tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post116609193757689543..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Thursday 12/14 A.M. Quickie:Welcome, Matsuzaka; R.I.P. Lamar HuntUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166193646313796362006-12-15T09:40:00.000-05:002006-12-15T09:40:00.000-05:00Actually Hanukkah does not start until Sundown ton...Actually Hanukkah does not start until Sundown tonight, so he can not use that as an excuse, unless of course he forgot to by his wife her 8 gifts and is out shopping last minute.<BR/><BR/>To my self and anyone else who is Jewish, Happy Hanukkah.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166193354661614162006-12-15T09:35:00.000-05:002006-12-15T09:35:00.000-05:00I think today's the first day of Hanukkah....we ca...I think today's the first day of Hanukkah....we can let the lateness slide for once in this case.<BR/><BR/>(He'll probably have a post ready to go early on the 25th, while us Gentiles are busy opening gifts, too.)Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166193291473365792006-12-15T09:34:00.000-05:002006-12-15T09:34:00.000-05:00I like listening to Canadian radio ads during the ...I like listening to Canadian radio ads during the games on nhl radio. Kinda like the article this week in SI about the NBA league pass, you get a look at all the different areas of the country.<BR/><BR/>MLB.tv has diminished the quality of their feeds by not showing the ads in between innings. (Bad enough you're forced into one team's feed over the other.)Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166192974761865332006-12-15T09:29:00.000-05:002006-12-15T09:29:00.000-05:00Wow 12 NHL, 13 if you count this one. A record tha...Wow 12 NHL, 13 if you count this one. A record that will stand forever. :o)<BR/><BR/><BR/>What is up with Shanoff today? Yesterday he posts at 6:30 AM today, 9:30 and nothingCMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166144244151747212006-12-14T19:57:00.000-05:002006-12-14T19:57:00.000-05:00INTERESTING DILEMNAThey released the current all-s...<B>INTERESTING DILEMNA</B><BR/><BR/>They released the current all-star voting numbers in the NBA. It should be noted that Allen Iverson leads all EASTERN CONFERENCE guards in votes, but would be third in the WESTERN CONFERENCE behind Kobe and T-MAC. Esspecially with T-MAC's back spasms, the question should arrise....<BR/><BR/><B>Does AI keep his votes from the east voting if he's traded to the west?</B><BR/><BR/>Right now, due to T-Mac's injury, Iverson would start for the West due to his number. But would they say that it doesn't count because those votes were accumulated against a different set of guys?<BR/><BR/>The ESPN article points out...<BR/>"Since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976, only one player -- Carter, in 2005 -- was traded before the All-Star Game and still was voted as a starter."<BR/><BR/>That trade was from Toronto to New Jersey though. He didn't switch conferences.<BR/><BR/>Feel free to post your opinions, (hopefully) answers, and (even more hopefully) a source with the rule.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166138093626746202006-12-14T18:14:00.000-05:002006-12-14T18:14:00.000-05:00The 11th NHL post:If the Pens are moving, it aint ...The 11th NHL post:<BR/><BR/>If the Pens are moving, it aint gonna be to Hamilton Ontario. From what I hear their arena isn't much better than the Igloo. <BR/><BR/>We'll know a lot more in about a week when we hear about the Pittsburgh slots license.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166133632875749982006-12-14T17:00:00.000-05:002006-12-14T17:00:00.000-05:00Wha...? Timlin, Wakefield and Schilling are each ...Wha...? Timlin, Wakefield and Schilling are each 40 yrs. old.<BR/><BR/>Matsusaka has roughly 200K miles on the odometer. Pitch count! Pitch count! Pitch count!<BR/><BR/>Chien Ming Wang and Matsuzaka are the same age. It should be an interesting year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166133282907181782006-12-14T16:54:00.000-05:002006-12-14T16:54:00.000-05:00Everyone else's playing checkers. The Sox and Yan...Everyone else's playing checkers. The Sox and Yanks play chess.<BR/><BR/>Actually, there's some validity to that. The small market teams can only go forward and diagonally. Some other teams (Twins, White Sox) have "kings" that can go forwards and backwards.<BR/><BR/>The Sox and Yanks have rooks, bishops, knights....everyone else are just PAWNS! :)Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166130292826660292006-12-14T16:04:00.000-05:002006-12-14T16:04:00.000-05:00Hart says he's 99% sure that he's returning to Mic...Hart says he's 99% sure that he's returning to Michigan....if true that makes for a pretty good draft class for RB's in 08. Hart, Rice, McFadden, Slaton....Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16291036839803295637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166130042954716042006-12-14T16:00:00.000-05:002006-12-14T16:00:00.000-05:00...messed up my figures a bit, it's $126 for Wells......messed up my figures a bit, it's $126 for Wells and $136 for Soriano. The point still holds.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764597535956025803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166129941751872642006-12-14T15:59:00.000-05:002006-12-14T15:59:00.000-05:00We have set a record at this site: 10 posts in one...We have set a record at this site: 10 posts in one day that mention the NHL!!!CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166129527050867952006-12-14T15:52:00.000-05:002006-12-14T15:52:00.000-05:00What the hell? Wells at $120 mill would be a barg...What the hell? Wells at $120 mill would be a bargain. Soriano got $126 million and eight years, and Wells is better offensively, much better defensively, and five years younger. He's getting $150+ next year if he doesn't get hurt.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764597535956025803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166129417628642612006-12-14T15:50:00.000-05:002006-12-14T15:50:00.000-05:00shocking, isn't it jon?! :)shocking, isn't it jon?! :)Sheldizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198083524704018695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166129353747837982006-12-14T15:49:00.000-05:002006-12-14T15:49:00.000-05:00There's life and sports outside of NY and NE???There's life and sports outside of NY and NE???Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16291036839803295637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166128755706201662006-12-14T15:39:00.000-05:002006-12-14T15:39:00.000-05:00i'm with jo-fer on that one. i'm already sick of ...i'm with jo-fer on that one. i'm already sick of red sox/yankees rhetoric and its only december. <BR/><BR/>i don't abandon my team (the orioles) for anything, but the AL East gets really boring really quickly if you don't live in NY or New England.Sheldizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01198083524704018695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166126240006736012006-12-14T14:57:00.000-05:002006-12-14T14:57:00.000-05:00I don't think any Sox team (or maybe ANY other tea...I don't think any Sox team (or maybe ANY other team) will have the mental make up of that 2004 Red Sox team.....those guys were just crazy as a group. Too bad Theo and company broke it up.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16291036839803295637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166124197411831532006-12-14T14:23:00.000-05:002006-12-14T14:23:00.000-05:00The Yankees have the mental makeup to contend ever...The Yankees have the mental makeup to contend every year. (A-Rod aside)<BR/>Boston does not.<BR/><BR/>It's that simple.rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166124134115340512006-12-14T14:22:00.000-05:002006-12-14T14:22:00.000-05:00Will hockey be "back" when Malkin, Crosby, and Sta...Will hockey be "back" when Malkin, Crosby, and Staal are winning the Cup in Hamilton Ontario?<BR/><BR/>The NHL should have just let ESPN show games. The size of the contact shouldn't have mattered -- isn't that the deal with NBC? Like, they don't actually pay rights fees? The idea would be to just have games on when you're flipping past the channel. Now it just oversaturates us with college basketball....which I like, but a little variety would be nice.<BR/><BR/>Barry Melrose must be bored out of his mind over there.<BR/><BR/>It was last year that Schaub played, as he did okay against the Pats in the dome last year.<BR/><BR/>I also think that the perks Dice got (the flights, massage therapist) probably mean more than an extra million or two, anyways. It's like us ham-and-eggers (Wasn't that a Bobby the Brain Heenan description?) who'll trade a couple grand in salary to have a really good dental plan.Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166120761946759222006-12-14T13:26:00.000-05:002006-12-14T13:26:00.000-05:00The second half of 06 for the yankees was good but...The second half of 06 for the yankees was good but what happened in the playoffs. They really did not improve there pitching. yes, pettite is a decent pitcher but he not that young and the yankees are going in too the season with 3 older pitchers(Mussina, Johnson and Pettite) who in recent years have been having injury problems. If anything the Yankees have fallen back to the rest of the pack and may have been passed by the Sox and the JaysCMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166120504345835902006-12-14T13:21:00.000-05:002006-12-14T13:21:00.000-05:00Geo B -Where did you find the Internet feed for Mi...Geo B -<BR/><BR/>Where did you find the Internet feed for Mike Lange? It's a real shame Fox Sports Pittsburgh let him go, and his replacement Steigerwald aint cuttin it.<BR/><BR/>On a hockey note:<BR/>The mainstream media is ignoring the sport right now (with good reason because the games are not televised to a large enough audience). But when Crosby, Malkin and Co. make their first Cup final (which I predict will happen within three years), that is when hockey will be back. Sadly, that will be the first chance for many people to watch these talents. But the Penguins have something special going. Lets just pray that they stay in Pittsburgh...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166119876790306962006-12-14T13:11:00.000-05:002006-12-14T13:11:00.000-05:00cmfost: My O's dominating the middle innings comme...cmfost: My O's dominating the middle innings comment was meant to be sarcastic.<BR/><BR/>Maybe we can solve the Angelos problem by spreading rumors that he's critizing Putin? Russia must have some left over Polonium lying around!Mikepcflhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08980600874603719777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166119772729541392006-12-14T13:09:00.000-05:002006-12-14T13:09:00.000-05:00Rocker is the man. Back when he had his two week ...Rocker is the man. Back when he had his two week stint with the devil rays I skipped out of work for three days to see if he would pitch at home. We sat int he bullpen cafe and were cracking jokes with him. I have always liked him but then again he was a brave and a d ray so he gets a pass on any gauche behavior. <BR/><BR/>What really sucks about being a d ray fan is Boston and NY being in the same division. Even if the rays lineup puts it all together this season offensively that pitching will doom them. If we could get another pitcher on par with kazmir and a real closer we could win the east. We have so much power on our team but they are all young and haven't been able to put it all together at the same time. I like this team a lot more than when we had the shit show in town. <BR/> <BR/>Vick as a rb makes so much sense that there is no way mora does this. Most of my friends in the ATL have been clamoring for Vick to be made a rb ever since Schaub showed he could run that offense a while back. Was it last yr or the yr before I can't remember. <BR/><BR/>It sucks that the bucs are playing for brady quinn as I don't think I can hold out til january 8th to watch a game that means something to me.The heroin sheikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860402732123149415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166118374456476572006-12-14T12:46:00.000-05:002006-12-14T12:46:00.000-05:00I don't think we can push the Sox ahead of the Yan...I don't think we can push the Sox ahead of the Yankees on the basis of one pitcher. The Yankees got better in the offseason, too? Have you all forgotten the second half of 2006?<BR/><BR/>Plus, there's always the possibility we'll trade the jinx midseason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166118258009790412006-12-14T12:44:00.000-05:002006-12-14T12:44:00.000-05:00@sheldiz. the O's make me sad as well. Great that ...@sheldiz. <BR/><BR/>the O's make me sad as well. Great that they sured up their middle relief, but starting pitching is still an issue, and there's a larger problem that no fan or O's personnel can tackle - Peter Angelos.Giddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09002131581355463868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-1166117811356144082006-12-14T12:36:00.000-05:002006-12-14T12:36:00.000-05:00Hey - slight tangent here...From The Atlanta Journ...Hey - slight tangent here...<BR/><BR/><B>From<I> The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:</I> (via SI.com)</B><BR/><BR/>"A scenario of using Michael Vick at running back and Matt Schaub at quarterback was discussed Wednesday in case injured Falcons tailbacks Warrick Dunn and Jerious Norwood are not healthy enough to play Saturday night against Dallas."<BR/><BR/>Is it just me, or is that "scenario" long overdue?Big Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478232002387175988noreply@blogger.com