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August 25, 2015
SportsFilter: The Tuesday 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.
How are we all celebrating Albert Belle's birthday? I was planning on throwing Superballs at kids.
posted by yerfatma at 08:59 AM on August 25, 2015
"Some pictures from the Fifth Test at The Oval."
Not shown : English batting.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 09:25 AM on August 25, 2015
...at the Kia Oval.
Naming rights don't usually bother me but that looks so wrong. It's still Lords, Eden Gardens and the MCG, right?
posted by deflated at 10:53 AM on August 25, 2015
posted by grum@work at 04:42 PM on August 25, 2015
Naming rights don't usually bother me but that looks so wrong. It's still Lords, Eden Gardens and the MCG, right?
I think so, and the SCG, Gabba, Adelaide Oval and WACA in Australia. Most of the football (all codes) grounds have sponsors names, but we are blessed with the ABC, a public broadcaster, which refuses to use the sponsors labels in the match calls and other reporting, and sticks by the traditional names.
posted by owlhouse at 09:17 PM on August 25, 2015
On the one hand, I hate the public shaming culture/stockades... but on the other hand, fuck Schilling.
Although I still revere him for 2004, that doesn't conflict withat thinking he's also a putz.
posted by hincandenza at 11:55 PM on August 25, 2015
Does anyone hold the naming rights to the Basin Reserve?
posted by beaverboard at 08:01 AM on August 26, 2015
I don't think so, like the SCG, it has heritage listing.
posted by owlhouse at 09:32 PM on August 26, 2015
Kind of interesting that Schilling, who turned the Twitter/internet brigade on those who said some reprehensible things about his daughter, is now facing the same type of backlash he encouraged not too long ago.
posted by holden at 01:06 AM on August 27, 2015
Some pictures from the Fifth Test at The Oval.