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| Member since: | April 08, 2006 |
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| Last visit: | August 11, 2026 |
| Name: | Howard Titus |
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| Location: | Nashua, NH |
| Gender: | Old Alpha Male, hoping no young stud steals the herd. |
Howard_T has posted 44 links and 4,681 comments to SportsFilter and 3 links and 265 comments to the Locker Room.
Bernie Parent Dead at 80: Bernie Parent, considered one of the greatest goaltenders of all time in the NHL, passed away at age 80. He backstopped the Philadelphia Flyers to consecutive Stanley Cup wins in 1974 and 1975. Parent's NHL career started with the Boston Bruins who let him go in the expansion draft, and he played in Philadelphia and Toronto before jumping to Miami of the World Hockey Association. When his time with Miami was not working out satisfactorily, he returned to the NHL and the Flyers. His boyhood idol was Jacques Plante, and during his time in Toronto, Plante was a teammate as well as a mentor.
posted by Howard_T to hockey at 11:20 PM on September 21, 2025 - 3 comments
Recent Sports Necrology: Over the past day or two the sports world has lost some notable people. Stirling Moss, passed away at the age of 90. He was one of the legendary racing drivers in what some might call the golden age of racing. Moss competed against the likes of Juan Manuel Fangio (a teammate) when Ferrari, Maserati, and Mercedes ruled.
posted by Howard_T to general at 10:28 PM on April 13, 2020 - 2 comments
Rusty Staub Dead at 73: A sad note on opening day, Le Grand Orange has passed away. His career spanned 23 seasons, mainly with the Montreal Expos and the New York Mets.
posted by Howard_T to baseball at 09:28 PM on March 29, 2018 - 3 comments
Roger Bannister has Passed Away: Roger Bannister, the first man to run a mile in less than 4 minutes has died. The feat was accomplished in 1954. We had a small black and white TV, and film of it was shown on the sports news. I also remember seeing it in the newsreels at the movies. It was a really big deal then, but now even high school kids are running under 4 minutes
posted by Howard_T to other at 04:05 PM on March 04, 2018 - 4 comments
...and Maybe the Dynamite Fizzles: Cleveland is having second thoughts about the Thomas-Irving trade after Isaiah Thomas took his physical. What's up here?
posted by Howard_T to basketball at 03:47 PM on August 26, 2017 - 10 comments
RIP, Don Nelson. He won 5 NBA championships, and his number 19 hangs in the rafters with the numbers of the rest of the Celtics greats.
posted by Howard_T at 11:48 PM on August 09, 2026
OK by me. My 'droid phone doesn't handle a lot of width in portrait mode anyway.
posted by Howard_T at 11:53 AM on August 04, 2026
My son and I have the same opinion. There's a couple of different scenarios. First, LeBron acts as the mature and honored veteran who stabilizes the team, gets them working harmoniously, and the 76ers absolutely crush the East. Second, after initial success, one or more of the 4 principals becomes dissatisfied with his role, and he begins playing for himself rather than within the overall scheme. This causes some slippage in the standings, and the 76ers begin the playoffs as a top 4 team but not as the overall leader. Good coaching from LeBron straightens things out in time for a strong playoff run. Third, scenario 2 happens and neither Nick Nurse nor LeBron can stop the damage. The result is an early exit from the playoffs.
One thing about Jaylen Brown is that he wants to be the number 1 on the team. That doesn't mean the best on the court, rather he wants to be the "featured" player. In Boston, a pecking order of sorts was established among the starters by the order of their pre-game introduction. The top of the order was established by whomever was introduced last. When Tatum was playing, he was the one. It didn't matter how anyone else was playing, nor did Tatum's performance matter. Tatum was the Lone Ranger, and Jaylen Brown was his Tonto. Indispensable but not the top. Now Brown is free of Tatum's shadow, but now it's LeBron. How will the 2 of them handle it? Will it affect the play of Maxey, Embid, or Edgecomb? Hang on, Philadelphia, it's going to be a fun ride.
posted by Howard_T at 01:51 PM on July 25, 2026
No more Saturday night NHL hockey on CBC? According to The Athletic there will be no more. Is nothing sacred in Canada? When radio atmospheric propagation conditions were right, I would listen to CBC, usually a station in Nova Scotia, just to hear something different. ,
posted by Howard_T at 02:31 PM on June 21, 2026
A few random thoughts that have come to me after reading through the sports media today:
James Dolan is reported to have told the Knicks players to emulate the Spartans during the playoffs by abstaining from sex for the 10 weeks of competition. No word on Dolan's participation.
