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| Name: | Taylor |
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| Location: | Toronto |
| Gender: | Manee-manee-man (Orgasmo, anyone?) |
| Member since: | July 16, 2003 |
| Last visit: | November 07, 2009 |
WeedyMcSmokey has posted 23 links and 4242 comments to SportsFilter and 1 link and 460 comments to the Locker Room and 2 columns.
"I call him 'The Silent Scumbag.' … He's got a silent sickness to him. … Those quiet guys are the ones you have to watch out for." : Hee hee! I had post this because of the quote. David Wells is on the case and the Killing Machine may be getting a little too cozy. Sure, now he's just urinating on rookies, but when night falls....
posted by WeedyMcSmokey to baseball at 08:21 AM on March 02 - 31 comments
YES! It happened!: Like we all knew it would. The most predictable occurence in sports history. Larry Brown out - Isiah in. After all, it only makes sense that a team of five guards should be coached by one. Gentlemen, start your sarcasm.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey to basketball at 09:32 AM on June 22 - 46 comments
The Tao of a Toronto Maple Leaf Fan: Toronto's NHL team may be a storied franchise, but it's a horror story, according to Weedy McSmokey
posted by WeedyMcSmokey to commentary at 11:04 AM on April 03 - 0 comments
And on his greatest day...: Bernie "Boom Boom" Geoffrion - inventor of the slap shot and the second man ever to score 50 goals in a season, succumbs to stomach cancer on the very day his jersey is to be retired by the most revered franchise in hockey.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey to hockey at 01:19 PM on March 11 - 16 comments
Polar bear interrupts hockey game: Mom takes matters into her own hands;: Lydia Angyiou - Mother of two wrestles a 700 pound polar bear and saves the lives of kids in her small Quebec town while playing hockey. Bear's career stats: One game played, no goals, no assists, five minutes for fighting.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey to other at 08:56 PM on February 21 - 28 comments
I'm so performance enhanced, I'm basically metahuman. I make the TV quit.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 09:37 PM on November 06
Nice rcade.
"Hey Hannerhan! Susanne's a dyke! I know! I know!"
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 09:10 PM on November 04
I agree with Paterno personally. I've always felt that it was just as telling and effective to act like it was no big deal as to dunk the ball over the crossbar, or machine gun the other wideouts.
But that's me. Just me. It's what I like. That's all.
One of the best things about the CFL is they let the players do touchdown celebrations. Some of them are fantastic. Really fun. I think some of it's a bit bush, but these guys only get to play once a week. We want them to be full of fury and passion, but forbid it from being expressed in any way?
I think touchdown celebrations are warranted. They make sense. It's the sac dances that don't make as much sense, but I guess that's the defense touchdown celebration.
Basketball is always obsessed with it's image and the NBA constantly concerned with how it thinks it's being perceived. And the NFL seems to forget that it can be great and all billionaire-ee and still be a fucking game.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 09:05 PM on November 04
Utley's performance in game one is all the more impressive considering that CC hadn't given up a homer to a lefty all year.
Jeter's been called over-rated so long, he's now under-rated. So stop it. He had a helluva year this year.
Now, what's all this talk about hot balls?
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 07:01 PM on November 03
The bike vs. car wars are on here in Toronto. Lots'of bikes now in a city not really designed for it so the conflict is real and a number of bikers seem to be killed every year.
This has led to a community of ornery bikers who really do have a chip on their shoulder and have shown themselves to be as much a danger to pedestrians as drivers. The burden of safety for all involved seems to now be the sole responsibility of drivers since the bike community won't admit any fault. I was hit by a cyclist while crossing the street a month or so ago and the guy went nuts on me - forgetting of course that I was crossing with the light, while he was just blowing through it.
I don't have a car or a bike. I use the subway and walk. I hope they get more bike lanes soon, because I can't stand either of the two groups when using their respective vehicles.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 06:45 PM on November 03
This has been the Canadian MO for as long as I can remember cheering on Jamaicans sprinting with the Canadian flag on their chest.
Nationalism. Funny how it collides with the modern global reality from time to time.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 06:31 PM on November 03
Oh yeah? Hockey goes from October to JUNE. 9 month season. God, I love hockey.
And they've always played into October in baseball. Unless you're in your 60s.
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And how good is that Minnesota O-line? Wow. Favre wasn't even harshly breathed upon. That line is making Favre look like a genius.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 06:59 PM on November 02
Really? You saw that and that's what you thought of? PETA?
They should thank their PR guys. Those guys are doing a good job.
Meanwhile, I quiver in the sight of the awesome maniness of Manu.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 07:07 PM on November 01
I was there recently for an event. The smoked duck was supernatural, baby!
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 03:00 PM on October 31
Could the NBA have managed to quash this? I'm certain they weren't excited about it, and given the snowball that starting rolling with the Canseco book and baseball, I would imagine Stern doing what he can to prevent publishing.
I read those excerpts and it's pretty damning. Not just because it points out what we already know - that superstars get favorite status and not all fouls are created equal - but how institutionalized that bias is.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 11:18 AM on October 31
Lighten up, Francis.
Oh no - superfluous passing in a high school game?!? Those kids might be having fun! GET EM!!
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 11:15 AM on October 31
This reminds me of the whole Paul Potts phenomenon. I heard his take on Nessun Dorma and thought it was fantastic. Then I went back and took a listen to Pavarotti singing the same selection.
Holy shit, Pavarotti is in a different universe. That fat man could yodel.
Since I'm never actually going to listen to this, I'm assuming a similar arrangement.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:46 PM on October 30
I didn't think the Howard play was even close. The first replay showed the scuff of the dirt where the ball hit in front of Howard's glove. The fact that Howard immediately went to second base is completely telling as well.
The only arguement that I can see against instant replay after this postseason is that it makes these games longer (and these games are looooooong). Buit at this point it's just getting where that can't be more important anymore. These calls are brutal.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:42 PM on October 30
Labels aren't on products for the sake of public safety - they're there because of liability. And they should be.
Going after deep pockets is not just a strategy employed to keep lawyers rich (though it's probably the lawyer's most important strategy), but larger fines result in more piblicity and offer a greater potential for more widespread change. Nothing changes if a big wallet isn't hit.
I.e. if Spitzer only successfully sued small insurers and brokers - who may have more flagrantly abused the system than the larger players who are under more scrutiny - we are left with likely the same system and a few small players out of business, instead of the overall that actually occurred.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 05:34 PM on October 30
Should SportsFilter Think of the Children?
Whoa. I don't understand the pile-on on kerrycindy. She is coming from a good place here. It's just that it's a bad idea. That's all.
And context is everything.
And finanlly - this place is one of the most polite places on the whole internet. Seriously. It's a great example of a successful online community.