tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post5545197146633395478..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Wednesday 02/14 A.M. Quickie:Who Do You Love? (Uh, Beyonce!)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger57125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-71086070770406858702007-02-15T16:02:00.000-05:002007-02-15T16:02:00.000-05:00I seriously can't think of a non-sexual woman crus...I seriously can't think of a non-sexual woman crush...I don't really pay attention to many female athletes. <BR/><BR/>I will fight ricks for David Beckham...Mmmm-mmm, good!<BR/><BR/>rafael~ Northern Ohio is not into NASCAR and I don't think where I live wants to be a southern state, except for this abundance of snow.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11071405721004631626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-26269450941533313092007-02-15T09:18:00.000-05:002007-02-15T09:18:00.000-05:00The Heat will NOT win the title unless it's given ...The Heat will NOT win the title unless it's given to them like a late Valentines Day gift. I have a man-crush on Gilbert, too. We'll just have to compete for his affections.....jfp3https://www.blogger.com/profile/16464102461567349924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-80262547167351123612007-02-15T00:38:00.000-05:002007-02-15T00:38:00.000-05:00my man crush is tim hardawayirony and allmy man crush is tim hardaway<BR/><BR/>irony and allUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094131728444214869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-77130464972184126172007-02-14T20:46:00.000-05:002007-02-14T20:46:00.000-05:00My man crush is a tie between Mike Alstott and Dav...My man crush is a tie between Mike Alstott and Dave Moore. I like alstott because he is a class act and he is going to play his entire career for the bucs. It also helps that on every wednesday after practice he would come into my friends work and get a steak sub and eat it while he waited on his calzone. I must have had at least 30 conversations with him over the last ten odd years about everything other than the bucs. I like dave moore because he, like alstott was always a class act, and my picture is up in a certain restaurants wall of fame shaking his hand. <BR/><BR/>The only female athlete I can say I ever had a crush on was Manon Rheaume. I knew playboy asked her to pose but after the ning cut her who knows what happened to her.The heroin sheikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16860402732123149415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-63651923597068057282007-02-14T19:01:00.000-05:002007-02-14T19:01:00.000-05:00Paul Chryst has been O-coordinator at wisky for li...Paul Chryst has been O-coordinator at wisky for like 3 years now and has focused on the TEs. Since then they have had 2 TE drafted Owen Daniels and Mark Anelli. Plus Beckum this year was an unstoppable force at the TE position. I think he would be a very successful pro TE coach and work his way up to OC but hopefully he stays put.docmadtownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798482799513122151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-19201384447902660962007-02-14T18:23:00.000-05:002007-02-14T18:23:00.000-05:00As a female, I'd vote Amanda Beard as my non-sexua...As a female, I'd vote Amanda Beard as my non-sexual crush.<BR/><BR/>And Dwayne Wade, David Beckham and AI are definitely up there on my very sexual crush list.Rickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937414380031443854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-41250281342523733702007-02-14T16:58:00.000-05:002007-02-14T16:58:00.000-05:00Believe me, I'm no big Jeff Van Gundy fan, but giv...Believe me, I'm no big Jeff Van Gundy fan, but given that Yao has been out, Tracy's back hasn't been 100%, and Rafer Alston is a starter...well JVG needs some more love for Coach of the Year. If you told someone at the beginning of the year that Yao would miss at least a quarter, would you think the Rockets could have the same record as the Spurs at the break?Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121517817076295296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-3960324812914438732007-02-14T16:31:00.000-05:002007-02-14T16:31:00.000-05:00Agreed. I'm in the camp that NASCAR isn't a sport,...Agreed. I'm in the camp that NASCAR isn't a sport, but the drivers are exceptionally good at what they do.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Danielle was fine until she let out that she wants to work with the Red Sox. bah<BR/><BR/>The Heat won't repeat as champs. This will be the year that LeBron finds the 6th gear. if not..then next year...rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-71065819361591313642007-02-14T16:26:00.000-05:002007-02-14T16:26:00.000-05:00regarding David Carr-Its too bad the guy has never...regarding David Carr-<BR/><BR/>Its too bad the guy has never had an offensive line or anything resembling protection.<BR/><BR/>I hope he gets to start for another team that can buy the guy some time. <BR/><BR/>VY would've done no better for Houston.Megahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407561625097289402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-47272929824775088992007-02-14T16:24:00.000-05:002007-02-14T16:24:00.000-05:00@Dan Mega:Man-Crush= Joe Crede. Its ridiculous he ...