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jmd82 has posted 3 links and 517 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
On local radio in Jacksonville they're saying that Ealey took some cheap shots at Gators during the game.
I'm assuming that with all the cameras surrounding the Gators, there would be video of that too no?
Talked to some people at the game, and word was that Ealey spat in Spikes' face the play before or at some point in the game. The theory is the eye gouge was "payback."
That said, I don't disagree at all that the punishment should be harsher, and SEC should have stepped in at this point to stiffen the penalty. However, from Meyer's perspective: What do you gain, as a coach, by punishing Spikes more? He and the AD know at UF, it's all about winning national championships, all the time. Regardless of it being the right or wrong decision, Meyer looked at what is best for his team to win a championship this year and proceeded accordingly.
posted by jmd82 at 12:06 AM on November 03
Reminds me of watching the World Series of Poker. There was a guy in the final 40 who was a top guy at Goldman Sachs and one of the announcers ripped on that fact every single time. Lines along the lines, "He just stole that pot like he stole from investors!!"
posted by jmd82 at 06:10 PM on November 01
I find it crazy that Oregon State beat AP-ranked #4 USC, who both had one loss at the time, and yet is now ranked #8 in the polls. Even though Oregon's one loss was "better" than USC's in loosing to undefeated Boise State.
posted by jmd82 at 02:03 PM on November 01
This reminds me: When I was watching the LSU game last weekend, their helmets all had one of those "Caution! Brain damage possible!!!" And at first I was like, "no shit, Sherlock, it's football." And then I realized it's exactly because of lawsuits like that that unless potential harm is explicitly stated, you leave yourself open to liability.
posted by jmd82 at 03:33 PM on October 30
What's the difference in 8 mph? If a ball hits your temple or strikes you chest, the damage will be the same whether it hits at X speed or X+8 speed. The danger would be the same whether it's a medal/composite bat or wood.
Uh, no. That whole conservation of momentum thing says that as velocity increases, so to does momentum. Thus, when something strikes a human head, as momentum goes up, so to do does the potential damage. I'm not a physicist and am not sure how much 8 mph will make a difference, but to say it does not matter is flat out wrong.
posted by jmd82 at 12:13 PM on October 30
The moral of the story I learned? Lie better. If the truth never comes out, Bryant never gets in trouble. Problem solved. In the future is a kid lies and latter learned it was a mistake, he has no incentive whatsoever to clear the air since he'll be ruled ineligible anyways.
posted by jmd82 at 09:13 AM on October 30
What is this supposed to teach Bryant?
To never lie to NCAA officials.
Not hard to do since he'll never deal with the NCAA again.
posted by jmd82 at 03:42 PM on October 29
The dude wrote bad checks for more money than I'll make in years to support his gambling addict. Sounds like a guy who's had the world handed to him on a silver platter and was never told no since he first showed mad b-ball skills, and doesn't know how to act otherwise. Not that he's the only one.
posted by jmd82 at 10:35 PM on October 28
Maybe this is just because I'm a Minnesotan, but given the hotbed of political correctness that most college campuses are these days, you'd think the student body would demand correcting that already. (This is one of the rare cases where I actually agree with the PC crowd.)
After graduating from UGA, I've lived in Minnesota the last couple years, and yea, it's different up here. In Georgia, everything seemed to center around race. At UGA, there were some students who wanted chang, but by and large, most people liked it just the way it is, Confederate flags and all. It's also worth noting that a lot of alumni money comes from the "good ole' boy network," who don't always tend to be the progressive types. If anything, most the pressure to change come from the administration to make the school look forward thinking and not backwards, kinda like what Ole Miss's doing.
posted by jmd82 at 06:41 PM on October 28
I guess they can stop the cheer, but I don't think it really makes much difference.
I dunno about recruiting, but I think the presence of "old south" definitely makes a difference for incoming minority students. I attended UGA 2001-2005, and one of the major issues was the lack of minorities (specifically, African-Americans). The main argument's the majority of our campus are Atlanta natives with a huge black population, yet at the time I attended UGA, they made up only a few percent of the population. One can argue about the Atlanta school systems all they want and how inter-city schools offer an inferior education, but my theory was that if I were a minority, all I'd have to do is walk down fraternity row to see the frat houses (I think there were 15-20 on one street) proudly waving the confederate flag. I could choose to go to a school where people obviously still don't exactly hold minorities in the highest light, or choose to go to great predominantly black colleges in Atlanta. Not a hard choice, imho.
posted by jmd82 at 03:14 PM on October 28
Reminds me of The Leg from The Replacements.
posted by jmd82 at 01:05 PM on October 19
Gruden with TB
He did win that whole Super Bowl thing.
posted by jmd82 at 01:20 PM on October 15
Right now, Gruden is a definite upgrade in the MNF booth from what they had before. Based on what ESPN thinks is airworthy broadcast talent, they are very fortunate to have Gruden on board.
I almost wish he'd stay out of coaching for his announcing. I actually don't mind listening to MNF with him in the announcer's booth. But ya, I also expect him to be coaching next year. Wait till season's end, and he can have a fairly decent choice of gigs.
posted by jmd82 at 10:58 AM on October 15
Youtube copyright notices for games like this confuse me. Is the school planning on making money off them somehow?
posted by jmd82 at 06:39 PM on October 14
Florida Linebacker Tried to Eye-Gouge Opponent
You gain respect from your players that if they do something wrong,
You don't think his players already respect Meyer? Who won a nat'l championship last year? Who are #1 in the polls? And they have Football Jesus playing?
That hit's going to last a lot longer than the appropriate punishment would last.
I can see the recruiting trail now: "Ya now, that guy was only suspended for half a game. I'm going to another school with less national exposure and not as good a chance of winning the championship now!"
I can't believe I'm supporting anything UF, but from a purely coaching and tactical standpoint, I think he made the right decision. Worst that would happen is the SEC comes down with a stiffer penalty, which they did not.