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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 - 4 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
We look at their problems and shake our heads and they look at our problems and shake their heads.
posted by beaverboard at 12:54 PM on January 21, 2025
I was toying with the idea of applying for a job at The Onion so I knew I might have to come up with some catchy headlines.
See what you think of this one:
"Dictator Loving Mascot Handler Fired By Team For Posting Photos Of Prosthetic Penis"
posted by beaverboard at 11:09 AM on January 21, 2025
In yesterday's NFL games -
- Fumbles and dropped balls by sleeveless players: multiple
- Fumbles and dropped balls by players wearing sleeves: zero
posted by beaverboard at 03:32 PM on January 20, 2025
If you had told me a few weeks ago that two teams from the East would be playing in the NFC Championship game...
posted by beaverboard at 06:33 PM on January 19, 2025
I was hoping that the Buffalo Bills would make the most of a snow game and come out in white helmets, jerseys and pants. Make the Ravens wear the dark colors.
But the Bills will be in their standard blue jerseys with white helmets and pants. No color camo trick plays a la Boise State.
It turns out that the Bills are 8-0 this year in the blue jerseys, but only 1-2 in their all white sets. Going with what brung 'em.
posted by beaverboard at 09:00 PM on January 18, 2025
No Park City Michael Jordan pizza for me. I'm sticking with Detroit style pizza in honor of the playoffs and the return of the RB who can carry 5 men on his back, David Montgomery.
I got a proper Detroit pizza pan, have an old kitchen mixer with a bread hook to make the dough, but I need a 550 degree oven and mine only goes to 500.
I'll give it a try at 500. If it sucks, my Greek pals down the street said I can walk in with a pizza ready to cook in the pan and they'll bake it in their commercial pizza oven.
If that works, we'll stand there and sample it all the way down on the spot and if I want do it again, I'll have to make 2 pies, one for them, one for me.
Best scenario is: They love it, I show them how to do it, tell them where to get the pans and then just order Detroit style off their menu. It won't have the right kind of cheese on it, but it will be close.
posted by beaverboard at 08:22 PM on January 15, 2025
The Darnold thing has been coming for a little while. He was barely getting the ball out before being sacked in prior weeks. Bug eyes and happy feet. His OL must be gassed.
Last night there was a swell of chatter about the Cowboys poaching Belichick from UNC but folks close to Dallas said Jerry would never pay the $10 mil. buyout.
Belichick made $20 mil. a year as HC of the Pats. He could probably cover the buyout if he wanted to go to Dallas.
One more day in the life when content desperados like Eisen and McAfee don't have to worry about what they're going to fill up the time with.
posted by beaverboard at 01:59 PM on January 14, 2025
I just went back and checked the continuous post-game live stream from the Vikings-Rams game and Sam Darnold is still holding the ball.
posted by beaverboard at 09:05 AM on January 14, 2025
Bears ask Cowboys to speak to Mike McCarthy
Cowboys wait over 24 hours to respond, then say no
End of season coaching changes begin two Sundays ago
Cowboys wait till today to let McCarthy go
Here's Jerry Jones' approach to running the front office briskly and efficiently
posted by beaverboard at 09:05 PM on January 13, 2025
Looks like it's going to be (another) Lake Effect Snow Week in Western NY this week.
Game conditions at the Bills stadium could be interesting.
Both teams are capable of putting up 200 + yards of rushing.
The template of the Pats beating the Bills in a Buffalo maelstrom while throwing only three passes hasn't left the minds of game planners.
The Ravens are a bit deeper and deadlier in the run game. Two great OC's. Should be good.
posted by beaverboard at 07:17 PM on January 13, 2025
No disrespect to the Chiefs, but the Ravens and Bills meeting in the Divisional Round instead of the Conference Championship is almost criminal.
posted by beaverboard at 04:12 PM on January 13, 2025
That Commanders-Bucs game last night was physical. They could have played the whole game in the blue tent.
posted by beaverboard at 03:38 PM on January 13, 2025
Gagnant, gagnant, diner de poulet.
posted by beaverboard at 12:54 PM on January 13, 2025
His firing by that franchise is widely regarded as a major blunder.
The Titans hiring the one-two combo of Whisenhunt and Mularkey prior to Vrabel is the type of decision making that would make the Khan-Baalke juggernaut as we know it deeply envious.
I doubt Vrabel would have chosen the Jags, roster regardless, because the team has gone 62-144 in the post-Del Rio ownership tenure of Shad Khan, who is the sole owner. The team's consistent ineptitude falls squarely on him. There's no doubt that Khan wants to be competitive. He just doesn't know how. When you continue to retain a GM who has been through four coach firings and was previously fired himself, you're in the John Mara - Jerry Jones Clueless Owners Club.
However, Vrabel is not all that much better off going to the Pats, as the Krafts are also sole owners and their recent history is that of varsity bumblers. But the team has a legacy of glory that they're driven to recapture, which counts for something.
For those who think that sole ownership isn't a factor, note that when the Walton ownership group bought the Broncos, they made some hellacious initial mistakes due to having far more money than experience but have quickly recovered to become competitive despite massive cap hits, having to pay most of Russel Wilson's salary, etc. Sean Payton wouldn't have signed on with that group if he thought they were going to be terminally inept.
(In all fairness, John Mara is not a sole owner, but his name is always the one attached to the fortunes of the Giants franchise. Maybe the Tisch family needs to begin weighing in more. They know what success is supposed to look like. They've built a prodigious multi-generational family empire).
posted by beaverboard at 06:01 PM on January 12, 2025
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle
I'm not on Bluesky yet, but all Jags fans should be on Cloud 9.
After having HC candidates decline interest in the Jacksonville job due to the front office situation, Shad Khan finally woke up late and "parted ways" with Trent Baalke.
Too bad it happened after other teams made their moves and took good coaches off the board.
I'm hoping that Putin puts Baalke in charge of the invasion of Ukraine.