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October 13, 2014
SportsFilter: The Monday 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.
Why did the Rams ever give up this great blue and yellow color scheme? The replacement colors were so...meh.
posted by NoMich at 08:59 PM on October 13, 2014
I've never seen anything like this in cricket before.
Well, that's probably because up until last month, it was illegal. And because of things like this, might be made illegal again.
posted by owlhouse at 09:24 PM on October 13, 2014
That was a really nice heads-up play on Smith's part. Steve Smith has really been making a name for himself in this series.
Aside: is there any reason I should feel bad for liking Danny Morrison's announcing? He cracks me up. He's not a neo-nazi or anything is he? He doesn't dine on the livers of the young or anything like that, right?
posted by NoMich at 10:03 PM on October 13, 2014
I just want to point out that Rogers' broadcasts of NHL games introduced a real gimmicky piece of TV this week: the ref helmet cam.
It just SCREAMED of "throw crazy stuff at the wall and see what sticks", and some think that it's as stupid as the puck streak from the bad old days of FOX hockey. Here's the thing: The ref-helmet-cam is goddamn awesome.
I couldn't watch a whole game like that, but the times this weekend where they cut to the camera for an instant replay of a goal/penalty were fantastic. There was even a moment when a goal went to replay review, and they showed (from the helmet-cam) that the referee couldn't actually see the stick make contact with the puck (since the body of the player blocked his view), so that's why it they went for a replay.
Other times, they showed the players hooking/holding, or the sweet passes that set up the goal, all from the ice-level point of view.
posted by grum@work at 12:17 AM on October 14, 2014
That was a really nice heads-up play on Smith's part.
Agreed, but I can't help thinking that the new rules do allow for the fielding side to bait a trap in this way.
posted by owlhouse at 12:52 AM on October 14, 2014
After watching him get carried into the end zone like a rodeo clown, I'd love to ask Richard Sherman whether or not he thinks DeMarco Murray matters in this league.
Except that I think the line for that forms behind Skip Bayless.