tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post4263328973389329111..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Tuesday 03/20 A.M. Quickie:There Are No Cinderellas HereUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-88978985119276418072007-03-21T08:44:00.000-04:002007-03-21T08:44:00.000-04:00I might go to the D-rays games in orlando if I am ...I might go to the D-rays games in orlando if I am still in town. I love that stadium at WWOS but I usually only go to games with my brother or my best friend so if they don't go I doubt I would make it. I don't drive. I just wish they would fix up <BR/>(s)Tinker Field downtown. I think the Astros had a minor league team there last. The field sucks and it is in crack town but if the city could figure out something to do with that and the citrus bowl orlando might be able to revitalize that part of town but I won't hold my breath. If it doesn't involve disney this town doesn't seem to care.The heroin sheikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860402732123149415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-58567163496368939672007-03-20T22:36:00.000-04:002007-03-20T22:36:00.000-04:00Sheik,You going to the Drays games in Orlando this...Sheik,<BR/><BR/>You going to the Drays games in Orlando this summer?<BR/><BR/>Joe (Dayton)Trey (formerly TF)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16016679366233865869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-65792748458664764782007-03-20T22:10:00.000-04:002007-03-20T22:10:00.000-04:00womens tourney, not a sport, get it off my tvwww.a...womens tourney, not a sport, get it off my tv<BR/><BR/>www.amblersports.blogspot.comm8rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04484970512775553586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-14279992858708579652007-03-20T20:02:00.000-04:002007-03-20T20:02:00.000-04:00teams i love to hatemlb yankees for all the above ...teams i love to hate<BR/><BR/>mlb yankees for all the above reasons<BR/>ncabb duke (maryland fan plus not a douche) <BR/>ncaaw (not a sport) <BR/>ncaa football alabama (i just don;t like them for no apparent reason) <BR/>nba knicks (living in the met area it is dreadful when they are good.) <BR/>nfl patriots patriots patriots (go colts) <BR/>soccer don't careAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-30750434988620323832007-03-20T17:56:00.000-04:002007-03-20T17:56:00.000-04:00Worst announcers? DAN DEIRDORF! This is generati...Worst announcers? DAN DEIRDORF! This is generational--there is no better way to get my dad yelling at the tv than to have DD blubbering away.<BR/><BR/>I also hate Brent Musberger, but only because he is so obviously biased. You always know who Brent is rooting for when watching a game he calls.<BR/><BR/>Vitale is annoying, as is Madden. <BR/><BR/>Who else am I missing?Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-690266604876669982007-03-20T17:43:00.000-04:002007-03-20T17:43:00.000-04:00@ guy:I don't think hating the same teams is neces...@ guy:<BR/><BR/>I don't think hating the same teams is necessarily geographical. In some cases, certainly, but reading through the lists, almost all of them are organizations with traditions of winning (at least at some point). Nobody hates the D-Rays (MLB), Browns (NFL), Grizzlies (NBA), or the lower-tier hockey teams (NHL). Well if you're from Tampa or Cleveland you might hate the D-Rays or the Browns.<BR/><BR/>NFL: PHI<BR/>MLB: TEX<BR/>NBA: DEN<BR/>NCAA: Wazzu, NEB<BR/>HS: Pateros, WAchipphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17233463496650742328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-53882452325908670032007-03-20T17:15:00.000-04:002007-03-20T17:15:00.000-04:00I'll go one further than what Ryan said(West Virgi...I'll go one further than what Ryan said(West Virgina). Rutger fans annoy me more than ever.Okay congrats,You had one good mediocre season. Have fun while USF takes your spotlight this up and coming season.<BR/><BR/>signed,a USF fan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-2149996506312498692007-03-20T17:05:00.000-04:002007-03-20T17:05:00.000-04:00@shpiders: I'm not sure that most people aged 20-...