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April 11, 2010
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
And ManU blew a lovely opportunity, 0-0, with Blackburn.
posted by jjzucal at 11:36 AM on April 11, 2010
Congratulations to the Boston College Eagles for winning the NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship by defeating the Wisconsin Badgers 5-0 last night. It's nice to see the championship trophy remain with a Hockey East school, although I'd really like to see it migrate from Commonwealth Ave. (BU/BC) to Huntington Ave. (Northeastern) some day. Congratulations are also due to this year's Hobey Baker award winner, Blake Geoffrion. If there is any such thing as hockey bloodlines, this kid has them. Great-grandfather Howie Morenz, Montreal Canadiens, Hockey Hall of Fame; grandfather Bernie 'Boom-Boom' Geoffrion, Montreal Canadiens, Hockey Hall of Fame; father Danny Geoffrion, Montreal and Winnipeg. Blake has been drafted by the Nashville Predators, but if he does not put on the 'Bleu-Blanc-et-Rouge" of Canadiens, it is sacrilege.
posted by Howard_T at 01:20 PM on April 11, 2010
Pompey are down, but they aren't going quietly: they reach the FA Cup final with a 2-0 win over Tottenham.
posted by jjzucal at 02:11 PM on April 11, 2010
Baseball stats to start the season.
10 Oldest Players in MLB To Swing a Bat in 2010:
Rank Name AGE
1 Jamie Moyer 47
2 Omar Vizquel 43
3 Matt Stairs 42
4 Brad Ausmus 41
T5 Mark Grudzielanek 40
T5 Jim Edmonds 40
T5 Ken Griffey Jr. 40
T8 Jim Thome 39
T8 Craig Counsell 39
T8 Gregg Zaun 39
T8 Jason Giambi 39
T8 Mike Redmond 39
10 Oldest Players to Throw a Pitch in 2010:
Rank Name AGE
1 Jamie Moyer 47
2 Tim Wakefield 43
3 Trevor Hoffman 42
T4 Mariano Rivera 40
T4 Arthur Rhodes 40
T4 Takashi Saito 40
T7 Darren Oliver 39
T7 Miguel Batista 39
T9 Jose Contreras 38
T9 Andy Pettitte 38
T9 Brendan Donnelly 38
T9 Brian Moehler 38
T9 Billy Wagner 38
posted by grum@work at 03:26 PM on April 11, 2010
Too bad for Evander Kane he's only 18. The city of Boston wants to buy him a beer. Named after Evander Holyfield, indeed.
posted by yerfatma at 05:23 PM on April 11, 2010
Anthony Kim is making one hell of a late charge at the Masters. Kid's gonna shoot 62 this round if he keeps it up.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 05:33 PM on April 11, 2010
I only caught a little bit of the Miami-BC game, but with 22 goals in the three games in the Frozen Four, were the goal scorers just that good or the goalies that bad?
posted by bender at 05:53 PM on April 11, 2010
In the case of Miami, the goaltenders (ranked #1 and 2 statistically) were pretty bad, but the guys in front of them didn't help much, either. BC was just an offensive buzz saw.
posted by tahoemoj at 06:13 PM on April 11, 2010
A wild finish to the NHL regular season today. 4 games today decide playoff matchups, and 3 of those have already gone to an extra session or shootout. The 4th game is currently tied 1-1 after 2 periods.
I'll be posting a playoff pickem thread in the Lockerroom after the Devils and Sabres settle the matchups for us. Get your picks in...
posted by MeatSaber at 06:42 PM on April 11, 2010
Eagles fans will probably enjoy this video of Texas Stadium's implosion this morning.
posted by Ufez Jones at 06:49 PM on April 11, 2010
Too bad for Evander Kane he's only 18. The city of Boston wants to buy him a beer. Named after Evander Holyfield, indeed.
Knocked. The. Fuck. Out.
The best part about that is that Cooke started the whole thing by running Kane from behind into the boards, so there isn't any bitching about Cooke being picked on.
posted by grum@work at 07:18 PM on April 11, 2010
Fuck Matt Cooke. Hopefully Todd Bertuzzi is next on Kane's list.
posted by NoMich at 07:36 PM on April 11, 2010
Yay for Hank Sedin. First Canuck to get the Art Ross, most points by a Canuck ever in a season, 14 more assists than the next closest player. And gets his 112th point with a totally sick finish from Daniel.
posted by juv3nal at 05:39 AM on April 12, 2010
Too bad for Evander Kane he's only 18. The city of Boston wants to buy him a beer. Named after Evander Holyfield, indeed.
That was beautiful.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:40 AM on April 12, 2010
Too bad for Evander Kane he's only 18. The city of Boston wants to buy him a beer. Named after Evander Holyfield, indeed.
To hell with the beer, Bruins need to trade for him TODAY!
posted by Howard_T at 02:08 PM on April 12, 2010
A photographer caught that punch just perfectly (if you're a Cooke hater) too. It's freaking iconic. I can see your molars!
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 06:47 PM on April 12, 2010
Great picture. That'll be on a billboard in Boston soon.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 08:52 PM on April 12, 2010
Pompey are down, and the Baggies are up.