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Hartford Whalers: From Heartbeat to Heartbreak: Whalers and Canes fans on here may want to check this out. Almost an hour run length so maybe not for casual quickie viewing.
As a former Hartford resident, I remember what the downtown area was like during hockey season when the Civic Center was rocking.
In the early 80's the UConn men's basketball team played some of its games there, but they hadn't hired Jim Calhoun and become nationally prominent yet, so the Whalers were absolutely the main game in town.
posted by beaverboard to hockey at 11:20 PM on December 20, 2024 - 3 comments
RIP Franco Harris: An icon and hero of my adolescence. Heading into the 1972 Draft, Franco was seen as a workhorse and his Penn State backfield mate Lydell Mitchell was seen as the skill stud. It was stunning when the Steelers drafted Franco well ahead of Mitchell, but they knew what they were doing. Lydell did OK for the Colts, but Franco ascended to the pantheon of immortals. He was a major tone setter for the great 1970's Steeler rosters, which caused great pain to Cowboys fans and others. I was somewhat ambivalent about the team until they handled the Fran Tarkenton Vikings in the Super Bowl. Then I got on board. Anyone who took care of Tark was deserving of a thumbs up in my book. With several teammates and coaches already deceased, I'm glad that Terry Bradshaw is still around and able to clearly articulate his thoughts and feelings in great detail as people reminisce about Franco and those Pittsburgh teams.
posted by beaverboard to football at 11:41 AM on December 22, 2022 - 2 comments
I Don't Want Cooperstown, I want Shaughnessy: Curt Schilling's thoughts on baseball immortality and settling scores.
posted by beaverboard to baseball at 01:58 AM on January 27, 2021 - 5 comments
Chargers Team Doctor Punctured Tyrod Taylor's Lung: Broadcasters during the Chargers/Chiefs game on Sunday were mystified by the last-minute absence of quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who wasn't on the injury list but did not make the start. Coach Anthony Lynn revealed that Taylor missed the game because the team doctor accidentally punctured his lung while administering a painkiller injection for Taylor's cracked ribs. He's out indefinitely.
posted by beaverboard to football at 04:26 PM on September 23, 2020 - 2 comments
I Was the Fastest Girl in America, Until I Joined Nike: Elite runner Mary Cain's harrowing tale of breakdown in the grips of the Nike training program.
posted by beaverboard to general at 07:34 PM on November 08, 2019 - 3 comments
Damn, sorry tommy. I'll see if there's a workaround.
Also, some of the comments are worth checking out. They give a broader, more generous view of the transition of the franchise, so it's not all about the pain of loss to central New England.
posted by beaverboard at 03:17 PM on December 21, 2024
The way the Atlanta Falcons rostered the quarterback position for 2024 is having an impact on celebrity lifestyles.
posted by beaverboard at 08:59 AM on December 21, 2024
The buzz around this year's Army-Navy Game has been unrivaled in recent memory.
A collision of two very good teams.
I thought Navy had a chance, but I did not see this domination coming.
What great scouting, film study and defensive game planning by The Midshipmen.
And commendable quickness and foot speed on both squads.
Howard must be on Cloud 10. He is going to float into the sanctuary tomorrow morning.
posted by beaverboard at 08:20 PM on December 14, 2024
Wouldn't it be a scene if Ashton Jeanty was awarded the Heisman.
The howling that would ensue if Travis Hunter got bypassed would melt all the snow at Breckenridge and Steamboat Springs.
posted by beaverboard at 05:38 PM on December 14, 2024
Howard, the scrip pain meds they gave you can do double duty as Bruins buffers.
Take the edge off the woe and get you through the stress of the pre-holiday season.
My goal with pain management is to simulate a near level ground bobsled run with long, gradual turns.
Push off and glide...give the car keys to the bride.
posted by beaverboard at 07:20 PM on December 13, 2024
Can't believe he's been gone from the place that long. Where has the time gone.
I kind of miss the Holgorsen days when the Mountaineers would either win or lose by a score of 45-42 or something close to that.
Middle school boys basketball scores.
posted by beaverboard at 03:25 PM on December 13, 2024
I made my annual run for seasonal Belgian dubbels and tripels and found out that the stores began pricing their overseas goods on a "tariffs are coming" basis a month ago.
And their usual holiday sales on select items? Not happening, no way.
I wish the distillers Richard and Craig Landry lived nearby. I would help subsidize those guys.
posted by beaverboard at 03:18 PM on December 11, 2024
Soto will face strong expectations that he can propel the Mets to the next level, so it's appropriate that his name anagrams to JATO Onus.
posted by beaverboard at 11:51 AM on December 10, 2024
People who support the fugitive health care CEO gunman are holding lookalike contests in NYC and as far as I can tell, Joe Flacco has not entered the competition.
posted by beaverboard at 09:05 PM on December 08, 2024
NFC North heavyweight fight last night make this a mandatory biscuit combo morning after.
posted by beaverboard at 10:07 AM on December 06, 2024
Hope NoMich and all other Lions fans saw the feature on Penei Sewell in the Athletic.
Don't have to be a Lions fan to like it, though.
posted by beaverboard at 12:03 PM on December 05, 2024
Ryan Leaf has done the most remarkable 180 in life. He is extremely real and listenable.
I hope he gets more gigs of his own in due course, although he's a great sub.
Sometimes when he subs on the Eisen show, I'll see a clip of it pop up on YT and watch it in disbelief.
I say to my self: Dis Be Leaf.
posted by beaverboard at 11:54 AM on December 05, 2024
I thought the fans were supposed to be great but Tom Brady said the hotel rooms were no good.
Guess we have to revise that line of thinking.
I sincerely hope that the Bills or Ravens win the Super Bowl this year so we can get all that pent up fan frustration out of the way.
No, I take that back, I really want the Lions to win.
I would enjoy a Vikings - Bills Super Bowl though. Someone would finally be winning the big one after four fails. As long as they don't bring Tarkenton into it.
posted by beaverboard at 04:18 PM on December 04, 2024
When you're an 8 year old cancer patient at your first NFL game, being pushed down the stairs by a drunk Bills fan is painful enough.
Then, as your story goes viral, Antonio Brown weighs in and offers to help raise awareness.
posted by beaverboard at 11:15 AM on December 04, 2024
Rickey Henderson, Hall of Famer and MLB’s all-time stolen bases leader, dead at 65
RIP massive greatness.