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.
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posted by yerfatma at 11:59 AM on July 28, 2010
Journeyman starter Miguel Batista replaced Stephen Strasburg yesterday after he couldn't make a scheduled start due to arm inflammation. Batista received scattered boos, but said afterwards that he understood: "Imagine if you go there to see Miss Universe -- and you end up having Miss Iowa"
posted by rcade at 01:15 PM on July 28, 2010
The video of the opening of a Boca Juniors soccer match last year is completely insane.
posted by rcade at 01:39 PM on July 28, 2010
Batista received scattered boos, but said afterwards that he understood: "Imagine if you go there to see Miss Universe -- and you end up having Miss Iowa"
The fans should've saved those boos for their team's pitiful offensive effort.
posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 01:44 PM on July 28, 2010
Women's football (yes, the full-contact, tackle variety) sees a pocket of growth.
posted by Spitztengle at 02:08 PM on July 28, 2010
Journeyman starter Miguel Batista replaced Stephen Strasburg yesterday after he couldn't make a scheduled start due to arm inflammation.
Yesterday, during my evening commute, the Metro was ridiculously packed. As soon as I saw the Strasburg scratch, I knew there were going to be a lot of disappointed people. Fortunately they got to see a win anyway.
posted by bperk at 02:42 PM on July 28, 2010
Wow, rcade, that was something! Could they actually play the game after or did clearing the field of debris take until breakfast?
posted by billsaysthis at 04:02 PM on July 28, 2010
"Imagine if you go there to see Miss Universe -- and you end up having Miss Iowa"
A flaky pitcher, but Batista has always been eloquent and a great interview.
posted by grum@work at 05:22 PM on July 28, 2010
The video of the opening of a Boca Juniors soccer match last year is completely insane.
I hope no one needed to use the crapper. In that town. For a week.
"Imagine if you go there to see Miss Universe -- and you end up having Miss Iowa"
Guess he won't be playing in Iowa any time soon.
posted by yerfatma at 05:29 PM on July 28, 2010
Lorenzen Wright's body found in wooded area in Memphis...
posted by MeatSaber at 08:30 PM on July 28, 2010
Now that Dan Gilbert is done toasting LeBron, the Raptors' Bryan Colangelo has tagged up and provided some frank commentary on Chris Bosh.
It remains to be seen whether Gilbert will re-tag and start in on Ilgauskas.
posted by beaverboard at 09:32 AM on July 28, 2010