tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post1521168823066650177..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Friday 08/03 A.M. Quickie:Coaches' Top 25, Levi, Yost, Xmas NBA, More!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-27751798189601309052007-08-06T11:35:00.000-04:002007-08-06T11:35:00.000-04:00kurt, where the hell do you get all these yankees ...kurt, where the hell do you get all these yankees fans from? Around Hartford it's easily 60-40 Red Sox fans, with only Fairfield County shut out of Red Sox Nation. Most of the Yankees fans seem to be either old-line Italian-Americans (Joe DiMaggio's influence) or of Hispanic origin (moving out of NYC itself?) Not to make a sociological argument out of it, but I've always seen more Red Sox fans, although the 2004 title just made it a lot easier not to have to worry about constnat ribbing from the other side (which is what makes up the real inferiority complex - hatred).Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-31700944353947752092007-08-03T17:11:00.000-04:002007-08-03T17:11:00.000-04:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBvCrSjpx9Ihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBvCrSjpx9IPrecourthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13128335172041536732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-42115640622006298032007-08-03T14:15:00.000-04:002007-08-03T14:15:00.000-04:00Ehh on that United Countries of Baseball map, Conn...Ehh on that United Countries of Baseball map, Connecticut is most definetely not all Red Sox territory. In fact pre-2004, it was mostly Yankees territory with a few remote towns in the northeast corner of CT majority Red Sox fans. Now that the Red Sox are relevant again, its probably close to 50/50, with the southern part of the state being Yankee fans and the northern towns being blue collar Red Sox fans. As for me in west-central Connecticut, I'd say probably 60/40 Yankee fans.Kurthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14615862536072857322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-4794983603671720372007-08-03T13:19:00.000-04:002007-08-03T13:19:00.000-04:00big d, cmfost, rafael, jen, andy, natsfan, pats64,...big d, cmfost, rafael, jen, andy, natsfan, pats64, brian-<BR/><BR/>see my post on fantasyGuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-87778096732269354492007-08-03T12:55:00.000-04:002007-08-03T12:55:00.000-04:00This X games event (Big Air) hasn't even been an e...This X games event (Big Air) hasn't even been an event that long. Danny Way basically invented the ramps in order to set a Guinness record for longest jump and also most height off a quarter pipe (and later to jump the great wall); and they decided to turn it into an event, Way of course won it every year until this year cause he just had surgery and had to pull out. Still less of a fan of X since they pulled all inline skating out (to concentrate on newer invented events like Rally Car!?) but you can respect all these guys because every year someone pushes the envelope further, I remember for years the myth of a moto-x backflip, now that’s required trick repertoire; its fun every year because someone always wants to go to a new level and its so fun and motivating to see the first time someone does these things, I remember seeing all these for the first time and just being amazed only to later see them as normal repertoire.<BR/><BR/>skate board: 900<BR/>moto-x: backflip, body varial, double backflip. <BR/>Bmx: double back and all the various flairs<BR/>Inline: double back and 1280<BR/>shame inline was removed before that guy, forgot his name, landed a triple backflip in competition but he was trying on just a halfpipe (before big air was an event, imagine even quad would be possible on the big air ramp)Allen Wedgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12511193372395131930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-53290755123487664572007-08-03T12:52:00.000-04:002007-08-03T12:52:00.000-04:00@ cody:This article mentions the "Dodgers' Steroid...<I>@ cody:</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7088110?MSNHPHMA" REL="nofollow">This article</A> mentions the "Dodgers' Steroids Awareness Night" towards the end.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Also, if you haven't already seen it, <A HREF="http://deadspin.com/sports/brilliance-in-map-form/the-only-baseball-map-youll-ever-need-285672.php" REL="nofollow">this post</A> over on Deadspin is absolutely fantasticBig Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478232002387175988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-8865047601141384472007-08-03T12:30:00.000-04:002007-08-03T12:30:00.000-04:00I just watched that video from the X Games, that w...I just watched that video from the X Games, that was unreal. That kid is lucky to be walking.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-36419563284651500262007-08-03T12:25:00.000-04:002007-08-03T12:25:00.000-04:00@ Cody: Yes, the Dodgers had Steroid Awareness thi...