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July 31, 2015
SportsFilter: The Friday 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.
It is 2015 and thousands of white Australians are booing an outspoken Aboriginal footballer. But don't say it's racist you'll hurt everyone's feelings - Why do you boo Adam Goodes? Is it because ...
posted by Ufez Jones at 10:26 AM on July 31, 2015
Welp, onto Trent Bridge for test 3 on August 6th.
posted by NoMich at 10:55 AM on July 31, 2015
England batting their second innings and their target is 121. They'll fuck it up, though.
Or not. Australia beaten in two and a half days, as everyone predicted after England lost the second Test by 405 runs.
James Anderson will be missing from the fourth test after he tore a muscle, so the pressure will be on for someone to step up and take Anderson's opening role alongside Stuart Broad. Finn looked great here, because it's rough to deal with a 6'6" bowler who can do 90mph, but he's had issues maintaining line and length before. If he can be consistent again, he'll take wickets just from speed and extra bounce... but we'll have to see it to believe it.
I'm ready for England to fall apart again in the next one and take it to a must-win fifth Test.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 10:59 AM on July 31, 2015
Why do you boo Adam Goodes? Is it because ...
Oh, that last part of the cartoon at the bottom (white player celebrations) is gold.
posted by grum@work at 11:29 AM on July 31, 2015
How to Create NBA Shot Charts in Python
posted by yerfatma at 03:47 PM on July 31, 2015
Dwayne Bowe in concussion scare.
posted by yerfatma at 04:11 PM on July 31, 2015
I've written a lot this last week about Adam Goodes. One of the reasons I took my kids (who have Aboriginal descent via their mother) to Swans games was so they could see Goodsey play, and tell their own kids about it.
There has been a remarkable debate, and one we have to keep having, on the issue of the booing of Adam Goodes. You can search the Australian media and find some wonderful writing, and signs of hope. You can also find a pile of reactionary shit, especially from the Murdoch press and their pet columnists.
But we want Adam back on the field. So we can celebrate the athlete and the man.
posted by owlhouse at 09:29 PM on July 31, 2015
43 Straightforward Reasons Adam Goodes Is A Bloody Legend
posted by owlhouse at 09:32 PM on July 31, 2015
Sorry - can't work out how to embed that link on my tablet.
posted by owlhouse at 09:33 PM on July 31, 2015
RIP Roddy Piper
One of the first "villains" I ever liked in wrestling, he was always entertaining when he got in front of the mic.
Also, one of my absolute favourite movie quotes of all time:
posted by grum@work at 10:51 PM on July 31, 2015
Owlhouse: do we want to know what "being a porkchop" means?
Grum: Yep, that's the same scene that I shared on the book of faces to honor the man. Also, Lynn Anderson died today. Sad day for the old timey country fans.
posted by NoMich at 11:00 PM on July 31, 2015
"Carrying on like a porkchop" = being a loud idiot for no discernible reason.
posted by owlhouse at 11:33 PM on July 31, 2015
Much more imaginative than asshat, Owlie, I like it.
I actually came here thinking to post about Goodes, because I'm saddened by it. To paraphrase myself on the book of face, hate doesn't make you happy so stick with the things which do.
posted by billsaysthis at 06:16 PM on August 01, 2015
One of the first "villains" I ever liked in wrestling
In retrospect, I think my first inkling of adulthood (around age 13 or so) was when we decided RRP was maybe not so bad and possibly right to be making fun of the good guys in the WWF. Has anyone phoned Cowboy Bob Orton to make sure he has someone with him in this time of grieving?
posted by yerfatma at 07:53 PM on August 01, 2015
England batting their second innings and their target is 121. They'll fuck it up, though.