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September 08, 2022
SportsFilter: The Thursday 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.
The match call is strikingly similar to Verne Lundquist's call of Tiger's round the world putt on 16 at Augusta.
posted by beaverboard at 12:08 PM on September 08, 2022
NFL Week 1 is full of scripted megaview matchups, such as Russel Wilson against his old Seahawks and Baker Mayfield against the Browns.
Now we can add to that the daddy of them all: due to Zach Wilson's injury, it's the Jets' Joe Flacco going against the Ravens.
posted by beaverboard at 12:21 PM on September 08, 2022
Watched Sinner vs Alcaraz until about the middle of the 4th set. Alcaraz looked to be about done, so I gave up. Had to get up earlier than usual because of craftsmen coming for minor home repairs. Looked at the sports news online, and I was amazed at the results. Sinner must have worn down some, and I remember hearing one or another of the commentators say something to the effect that Sinner had "dug as deep as he could" in reference to his efforts.
posted by Howard_T at 01:26 PM on September 08, 2022
The match call is strikingly similar to Verne Lundquist's call of Tiger's round the world putt on 16 at Augusta.
Holy smokes, almost the same! The Tiger Woods call. The Carlos Alcaraz call.
posted by NoMich at 03:06 PM on September 08, 2022
I forgot that Tiger chipped, not putted.
Shaken, not stirred.
posted by beaverboard at 03:31 PM on September 08, 2022
I hope some of you were able to stay up late enough to watch the Alcaraz v Sinner match at the US Open last night. I couldn't, but the wife did. The match went over five hours long and didn't end until almost 3:00 AM EDT.
Alcaraz behind the back shot. 19 freaking years old.