@shpiders: I'm not sure that most people aged 20-30 played soccer more than anything. I think baseball/softball would be it. I know that my hometown had a pretty big youth soccer program, but Little League was still much bigger. <BR/><BR/>As far as Looney Tunes, I hated Pepé Le Pew. He was so annoying with the French accent and crap....Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827851943831518318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-56670569425439800322007-03-20T17:01:00.000-04:002007-03-20T17:01:00.000-04:00Teams I love to hate (my team):MLB - Yankees (Red ...Teams I love to hate (my team):<BR/>MLB - Yankees (Red Sox)<BR/>NBA -Lakers,Knicks (Celtics)<BR/>NHL - Rangers (Bruins)<BR/>NFL - Cowboys,Oakland,Colts (Patriots )<BR/>NCAAF - West Bleeping Virgina UCONN,Rutgers,Miami (BC)<BR/>NCAAB - Duke,UCONN.<BR/><BR/>I don't know what's worse a fan base in college football/basketball than West Virgina.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-10416487477093891732007-03-20T16:59:00.001-04:002007-03-20T16:59:00.001-04:00I'm with you on McCarver. I would add Joe Buck he ...I'm with you on McCarver. I would add Joe Buck he is a pompous ass and him and McCarver are just so bad together. In college hoops I cannot stand Billy Packer he does not make the game fun at all and I have thought this even before Simmons wrote his article in the last issue of ESPN's rag. <BR/><BR/>I like Vitale to an extent, I think he constant slurping of Duke and Coach K is one of the biggest factors in all the Duke hating the last few years. I love Bill Raferty the guy makes the game fun to watch and I wish he would take over for Packer as the color guy for the Final Four. If Al McGuire was still alive he would be up there with Raferty.futurelegendvinceyounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321227142567411487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-78842929994285052862007-03-20T16:54:00.000-04:002007-03-20T16:54:00.000-04:00The worst team names has to be in Germany where yo...The worst team names has to be in Germany where you have 1860 Munich, schalke 04, hamburger sv, and my personal favorite Borussia Monchengladbach.The heroin sheikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860402732123149415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-89600904491567692262007-03-20T16:40:00.000-04:002007-03-20T16:40:00.000-04:00The 1836? Other than being offensive in context, t...The 1836? Other than being offensive in context, that's also a really crappy name. Wow... what will these MLS marketing geniuses think of next?<BR/><BR/>Who knew Foghorn Leghorn had so much love? Huh...<BR/><BR/>Moving onto announcers though, McCarver has to be the most hated for baseball, and Vitale for College B-Ball, right? Who else do you genuinely hate as announcers?ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-37933665050652222512007-03-20T16:31:00.000-04:002007-03-20T16:31:00.000-04:00todd:Houston's original name was 1836 because that...todd:<BR/><BR/>Houston's original name was 1836 because that's when the city was founded. Unfortunately, that's also when Texas declared independence from Mexico resulting in a war that killed a lot of Mexicans. They've since changed the name to the Dynamo.<BR/><BR/>Heroin Sheik answered this, but to narrow it down, Chelsea and Real Madrid are most Yankee-like in their exhorbitant spending. Not that I can complain (Yankees fan) without being a hypocritcal d-bag.<BR/><BR/>Also, I happen to like Foghorn Leghorn. I always hated Tweety and Porky. I agree that the Roadrunner was an arrogant prick though. Couldn't Sylvester and Wil E. Coyote win just once!verbal97https://www.blogger.com/profile/02282148454169067288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-83721237011198319842007-03-20T16:16:00.000-04:002007-03-20T16:16:00.000-04:00Todd I always thought that Foghorn was one of the ...Todd I always thought that Foghorn was one of the more underrated Looney Toons. I always loved his interplay with the dog and the chicken hawk.futurelegendvinceyounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321227142567411487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-15892468968082744432007-03-20T16:05:00.000-04:002007-03-20T16:05:00.000-04:00The