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June 10, 2012
SportsFilter: The Sunday 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.
Bruce Chen interview interrupted by teammate Humberto Quintero making slanted eyes' gesture
posted by tommybiden at 01:45 PM on June 10, 2012
What an idiot.
posted by rcade at 02:14 PM on June 10, 2012
Terrible game by Ireland. Contrary to the announcers, I think that third goal stays out without Givens' head.
posted by rcade at 05:02 PM on June 10, 2012
Chris Perez celebrated his 20th save by vomiting on the mound.
posted by rcade at 07:00 PM on June 10, 2012
What a weird game today between Italy and Spain. The Italians started with the now rarely seen, (outside of Wigan), 3-5-2 and Spain started with a 4-6... yes, no forwards at all.
As none of the Spanish midfielders really like to stay wide they ended up with six players often standing on each other's toes.
A peculiar sort of a dance.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 10:17 PM on June 10, 2012
In case anyone hasn't noticed, Adam Dunn is having one hell of an interesting year.
In 263 plate appearances, 164 of them have ended in one of the Three True Outcomes, a home run (20), a walk (48), or a strikeout (96).
He's currently on pace to finish with:
54 HR
130 walks
260 strikeouts
He's currently sitting on a 62.4% TTO.
The record (for those that qualify for a batting title) is held by Jack Cust (58.2% in 2007).
posted by grum@work at 01:29 AM on June 11, 2012
I've heard that Fernando Torres went through a bit of a slump at the start of the year.
Watching him in today's game, it sure did look like a player who had absolutely no idea what to do when a scoring chance appeared.
The play where the keeper simply ran up and stole the ball from him was embarrassing to watch.
posted by grum@work at 01:31 AM on June 11, 2012
He still makes all the right runs - the mechanical part of the game is there - but the instinctive part has gone. That's a terrible combination because he keeps getting into the right place and then overthinking what he's going to do.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 08:45 AM on June 11, 2012
I didn't see that Torres run, but Mario Balotelli had the strangest open charge at a goal I've seen in a while.
posted by rcade at 09:19 AM on June 11, 2012
Balotelli and Torres should both take Bosmans to FC LostInTheClouds, Premier League, Italy and Spain would be better all around.
I think the Spain formation was strange too, but the players seemed to get it in form at about the hour mark. Put on Negredo or Pedro instead of Torres and Spain probably get a second goal.
posted by billsaysthis at 11:59 AM on June 11, 2012
I didn't see that Torres run, but Mario Balotelli had the strangest open charge at a goal I've seen in a while.
[crazy conspiracy]
Balotelli was being paid by gamblers to throw the game.
His coach figured it out from that specific play, and pulled him from the game just minutes later.
As a result, Balotelli will not see the pitch again this tournament.
[/crazy conspiracy]
posted by grum@work at 12:00 PM on June 11, 2012
No one with half a mind (or better) would enter into a contract with Mario.
posted by yerfatma at 12:05 PM on June 11, 2012
The Devils force a game 6 back in Los Angeles.