@Dan Mega:<BR/><BR/><I>Man-Crush= Joe Crede. Its ridiculous he hasn't won a gold-glove yet. His defense and clutch bat in the 2005 playoffs helped the White Sox to the most dominating postseason in the last 2 1/2 decades.</I><BR/><BR/>Couldn't agree more.<BR/><BR/>I have a share of a season ticket, along with several friends; our seats are in <A HREF="http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/cws/ballpark/cws_ballpark_seating.jsp" REL="nofollow">Section 146</A>, in about the eighth row or so. I can't count the number of times I've watched his glove turn a sure double into an out. It's almost criminal that the guy has never been seriously considered for a Gold Glove. (Particularly now that his offense has stepped up to match.)<BR/><BR/>Let's hope Kenny Williams has enough sense to set aside his hatred of Boras (and Steinbrenner set aside his parsimony) long enough to re-sign the guy.markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367754765898020281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-3752009062028086862007-02-14T16:07:00.000-05:002007-02-14T16:07:00.000-05:00Not sure how this all got stuck on man crushes may...Not sure how this all got stuck on man crushes maybe it's because I don't read so good in my Crown Royal day afters but the only acceptable man crush is.....<BR/><BR/>TOM SELLECK!chitown italianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005966579859344446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75941161051813459052007-02-14T15:12:00.000-05:002007-02-14T15:12:00.000-05:00NASCAR as a sport-I believe that I stated before t...NASCAR as a sport-<BR/><BR/>I believe that I stated before that I don't believe an athlete and a sport have to overlap.<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure you would describe David Wells as athletic but you would describe baseball as a sport.<BR/><BR/>I'm sure you would describe an Air Force fighter pilot as an athlete (have you ever seen those guys?) but I'm not sure that flying an F-16 is a sport.<BR/><BR/>That's why my official opinion is that NASCAR is not a sport, but you have to be an athlete to be a driver.<BR/><BR/>This is like saying Tiger Woods is an athlete (apparently he's got a pretty good handle and jumper) but John Daly is not. Golf is not a sport either. That doesn't mean that it isn't fun to watch at times.<BR/><BR/>I'd also like to point out that even if NASCAR was a sport, it would fall under "Endurance Sport" much like Cycling because you do the same thing over and over again. In fact cycling (at least of the Tour de France sort) would be more of a sport because the terrain changes and you pedal the machine yourself.GuyInTheCornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10281686811471557576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-58819769723380079972007-02-14T15:02:00.000-05:002007-02-14T15:02:00.000-05:00As a Raptors fan for the past few years I can tell...As a Raptors fan for the past few years I can tell you that Sam Mitchell should not be Coach of the Year. He is getting better, but the large part of the credit for the Raptors improvement goes to the Euro's brought in by Colangelo and winning the #1 in the lottery.<BR/><BR/>I've got nothing against Mitchell, I just don't think that he's a top level coach in the league. But people always want to award Coach of the Year to coaches on teams that make big improvements, and so Mitchell's name gets tossed out there.IkeKrizzulehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462121707162240038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-66646406156664572902007-02-14T14:36:00.000-05:002007-02-14T14:36:00.000-05:00The Texans are seemingly going to eat it on Carr (...The Texans are seemingly going to eat it on Carr (making passing up VY look stupid) AND going to sign Jake Plummer. JAKE PLUMMER??? I would rather them sign former WWF Superstar Jake The Snake Roberts. At least then our games would be entertaining.<BR/><BR/>And really, how can you NOT have a man crush on VY??? I know I do.Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04121517817076295296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-44934476631175276252007-02-14T14:27:00.000-05:002007-02-14T14:27:00.000-05:00natsfan- I say, so what?Its better that a good mid...natsfan- I say, so what?<BR/><BR/>Its better that a good mid-major makes the tournament than another overrated team from the ACC or Big Ten that gets blown out by a "lesser" opponent in the first round of the tourney.