usual suspects in the champions league are as ...The usual suspects in the champions league are as follows <BR/><BR/>Scotland - rangers or celtic<BR/>England - chelsea, arsenal, Man U<BR/>Spain - Barcelona and real madrid<BR/>Italy - ac milan, inter milan, and juventus<BR/>Germany - Bayern Munich<BR/><BR/>These team are the real big spenders in europe. They are the Yankees of their respective leagues. Chelsea are the biggest spenders mostly because they are owned by a really rich russian oil tycoon. The italian teams are loaded but they fix games so they are pretty shady. I like arsenal because I thought the cannon was cool when I was 13 even though they sucked back in the 80's. Regardless if you like any of these teams chances are most people will look at you like you are a duke/yankees/cowboys fan. IF you want a really cool team to support go for barcelona. They have a really cool history that is tied into spanish politics and they have cool uniforms. Oh yeah they also have a bucktoothed magician named RonaldhinoThe heroin sheikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860402732123149415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-11516109627235250402007-03-20T16:00:00.000-04:002007-03-20T16:00:00.000-04:00Foghorn Leghorn was by far the worst Looney Toons ...Foghorn Leghorn was by far the worst Looney Toons character. <BR/><BR/>It's almost like a combination of Vitale and Tim McCarver that could only be conceived of from the deepest, darkest parts of hell... <BR/><BR/>The Roadrunner was also a huge bastard.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-31036584403161959842007-03-20T15:49:00.000-04:002007-03-20T15:49:00.000-04:00Well, if we are going to expand to Looney Toons (a...Well, if we are going to expand to Looney Toons (and I agree, Speedy Gonzales is way overrated), what else can we hate?<BR/><BR/>Animals -- Cats<BR/>Beer -- Fosters (Australian for "man, this sucks")<BR/>Comedienne -- tie between Rosie and Rosanne<BR/>Actor -- Tom Cruise (the new and improved version, not the old TC from Risky Business and All the Right Moves)Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-69161820161061680882007-03-20T15:46:00.000-04:002007-03-20T15:46:00.000-04:00Everyone else is doing it, so I can too. Sure, I ...Everyone else is doing it, so I can too. Sure, I listed these before, but they didn't include any "local bias." <BR/><BR/>Teams I hate:<BR/><BR/>NFL: 1. Vikings 2. Bears 3. Cowboys 4. Patriots<BR/>MLB: 1. Cubs 2. Yankees 3. Red Sox 4. Cardinals <BR/>NBA: I just hate players here, not teams<BR/>NHL: None<BR/>NCAA FB: 1. Minnesota 2. Michigan 3. Ohio State 4. Florida (owed to Dan)<BR/>NCAA BB: 1.Duke 2. Michigan State 3. Florida (Owed to Dan)<BR/>Soccer: I hate the channel that puts this on the air, unless I am trying to nap.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-74094768250844684322007-03-20T15:35:00.000-04:002007-03-20T15:35:00.000-04:00Few questions:1) What was the "anti-Mexican" name ...Few questions:<BR/><BR/>1) What was the "anti-Mexican" name of the Houston team for MLS? What the hell were they thinking? <BR/>2) Is there a 'Yankees' of the Champions League?<BR/><BR/>Also, though I know very little about it, I hate the Tokyo Giants. Go Hanshin!ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-30664031362992087792007-03-20T15:31:00.000-04:002007-03-20T15:31:00.000-04:00Might as well join the fray about most hated teams...Might as well join the fray about most hated teams.<BR/><BR/>NCAA BBall: UNC (Duke, all you regulars know were I stand on this.)<BR/><BR/>NCAA FBall: Texas, Oklahoma, ND (Nebraska, really hate that OU and Nebraska do not play anymore.)<BR/><BR/>MLB: Yankees/Mets (Red Sox)<BR/><BR/>NFL: Colts (Titans)<BR/><BR/>NHL: Red Wings (Predators, if I was a hockey fan)<BR/><BR/>NBA: Who cares!