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April 17, 2010
SportsFilter: The Saturday 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.
It's just what you've been waiting for: a team song for the Florida Marlins sung by ex-Creed frontman, Scott Stapp.
posted by NoMich at 11:23 AM on April 17, 2010
MLB tackling the tough issues head-on: no more hoodies for skippers, even when MLB schedules games in the Arctic in April.
posted by yerfatma at 12:07 PM on April 17, 2010
Ryan Howard endorses idea to give Rick Reilly a stroke.
posted by grum@work at 12:31 PM on April 17, 2010
Good god, as an Always Sunny fan, this is enough to make me cheer for the Canucks. How in the hell do penalized players keep a straight face?
posted by tahoemoj at 12:31 PM on April 17, 2010
Octopus steals diver's camera... while it's filming
posted by DrJohnEvans at 12:46 PM on April 17, 2010
MLB tackling the tough issues head-on: no more hoodies for skippers, even when MLB schedules games in the Arctic in April.
Now they should ban those idiotic caps with the ear flaps that Tampa wears. It makes Joe Maddon look like he should be standing near an elementary school, wearing a raincoat and holding a puppy. I think I got beaten up when I was a kid for wearing a cap of this type. Outlaw them!
posted by Howard_T at 12:59 PM on April 17, 2010
I just wanted to say that Sidney Crosby's schooling of Jason Spezza behind the Senators' net last night, before setting up the winning goal, was amazing to watch.
This is where the NHL should get a LOT of credit for adjusting the rules after the lockout. Before then, Spezza would have basically rode Crosby's back, or hooked him to a crawl with his stick.
posted by grum@work at 01:33 PM on April 17, 2010
How in the hell do penalized players keep a straight face?
That's awesome! Is this the first time those guys have made an appearance?
posted by Spitztengle at 01:58 PM on April 17, 2010
Great videos tahoemoj and DrJohn...loved them both.
posted by dviking at 02:04 PM on April 17, 2010
Actually Spezza did a good job of staying on Crosby and not drawing a penalty. He forced a pass back to the point which was a low % shot that went in. Most players would not have been able to stick to Crosby that tight for that long. I agree it reflects well on the rule changes though.
If I were an Ottawa fan watching the CBC I would be so pissed off at the love affair with Crosby and by extension the Penguins. Bob Cole is completely wet for him and can't remember more than half the Ottawa players. He was about 10 seconds late on calling the first goal as well.
posted by rumple at 02:53 PM on April 17, 2010
Bob Cole is completely wet for [Crosby] and can't remember more than half the Ottawa players.
To be fair, Bob Cole can't remember more than half his own kid's names at this point in his career. He's almost 77 years old.
As for Crosby, the guy IS having a hell of a series. He deserves to be mentioned as much as he is, given that he's the center of Pittsburgh's offense right now.
posted by grum@work at 03:37 PM on April 17, 2010
Yeah, I agree with rumple. It's a nice puck possession play, but it's not wholly responsible for the goal. It's a bit overhyped this morning. But he is have a great series. He carried them last night.
Ottawa played a damn good road game, both games, I thought. They sure look up to the challenge. Playing fast and really disciplined. They've really stopped the left wing breakout of the Pens while having a pretty good right wing breakout of their own.
I thought the quality of hockey in all the games last night was at a season high. Fucking fire wagon. Everyone not named Nabakov and Brysgalov had a great time.
posted by WeedyMcSmokey at 03:57 PM on April 17, 2010
The Premier League is doing its best to have things come down to the wire. First, Manchester United beat Manchester City 1-0, which moved United to within 1 point of Chelsea at the table's summit. Then, Tottenham beat Chelsea 2-1 to move two points ahead of City into the coveted fourth position and hold Chelsea on 77 points, one ahead of Man.U and six ahead of Arsenal, who have a game in hand.
The top five:
Chelsea - 77pts - played 35
Manchester United - 76pts - played 35
Arsenal - 71pts - played 34
Tottenham Hotspur - 64pts - played 34
Manchester City - 62pts - played 34
Tottenham play United midweek to attempt to finish a clean sweep of the top three in the course of eight days.
posted by boredom_08 at 05:33 PM on April 17, 2010
I thought the quality of hockey in all the games last night was at a season high.
It is a shame we don't have versus. Otherwise I might have actually been able to see such hockey.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 06:28 PM on April 17, 2010
The hockey has been unbelievable. Memo to self: don't bother watching the regular season next year.
(as I write the refs are doing their best to get the Caps to 1-1 in their series)
posted by rumple at 09:27 PM on April 17, 2010
It is a shame we don't have versus. Otherwise I might have actually been able to see such hockey.
As a Canadian, it's an embarrassment of riches this weekend. 3 games today (on two networks) and 5 games on Sunday (on two networks).
I love the first round of the NHL playoffs.
posted by grum@work at 09:51 PM on April 17, 2010
How Canadian am I?
I'm flipping back and forth between the Montreal/Washington hockey game, and the Braves/Rockies baseball game. Jimenez has a no-hitter through 7 innings, but the Caps are storming back. So I switch over to the hockey game and forget to check on the historical baseball game in progress!
I find out after the OT goal in Montreal that, oh hey, the guy DID get the no-hitter!
posted by grum@work at 10:03 PM on April 17, 2010
OT hockey in the playoffs always supersedes regular season baseball...no-no or no...
posted by MeatSaber at 10:07 PM on April 17, 2010
OT goal in Montreal
Err...OT goal AGAINST Montreal.
posted by grum@work at 10:21 PM on April 17, 2010
Luckily we get CBC so there are more options than normal. I just can't watch the Wings if they are on versus for about another three weeks.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 11:25 PM on April 17, 2010
If I heard correctly, Versus is blacked out in favor of local broadcasts for the first 2 rounds, so you should be able to see any Wings games on FSD or NBC...
posted by MeatSaber at 11:29 PM on April 17, 2010
Pagani Zonda. Whole thing leaves me wondering if they even considered the track while redesigning it. And if I can get a pair (three seems ostentatious).