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July 06, 2010
SportsFilter: The Tuesday 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.
Dallas Braden upset with Oakland A's shirts.
The money quote:
"It's just not cool," said Braden, who pitched a perfect game against the Rays on May 9. "It's just a serious, gross lack of tact. At the end of the day, I hope I do not become associated with that kind of approach."
Printed t-shirts? Not cool and lacking tact.
Screaming like an over-tired 4 year-old, stomping to the dugout, and then whining to the media? Very cool and tactful.
posted by grum@work at 08:45 AM on July 06, 2010
I think the shirt is awesome. Wonder if I could order one online.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 09:08 AM on July 06, 2010
So, the shirts are being laughed at in other dugouts, and the A's proceeded in making them over the objections of their own players?
I would say that would be the not cool or tactful part.
Did you consider also that perhaps Braden has decided he doesn't really want to get behind his behaviour that day, but now Oakland has decided not only to bring it all back up again, but to profit from it?
Pretty shitty.
posted by wfrazerjr at 11:21 AM on July 06, 2010
Did you consider also that perhaps Braden has decided he doesn't really want to get behind his behaviour that day,
Really?
He didn't seem to mind the "209 Day" they held for him the day he threw his perfect game.
Side note: He's gone 0-5 since that perfect game and is on the disabled list.
14:56...14:57...14:58...14:59...
posted by grum@work at 11:38 AM on July 06, 2010
Pretty shitty
Somehow, somewhere, I think Charlie Finley is having a good laugh about it though.
posted by mjkredliner at 11:39 AM on July 06, 2010
Really? He didn't seem to mind the "209 Day" they held for him the day he threw his perfect game.
Huh?
The event was part of Braden helping to provide lower-cost tickets in Section 209, his home area code of Stockton, an area he apparently did pretty will to get out of. How awful of him.
And how that has anything to do with what transpired with ARod is beyond me, especially considering he, his grandmother and his teammates downplayed the incident talking after the perfect game -- the same day the 209 Day event took place.
posted by wfrazerjr at 12:26 PM on July 06, 2010
The event was part of Braden helping to provide lower-cost tickets in Section 209, his home area code of Stockton, an area he apparently did pretty will to get out of. How awful of him.
They only set that up to play up his "We do things different in the 209!" comment he made during his hissy-fit to the media.
Sure, it was a nice thing to do, but dollars-to-donuts it doesn't happen unless he has his "209" bravado moment.
What I'm saying is that when he was the center of attention, he had no problem with himself (or the A's) playing up his rant at A-Rod.
his grandmother and his teammates downplayed the incident talking after the perfect game
Really?
Grandma "downplayed" it?
She tried to walk it back the next day, just like Braden's trying to walk back what he did.
posted by grum@work at 12:37 PM on July 06, 2010
Dallas Braden used to steal grum's lunch money.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 12:52 PM on July 06, 2010
Dallas Braden used to steal grum's lunch money.
That's what they used to do to me, back in the "209".
It's why I live in the "519". It's safer here.
posted by grum@work at 12:54 PM on July 06, 2010
And here I thought all along that grum hailed from "Parts Unknown" !!
posted by cixelsyd at 01:33 PM on July 06, 2010
Hope Netherlands avoids the hotel pool from here on out.
posted by yerfatma at 01:55 PM on July 06, 2010
According to a recent study: televised coverage of women's sports has plummeted. A mere 1.4% of Sportscenter coverage in 2009. (via Dave Zirin @ Edge of Sports)
posted by Spitztengle at 02:29 PM on July 06, 2010
Ask SpoFi:
How long until the United States gets to host a World Cup?
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 02:37 PM on July 06, 2010
Possibly 2018 or 2022. We just had one in 1994, did you forget already? You were like -2 or something.
A mere 1.4% of Sportscenter coverage in 2009
Wonder what % of Spofi posts.
posted by yerfatma at 02:47 PM on July 06, 2010
Almost four. And I was probably still recovering from celebrating the Lions playoff victory in 1992.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 03:05 PM on July 06, 2010
According to a recent study: televised coverage of women's sports has plummeted. A mere 1.4% of Sportscenter coverage in 2009. (via Dave Zirin @ Edge of Sports)
I thought the really interesting part of that story was that a lot of the drop-off can be attributed to less sexualization of female athletes.
posted by bperk at 03:28 PM on July 06, 2010
A mere 1.4% of Sportscenter coverage in 2009
It would be interesting to see the full breakdown of percentage coverage and not just the percentage for female athletes. I would guess it would be something like this:
Fall: 60 percent NFL; 35 percent college football; 5 percent everything else.
Spring: 25 percent MLB; 40 percent NBA; 20 percent college basketball; 5 percent NHL; 5 percent PGA; 5 percent everything else.
Summer: 65 percent MLB; 15 percent NFL off season; 5 percent NASCAR; 5 percent NBA offseason; 5 percent PGA; 5 percent everything else.
Winter: 55 percent NFL; 25 percent college football; 10 percent NBA; 5 percent NHL; 5 percent everything else.
After covering the major sports which are male-only or male-dominated, there's really not a lot of time left for female athletes or for male athletes in non-majors.
posted by graymatters at 04:32 PM on July 06, 2010
Except in a World Cup summer, in which that gets a good 30-35% of the coverage.
posted by boredom_08 at 04:44 PM on July 06, 2010
He didn't seem to mind the "209 Day" they held for him the day he threw his perfect game.
I'm sure he's still proud of his area code but maybe not so much his behavior with the mound incident. Yes, the 209 is linked with the mound incident but it's still where he is from. I'm no fan of Braden but I don't understand how you could have a problem with the comment posted.
posted by tron7 at 05:35 PM on July 06, 2010
Except in a World Cup summer, in which that gets a good 30-35% of the coverage.
Yes, certain events would always override normal percentages. If the study was of an Olympic year, then the percentage of female athlete stories would probably go up because of gymnastics and ice skating as well as athletic events where women may get as much coverage as men (skiing, swimming, diving, curling, etc.).
posted by graymatters at 05:50 PM on July 06, 2010
Except in a World Cup summer
Which might also explain the spike in female athlete stories in 1999. USA wins women's world cup.
posted by graymatters at 06:06 PM on July 06, 2010
Caster Semenya cleared to race again. Still as a female though gender tests not released. Wonder if the stories on this in 2009 counted toward the female athlete story percentage?
posted by graymatters at 06:24 PM on July 06, 2010
Dallas Braden used to steal grum's lunch money. posted by Ying Yang Mafia
Need favorite button.
posted by justgary at 06:41 PM on July 06, 2010
Octopaul now predicts Spain beats Germany. They must have put the pheremones in the wrong lunchbox.