July 12, 2010

SportsFilter: The Monday 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.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 14 comments

Michael Vick was not allowed to cross state lines to play in the Michael Vick Celebrity Golf tournament in Georgia.

posted by rcade at 12:49 PM on July 12, 2010

Usefulness of Vuvuzela after the world cup

posted by billsaysthis at 03:49 PM on July 12, 2010

Fake Dan Gilbert twitter feed, @DanGilbertCavs

Favorite: Reason we're not filing "tampering" charges against MIA with league? Stern only accepts paperwork in Times New Roman. WEAK ASS FONT.

posted by tron7 at 05:18 PM on July 12, 2010

Useless MLB info:


  • Since hitting a grand slam on the very pitch he saw as a major league baseball player, Daniel Nava has not hit another home run in the next 88 plate appearances.

  • Stephen Strasburg has now started 7 consecutive games to begin his career where he's struck out at least one batter per inning pitched (as a starting pitcher). He's one away from tying the record of 8 (to start a career) held by Herb Score.

  • Backup Seattle catch Eliezer Alfonzo is currently leading the majors in most plate appearances by a non-pitcher without a base-on-balls (or intentional walk, or hit-by-pitch), with 41. However, Chicago utility infielder Dayan Viciedo is quickly accumulating plate appearances (40), and will probably pass Alfonzo within the next week. They both have a long way to go to catch the all-time record for a single season (148 PA), held by Craig Robinson.

    posted by grum@work at 05:28 PM on July 12, 2010

Wondering if ESPN will get an FCC fine for swearing. Just heard Big Papi swear in spanish loud and clear and I sure they could have gotten away with it, but then Berman and Morgan repeated it.

posted by Demophon at 09:12 PM on July 12, 2010

Favorite: Reason we're not filing "tampering" charges against MIA with league? Stern only accepts paperwork in Times New Roman. WEAK ASS FONT.

Oh, he topped that:

UNBELIEVABLE. Stern fined me $100K for speaking the TRUTH. I AM OUTRAGED. This is like fining Anne Frank for writing her diary.

posted by lil_brown_bat at 09:29 PM on July 12, 2010

Man that second one's funny, LBL. Deeply, horribly irredeemably wrong, but still funny. I will go to hell for laughing at that.

posted by rcade at 10:29 PM on July 12, 2010

Oh, he topped that:

I stand corrected.

posted by tron7 at 02:40 AM on July 13, 2010

"At the end of the day, there's one person I could not turn away from. Kobe Bryant asked me to stay but supported whatever decision I made," Fisher said. "He and I have played together for 11 seasons, came into the league together as kids, and has been loyal to me even when others had doubts. We have won five championships together."

Derek Fisher signs three year deal with Lakers.

I hope Kobe waited until the start of free agency to ask Fisher to stay or else we are talking about collusion. Right?

posted by bperk at 11:50 AM on July 13, 2010

Presumably, Bryant talked to Fisher while both were under contract with the Lakers and then when he was a free agent. It's not collusion for a team to negotiate with its own player, so I don't see how it could be collusion for teammates to talk.

posted by rcade at 12:18 PM on July 13, 2010

I think that was a joke.

posted by bender at 12:49 PM on July 13, 2010

Oh. I'm sorry. Never mind.

posted by rcade at 01:29 PM on July 13, 2010

It obviously wasn't a very good joke.

posted by bperk at 04:45 PM on July 13, 2010

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