October 24, 2015

SportsFilter: The Saturday 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.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments

NFL x NBA uniform mashups. I always enjoy checking out this type of conceptual design work. Some of the unis are pretty cool. Some of the model athletes have no business being featured.

posted by beaverboard at 08:50 AM on October 24, 2015

As a Jays fan, I don't think getting knocked out of the ALCS is ever going to feel good, but this ending had everything you could hope for as a fan.

- the fan favourite amazing moment (Bautista with 2HR)
- the comeback
- great defensive play (Revere's bloody catch)
- a chance to tie/win the game
- the signature moment you can point to and say "We wuz robbed!" (the 2nd "home run" by the Royals)
- the conspiracy moment

In the end, the Royals won because they made a great play (Cain scoring on the single), and the Jays got beat (two strikeouts with a man on third in the 9th inning).

It was a hell of a year as a Jays fan, and we'll still have the thrill of "The Bat Flip Heard 'Round the World".

posted by grum@work at 09:15 AM on October 24, 2015

You are more sanguine about this than I was the day after the Rangers knockout.

The Jays did give you a cool story and a legendary performance by Bautista. Now you just gotta extend that contract beyond 2016.

I like your narrative better than what we got from Texas, where the loss featured a complete defensive breakdown and a squandered 2-0 series lead.

This has been a great playoffs so far. I watched MLB Network for another three hours after the game last night while I was working on a book, just to drag out the enjoyment a little longer.

posted by rcade at 01:03 PM on October 24, 2015

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