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November 02, 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.
Oh, and that's the 111th time in a row that the team that [wanted to win it the most/never gave up/had great team chemistry/knew how to win] has actually won the World Series. It's really quite an amazing streak!
posted by grum@work at 08:58 AM on November 02, 2015
Gerard Delofeu played an amazing game, opening goal, two assists and still had to be yanked after an hour because of a yellow card. Because he cannot, and I can't stress this enough, cannot dive convincingly.
posted by yerfatma at 11:22 AM on November 02, 2015
Gerard Delofeu played an amazing game, opening goal, two assists and still had to be yanked after an hour because of a yellow card. Because he cannot, and I can't stress this enough, cannot dive convincingly.
I can't watch a highlight on the "World" version of ESPN about a game in Europe because I'm Canadian.
The first sports league (real or e-sport) that figures out that you WANT your highlights on every platform in every nation...they are going to rule the world.
posted by grum@work at 11:42 AM on November 02, 2015
I can't watch a highlight on the "World" version of ESPN about a game in Europe because I'm Canadian.
Canadians: can get a hit here.
posted by Mr Bismarck at 02:01 PM on November 02, 2015
More Proof Gerard Deulofeu Is A Brilliant Lunatic
posted by yerfatma at 03:00 PM on November 02, 2015
It is ridiculous that neither the NFL nor NFLPA is making the Rams fix the ring of concrete that keeps injuring players.
posted by rcade at 03:21 PM on November 02, 2015
More Proof Gerard Deulofeu Is A Brilliant Lunatic
I can see the dive video in that link (and MrB's gif), but the actually good plays by Deulofeu I can't see because (sing it with me)..."This content is not available in your location."
As for the dive, that is definitely in need of a "hidden sniper" gif version.
posted by grum@work at 03:46 PM on November 02, 2015
Sling is now offering BeIN as part of a $10 a month international sports subscription.
posted by rcade at 05:31 PM on November 02, 2015
Impressive athletic defensive plays late in the game on several long Colts throws by a tired Panthers secondary. Great timing and flag free execution.
posted by beaverboard at 12:41 AM on November 03, 2015
Josh Norman was incredible on one long bomb near the end zone. He had to make up ground and timed his leap perfectly to deflect a touchdown. It was ballet.
posted by rcade at 09:42 AM on November 03, 2015
Panthers are really good for a team without any pro level wide receivers. Carolina management is wasting a lot of great players in their prime by not filling that void.
posted by cixelsyd at 10:23 AM on November 03, 2015
Well, they had Kelvin Benjamin until he tore his ACL all up.
posted by NoMich at 10:36 AM on November 03, 2015
Anquan Boldin? Not a long term solution but would be a huge upgrade on the current roster. He can run routes and catch the ball, rarely below a 60% target to catch ratio ... and playing on a team with a QB who can't get him (or anyone else) the ball.
posted by cixelsyd at 11:29 AM on November 03, 2015
Bolding also runs on the field in street clothes to jump into a scrum.
posted by billsaysthis at 01:56 PM on November 04, 2015
Total number of ESPN experts that predicted the Royals to make it to the playoffs this year: 4 out of 15 (and only 2 predicted a division title, and NONE of them had them getting to the World Series)
Total number of FOX experts that predicted the Royals to make it to the playoffs this year: 0 out of 12
Total number of SI experts that predicted the Royals to make it to the playoffs this year: 0 out of 6
Total number of CBS experts that predicted the Royals to make it to the playoffs this year: 1 out of 6 (and only as a wild card to lose in the first round)
Total number of Grantland experts that predicted the Royals to make to the playoffs this year: 0 out of 6
Other experts that didn't pick the Royals to make the playoffs:
The Sporting News
MLB.com
Baseball Prospectus
That's 5 out of 48 "experts" predicted the Royals to just make the playoffs, and none of them predicted they'd reach the World Series, never mind win it all.