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| Name: | Howard Titus |
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| Location: | Nashua, NH |
| Gender: | Old Alpha Male, hoping no young stud steals the herd. |
| Member since: | April 08, 2006 |
| Last visit: | February 25, 2025 |
Howard_T has posted 43 links and 4,550 comments to SportsFilter and 3 links and 265 comments to the Locker Room.
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
Boom goes the dynamite.: After promising off-season fireworks for the past few years, the Boston Celtics have delivered. A trade of Isaiah Thomas, Jae Crowder, Anton Zizic, and the unprotected first round draft pick from Brooklyn in exchange for Cleveland's Kyrie Irving has been announced. Does this put Boston into the NBA finals? What is Cleveland thinking? 2017-18 will be an interesting season.
posted by Howard_T to basketball at 08:49 PM on August 22, 2017 - 7 comments
posted by Howard_T at 02:37 AM on February 21, 2025
My picks:
Cavaliers by 6
Rockets by 11 (slam dunk)
Nuggets by 13 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 7 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 17 (slam dunk)
Cavaliers by 9 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 11 (slam dunk)
Leading church services at a nursing home this afternoon, and then cooking dinner. Too busy to look at my email, so I missed picking Celtics vs 76ers and Suns vs Spurs. I would have gotten them both right, but it's water under the bridge.
posted by Howard_T at 02:31 AM on February 21, 2025
I read beaverboard's post about Mike Lange earlier this morning (Thursday). Later, in my email, up popped the "The Players Tribune" with an article written by the very same Mr. Lange. He tells of the origin of many of his catch phrases in a manner that reveals his most humorous and light-hearted personality. Part of the story is his relationship with Jaromir Jagr and how Jagr became the source of one of those sayings. Here's the link: Riding the Bus with Jaromir. Enjoy.
posted by Howard_T at 12:44 PM on February 20, 2025
My picks:
Celtics by 8 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 11 (slam dunk)
Rockets by 7
Mavericks by 16 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 9
Clippers by 13 (slam dunk)
Looking forward forward to watching Wembanyama vs Celtics at TD Garden tonight. Should be a fun matchup with the Celtics bigs, especially "the battle of the unicorns" with Porzingis.
posted by Howard_T at 01:37 PM on February 12, 2025
I have looked at Fan Duel and all of the other sports betting sites, but I cannot find a line on the Puppy Bowl. I'm watching the draft combine and all of the pre-game stuff, so there should be something out there. Can any of you help? I'm desperate.
posted by Howard_T at 01:45 PM on February 09, 2025
A couple of notes about the trade, both supposedly true:
Mavericks are said to have approached Bucks with a Doncic for Antentekoumpo deal. Milwaukee hasn't stopped laughing yet.
Luka Doncic closed on a $15 million house in the Dallas area about one week before the trade. Talk about bad timing!
posted by Howard_T at 09:44 PM on February 03, 2025
My picks:
Celtics by 4
Clippers by 6
Spurs by 11 (slam dunk)
Thunder by 9
Celtics by 14 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 12
Pistons by 8
Suns by 10
Celtics by 8
Bucks by 15 (slam dunk)
posted by Howard_T at 09:37 PM on February 03, 2025
Howard likely felt it way more strongly than I did.
Actually Monday morning is one of my sleep-in mornings. I didn't feel a thing. My wife and son told me that the house had shaken and things were rattling in the cabinets. My wife thought at first that it was a low flying rotary wing aircraft, but soon realized otherwise. I have experienced a few earthquakes; 1969 in LA, 1993 in Cairo, Egypt, and one in Tokyo during which I was on the 15th floor of a hotel and sitting on the porcelain fixture. That is the only time that I can truthfully say that I had the s*** scared out of me.
posted by Howard_T at 10:15 PM on January 28, 2025
My picks:
Knicks by 11
Thunder by 7
Cavaliers by 12 (slam dunk)
Grizzlies by 3
Nuggets by 13 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 8
Knicks by 10 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 9 (slam dunk)
Grizzlies by 4
Wife and I, along with about 75 other season ticket members, had coffee with Celtics coach Joe Mazzula this morning. We were at the Auerbach Center, where the Cs train. Coach was in a surprisingly good mood for a morning following a tough loss for which he took full responsibility. Nice Q&A session and a photo of us with the coach.
posted by Howard_T at 09:56 PM on January 28, 2025
My picks:
Bucks by 8 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 4
Spurs by 9
Timberwolves by 7 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 11 (slam dunk)
Lakers by 9 (slam dunk)
Home cooking for Wemby makes all the difference against the Pacers.
posted by Howard_T at 04:17 PM on January 23, 2025
See what you think of this one
At least Duce made the trains run on time. Perhaps our falconer thought that the eagle needed a new perch?
posted by Howard_T at 02:11 PM on January 21, 2025
My picks:
Lakers by 8
Nuggets by 4
Cavaliers by 9
Bucks by 7
Magic by 9
Thunder by 9
posted by Howard_T at 09:43 PM on January 06, 2025
Are they nice?
A little on the weird side, but not bad. This doesn't apply to my wife since she's a stepsister and not ugly by any means. You will not have to come to dinner, just enjoy the game. Meanwhile we will be just sitting down to who knows what for dinner. Rather than the annual chaos that accompanies the ritual "setting of the oven afire", the decision was made to order a prepared menu and have it delivered. Interesting. All should be fun since we celebrate not only Christmas, but along with my Jewish brother-in-law the first day of Hanukkah. So give that Driedal a whirl, and we'll see what happens.
posted by Howard_T at 04:53 PM on December 24, 2024
My picks:
Knicks by 10
Mavericks by 9
Celtics by 17 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 9
Nuggets by 8
If any of you can make it to Boston before 5:00 pm on Christmas Day, you can have my tickets for the game. We have to go to my wife's family in CT for dinner. Merry Christmas to all.
posted by Howard_T at 01:32 PM on December 24, 2024
NBA Pickem Week 17: This is Painful for Me
My picks:
Magic by 5
Lakers by 11 (slam dunk)
Knicks by 16 (slam dunk)
Rockets by 8
Bucks by 7
Celtics by 4
Lakers by 12 (slam dunk)
Warriors by 13 (slam dunk)
Celtics by 11
Thunder by 15 (slam dunk)
Suns by 6