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April 09, 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.
The NHL playoff schedule
posted by kokaku at 09:55 AM on April 09, 2012
Born 15 miles down the road from me (despite being born in the South I only know two other Bubbas).
posted by justgary at 12:07 PM on April 09, 2012
Spent any time in Bagdad?
posted by rcade at 12:35 PM on April 09, 2012
I'm sure I have, but I don't know exactly where Bagdad is, even though I should be able to get there in minutes.
We have small towns that are made up of smaller towns, and at some point, I choose not to recognize them. Most people here just say he's from Milton.
posted by justgary at 12:45 PM on April 09, 2012
The Masters broadcasters overlooked a spectator getting clocked by a drive.
posted by rcade at 12:46 PM on April 09, 2012
Are fat baseball players a problem?
posted by yerfatma at 12:49 PM on April 09, 2012
Are fat baseball players a problem?
I was wondering that yesterday when I clicked over to the Sox - Tigers game a few times during the Masters. Those two teams have some goodly bulk between 'em.
If Ted Williams or DiMaggio came into the league today, the clubs that signed them would think about having them checked out for possible eating disorders.
posted by beaverboard at 01:56 PM on April 09, 2012
The Astros set a record-low for attendance at Minute Maid Park Sunday, with 14,000 fans.
posted by rcade at 02:25 PM on April 09, 2012
College football realignment news is 90 percent speculation and 10 percent guesswork.
posted by rcade at 05:56 PM on April 09, 2012
Fran Tarkenton thinks Gregg Williams "should go to prison" and said players from his generation are outraged. "We didn't play with bounties," he said. "Dick Butkus didn't have bounties on anybody, or there wouldn't have been anybody to play because he would've killed them all."
posted by rcade at 07:57 PM on April 09, 2012
Fran should have tried his own prescription if he thinks prison cures. That goddamn gasbag was the only person to make me feel bad for Brett Favre. I'll be damned if he does it for Gregg Williams as well.
posted by yerfatma at 08:29 PM on April 09, 2012
After giving my MLB.tv purchase the entire weekend to mull over, I stand by my initial reaction to it: IT'S SO FREAKIN' AWESOME! Worth every penny I paid for it.