If you lived in the Boston area from the late 1960s through the 1980s, the name Eddie Andelman might be familiar. The man that many consider the father of sports radio in Boston passed away recently at the age of 89. I was away from Boston for much of that time, but I did hear him on occasion and I remember him as unique.
Has John Tortorella set a record for the shortest duration as the head coach of a Stanley Cup finals team? Hired by Vegas on March 29 and dismissed on June 16, a total of 49 days in the position. What might management expect for performance?
posted by Howard_T at 03:35 PM on June 16, 2026
In the Athletic's daily email "The Pulse" this morning was an note that the last time the New York Knicks won a title, a fellow by the name of Phil Jackson played for them.
posted by Howard_T at 04:29 PM on June 14, 2026
Had dinner with a fellow season ticket member last night, and we agreed on some things. First, that if New York won, we both would be very ill. Second, the resale price of our tickets for Knicks games will go through the roof. Neither of us wants to see them anytime soon. I haven't turned on the TV yet today, on vacation up in New Hampshire's White Mountains, so I'm not really interested in the news. My question is, "How much of NYC is still standing?"
posted by Howard_T at 10:11 AM on June 14, 2026
Form's not open yet, so here's what I would predict:
Spurs in 7
Most ppg - Castle
Rebounds per game - Wembanyama
Game 2 winner - Spurs
MVP - Castle
Most fouls - Towns
Most 3-point - Harper
Game high score - Brunson
Thanks for the stay of execution.
posted by Howard_T at 02:08 PM on June 04, 2026
Hated him, perhaps more than most who wore the bleu-blanc-et-rouge, but only when he was on the ice against the Bruins. Of course the hatred is really respect for his ability and style. He passes way too soon.
posted by Howard_T at 02:06 PM on May 29, 2026
If you will allow late picks on Thunder vs Spurs (certainly not later than this evening), then give me OKC in 7. I didn't see the pick 'em posted until this morning.
posted by Howard_T at 12:14 AM on May 20, 2026
My picks:
Cavaliers in 7
Top point scorer: Brunson
Top rebounder: Wembanyama
Most points per game: Spurs
Least opponent points per game: Cavaliers
posted by Howard_T at 11:00 AM on May 19, 2026
My picks:
Knicks in 5
Spurs in 5
Cavaliers in 6
Thunder in 5
Top point scorer: Maxey
Top rebounder: Wembanyama
Most points per game: Thunder
Least opponent points per game: Spurs
Messages of consolation for the results of round 1 are welcome.
posted by Howard_T at 07:15 PM on May 04, 2026
fair or foul? If the foul line has been properly drawn, it is entirely in fair territory. Thus the "on or over" rule applies. A puck on or over is easy; no matter if it is resting on edge or flat, there's a straight, perpendicular edge. Not so easy with a ball. The plate umpire (it's his responsibility for the call between home and the base) will have to be directly over the ball, and he very rarely will be. Those of us who have umpired on less than professionally maintained fields frequently have found the foul lines resembling a line of snakes. Our only choice was to call the line as it was, and not try to imagine where it should be.
posted by Howard_T at 01:49 PM on May 02, 2026
This is a piece of trash reporting by Travis Hayes and USA Today. It's nothing more than a hit piece. Hayes forgets to include the 9 other FBS schools that had 0 players drafted. Here's the list: Colorado, Oklahoma State, Purdue, Syracuse, UCLA, Virginia, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. That's a pretty impressive group. In Wisconsin's case this breaks a multi-year string of having had a player drafted. I get it. I understand that Bill Belichick is not the most beloved figure in football, but give it a break. Unless you have some professional or financial interest in trying to run him out of football, just leave it alone. He's had one season in which to develop his program and players. Is this really enough time? It's way too easy to join the "Bash Bill Belichick" bandwagon, but perhaps we have another emotional problem to deal with called Belichick Derangement Syndrome.
posted by Howard_T at 07:33 PM on April 29, 2026
SportsFilter: The Monday Huddle
The rule showed up on one of the annual rules exams in NH. The situation is also covered in the high school case book. Wait, what? 4 outs in an inning? At least some of the Jays, as well as the Red Sox were also confused by the incorrect scoreboard. Had Toronto stayed on the field after the out was recorded at 1st base, they could have executed a dead ball appeal at 3rd base, claimed a 4th out, and the run would not have counted.