<BR/><BR/>Looney Toon: Speedy Gonzalez always thought he was overrated.futurelegendvinceyounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10321227142567411487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-28902309170907042562007-03-20T15:25:00.000-04:002007-03-20T15:25:00.000-04:00todd:You're somewhat right on both accounts. I th...todd:<BR/><BR/>You're somewhat right on both accounts. I think it may be wrong to over-generalize the Latino pop. as a whole, but most Mexicans and other central Americans are into soccer more than other sports. I back that up by pointing out that in places like Mexico and Central America, soccer is king of the sports, and other places in Latin America (Venezuela, Cuba, Dom. Rep., Puerto Rico, etc.) baseball is the main sport. That said, I don't think MLS is doing enough to try to bring in the increasing Mexican population (naming the new Houston team something anti-Mexican at the beginning of last year didn't help). For the most part, I think the Mexicans follow the Mexican league through ESPN Deportes (which also shows games from Spain and the Champions' League). The Champions' League is a season long tournament that involves the best teams from all the European leagues. Which is a way of getting around the talent being dispersed throughout the top leagues as you mentioned. <BR/><BR/>I personally find MLS unwatchable, mostly because of poor announcers and confusing field set-ups (football lines in the middle of the field)...though going to a game or two live is a fun way to kill a couple of hours on a lazy Sat. afternoon in the summer.verbal97https://www.blogger.com/profile/02282148454169067288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-21657759248208680902007-03-20T15:10:00.000-04:002007-03-20T15:10:00.000-04:00Here's my $0.02Love to hate- reason (my team)In or...Here's my $0.02<BR/><BR/>Love to hate- reason (my team)<BR/><BR/>In order:<BR/><B>New York Yankees</B>- like I need to list them, still angry about the Jeffrey Mayer/Terry Tarasco incident (Orioles, Red Sox under enemy of my enemy is my friend clause, and formerly of the underdog clause)<BR/><B>Duke basketball</B>- see "New York Yankees" (Terps)<BR/><B>Dallas Cowboys</B>- "America's Team" label is moronic (Redskins)<BR/><B>Indianapolis Colts</B>- Peyton Manning is annoying (Redskins)<BR/><B>Notre Dame football</B>- not on the same level as the above teams but just annoying (Terps)<BR/><B>New York Knicks</B>- many friends that are the annoying Knick fan plus I grew up hating Patrick Ewing and his ugly face (Bullets)<BR/><B>NHL</B><BR/><BR/>I'd like to point out that I have some of the most hated teams on the country on my list (see: Duke, Yankees, Cowboys) but all 3 of those are because I'm from DC/MD. Cowboys hate Skins, O's hate Yanks, and Terps hate Dukies.<BR/><BR/>Does this somehow mean something? The most hated teams being all hated by people from the same geographic location.<BR/><BR/>Connection maybe?GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-35744359609154827272007-03-20T15:06:00.000-04:002007-03-20T15:06:00.000-04:00Teams:MLB -- NY TeamsNFL -- NY Teams and the Packe...Teams:<BR/>MLB -- NY Teams<BR/>NFL -- NY Teams and the Packers<BR/>NBA -- Does NY have a team? Otherwise, the Lakers<BR/>NHL -- Blackhawks<BR/>NCAAB -- Duke<BR/>NCAAF -- All Florida Teams <BR/><BR/>Why can't Coors Light make a commercial about the offense execution.... I'm in favor of it.<BR/><BR/>If Manny Ramirez casually mentioned his grill on ebay during an interview (if it is his), it would sell for $30K. Imagine, having friends over for a barbecue and telling them that this was Manny's grill...Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-63364385009618784852007-03-20T15:05:00.000-04:002007-03-20T15:05:00.000-04:00Why not chime in?Teams I Despise:NCAAB: Duke, Flor...Why not chime in?<BR/><BR/>Teams I Despise:<BR/><BR/>NCAAB: Duke, Florida (recently, mostly caused by Joakim Noah/Dan)<BR/><BR/>NCAAF: OSU, Michigan, Oklahoma, FSU<BR/><BR/>MLB: Red Sox (Yankee fan)<BR/><BR/>NFL: Redskins, Cowboys (Giants fan)<BR/><BR/>NBA: Lakers<BR/><BR/>NHL: Rangers I guessmcam09https://www.blogger.com/profile/03814454301166764131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-11491138985852804152007-03-20T15:04:00.001-04:002007-03-20T15:04:00.001-04:00Finally some love for my lady Red Foxes. Biggest w...Finally some love for my lady Red Foxes. Biggest win ever in any sport for Marist. I'm sure proud to be a senior there today.BpL - Beacon, NYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01200513140997403356noreply@blogger.com