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September 27, 2011
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.
Putting snow in your Super Bowl logo is just asking for trouble.
posted by rcade at 12:08 PM on September 27, 2011
That's just for the Super Bowl Host Committee. Seriously? The host committee gets its own logo?
posted by NoMich at 12:47 PM on September 27, 2011
I would prefer a full disclosure logo showing that there's no charge to take the bridge to Jersey, but if you want to cross over to NY, it's gonna cost you.
posted by beaverboard at 01:20 PM on September 27, 2011
Take out the 2-10 season start and the 5-19 ending and the Red Sox have gone an incredible 82-42.
posted by rcade at 01:52 PM on September 27, 2011
"No team has ever lost a nine-game hold on a wild-card spot in September. Not the 2007 Mets. Not the 1964 Phillies." -- Boston Globe
Who could forget the 1964 wild card race?
posted by rcade at 01:55 PM on September 27, 2011
posted by kokaku at 02:07 PM on September 27, 2011
At this point, I'm content to see the Rays proceed to the postseason. I don't want to see a team with poor pitching take the field. I still wince at the memory of the Padres in the '84 World Series.
posted by beaverboard at 02:23 PM on September 27, 2011
Who could forget the 1964 wild card race?
Awe. Some.
posted by lil_brown_bat at 02:58 PM on September 27, 2011
The actress who plays Phyllis on The Office was a St. Louis Football Cardinals cheerleader in the '70s.
posted by rcade at 03:26 PM on September 27, 2011
That...I....uh....how?
posted by dfleming at 04:44 PM on September 27, 2011
I'm breaking my streak of never watching an ESPN documentary tonight for the one on Steve Bartman. I found something on YouTube that shows just how fucked up that situation was -- here's Bartman's perp walk out of the stadium.
posted by rcade at 06:45 PM on September 27, 2011
I'm breaking my streak of never watching an ESPN documentary tonight for the one on Steve Bartman. I found something on YouTube that shows just how fucked up that situation was -- here's Bartman's perp walk out of the stadium.
Does that mean you haven't watched any of the "30 for 30" docs? If so, you are really missing out on some amazing films.
As for Bartman, I found what the media and the fans did to him to be absolutely disgraceful.
posted by grum@work at 09:09 PM on September 27, 2011
Pretty interesting day shaping up for MLB tomorrow.
posted by holden at 11:13 PM on September 27, 2011
Yep. I'd never watched one before last night. I avoid ESPN programming that isn't a live sports broadcast.
posted by rcade at 08:03 AM on September 28, 2011
Oh, the 30 for 30 stuff is all made by outside filmmakers. They are pretty good to great on average.
posted by yerfatma at 08:57 AM on September 28, 2011
"Without Bias" - The Death of Len Bias.
"The Legend of Jimmy the Greek" - The rise and fall of Jimmy the Greek.
"Winning Time : Reggie Miller vs The New York Knicks" - Title says it all.
"June 17, 1994" - No voice overs, just news footage from that amazing day.
"Once Brothers" - Petrovic and Divac, and the fall of Yugoslavia.
"Into The Wind" - The story of Terry Fox.
are all excellent docs.
However, the one that really stands out on its own (and is one of the best sports docs I've ever seen) is "The Two Escobars". It's the story of cocaine, football, and Columbia.
posted by grum@work at 02:48 PM on September 28, 2011
However, the one that really stands out on its own (and is one of the best sports docs I've ever seen) is "The Two Escobars". It's the story of cocaine, football, and Columbia.
However, none of those links work now.
Try these :
posted by Mr Bismarck at 03:43 PM on September 28, 2011
Super Bowl 2014 logo features a snowflake!. But at least New Jersey gets a shout out for a change.