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February 20, 2012
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.
"My kids want me home. They were ready for me to stay home. I had to tell them, I have a job to do. I have obligations." -- Mariano Rivera
No, you don't, Mariano. You have $144 million in lifetime earnings and you're 42 years old. You are pitching because you want to do it.
posted by rcade at 03:31 PM on February 20, 2012
On this day in SpoFi history . . . 10 years ago, Spofites debated whether this place was becoming "too cheesecake oriented" in the context of a post regarding the SI swimsuit issue.
This blast from the past brought to you as part of a sporadic/occasional series celebrating the 10th anniversary of SportsFilter.
posted by holden at 03:44 PM on February 20, 2012
No, you don't, Mariano. You have $144 million in lifetime earnings and you're 42 years old. You are pitching because you want to do it.
rcade -- that may be true, but he also may simply be viewing his contract as an obligation (novel idea, I know). If he was saying he had an "obligation" at the time he was negotiating or executing a new contract prior to Spring training (as opposed to entering into the final year of a 2-year deal), your point would hold more water. But he seems to me the type of guy who would truly believe that he has committed to give the Yankees one more year and needs to stick by it (even if he could technically "break" the contract by retiring and not taking the extra money owed him).
posted by holden at 03:46 PM on February 20, 2012
Blake Geoffrion (profile here) has become the 4th generation of his family to play for Canadiens. He is the great-grandson of Howie Morenz and the grandson of the legendary Bernie "boom-boom" Geoffrion. His father, Danny, was drafted by Montreal, but had only a 'cup of coffee' with them before playing a year with Winnipeg. Blake Geoffrion was a standout with Wisconsin, but will the pressure of trying to follow his illustrious family prove to be too much?
posted by Howard_T at 04:36 PM on February 20, 2012
On this day in SpoFi history . . . 10 years ago, Spofites debated whether this place was becoming "too cheesecake oriented" in the context of a post regarding the SI swimsuit issue.
The thinking person's sports site.
posted by bperk at 08:54 PM on February 20, 2012
On this day in SpoFi history . . .
I like these posts a lot. Well done sir.
I went back and looked at this day in history for myself and chuckled to see a story about Rugby and Johnny Wilkinson in the category "football."
posted by Mr Bismarck at 10:18 AM on February 21, 2012
What's wrong with Dominic Moore?
He's now on his 9th team in just 8 seasons in the NHL.
He's been part of 10 franchises, as he was dealt from NYR to Nashville, and then from Nashville to Pittsburgh, in the same day during the off-season. He's actually only worn 9 different team jerseys.