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October 13, 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.
Hicks and Gillette stuffed in High Court. John Henry pleased.
posted by yerfatma at 08:01 AM on October 13, 2010
Thanks for the links, fatty, I'm following the blog now. This thing has more action than some of the matches that Liverpool FC has played. One point I might make about taking the higher bid from Lim vs the bid from NESV is that the board is not obligated to "take the money", but rather is obligated to do what is in the best interests of the club. What background does Mr. Lim have in running a sports venture? The track record of NESV and the Red Sox is clear and exemplary. Does NESV's record outweigh 20 million LE? If the board does go with NESV, will this make an appeal from Hicks and Gillette any more likely of success? This legal crap is fun, especially the robing of English judges.
One other question I have for Premier League fans is this. What significance is there in the song "You'll Never Walk Alone"? It's from a 1945 Rogers and Hammerstein musical Carousel, which was later adapted for a film in 1956. The lyrics are quite inspirational, never failing to bring a tear to this old fart's eye, and the setting of the song in the play (at the reprise) was a high school graduation. Thus the song is heard frequently every June here in the US.
Never mind. rcade must have read my mind and posted a link on the front page. Belay my last.
posted by Howard_T at 04:00 PM on October 13, 2010
Sean Avery sucks, according to James Wisniewski, anyway. Wisniewski suspended for 2 games as a result.
posted by tommybiden at 05:14 PM on October 13, 2010
From the always entertaining Keith and The Girl podcast, episode 1269. This is from the forums discussion about that show.
Quick quiz. The answer is either Football Player or Football. This might help determine who is smarter...1a) I became upset when the stripper I had been tossing money at onstage decided that money belonged to her, and tried to pick it up. The audacity! So in response I decided to take her head and slam it into the stage floor, and may or may not have had a friend come back and shootup the club... and to my surprise I was suspended! Football Player or Football?
1b) On my way to a meeting with the NFL Commissioner about how I had changed since the incident in question 1a, I decided to stop by ANOTHER strip club, and punched ANOTHER woman in the face... to my surprise I stayed suspended! Football Player or Football?
2) I forgot the names of 3 of my 7 children... although to be fair they are all the same age... I think. Football Player or Football?
3) I invested hundreds of thousands of dollars blindly into the following endeavors: A mouthpiece that makes you run faster, a cosmetic procedure that absorbes oxygen into the skin, and a technology that would replace credit cards with fingerprints... because those obviously sound like real things. Football Player or Football?
4) I was accused of sexual assault and managed to beat the case! Yay me! Only a few months later I then figured nothing could possibly go wrong with cornering a girl (underage this time, but if there's grass on the field play ball! Am I right?!) in a bar bathroom and requesting sexual favors of her... Shoot, I just have no luck at all! Football Player or Football?
5) My average career is 3 years. My average yearly salary is $770,000. That means for my career I make roughly $2.31 Million. Yet, somehow, 8 times out of 10, I'm completely broke about 2 years after I retire... you think maybe it was the 17 Bentleys, 5 child support payments, and the investments in question #3? Football Player or Football?
6) I changed my name from "Johnson" to "Ochocinco" to "Whatever Ochocinco is in Japanese"... wait, that's different than "Ochocinco"? Football Player or Football?
7) I'm Michael Vick. Football Player or Football?
If you answered Football Player to all questions: Congratulations! You have the sense God gave a Football!
If you answered Football to any question: I'm sorry Mr. Favre, please go back and try again. Yes, crayon is fine to use.
posted by geekyguy at 05:58 PM on October 13, 2010
"Whatever Ochocinco is in Japanese"
I dunno. Chad Hachijuugoh has a nice ring to it.
posted by Howard_T at 08:42 PM on October 13, 2010
Things get a little heated in a China vs Brazil basket ball game.
posted by grum@work at 10:08 PM on October 13, 2010
Things get a little heated in a China vs Brazil basket ball game.
Talk about a Malice at the Imperial Palace !!
posted by tommybiden at 10:33 PM on October 13, 2010
posted by grum@work at 12:40 AM on October 14, 2010
Things get a little heated in a China vs Brazil basket ball game.
The clip title says fist fight ... man, there were knees and stomps thrown in there too! More like I went to an MMA bout and a basketball game broke out ... or something like that.
That coach is a piece of work. Bringing attention to the injured player was a nice touch though.
posted by Spitztengle at 02:11 AM on October 14, 2010
Love the Giants' video, great song, great rendition. Only change, "If we lose, I'll purchase a case of booze" to "Win or lose, I'll buy a case of booze." Cuz it'll happen either way.
posted by gfinsf at 10:03 AM on October 14, 2010
Police to issue new warrant for Graham James: Police in Winnipeg will lay new charges against the former junior hockey coach, who previously pleaded guilty to hundreds of incidents of sexual assault involving two teenaged hockey players under his influence.