tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post6274826400540904382..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Wednesday 02/21 A.M. Quickie:Wisco Boots, Brady "Excited," Combine Zzz'sUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-26170478691549086942007-02-21T17:42:00.000-05:002007-02-21T17:42:00.000-05:00Okay, you want slow? Champions league round of si...Okay, you want slow? <BR/><BR/>Champions league round of sixteen, first leg:<BR/>Liverpool over Barcelona, 2-1.<BR/><BR/>Apparently this is huge if you follow European soccer--this year I guess it represents something of an upset, since Barcelona is the defending champ. And it looks like it was a pretty good game, too.markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367754765898020281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-48489103819345258522007-02-21T14:52:00.000-05:002007-02-21T14:52:00.000-05:00It's a slow news day when Ernie Els makes news in ...It's a slow news day when Ernie Els makes news in the comment section in a non-major tournament.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-25169630817532648762007-02-21T14:51:00.000-05:002007-02-21T14:51:00.000-05:00we have an upset in the 1st round of the World Mat...we have an upset in the 1st round of the World Match Play Event the 15th Seed Dredge beat the 2nd Seeded Ernie ElsCMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-11856420445905535612007-02-21T14:26:00.000-05:002007-02-21T14:26:00.000-05:00I hope Barry hits 900. I'll watch it on TV, the...I hope Barry hits 900. I'll watch it on TV, the Sportscenter atbats...all of it. I have no problem with this. <BR/><BR/>Then again, I also don't make athletes my idols nor do I look at them with reverence. <BR/><BR/>So, 900 Barry!rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-80141139714573832502007-02-21T14:03:00.000-05:002007-02-21T14:03:00.000-05:00I hope so, but that's why the record is so amazing...I hope so, but that's why the record is so amazing and why it's a shame that Bonds will break it. Since Aaron put up 755 there have been people with the home-run hitting talent to break it, but the record is equivilent to almost 40 homers a year for 19 years! The ability to stay healthy and consistent is just as big of a variable as to the talent to do it. It would be great if A-Rod or Albert or whoever got close to chasing the record, but go back several years and instead we were saying that Griffey was almost a lock to do it -- then he turned 30 and started getting hurt all the time. Barry's record could fall quickly, but then again it might last a long time. We all can only hope for the former.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200501702359629649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-58499606010569446382007-02-21T12:06:00.000-05:002007-02-21T12:06:00.000-05:00Jo Fer said... As a 100% German person whose grand...<I> Jo Fer said... <BR/>As a 100% German person whose grandfather worked in the Breweries in Milwaukee in the 30's and 40's I strongly object to the term "Brewers" for a baseball team. Especially the mascot with his stereotypical lederhosen and blonde hair etc. They are disrepecting my grandfather's way of life. </I><BR/><BR/>I know this is a joke. but....<BR/>Last I checked American policies weren't responsibe for killing off 95% of all Brewers that lived in the country before Europeans got here.<BR/><BR/>Florida State and The Seminole nation agreed that the college can continue to use the name. If the native population agrees to let the college use it, so be it. But, if the savage red skin in buckskin was offending the Natives, perhaps it's best for everyone.<BR/><BR/>I kind of think a a closer example of what the Natives are complaining about would be for a team in California to have a team called the "Nips" and model themselves after the 40s and 50s Bugs Bunny cartoons of AsiansNAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17958843468425299776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-92197168926570308172007-02-21T11:29:00.000-05:002007-02-21T11:29:00.000-05:00guess someone is a fan of slapshot.check it outguess someone is a fan of slapshot.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/news/story?id=2773400" REL="nofollow"><BR/><BR/>check it out</A>CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-16605777347712953342007-02-21T11:18:00.000-05:002007-02-21T11:18:00.000-05:00This is how out of touch you guys are. Bonds cont...This is how out of touch you guys are. <BR/><BR/>Bonds contract that actually got approved by MLB doesn't have the void in it if he gets indicted. As that was contradictory to the what's in the CBA between the player's union and ownership.BLUEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01547964589052140083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-55257334435016936922007-02-21T11:06:00.000-05:002007-02-21T11:06:00.000-05:00cmfost- #1 and #2 would be sweet sweet justice, wo...cmfost- #1 and #2 would be sweet sweet justice, wouldn't they? What if Barroid finds a vortex to another dimension (ala Homer Simpson) behind his "medicine cabinent" and gets sucked in? That way, we never have to hear from him again, ever.Megahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14407561625097289402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-11439117792597764692007-02-21T10:59:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:59:00.000-05:00>>Someone needs to pull a Tanya Harding on Barry B...>>Someone needs to pull a Tanya Harding on Barry Bonds. I don't say this lightly, but if ever there was someone who deserved to get clubbed off the field...