<BR/><BR/>It evens out the field which is better than having a bunch of big name schools who inflate their record with the crap schools at the bottom of all their conferences (see UNC, Duke, etc).Megahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407561625097289402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75501509910863118852007-02-14T13:32:00.000-05:002007-02-14T13:32:00.000-05:00i wonder what d-wade got the refs for valentine's ...i wonder what d-wade got the refs for valentine's day<BR/><BR/>i hate tom bradyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094131728444214869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-4341247445246796552007-02-14T13:17:00.000-05:002007-02-14T13:17:00.000-05:00how much gas is wasted at nascar events every year...how much gas is wasted at nascar events every year?Brian in Oxfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053368055698118199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-18450815375008178792007-02-14T13:12:00.000-05:002007-02-14T13:12:00.000-05:00RPI is a bogus stat that favors Mid-Major conferen...RPI is a bogus stat that favors Mid-Major conferences. The calculation is based on winning %, strength of schedule, and opponents' strength of schedule. So a mid major (take my hometown Salukis) plays an early season game against Indiana (and loses on the road). They get a boost because they improve their SoS, and then get the ratings bonus because Indiana plays a Big 10 schedule, plus Duke and Kentucky. <BR/><BR/>For the Mid-Major teams (particularly the MVC), playing early season games against top 10 opponents boosts a team value, even without winning. Then they schedule their non-conference gimmes (boosting their own winning percent), and ride the "strength of conference play" into a higher RPI. It's probably easier to go .500 in MVC conference play (I know there are some good teams there, I am just using them as an example since the entire conference is at or near .500 in conference play) than it is to go .500 in the ACC or Big East. Thus, their winning percentage will remain high through conference play, and their opponents' SoS will remain high because they played one top 10 team early, and now are playing a conference full of .500 teams.<BR/><BR/>This is a silly stat that favors the mid-majors -- boosting their tournament appearances.Natsfan74https://www.blogger.com/profile/02774593132826810650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-39349748422880222482007-02-14T13:00:00.000-05:002007-02-14T13:00:00.000-05:00How's this solution to the comment moderation comi...How's this solution to the comment moderation coming Dan???Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827851943831518318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-70464530908149531772007-02-14T12:57:00.000-05:002007-02-14T12:57:00.000-05:00Just what is an athlete? The Encarta World Diction...Just what is an athlete? The Encarta World Dictionary defines "athlete" as somebody who has the necessary abilities to participate in physical exercise, especially in competitive situations such as games, races, and matches. By this definition any race driver is an athlete. The unadvised baseball or football fan will immediately argue, "The driver just sits there and drives. Anybody can do that! The car does all the work." We can agree that exertion is one factor that all athletes must do to perform their sport. These callers won't argue that an outfielder in baseball or an offensive linesman in football is not an athlete. We've grown up with these sports and the athletes that play them. We've watched or played them through school so we know that ball players are athletes. I won't argue that either, but since everyone has their own opinion on what makes an athlete a comparison of NASCAR drivers to the athletes of the two major sports, baseball and football, may open a few eyes. On that line, let's look at the baseball outfielder first. <BR/><BR/>In this hypothetical game, the outfielder's team is batting first so he sits on a bench waiting for his turn. He's batting sixth and the team makes three straight outs so after about 5-10 minutes of sitting watching his teammates make outs, he has to get up and trot out to the outfield. His pitcher is throwing great today so the other team gets three straight outs and the outfielder doesn't have to move a step once he's trotted out there. So he trots back into the dugout and sits down, waiting another five minutes for his turn to bat. Since the other team's pitcher is just as hot today, he strikes out, making the third out of the inning. He heads back to the outfield to stand around and wait for a ball to come his way. After nine innings, this outfielder has trotted out to his position nine times, taken 3 or 4 times at bat and if he goes hitless, does nothing else during the game but sit on the bench in the dugout and stand around out in the outfield. A total of maybe ten minutes of exertion in a 2 1/2 hour game is all it takes to make a baseball player an athlete. <BR/><BR/>Now your average offensive linesman in football is a little easier to figure out total exertion time. The average NFL football team runs 62 offensive plays per game. The average play lasts 7-10 seconds. A little figuring tells us the offensive linesman is actually playing for a total of 7-10 minutes in a three and a half hour game. The rest of the time he is watching his defensive teammates play while standing around on the sidelines, standing around on the field in a huddle or waiting for play to resume. So once again it only takes exertion time of 7-10 minutes in over three hours to make an athlete. <BR/><BR/>Your typical NASCAR race lasts 3-4 hours. The driver is performing for all 3-4 hours except for a few 15-second pit stops when he can grab a quick drink of water. There is no sitting on a bench watching his teammates play or standing in