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July 07, 2014
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.
That is so great. They must be working on a Suarez montage right now. Which actually might be too easy to the point of not being worth doing.
posted by beaverboard at 09:33 AM on July 07, 2014
Johnny Manziel allegedly rolling bills in a bathroom does not mean he was doing cocaine.
posted by BornIcon at 10:09 AM on July 07, 2014
Despite the current slow period in sports news, no mention here of the recent Coney Island Hot Dog Championship. Which included the reigning champ proposing to his girlfriend - a fellow competitive eater - before the event, and then narrowly retaining his crown by pulling away late, as they say.
posted by beaverboard at 11:39 AM on July 07, 2014
Does anyone know where to get ball-in-play time statistics? This piece from zonalmarking has Friday's Brazil-Columbia match at 41:07 and seems to imply that Germany-France's 50-some minutes is a big (or at least average) number. I never realized that there was that much inactive time, and likewise, what are the guidelines for adding on stoppage time?
posted by bender at 12:25 PM on July 07, 2014
I present to you, probably the dumbest lawsuit in MLB fan history.
Probably in sports fan history.
Probably in history.
posted by grum@work at 09:55 PM on July 07, 2014
That better be facial hair....
posted by grum@work at 09:57 PM on July 07, 2014
Probably in history.
That's a pretty high bar, but Sleepy McSlobberson has either approached it or narrowly cleared it.
posted by tahoemoj at 11:36 AM on July 08, 2014
Now there is some doubt being cast on the legitimacy of the lawsuit even existing. It may well be a prank.
posted by grum@work at 11:52 AM on July 08, 2014
I present to you, probably the dumbest lawsuit in MLB fan history
Now there is some doubt being cast on the legitimacy of the lawsuit even existing. It may well be a prank
No, it's all true. Terms of the lawsuit are that he wants season tickets for life, a padded reclining seat, and a blanky.
posted by cixelsyd at 11:54 AM on July 08, 2014
Update:
The lawsuit exists! And it is gold!
The false statements include but are not limited to:
...
d. Plaintiff is a confused disgusted and socially bankrupt individual.
posted by grum@work at 04:18 PM on July 09, 2014
Slightly late for Wimbledon, but: Capybaras That Look Like Rafael Nadal.