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- 06/18/13
| Location: | Mankato, MN (sometimes Atlanta) |
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| ZIP: | 56001 |
| Gender: | I have an x chromosome |
| Member since: | October 12, 2002 |
| Last visit: | June 17, 2013 |
jmd82 has posted 3 links and 771 comments to SportsFilter and 0 links and 11 comments to the Locker Room.
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
Except wasn't Braun's offense overturned, meaning it's not double-jeopardy to serve out the full suspension length based on new/different evidence?
posted by jmd82 at 11:52 AM on June 05
I wanted the Red Wings to win, but after that disallowed goal, I can't feel too bad about Chicago winning in the end. My heart is still fill of (sports) hate for Hossa, though. Something about him just annoys me.
posted by jmd82 at 11:23 PM on May 29
Every teacher as the bell rings one last time. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
posted by jmd82 at 10:47 AM on May 29
I live in Mankato and get that same feeling, TheQatarian. I think most people recognize that a) child abuse bad but b) this was not a case a child abuse. After the facts came out, pretty all the local newspaper news has been pro-Hoffner saying that he's getting a raw deal, but MSU obviously doesn't want another Sandusky so they took the easy route and fired him.
posted by jmd82 at 04:46 PM on May 27
posted by jmd82 at 04:08 PM on April 18
As someone who knows little (really nothing) about European soccer, does that include any teams outside of Britain? I also hear big things about Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Bayern Munich, and I'm sure other teams. Are we missing out on key soccer players of they're not part of this NBC bananza?
posted by jmd82 at 11:38 PM on April 16
I can hear it through the GIF.
posted by jmd82 at 01:03 PM on April 14
Just imagine the wailing & gnashing of teeth if the old rules were still in effect and Tiger got DQd. Sportscenter would go into hyper-outrage mode and my Facebook wall would look like Obama just got elected to a 3rd term.
posted by jmd82 at 01:58 PM on April 13
Nobody makes money off of regular students - the difference is the athletes generate a ton of revenue for their performances and get none of it back.
Senior year science students were all required to work in a lab for a year, alongside grad students and post-docs. We were doing research that brings money back into the school via grants & potentially patents. I went from paying tuition to be able to work in a lab to getting paid for doing the same exact work upon graduation. I'd say that Universities can make money off students, though not in the same way as athletics. Might sound like I have a problem with this structure, but I don't.
Also consider that student athletes are significantly constricted by the NCAA in how much money they can earn via jobs, a constraint not put on other students.
posted by jmd82 at 09:23 PM on April 01
Mankato, MN
Representing! People here are super excited (though it's Minnesota, what else would ya expect?). We even beat Minnesota this year, which doesn't exactly happen on a regular basis.
posted by jmd82 at 12:28 AM on March 25
And would the Vikings then have 2 first round picks if they wanted to trade up and try to get a QB early?
None of the QBs in this draft inspire any confidence that they'll be an upgrade over Ponder. Speaking, who is the Minnesota QB going to throw to this year anyways? They were 31 out of 32 in the league passing last year, and can you really expect AP carry the team to the playoffs again? He's a freak, but that's a tall order for a RB with zero passing game. Even though Harvin missed a chunk of the season, he was still easily first in receiving on the team. Your 2nd receiver next year for the Vikings? Michael Jenkins. Yikes.
I'd expect the Vikes to pick up a WR or two during the draft, but they seem so hit or miss and tend to take a season or two to really develop (not unlike other positions I suppose).
posted by jmd82 at 07:29 PM on March 11
Chris Kluwe is an Internet legend because he tries really, really, really hard to be an Internet legend.
I've followed Kluwe for a while, and get the impression he really, really, really happens to truly enjoy the video game culture who happens to be an NFL player.
posted by jmd82 at 07:01 PM on March 10
I have an uncle who's a big-time McD exec and we are under strict orders not to ever bring up the coffee case, or even the topic of "frivolous lawsuits" in general, lest you want to subject yourself to a lengthy colorful array of expletives and see a man drive himself into heart attack mode.
posted by jmd82 at 02:59 PM on March 01
Part of the problem is Tim Tebow's in a no-win situation here. If he backs out, people cast stones like above. If he doesn't back, people cast stones like Gregg Doyel. No matter what Tebow does, somebody will find fault with how he acts out his faith.
posted by jmd82 at 09:33 PM on February 21
Spurs One Game from Title
Though it looked like the Spurs were ready to run away with the game at any given moment, the Heat, unlike game 3, did not simply mail this game in and really wanted it. Every time the Heat made a run, I thought, "This is it, when they turn the tide and take the series by the balls," but the Spurs just kept on fighting back. Entertaining basketball game.