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April 17, 2016
SportsFilter: The Sunday 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.
Robert Huth vs Martin Skrtel for the Corner Wrestling World Title - who ya got?
Shocking refereeing, and I don't say that often.
Still, Jamie Vardy is a dick.
That was the get square penalty decision.
Leicester should still win the race.
^^ Stream of consciousness through the second half.
posted by owlhouse at 09:42 PM on April 17, 2016
The refs had a bad game. I don't see how you give West Ham that penalty and don't give Leicester City the penalty on the Huth drag-down. But the scales were balanced later.
posted by rcade at 09:45 PM on April 17, 2016
Google is trifling with my annoyance meter. When I type "MLB standings" into their search bar, a set of divisional tables pops right up and lists the teams simply by their names: Braves, Tigers, Padres, etc.
Until you get to the AL West, where you find that one team in all of baseball has been accorded enhanced status: Angels of Anaheim.
To distinguish them from the angels of death and mercy, I suppose.
Maybe google could do this for other teams that also ought to be singled out to avoid being confused with the Pirates of Penzance, Rays of Light, Royals of Sandringham, Cardinals of Rome, Rockies of Balboa, or Twins of Full House.
posted by beaverboard at 12:23 AM on April 18, 2016
Well, they are the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. It really is their full name.
posted by grum@work at 12:26 AM on April 18, 2016
As I previously mentioned, I think listening to Vin Scully broadcast a baseball game is one of the best things a sports fan can listen to. He makes every thing sound better. Even...
It really is as good as it sounds.
posted by grum@work at 12:27 AM on April 18, 2016
That Leicester/West Ham game was incredible.