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June 06, 2010
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.
The Garrett Wittels collegiate hitting streak is up to 56 games.
One more and he hits the number pegged to the Heinz Company promotion that DiMaggio was unable to cash in on when his streak stopped at 56.
Two more games and Wittels ties the collegiate mark.
Three more games and he passes Ventura and qualifies for an opportunity to rush Nolan Ryan on the mound.
posted by beaverboard at 11:42 AM on June 06, 2010
Two more games and Wittels ties the collegiate mark.
Correction: Two more games and Wittels ties the Division I collegiate mark.
The Division III mark is 60 games.
posted by grum@work at 01:52 PM on June 06, 2010
But unfortunately, his season is done, as FIU was elminated from the College World Series yesterday. So we'll have to wait until next year for him to attempt to break the record.
posted by boredom_08 at 04:02 PM on June 06, 2010
Caught the end of today's NASCAR race in Pocono. Apparently the guys all hate each other and think that they are all a bunch of idiots. Stay classy, NASCAR.
posted by NoMich at 07:43 PM on June 06, 2010
Missed the Lakers - Celtics tonite, read Kobe had foul problems at home ... WTF, is NBA officiating finally making a statement?
posted by cixelsyd at 11:41 PM on June 06, 2010
Not from a Boston perspective:
"This was, above all, a recognizable NBA game, as opposed to the eyesore opener. The reason was simple: referees Ken Mauer, Monty McCutchen, and Mike Callahan refereed the game they saw, as opposed to the game they wished to impose on everyone. Yes, people on both sides wound up in foul trouble, and each side felt aggrieved. Boston at one point had four frontcourt players with four fouls apiece. The Lakers moaned because Kobe Bryant wound up with five fouls and Ron Artest fouled out . . . But the fact is the officials allowed the game to evolve into proper basketball."
But Phil Jackson and one of LA's biggest hacks think so:
'[A]s if there was any way the NBA wasn't going to fix things and stretch this dream matchup out as long as possible. I know this, it didn't look to me as if the referees were in any hurry to call it a season any time soon . . . Jackson paused, and then said, "I'll just say it wasn't a surprise."'
posted by yerfatma at 09:14 AM on June 07, 2010
I was surprised after the game to read that people weren't happy with the officiating. While I was watching there didn't seem to be too many calls that I disagreed with. I guess if you look at the foul totals it looks bad but I thought the game was officiated well enough.
That pic in your second link makes Big Baby's arms look comically short compared to Bynum's.
posted by tron7 at 12:25 PM on June 07, 2010
It's entirely possible they are. He has no hops. He's a mess at times. And yet he's still an effective player. I have no idea how he does it. His rebounds are even more amazing to me than Rondo's.
posted by yerfatma at 03:16 PM on June 07, 2010
I guess if you look at the foul totals it looks bad but I thought the game was officiated well enough.
The total fouls wound up at 58-58, but the free throws were something like 41-25 in favor of LA. Had it not been for a flurry of fouls late in the game as LA tried to come back, it would have been a lot worse. I agree that the officiating was generally better than many of the games in the playoffs this year. The big difference last night was that none of the officials seemed to have an ego problem (or some financial interest in the game).
posted by Howard_T at 05:25 PM on June 07, 2010
Balls of the World Cup.