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October 25, 2009
SportsFilter: The Sunday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Posting from the New England region:
What the Pats did to their opponents in 2007 was shock-and-awe-inspiring, but it was also clinical, ruthless, and joyless. It was not heart-warming and fulfilling to behold.
By comparison, what the Saints are doing to their opponents this year is just plain fun to watch. Even if fans have to suffer through watching Shockey enjoying himself.
The icing on the entertainment cake: who better to coach a team named the Saints than a guy who is the spitting image of the Saturday Night Live Church Lady?
posted by beaverboard at 10:55 AM on October 25, 2009
posted by geekyguy at 11:08 AM on October 25, 2009
What the Pats did to their opponents in 2007 was shock-and-awe-inspiring, but it was also clinical, ruthless, and joyless. It was not heart-warming and fulfilling to behold.
Says he/she. I had a blast.
posted by dfleming at 11:11 AM on October 25, 2009
Bob Griese has apologized for a Juan Pablo Montoya taco joke during a broadcast.
posted by rcade at 11:26 AM on October 25, 2009
Weird pre-emptive demand in the New York Daily News from columnist Jesse Spector: "... let's get this out of the way now, so it's not a reactionary thing if the Yankees lose their sixth and seventh consecutive games with the American League pennant within their grasp: So this is not to say that the Yankees will lose this ALCS, but if they do, Joe Girardi should be fired."
So this is to say that whether or not the Yankees lose, let's get this out of the way now -- terrific sentence structure, Spector!
posted by rcade at 11:36 AM on October 25, 2009
United's Nemanja Vidic was sent off for the third successive time against Liverpool today as the Reds ended their first four loss run in 22 years with a 2-0 win over ManU. Once again Sir Alex was very unhappy with the referee's decisions; is there a manager who picks up more fines for such comments?
posted by billsaysthis at 01:06 PM on October 25, 2009
The Myths (and Truths) of the Wildcat Offense
posted by geekyguy at 01:54 PM on October 25, 2009
From the NHL come 2 items of interest. First in his weekly Boston Globe "Hockey Notes" column, Kevin Paul DuPont tells us who the man behind the mask really was.
On a more somber note, Bill Chadwick, the first US born referee and for 14 years a fixture in the New York Rangers' broadcast booth has passed away at 94. This is the USA Today obituary. Chadwick told the story of a fan in Boston who yelled out, "Hey Chadwick, you're so good we named a town after you." When Chadwick asked where Chadwick, Mass, was, the fan replied, "It's not Chadwick, it's Marblehead."
posted by Howard_T at 03:23 PM on October 25, 2009
Ahhhh, that was a satisfying win. Had to mute the TV announcers who spent 3+ hours stroking Favre's .... ego.
posted by scully at 04:24 PM on October 25, 2009
How do you know it's a Sunday? Jake Delhomme is throwing interceptions.
posted by NoMich at 06:15 PM on October 25, 2009
Tony Romo had a terrific day against the Atlanta Falcons, throwing for 311 yards and three TDs and amassing a 150 QB rating. It wasn't on TV here, unfortunately.
posted by rcade at 08:14 PM on October 25, 2009
How 'bout them Aints? I guess you can never count them out of any game.
posted by NoMich at 08:35 PM on October 25, 2009
Try p2p4u.net. You can watch any game on your computer. Even the red zone channel.
posted by Scottymac at 09:27 PM on October 25, 2009
For the second week this season, the Lions came out of a Sunday without losing...
posted by MeatSaber at 09:35 PM on October 25, 2009
And the Bengals ran over the Bears. I have to say that surprised me a little.
posted by insomnyuk at 09:49 PM on October 25, 2009
Lock and Trifecta hits, 7-3-1 against the spread and 9-2 straight up.
Hell, we might even be back to positive money.
posted by wfrazerjr at 10:16 PM on October 25, 2009
The seemingly never-ending season moves into another phase.