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August 13, 2015
SportsFilter: The Thursday 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.
"This Deflategate. I'm not sure where the gate' comes from."I'm not sure I trust the judgment of someone who doesn't know that reference.
posted by Etrigan at 03:07 PM on August 13, 2015
Jon Lester is having a nightmare of an inning because of his inability to hold the runners on base with a simple pick-off (or field his position properly).
He attempts to pick-off a runner at first. It's the first time he's tried that since April. It does not go well, and he throws it wildly past the first baseman. The runner goes to second.
Then, while just wandering around the mound holding the ball a few moments later, the runner on second essentially walks over to third without a throw.
After that debacle, he gets a strikeout (for the second out of the inning). Then a ground ball is hit to the first baseman, and Lester forgets to cover the bag, allowing the batter to reach safely and the runner to score, and extending the inning.
That baserunner on first then steals second.
Then he steals third.
Then Lester walks the next batter.
The new baserunner on first then steals second.
Mercifully for the Cubs, the next batter flies out to end the inning.
It's only one run, but everyone now knows that he still hasn't solved his pick-off issues, so expect everyone to run on him for the rest of the year.
posted by grum@work at 03:30 PM on August 13, 2015
posted by grum@work at 04:02 PM on August 13, 2015
I'm not sure I trust the judgment of someone who doesn't know that reference.
He understands the reference. He doesn't understand the scandal.
posted by tron7 at 04:24 PM on August 13, 2015
I am old enough to remember the entire 80s decade, and I watched copious amounts of MTV, and I don't remember videos being that horrendous...
posted by MeatSaber at 08:06 PM on August 13, 2015
I watched copious amounts of MTV, and I don't remember videos being that horrendous...
MTV showed music videos?
posted by tommybiden at 12:09 AM on August 14, 2015
I am old enough to remember the entire 80s decade, and I watched copious amounts of MTV, and I don't remember videos being that horrendous...
There was something about the 80s that really impacted the thought process of some artistic people.
posted by grum@work at 08:55 AM on August 14, 2015
Tom Brady needs to help the cause by not giving the NYC press any more Christian Slater photo ops.
Christian Slater's theft of Jack Nicholson's best facial expression is complete!
(In Slater news, Mr. Robot on USA Network is fantastic.)
posted by rcade at 10:33 AM on August 14, 2015
Yes! I second the motion for Mr. Robot. Very compelling show.
posted by bender at 10:51 AM on August 14, 2015
Thirded, just started watching last night after the Mefi post. I will always honor Mr. Slater because Pump Up the Volume was one of the few movies we could always get away with watching in high school. Somehow the dorm masters never got to the Samantha Mathis part of that or the best part of Youngblood.
posted by yerfatma at 07:35 PM on August 14, 2015
Things are not looking well for the NFL in the latest chapter of the deflation proceedings. Tom Brady needs to help the cause by not giving the NYC press any more Christian Slater photo ops.