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- 11/07/09
| Name: | Joey Michaels |
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| Homepage URL: | www.livejournal.com/~joeymichaels |
| Member since: | February 02, 2003 |
| Last visit: | November 06, 2009 |
Joey Michaels has posted 35 links and 769 comments to SportsFilter and 2 links and 6 comments to the Locker Room.
Crazy Good Jump Rope: Seriously.
posted by Joey Michaels to other at 05:46 PM on September 30 - 10 comments
Unassisted triple play by Phillies' second baseman Eric Bruntlett: The prior 15 times this happened. via Metafilter.
posted by Joey Michaels to baseball at 11:03 PM on August 23 - 14 comments
25 Things We Miss In Football: Also, stay off my lawn, you lousy kids.
posted by Joey Michaels to football at 04:11 PM on August 04 - 14 comments
Ron Artest's Musical Tribute to Michael Jackson: Artest is one of several athletes who have paid tribute to Jackson this week. Others include Ken Griffey Jr. and Kei Kamara. via Metafilter
posted by Joey Michaels to other at 11:03 PM on July 09 - 2 comments
Eight.: Phelps.
posted by Joey Michaels to other at 03:56 PM on August 17 - 16 comments
THX-1138: But it doesn't have this. (At least I don't think it does.)
Well, New York doesn't have anything like that, but London has this.
posted by Joey Michaels at 03:44 PM on November 05
From a Red Sox fan, genuine congratulations to the Yankees who absolutely earned the win this year - and also props to the Phillies who proved once again that they are the best team in the NL.
Special congrats to the much maligned A-Rod who finally gets a World Series Ring. Dude is a basket case, but damn can he play ball.
That said, just wait 'til next year!
posted by Joey Michaels at 03:42 PM on November 05
All celebrations should look like this.
posted by Joey Michaels at 03:56 PM on November 04
In my uninformed opinion, the fact that he migrated to America as a kid and was able to succeed, at least in part, due to the advantages that he received as an American citizen rather than an Eritrean citizen, is in and of itself a reason we should be proud of this guy. Isn't that part of the American dream? That you can come to America and have a better life for yourself?
While I'm not necessarily more or less proud of Mr. Keflezighi than I would be of any other marathon winner from any country, I am proud of America for giving him an opportunity that he might not have had otherwise.
And, hey, whether you joined my team at birth or you joined it in an immigration office ten minutes ago, you're on my team now and that makes you my teammate no matter what. There's no "more or less a member of my team." This is a binary function.
posted by Joey Michaels at 03:07 PM on November 03
That was ruder to bb than I intended it to be. My point is, this isn't necessarily a bad thing or a surprising thing. Indeed, as a New York sports writer, Kepner would be something of a dick to not engage in a certain amount of pro-Yankee hyperbole after the bad luck they've had in the last few seasons and post-seasons.
posted by Joey Michaels at 03:24 AM on October 27
Hometown writer makes case for his team being in the series being an event of importance that surpasses all other teams making it to the series.
In other news, dog people tend to prefer dogs 100% of the time over cats.
posted by Joey Michaels at 02:17 AM on October 27
Well, heck, Rolle sounds like somebody who not only recognizes that being a professional athlete makes one a role model, but somebody who embraces the opportunity to be a role model. Good on him!
posted by Joey Michaels at 08:30 AM on October 25
Montana coach bullies student newspaper.
posted by Joey Michaels at 10:18 PM on October 23
Aw, sad. Captain Lou was a great figure in wrestling, but also became a great pop culture figure in general for about a decade. It sounds like he lived life on his terms and really had a pretty good go at it. Congratulations, Lou, for living the life you wanted. Not everyone can say that.
posted by Joey Michaels at 03:16 PM on October 14
Ya know, the NFL should be able to sell it to whomever they want. And players, coaches and fans should have the right to choose not to support them if they do.
Of course, if the debacle with Washington is teaching us anything, its that fans will keep giving even the lousiest of owners some of their money.
posted by Joey Michaels at 02:23 AM on October 13
On the plus side, they've officially given themselves a new unofficial name now:
The Washington National Embarrassments.
This is good because it brings their Football Team's name in line with their Baseball Team's.
posted by Joey Michaels at 06:12 PM on October 12
I'm going to suppress my incredibly tasteless (but funny to me) comment.
Instead, let me say that this seems like a spontaneous celebration that erupted into a tribute to their teammate. Hats off to them for remembering him during a period of unbridled joy.
posted by Joey Michaels at 05:55 PM on October 01
Also, I almost get choked up watching the crowd go nuts for them at the end. I'm a softie that way.
posted by Joey Michaels at 11:24 PM on September 30
For the record, via Metafilter.
posted by Joey Michaels at 11:13 PM on September 30
Women's Soccer Playoff Turns Ugly
Yeah, so, I'm thinking "how bad could this be" and, holy cats, its really bad. Worst sportsmanship I've seen in any sport this year.