@ Cody: Yes, the Dodgers had Steroid Awareness this past week. Also, the Savannah Sand Gnats had Lyndsey Lohan Drunk Driving Awareness night.<BR/><BR/>You gotta love the promo people working for these clubs.chitown italianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005966579859344446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-71695773203692298612007-08-03T12:22:00.001-04:002007-08-03T12:22:00.001-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-79329796008939357022007-08-03T12:22:00.000-04:002007-08-03T12:22:00.000-04:00and by "free agents," I meant first round draft pi...and by "free agents," I meant first round draft picks...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-47871586463257485572007-08-03T12:21:00.000-04:002007-08-03T12:21:00.000-04:00Lions signed Calvin Johnson to a 6-year deal. Tha...Lions signed Calvin Johnson to a 6-year deal. That leaves the unsigned free agents at:<BR/><BR/>1. Raiders JaMarcus Russell, QB <BR/>14. Jets Darrelle Revis, CB <BR/>22. Browns Brady Quinn, QB <BR/>23. Chiefs Dwayne Bowe, WR <BR/>25. Panthers Jon Beason, LBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-12130203443684148032007-08-03T11:38:00.000-04:002007-08-03T11:38:00.000-04:00Looks like Tennis might have a pretty serious gamb...Looks like Tennis might have a pretty serious gambling investigation coming in. 5th ranked Nikolay Davydenko apparently retired from a match where there was an unusual amount of betting ($7 million) going on. Probably won't get the attention that the Donaghy scandal will receive, but this could be fairly damning:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=2959748" REL="nofollow">Link</A>ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-79874695391761379872007-08-03T11:36:00.000-04:002007-08-03T11:36:00.000-04:00I turned on ESPN right when that crash happened! ...I turned on ESPN right when that crash happened! Holy moly, that was scary looking. I couldn't believe it when he got up and walked off on his own.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-16444562072911950142007-08-03T11:20:00.000-04:002007-08-03T11:20:00.000-04:00revscott-Apology accepted. What's really weird is ...revscott-<BR/><BR/>Apology accepted. What's really weird is that when Arenas and Butler got hurt, Jamison tried to take the Cavs 1-on-5 in the 1st round he did pretty well. He averaged 32 points and 9.8 boards in those 4 games.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-91636889070703281622007-08-03T11:09:00.000-04:002007-08-03T11:09:00.000-04:00@guyinthecornerfair enough...i'll admit when i'm w...@guyinthecorner<BR/><BR/>fair enough...i'll admit when i'm wrong. very interesting stat there. didn't realize that jamison was still alive.RevScottDeMangeMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220843774217781967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-49930132767692771032007-08-03T10:59:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:59:00.000-04:00The truth is that what he did, was not even close ...The truth is that what he did, was not even close to as dangerous as some random guy (Scott Murray) trying to duplicate Travis Pastrana's double backflip for Moto X Best Trick.<BR/><BR/>Pastrana tried it once and landed it during last years games. It had only been attemped on dirt that one time before last night but some random guy goes out there to try it. Even Patsrana says that he's happy he did it but isn't sure he will ever try again because there is a good chance that you die. If the bike only goes 1 1/2 or 1/3-4 you are lucky to live.<BR/><BR/>Sure enough this guy last night crashed but he didn't die. He was taken to the hostpital though.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-13189032494970211822007-08-03T10:56:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:56:00.000-04:00I heard something on the news this morning but I c...I heard something on the news this morning but I caught the tail end of it and can't find anything on it this morning. Maybe someone here knows. Did Dodger Stadium have "Steroid Awareness Day" yestersday? If so that is too funny.Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06113551531274057788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-35821497846393678872007-08-03T10:49:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:49:00.000-04:00I saw that skateboarder's crash on Sportscenter th...I saw that skateboarder's crash on Sportscenter this morning. Wow. I can't believe he got up. He was still banged up and taken to the hospital but unbelievable he wasn't more hurt. Like you said, he basically plunged straight onto a wooden floor about 30-40 feet below. When initially seeing the clip, I figured he would be in critical condition with serious internal injuries. <BR/><BR/>My son used to love watching the X-games, particuarly the skateboarding.CycleDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08933822029791530613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-80811523125478874572007-08-03T10:40:00.001-04:002007-08-03T10:40:00.001-04:00I don't mean to put you down Dan, but that is poss...I don't mean to put you down Dan, but that is possibly the WORST fantasy draft result for 1 team I have ever seen. No, seriously. I think I have seen better results from the "auto picker" in ESPN's mock draft room left to pick on straight power rankings.