October 23, 2014

SportsFilter: The Thursday 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.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 3 comments

It's a fluff piece, and maybe I'm just chomping at the bit for the NBA season to start, but I got 5 minutes of enjoyment out of this Grantland piece on top celebrity fans of each team.

posted by Ufez Jones at 09:58 AM on October 23, 2014

Proud to say that I don't know who many of the characters in that uberfan rogues gallery are.

But Mallory Edens is only a prosthetic Adam's apple and some raccoon warpaint away from being able to go trick or treating as Ann Coulter.

posted by beaverboard at 10:35 AM on October 23, 2014

The danger of small sample size can be found in Giants pitcher Hunter Strickland.

Regular season:
9 games, 7 innings pitched, 5 singles given up, 0.00 ERA

Result: "This dude is awesome! He's gonna anchor our bullpen in the playoffs!"

Post season:
6 games, 5.1 innings pitched, 5 home runs given up, 10.13 ERA

Result: "This dude is Narveson-esque! He's dragged down our bullpen like an anchor in these playoffs!"

posted by grum@work at 01:34 PM on October 23, 2014

You're not logged in. Please log in or register.