June 22, 2015

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.

posted by huddle to general at 06:00 AM - 5 comments

Pitching might be a genetic trait.

"King" Felix Hernandez's kid throws out a ceremonial first pitch.

posted by grum@work at 09:07 AM on June 22, 2015

I was not expecting it but what a great weekend of football this turned out to be! Starting with Serbia/Brazil in the U-20s World Cup Final, then all the matches from Copa America and Women's World Cup plus Earthquakes beating (a down bleeding, to be fair) Sounders in MLS, well, wow.

posted by billsaysthis at 10:37 AM on June 22, 2015

The Norwegians who don't know how to play football met England today in the World Cup and ran the show for the first half hour. England then started to come back into it and were looking the better side in the second half. So of course, Norway scored.

A while later England equalised Norway's goal from a corner with one of their own and then on 75 minutes Lucy Bronze won the game with what the boys from the Guardian would call "a thunder bastard."

It's the first World Cup knockout game the English ladies have ever won.

posted by Mr Bismarck at 10:53 PM on June 22, 2015

Wow. I'd guess he's about 8-9, but whatever his age, Hernandez' kid has some seriously good form.

The MLB woman article didn't load for me, grum. However, it did make me go google that 13-year-old knuckleballer who made headlines a while back. Turns out she's 16 and in high school now, still pitching, and apparently having quite a bit of success.

posted by hincandenza at 05:00 AM on June 23, 2015

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