PM on November 13

Best High School Football Stadiums

Some nice stadiums there. Been to the old Valdosta one and not to shabby at all (randomly enough, I tried googling for valdosta football and the first hit gets a big fat warning from Google & FF). That said, working in a K-12 school, the thought of spending $8m on an athletic complex blows my mind. You can get some very very nice improvements for that kind of money.

posted by jmd82 at 11:16 PM on October 21

Sigh

And I thought I was the only one...I also come here for the commentary and interesting threads, and like others, the redesign had made it much less usable for me. I feel bad about that because, well, lbb already said it better than I can. This is a free site to me and hate to bitch about it, but hope it gets a better UI so it can get back to it's awesomeness.

posted by jmd82 at 11:03 AM on September 30

Distant Replay

Saw this on MeFi, too. Quality read.

posted by jmd82 at 01:00 AM on September 21

Dallas Stars Sign Sean Avery

Marian Hossa also signed a 1-year $7.45M contract with the Red Wings- reportedly turning down offers for multi-year contracts worth more money from other teams.

posted by jmd82 at 03:22 PM on July 02

AFI names its top 10 sports movies

I'm probably a tool, but I'd take Major League over most those movies.

posted by jmd82 at 12:40 PM on June 19

Ring it up! Celtics crush Lakers for 17th title

But the one thing I think everyone learned from this finals is that Kobe is NOT Jordan It's not even whether or not he won for me. It's how he played in the finals: Not that great. If Kobe was dropping 30/game and still lost, it'd be a different story.

posted by jmd82 at 10:13 AM on June 19

Pitcher really don't like an ump? Have your catcher duck and hit him in the face!

THX: I don't see anyone saying they should go unpunished. Rather, I think it's that their entire future shouldn't be sunk for one stupid decision. Complain how there are two different sets of rules for elite athletes and the rest of us. I gave up complaining about it a long time ago...I'm at the point where I consider it a fact of life and just move on.

posted by jmd82 at 11:33 PM on June 18

Ring it up! Celtics crush Lakers for 17th title

But the one thing I think everyone learned from this finals is that Kobe is NOT Jordan. That's kind of what I was thinking. The entire series, he just wasn't all I AM THE MAN, like MJ. That, and when MJ decided to be the man, he was the successful man and didn't heave up constant shots that hurt the team. That, and Phil Jackson. It's amazing how underwhelming his team performed the most of the series, something I attribute to the coach. The 24-pt collapse. The near collapse in game 5. The Laker's worthless effort game 6. I'm not sure if Doc Rivers outcoached him, or if Phil just doesn't give a shit anymore.

posted by jmd82 at 12:06 PM on June 18

An incredible collection of photos

Great pics indeed! I love watching the world/eurocup games. However, I also have a hard time getting into MLS because of them. The quality is just something else. with the tight Euro schedule and huge TV dollars, not surprising. While watching today, I was wondering about the money...all those lack of commercials during the game. Seems to me like the TV stations loose out on a lot of money because of that.

posted by jmd82 at 11:59 AM on June 13