the field hoping a ball comes his way (or hoping not). There is no standing around on a sideline or in a huddle waiting for a seven second period of activity. The NASCAR driver climbs in his car and goes through three to four hours straight of physical activity with 2-3 minutes of total rest time during the average pit stops per race. <BR/><BR/>Besides the extreme heat conditions there is also the physical strain of your body fighting 2 to 2 1/2 G-forces in the corners. A G-force is gravity's effect on our bodies. One G-force is our normal everyday measurement. For each additional G-force the effect of gravity's stress on us is equivalent to doubling our weight. So for half the race (the time the car is going through the turns) the driver must fight the G-forces trying to crush him into his seat and making him feel as if he weighs 400 pounds. <BR/><BR/>We have all, also, felt the effect of taking a turn too fast. We must fight to stay upright as the car's inertia tries to throw us to the other side of the car. Now picture, if you will, taking that turn four times faster and doing it repeatedly every 20 or 30 seconds for 4 hours. The drivers must literally fight to stay in their seats for two hours of a four-hour race. They get no breaks, no watching their teammate while they stand around or no sitting in a shaded dugout on a bench. <BR/><BR/>There are dozens of other reasons that a NASCAR driver is an athlete: the mental strain of avoiding other cars at 190 MPH; the eye, hands and feet dexterity and coordination needed to run the races; even the agility needed to climb into and out of the tight confines needed for safety. But if you just compare the amount of exertion put out by a driver in his four hours of total concentration and physical stress and strain to the 10 minutes of trotting out on a field or swinging at a ball by our "outfielder" you can only draw one conclusion. If those ball players are athletes then NASCAR drivers are much more the athletes.Patriots64https://www.blogger.com/profile/15787034853382760764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-65902052477621849112007-02-14T12:47:00.000-05:002007-02-14T12:47:00.000-05:00i love Agent zero but i gotta go with Dwight Howar...i love Agent zero but i gotta go with Dwight Howard. He's a beastmilesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11672735917003002292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-69174057763084150042007-02-14T12:43:00.000-05:002007-02-14T12:43:00.000-05:00hell, i would settle for just being tom brady's pe...hell, i would settle for just being tom brady's penis. Even if just for a daynoochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06564947671268618037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-28395435543659030842007-02-14T12:42:00.000-05:002007-02-14T12:42:00.000-05:00Man-Crush= Joe Crede. Its ridiculous he hasn't won...Man-Crush= Joe Crede. Its ridiculous he hasn't won a gold-glove yet. His defense and clutch bat in the 2005 playoffs helped the White Sox to the most dominating postseason in the last 2 1/2 decades.<BR/><BR/>Huge huge HUGE "mid-major" game this weekend: SIU @ Butler. This is what college basketball is all about. Go Salukis! I agree with andy regarding the MVC. Not many conferences out there are that solid top to bottom. Those are teams that the top teams do not want to play in the tourney, cause it has upset written all over it.Megahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407561625097289402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-63919836762010117182007-02-14T12:25:00.000-05:002007-02-14T12:25:00.000-05:00The Heat have a good chance to win it all. And her...The Heat have a good chance to win it all. And here's how:<BR/><BR/>They play in the weak East, so they can sit around and twiddle their thumbs the first half of the season. As the playoffs get closer they can kick it in gear and make the playoffs easily. They can then downshift to netural and coast through the first round. Now they are fresh, healthy and ready to play. <BR/><BR/>A team in the West can not do this. If a West team blinks too many times they miss the playoffs. In addition the entire West playoff run will be a beating. The winner of the West emerges banged and brusied having just went through the gauntlet that is the West.Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05278553006566111264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-71947483010952116912007-02-14T12:19:00.000-05:002007-02-14T12:19:00.000-05:00Damn you new Blogger! Every time I go to preview ...Damn you new Blogger! Every time I go to preview my comments before submitting them they disappear ("Your request could not be processed...") Sam Mitchell has to be coach of the year. The Knicks are operating under a different set of circumstances, a set of circumstances that can afford everything excpet rewarding mediocrity. The Raptors have actually turned a corner. The Knicks are just sort of proving the law of averages. As a lifelong Hoyas fan (born on the hilltop) I feel it is OK to admit my dual man crush: Allen Iverson and Alonzo Mourning. I said it's OK but I still don't feel OK. Damn...starkweatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08067659960128584230noreply@blogger.com