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| Name: | Rodger Donaldson |
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| Homepage URL: | http://diaspora.gen.nz/~rodgerd/ |
| Location: | Wellington, New Zealand |
| Member since: | July 23, 2003 |
| Last visit: | November 13, 2008 |
rodgerd has posted 14 links and 219 comments to SportsFilter and no links and no comments to the Locker Room.
NFL Union Screwing Players? The folks over at ArsTechnica have focused on an interesting story: claims that the NFLPA and Players Inc. unilaterally made a decision to take $8 million dollars of the gross licensing revenue that should have been shared with retired players and reallocate it to the administration of the NFLPA and Players Inc.", while negotiating ridiculous royalities for older players.
posted on October 08, 2008 - Go to the detail view for this result
Wake up, you're off! To quote the New Zealand Herald: Ah, the irony. Welsh lock Huw Richards was having a pat-a-cake struggle with Gary Whetton during the 1987 World Cup semi in Brisbane [...] Richards was revived by the side of the pitch just so he could be shown the red card for giving Whetton a few handbags before Shelford arrived with his peacemaker.
posted on November 22, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
Novel excuses for losing Well, I've heard a few, but how about "Town was too boring"? That's right: after a hiding in Hamilton, the Queensland Reds have blamed the city for being so boring as to put the players into a snooze before the big game. But how boring is Hamilton, really? After all, Waikato and All Black half-back Byron Kelleher seems to keep himself amused.
posted on March 06, 2006 - Go to the detail view for this result
The end of an era. Australia's rugby leage team have not been beaten in an international series in more than twenty years; New Zealand has not prevailed over their neighbour in over fifty. That ended this past weekend with a crushing victory in the Tri-Nations final in England. Aussie players are embarrased, Kiwis delirious with joy.
posted on November 28, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
"Hacking at my tackle" When devotion becomes insanity,
posted on November 15, 2005 - Go to the detail view for this result
"You will never see a more dramatic conclusion to any motor race... let alone a grand prix, and the result of it all is that, in the most harum scarum way possible - he doesn't make it easy for himself, does he? - Lewis Hamilton is the world champion." (Video here for the moment.)
posted by etagloh at 08:25 PM on November 03
"You will never see a more dramatic conclusion to any motor race... let alone a grand prix, and the result of it all is that, in the most harum scarum way possible - he doesn't make it easy for himself, does he? - Lewis Hamilton is the world champion." (Video here for the moment.)
posted by etagloh at 08:25 PM on November 03
The favoritism (or antipathy toward McLaren)
Yeah, I guess cheating their way through the last year with stolen specs could cause problems further down the line. Who knew?
posted at 04:59 PM on November 03
Beyond 12,000 Sachin Tendulkar of India is now the highest scoring batsman in Test cricket.
posted by owlhouse at 06:03 PM on October 18
Thoroughly deserved. It's a shame, I think, that for much of Tendulkar's career India have been a relatively weak test side, with too much focus on cashing in on the one-day game.
I also find it bizarre to read English-language cricket forums with Indian participants and see a large anti-Tendulkar faction - one didn't see the same about Border amongst Australians, for example.
posted at 09:59 PM on October 18
Video Shows Coach Shoving Young Player. He(coach) says that action viewed on videotape was justified by some of the events that happened during the game.
posted by BoKnows at 07:51 PM on October 07
The coach's actions were inappropriate, but I wonder what actions would be considered appropriate if an adult sees a kid smacking other kids. Go talk to the parent, who is either not watching or doesn't care? Go talk to the coach? Seems to me you shouldn't just stand there watching kids smack each other while you talk to somebody.
1/ Since it's a handshake lineup, tell your kids to walk away. If the other team's parents and coach are upset, explain you'll be happy to shake hands when the little shit on their team quits throwing punches.
2/ Restraint. If my daughter was hitting someone else's kid and they held her with no more force than needed to stop her striking, I'd be perfectly comfortable with that. An adult shoving, kicking, or punching her? I hope they don't mind a foot up their arse.
posted at 11:53 PM on October 07
Josh Howard Disrespects National Anthem "'The Star-Spangled Banner' is going on. I don't celebrate this [expletive]. I'm black." Video included.
posted by BoKnows at 05:20 PM on September 20
Me thinks that perhaps a few here need to travel abroad more...visit some countries in which there is a dictatorship in power.
Sure, we play the anthem at sporting events, and grade school kids say the Pledge of Allegiance, and most companies fly the flag. This is slight compared to what happens in many countries.
Funny, because the American worhsip of the flag, the anthem, pledges in the classroom - well, yes, I do find it creepy. because it's precisely what makes America look less like the free country its founders intended.
As far as "bringing shame on the African-Americans who fought for freedom" - would those be the ones who weren't allowed to fight as first-class soldiers until after World War II?
posted at 02:47 AM on September 20
Josh Howard Disrespects National Anthem "'The Star-Spangled Banner' is going on. I don't celebrate this [expletive]. I'm black." Video included.
posted by BoKnows at 05:20 PM on September 17
Hmm. American athlete celebrates substance of American freedoms by spurning ritual.
Lynching at 11.
posted at 07:48 PM on September 17
Giants & Jets Nix Stadium Naming Deal with Nazi-linked Insurance Firm The NY Giants and NY Jets have ended talks with Allianz, a German insurance company with historical ties to the Nazis.
