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March 24, 2016
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.
Huh. I just now noticed that yesterday's huddle no longer exists. Bring it back, cadey!
posted by NoMich at 10:04 AM on March 24, 2016
For the record, holden, I wasn't offended, just surprised.
posted by Etrigan at 11:20 AM on March 24, 2016
For the record, holden, I wasn't offended, just surprised.
You'd be surprised too if you walked into your kitchen and saw Bernie Sanders doing that to your mom. (I know, I know -- too soon.)
posted by holden at 12:34 PM on March 24, 2016
15 Years Ago Today, Randy Johnson Exploded A Bird
posted by Etrigan at 02:41 PM on March 24, 2016
Huh. I just now noticed that yesterday's huddle no longer exists. Bring it back, cadey!
I see no evidence yesterday had a huddle. Do you remember one having comments?
posted by rcade at 05:42 PM on March 24, 2016
What the hell are holden and Etrigan talking about then? Am I on acid or somethinginginginginginginginginging?
posted by NoMich at 07:15 PM on March 24, 2016
Vanishing huddles, exploding birds, NoMich goes recreational...
...This is SpoFi Center
posted by beaverboard at 08:45 PM on March 24, 2016
To get a bit more serious, my cousin in Holland has posted that Johann Cruijff, the legendary Dutch football star, has passed away from cancer. She shared a tribute to him from DutchReview.com Cruijff was "before my time" in that I did not seriously follow soccer until perhaps 15 or 20 years ago. Even at that, I had heard of him but did not realize just how great a player he was.
posted by Howard_T at 10:24 PM on March 24, 2016
When I was a kid I went to a Washington Diplomats summer soccer camp where Johan Cruyff was a coach. Well, it was more like an extended meet-n-greet than real coaching. But still, I met him, and later when I made Dutch friends I'd tell them about my having been coached by Cruyff. None of them ever really took it very well. I guess because I'm a Yank, not a very good soccer player, and because Cruyff was a legitimate national treasure.
Also my friends probably didn't like being reminded that, like all the other greats of his era, Cruyff was a big star in the NASL.
posted by Hugh Janus at 10:01 AM on March 25, 2016
In an attempt to avoid the banhammer, just want to apologize for my role in what happened in the Huddle yesterday. Definitely got way out of hand, and I unfortunately fanned the flames. The Maddux thing was obviously riffing on a long-standing joke, but had no idea there were that many Trump fans on this board.