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April 28, 2010
SportsFilter: The Wednesday 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.
A little vent to Phoenix for losing a few of us 3 points last night - in the front hallway of your organization, on that little side table next to the coat rack, there's a game that you forgot to even mail in last night.
And of course, some people's loss is some people's gain.
posted by kokaku at 10:40 AM on April 28, 2010
Just a reminder...look for a round 2 pickem thread in the locker room shortly after the conclusion of tonight's Caps/Habs game. Time will be short between rounds, so get your picks in pronto...
posted by MeatSaber at 10:56 AM on April 28, 2010
Lets go Habs. I would love to see their goalie(Halak) steal this series and send Ovechkin home. I know he is a face of the NHL, But I love seeing him lose.
As a face of the NHL, many are saying a loss tonight will damage his legacy and put him on the list of great players that cant win the big one. They blew it last year, Won pres trophy this year(which has been the kiss of death recently) and choked in the Olympics.
posted by Debo270 at 11:25 AM on April 28, 2010
Gregg Zaun throws 3 pitches in a row past the pitcher against the Pirates Tuesday night I think he was mocking the Pirates
Paging Mackey Sasser's sports psychologist on line 1.
A little vent to Phoenix for losing a few of us 3 points last night - in the front hallway of your organization, on that little side table next to the coat rack, there's a game that you forgot to even mail in last night.
I am a Wings fan, but I feel really sorry for Shane Doan. Definitely was missed by the Coyotes, and it's a shame he had to miss the majority of the series as a result of what was basically a freak incident.
posted by holden at 11:51 AM on April 28, 2010
Lets go Habs. I would love to see their goalie(Halak) steal this series and send Ovechkin home.
Go Caps. I think it is a bit early in Ovechkin's career to be giving him the can't-win-the-big-one mantle.
posted by bperk at 01:08 PM on April 28, 2010
Go Caps. I think it is a bit early in Ovechkin's career to be giving him the can't-win-the-big-one mantle.
They did it to Manning and he was the best QB in the game. Do I think it is early for that? YES. Will the media? Probably not and their opinion matters more then mine.
posted by Debo270 at 01:24 PM on April 28, 2010
Lets go Habs.
Because of the resultant matchups in the 2nd round (Bruins vs Philadelphia rather than Bruins vs Pittsburgh), I would love to root for Montreal. Living where I do, with the 'phone book nearly half full of French-Canadian surnames, it would be very easy to do. But as a Bruins fan I-just-can't-quite-bring-myself-to-do-it. I will not be rooting for the Capitols either, but I will be watching the game.
posted by Howard_T at 03:11 PM on April 28, 2010
What a shocker -- Big Ben's not very popular with Pittsburgh bar staff or his ex-teammates.
posted by wfrazerjr at 04:36 PM on April 28, 2010
Loved this comment on the Guardian's MBM coverage after Inter had put Barca out:
"That was a triumph for Mourinho's style of management," writes Henry Shawdon. "I cant wait to get that quality of shirt-pulling, injury-feigning, timewasting and transcendental negativity back in the Premiership."
posted by owlhouse at 05:19 PM on April 28, 2010
Looks like the Blackhawks are out of contention for the cup this year. So sad.
posted by rumple at 07:53 PM on April 28, 2010
But as a Bruins fan I-just-can't-quite-bring-myself-to-do-it. I will not be rooting for the Capitols either, but I will be watching the game.
Was talking about this with a friend on the way to a meeting. My math works out thusly: the Bruins are playing with house money at this point. I never expected them to make the playoffs, much less round 2. However: if I root for the Habs, they will win and then find a way to beat the Bruins and that will make me more upset than if they play the Penguins, lose as expected, but leave a Matt Cooke-sized stain on the ice.
posted by yerfatma at 08:39 PM on April 28, 2010
Gregg Zaun throws 3 pitches in a row past the pitcher against the Pirates Tuesday night I think he was mocking the Pirates