The New Meadowlands Stadium, LLC is no longer in discussions with Allianz for a naming rights partnership,-- Lampings statement said. We are continuing discussions with other potential partners for the new stadium and look forward to the summer 2010 opening of this new icon for our region.--
posted by bluesdog at 02:44 PM on September 13
I guess "Volkswagen Field" is out, too.
Presumably IBM, Ford, and GM, all of whom had Nazi links.
posted at 09:55 AM on September 13
LPGA Tour will suspend memberships if players don't learn English The LPGA will require its member golfers to learn and speak English and will suspend their membership if they don't comply.
posted by BornIcon at 09:35 AM on August 27
And it may be a flavour of Chinese in my lifetime.
posted at 05:56 PM on August 27
Olympic Traitor? Chris Kaman of the Clippers, a US citizen, obtained German citizenship and plays basketball for the German Olympic team in these Olympics. He is three generations removed from his great-grandparents who came here from the motherland. There's some dispute about whether a US citizen playing for another national team is kosher. Opinions?
posted by boredom_08 at 01:00 PM on August 19
It seems to defeat the whole purpose of the Olympics
Defeating the whole purpose of the Olympics... like, say, professional athletes competing? Nationalistic dick size wars about medal counts replacing unity and togetherness? Those sorts of things?
posted at 06:40 PM on August 19
Paul Ince is Blackburn's new manager and first black English manager in EPL. Frenchman Jean Tigana with Fulham and (Dutch/Surinamese) Ruud Gullit with Chelsea and Newcastle are the only other two black managers to have managed in the Premier League. Ince will be officially presented as Blackburn's manager on Tuesday.
posted by worldcup2002 at 03:39 PM on June 23
It's not that much of a surprise, considering it's not that long since 'fans' would chuck bananas at black players.
posted at 07:27 PM on June 23
Eight Wimbledon Matches Might've Been Tanked in 2007 The Sunday Times of London serves up a scorcher: "Eight matches at Wimbledon have been reported to the tennis authorities on suspicion that their results have been fixed by professional gambling syndicates." Hints are dropped, but no players are named. Five of the losers are playing in this year's men's singles.
posted by rcade at 06:20 PM on June 22
I would imagine it's easy to fix with less that win/loss outcomes, as well. Get a player ranked in, say, the 30s, who's expected to steamroll a player a hundred or more places below, bet on the higher ranked player losing the first set instead of winning in straight sets. The player doesn't have to lose, just drop a set, much easier to convince them that's OK, but the smaller upset still provides the ability to make some money.
posted at 04:44 PM on June 22
The Decline of Commentary in cricket, but probably applicable to all broadcast sports. Osman Samiuddin takes ex-players to task. A well-considered rant.
posted by owlhouse at 05:19 PM on June 19
I suspect, owlhouse, that (much as with Bodyline bowling), the MCC will suddenly press for it to be banned when it's used against English players, rather than by them.
posted at 03:42 AM on June 19
The Decline of Commentary in cricket, but probably applicable to all broadcast sports. Osman Samiuddin takes ex-players to task. A well-considered rant.
posted by owlhouse at 05:19 PM on June 18
In F1 you have the asinine James Allen whose endless felation of Lewis Hamilton is utterly nauseating. Ahh, the English national passtime. Most ex-players are just terrible. Stu Wilson (rugby, New Zealand) is fucking embarrassing. Literally. I was staying in a hotel with a bunch of Lions fans in 2005 (while working away from home), and I found myself apologising to them for what a rude,obnoxious, smug shit he was. He is almost as bad as Stephen Jones. Most ex players aren't particularly astute commentators (with rare exceptions like Ian Smith and Grant Fox over here); in fact they're a plague on commentary; they're usually relentlessly partisan, and often surprisingly uninformed (most ex-players in rugby in Australia and New Zealand are so busy bagging the referee they obviously have no time to keep up with the rules of the games, because they're so often wrong). I want commentators who know more than me about the game I'm watching, and can explain what's going on and why people are making particular calls. I can see for myself who's passed the ball.
posted at 07:26 PM on June 18
Robert Kubica wins the Canadian Grand Prix. Robert Kubica becomes the first Polish driver to win a Grand Prix, scoring BMW's first ever victory in the process. His teammate Nick Heidfeld made it a BMW 1-2 after Lewis Hamilton ended his and Kimi Raikkonen's race in a bonehead incident in the pitlane. A year ago, Kubica was lucky to leave Montreal with his life. This year he leaves it leading the drivers championship by four points. What a difference a year makes.
posted by Drood at 02:40 PM on June 08
I shall be entertained by British press accounts of Hamilton's exit. They will, no doubt, blame it on UFOs or somesuch.
posted at 09:16 PM on June 08
Arsenal's Eduardo Da Silva injured in outrageous tackle, possibly ending his career. A truly horrific injury, broken pieces of bone were sticking out of his sock as he was stretchered of the field. This is the sort of injury that you never truly recover from (See Alex Smith). I hope the FA bans Martin Taylor for life.
posted by Goyoucolts at 01:12 PM on February 24
even if he does remain very one eyed.From FatBuddha's profile:
Being a Birmingham City fan...Pot, kettle, come in, over. I look forward to you abusing your own team and manager the day a Birmingham player is crippled.
Let's not forget a heroic performance by the Blue boysWell, if you consider a win obtained in no small part by hospitalising a player inside the first 5 minutes of the game heroic, I guess so.
posted at 07:43 PM on February 24
you'd be yelling at the top of your lungs about the FIA corruption
Were you yelling about McLaren's cheating last year?