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BigVACub
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Name: Matt Hodge
Member since: August 18, 2003
Last visit: March 26, 2018

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Recent Comments

Sean Avery gets criticized, for, uh, not being a jerk.

Now I have to like Sean Avery after being such a pest on the ice? Goddammit.

posted by BigVACub at 08:32 AM on May 10, 2011

SportsFilter: The Tuesday Huddle

Sally Jenkins has an interesting article on the bloated Super Bowl and how far the NFL can dip into our pockets before we say "Enough!"

posted by BigVACub at 08:51 AM on February 08, 2011

Blatter: No Sex for Gays at Qatar World Cup

It's a good thing I'm not a soccer fan :-(

posted by BigVACub at 08:33 PM on December 14, 2010

Chiefs' Shaun Smith Accused of Extremely Personal Fouls

Mefi music thread!! Punch em in the ****. NSFW lyrics!

posted by BigVACub at 08:26 PM on September 28, 2010

Wie Makes Cut in South Korea

Didn't Se-Ri Pak make the cut on the Korean Men's Tour a few years back? Regardless, congratulations to Michelle. I think she needs to learn how to win on the LPGA before tackling the PGA full time, but what does a bogey golfer like me know?

posted by BigVACub at 09:19 AM on May 05, 2006

Why skating is not a sport

If NCAA Division I football is a sport (judged), then skating is a sport

posted by BigVACub at 08:22 PM on February 21, 2006

This is it

Oh. My. God. My Tivo just caught up. How can you people stand this???? I'm pausing and going outside for a smoke.

posted by BigVACub at 11:05 PM on October 20, 2004

All you need to hit a baseball is fine motor control, concentration, and focus.

posted by BigVACub at 09:05 AM on February 10, 2004

Golf: Sport Golfers: Athletes The fine motor control, concentration, focus, and will, and even strength (try hacking in 3 foot gorse on a links course and tell me it doesn't take strong arms/hips/wrists) make them athletes. I'd be interested, for those saying Not Athletes, do you play Golf?

posted by BigVACub at 02:50 PM on February 09, 2004

"You faggot! Yeah, you heard me. You faggot!"

Ah, most normal people say stuff they don't mean when they're angry. I'd have used strong language if a guy told me to kiss his ass. He made a mistake, he apologized - cut him some slack. If Millen had yelled "You nigger! Yeah, you heard me. You nigger!" He'd be unemployed today, and probably never work in football again. Letting him get off with a non-apology apology just re-enforces the fact that its acceptable to bash gays. I love football, but I'm through spending any money on the NFL.

posted by BigVACub at 09:27 AM on December 17, 2003

Now with 5-7% real juice!

I was listening to Mike and Mike this morning, and they were talking to Peter Gammons about the test results. Gammons made a statement that upwards of 70% of the players in the union wanted mandatory testing so that their names would be cleared. Also, I thought the players were warned ahead of time about the tests, so the ones who got caught were really stupid. If thats true, it seems to me that the number of players doping would be a lot higher.

posted by BigVACub at 01:10 PM on November 14, 2003

Washington Redskins Vs. Dallas Cowboys

Cleveland Indians official shop, is this a Chief Wahoo type logo? lilnemo, you don't find Redskin disparaging, or you don't find Braves/Indians/Chiefs/Seminoles disparaging?

posted by BigVACub at 03:08 PM on September 02, 2003

Washington Redskins Vs. Dallas Cowboys

I think rcade was referring to the Redskins losing the rights to trademark because the term Redskin is disparaging. And for the record, I don't buy Easterbrook's argument that Braves and Seminoles aren't disparaging. I'd be willing to bet that I could find Native Americans who are offended by the use of these terms in reference to a sports team.

posted by BigVACub at 02:32 PM on September 02, 2003

Washington Redskins Vs. Dallas Cowboys

As a Redskins fan, I'll bite. I actually enjoy Fedex Field. What I don't enjoy is getting to it, and leaving it after games. I've sat pretty much everywhere in the stadium and always had a good view of the field. I think Spurrier is learning since the 'Skins let Danny Worthless go. I'm hoping that Kornheiser is correct when he says that Spurrier learned from his pre-season blow-outs last year and is playing his cards close to the vest this pre-season. Regardless, I'm so glad the NFL season is here. This is the best time, when all of our teams are undefeated and playoff-bound.

posted by BigVACub at 02:15 PM on September 02, 2003