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June 02, 2011
SportsFilter: The Thursday 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.
Gord Miller's Excellent Adventure
posted by tommybiden at 11:04 AM on June 02, 2011
posted by rcade at 01:11 PM on June 02, 2011
Somewhere Risto Kallaste is smiling.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 02:42 PM on June 02, 2011
Highly entertaining review of the year in La Liga from Sid Lowe, including lots of video clips.
posted by rumple at 03:18 PM on June 02, 2011
Odd brush with fame today.
I was accompanying my wife at her chemotherapy session today, and noticed the guy next to me was wearing a Pittsburgh Steelers Superbowl ring on his right hand. He had two similar rings on his left hand, but I couldn't make out what teams they were for. The ring I could see was from their '78 Superbowl. He was a black guy, guessing in his mid 60's, maybe slightly older. 6'2 at best, not real big, maybe 220#.
I politely asked him about the ring, asking who he was. He says, fairly loudly, "none of your damn business" and then turns all three rings around, so all you see is the back band.
I didn't press the issue, but thought it was odd. Those rings are conversation starters, and why wear all three if you don't want to talk about it?
BTW, he was with his wife, who was the patient. She rolled her eyes at him.
posted by dviking at 05:30 PM on June 02, 2011
I looked for black 1978 Steelers under 6-foot-3 with three rings, but didn't find any. They mostly had four (1974, '75, '78 and '79) or two ('78 and '79).
posted by rcade at 06:18 PM on June 02, 2011
That is an odd brush with fame. Hope things are going well.
posted by yerfatma at 06:20 PM on June 02, 2011
"none of your damn business" = "I bought them on e-bay or in a pawn shop" (?)
posted by tahoemoj at 06:58 PM on June 02, 2011
Always fun to see the slingshot throw ins. The fabulous Kim Pickup used to do those routinely and magnificently when playing in the pro W league in the eastern US a few years back.
Any throw in 20 yards or closer from the endline, she would come up from the backline and take. The stadium PA would always oblige with the standard shark music from Jaws as she walked up the touchline toward the spot.
Last I heard of her pro career, she was in San Diego. Couldn't find a video, just a small photo.
posted by beaverboard at 07:32 PM on June 02, 2011
There were a lot more white guys on the 1978 Steelers than I expected. I wonder if the racial makeup of the league has changed.
posted by rcade at 08:21 PM on June 02, 2011
Dunno rcade, but American hair care ads are awful.
posted by owlhouse at 09:44 PM on June 02, 2011
I actually don't think that they were all Steeler rings, at least from the look I got. For all I know they could have been rings for college bowl games.
Could be off on the height by an inch or two, but it could also be a coach/trainer as well.
posted by dviking at 02:12 AM on June 03, 2011
Gilbert Brule picks up hitchhikers