<BR/><BR/>High risk/high reward only works when you draft guys from whom you could possibly get rewarded. Have fun shopping LT by mid-season to a contender. :-pJingoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269679565181077961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-3942123108155485342007-08-03T10:40:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:40:00.000-04:00I have become a casual X-Games fan over the years ...I have become a casual X-Games fan over the years because of some the the blatantly ludicrous things that these people can do. For those who don't know, last night was the beginning of this years games. They had two events; Big Air and Moto X Best Trick.<BR/><BR/>Something happend during Big Air that might have been the scariest thing I have ever seen on TV. The guy who already had the best score went for something that had never been attempted before (720 off the 70 foot ramp) and nailed it. The only problem is that he went into the quarterpipe at about 35 MPH. He went up the 30 foot pipe and soared about 20 feet above it before he lost his board in mid-air and fell straight down.<BR/><BR/>He was down for a long time, and frankly most people, although the announcers won't say so, thought he was dead. In one of the most shocking moments ever, he got up, and walked away on his own power about 15 minutes later.<BR/><BR/>Here is a youtube clip that shows a shortened version of those 15 minutes.<BR/>www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBvCrSjpx9I&eurl=GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-19329529777116628242007-08-03T10:20:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:20:00.000-04:00Reading that ND Clause they do not automatically g...Reading that ND Clause they do not automatically get in a BCS game with 9 wins, they also have to be in the top 12 of the final BCS standings. If they have nine wins and are ranked 15th they do not go to a BCS bowl.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-30284110303973420542007-08-03T10:19:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:19:00.000-04:00link to the top 25 poll<A HREF="http://www.usatoday.com/sports/college/football/usatpoll.htm" REL="nofollow"><BR/><BR/>link to the top 25 poll</A>CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-79789912199260665692007-08-03T10:09:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:09:00.000-04:00Just for fun the Allen/Pierce/KG trio gets 73.8 po...Just for fun the Allen/Pierce/KG trio gets 73.8 points. So they are a mere 6.5 points per game better than Arenas/Butler/Jamison and that was as the star players of <B>3 DIFFERENT TEAMS</B>! I also think it's obvious that the rest of the Wiz's team is deeper as well. I thin kwe forget that the Wiz were in 1st place in the EAST last year but had no chance with the Arenas/Butler injuries right before the playoffs. And they are getting better. Now, I'll go back to hoping they can keep Juan Carlos Navaro.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-58700884642100355272007-08-03T10:02:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:02:00.000-04:00Revscott-I can't blame most people because they do...Revscott-<BR/><BR/>I can't blame most people because they don't follow the NBA. But, I do. Therefore I provide you with a list of point per game averages for the "Big 3"s in the NBA last year.<BR/><BR/><B>Arenas/Butler/Jamison 67.3</B><BR/>Melo/AI/JR Smith 66.7<BR/>Yao/T-Mac/Skip 62.9<BR/>Allen/Lewis/Wilcox 62.3<BR/>Dirk/Howard/Terry 60.2<BR/>Kobe/Odom/Luke 58.9<BR/>Redd/Williams/Patterson 58.7<BR/>Amare/Nash/Barbosa 57.1<BR/>Kidd/Carter/RJ 56.6<BR/>Martin/Artest/Bibby 56.1<BR/>Pierce/Jefferson/Wally 56<BR/>Wade/Shaq/Kapono 55.6<BR/>Duncan/Parker/Ginobili 55.1<BR/>Deng/Gordon/Hinrich 54.7<BR/>Boozer/Okur/Deron 54.7<BR/>Joe Johnson/Smith/Marvin 54.5<BR/>Baron/Big Al/Jackson 53.9<BR/>Curry/Crawford/Marbury 53.5<BR/>West/Peja/Paul 53.4<BR/>Randolph/Roy/Jack 52.4<BR/>Rip/Chauncey/Rasheed 51.7<BR/>KG/Davis/Blount 51.7<BR/>Brand/Maggette/Mobley 51.2<BR/>Lebron/Big Z/Gooden 49.1<BR/>Bosh/Ford/Parker 48.7<BR/>O'Neal/Dunleavey/Granger 47.3<BR/>Wallace/Okafor/Felton 46.5<BR/>Igoudala/Korver/Miller 46.2<BR/>Howard/Hill/Nelson 44.6<BR/>Pau/Miller/Atkins 42.5GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-23003365946916790302007-08-03T09:58:00.000-04:002007-08-03T09:58:00.000-04:00They didn't rank Notre Dame this year because they...They didn't rank Notre Dame this year because they're playing BC, and that'll be an automatic loss for them. Maybe Notre Dame can wear their green jerseys again... haha dumbasses. <BR/><BR/>Yes, I realize that making a comment about rankings based on the schedule makes no logical sense whatsoever, but BC was 4-0 against Notre Dame when I was at BC, so I'm looking forward to playing them again, and trash talking with NDYanks and others.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.com