>><BR/><BR/>Great idea, but I'd rather see coaches tell their pitchers to walk him every time (or plunk him). A) How fun would it be to watch Barry slowly but surely self-destruct, rant and pout and B) No way for him to potentially play the on-crutches sympathy card.EPorvaznikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12653412963180740901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-70883223564153570702007-02-21T10:53:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:53:00.000-05:00The only thing this A-Rod/Jeter thing really means...The only thing this A-Rod/Jeter thing really means is that at the end of the season A-Rod will void the final years of his contract and go to another team and screw them up. And then the Yankees will win the world series in 2008 without A-RodCMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-57252014944899667142007-02-21T10:52:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:52:00.000-05:00I hope one of 3 things happens with Bonds before h...I hope one of 3 things happens with Bonds before he breaks the record.<BR/><BR/>1. He is one home run shy and Selig suspends him for failing a drug test.<BR/><BR/>2. He is one home run shy of the record he get arrest for perjury causing the Giants to void his contract and then he goes to jail for a couple of years and never plays again.<BR/><BR/>3. He gets a career ending injury before breaking the record.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-8716762595808283202007-02-21T10:47:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:47:00.000-05:00The hats can get pretty nasty, but man, what some ...The hats can get pretty nasty, but man, what some of those guys do to their batting helmets? Vlad Guerrero has so much crap on his helmet I'm surprised it doesn't glow in the dark during night games because it has to be pretty toxic.<BR/><BR/>I think the Jeter/A-Rod thing is totally overblown. Who cares if they aren't big buddies? We have this idea that sports teams are "families" and that everybody loves each other and gets along. My extended family (brother, sisters, nieces and nephews) is about the size of an MLB roster, and I can guarantee you this, they are still family, but that doesn't mean I don't like some of them. As long as they aren't throwing punches or causing problems, who cares if they aren't big buddies? It's called being professional and doing your job. And if A-Rod folds in October because he isn't getting love from his teammates, then chances are he's never going to win anything.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17200501702359629649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-29475034300005734082007-02-21T10:26:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:26:00.000-05:00I, for one, will NOT be watching Bonds at all. Ev...I, for one, will NOT be watching Bonds at all. Even if I'm in a bar, I'll close my eyes and do the la la la thing until it's over, even though I'd look like a total douche for doing it. I look at the Bonds/Aaron thing the same way I look at Ben Johnson cracking 9.8 in the 100m and Floyd Landis having the biggest comeback in Tour de France history. It's completely illegitimate and I will never register the hr record as Bonds', even though he will obviously be allowed to keep the record.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, I said more than my share in the A-Rod/Jeter situation, but I don't see how Jeter not commenting and thus getting involved in the equivalent of 3rd graders calling each other "poopyhead" is unclassy.verbal97https://www.blogger.com/profile/02282148454169067288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-36126887501708433542007-02-21T10:20:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:20:00.000-05:00Someone needs to pull a Tanya Harding on Barry Bon...Someone needs to pull a Tanya Harding on Barry Bonds. I don't say this lightly, but if ever there was someone who deserved to get clubbed off the field . . .markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367754765898020281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-69857310728881099112007-02-21T10:15:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:15:00.000-05:00It is funny to me having the Cubs quibble for a fe...It is funny to me having the Cubs quibble for a few million with Zambrano, a true ace, while they shell out huge money to Ted Lilly.<BR/><BR/>I still don't see there being as much parity this year in March Madness. I still think that Florida, UNC, and UCLA especially are a cut above and all three will go deep into the tourney IMO, once they all decide to turn it on at all times.mcam09https://www.blogger.com/profile/03814454301166764131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-56100916762842625722007-02-21T10:14:00.001-05:002007-02-21T10:14:00.001-05:00As weird as this may sound, they do make plastic c...As weird as this may sound, they do make plastic cap washers. I bought one and it really does work. Helps keep the wool cap's form and can go in the wash (not the dryer though). <BR/><BR/>But most MLB players are too superstitious I think to change hats. I wonder if Trot Nixon's hat should go into a museum, or should be thrown into one of those biohazard bins...ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-32252534350290065552007-02-21T10:14:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:14:00.000-05:00As a Miami of Ohio graduate, I understand how the ...<I>As a Miami of Ohio graduate, I understand how the term "Redskin" was offensive. But using the words "Braves," "Seminoles," "Illini," etc. is kind of ridiculous. Especially if the tribe wants the university to keep their mascot...ie: Florida State and North Dakota.</I><BR/><BR/>The problem wasn't with the name "Illini," which the University may keep. The problem was with the war-bonnetted, face-painted, buckskin-clad Chief Illiniwek, who dances around at football games. The remaining Illini tribesman are apparently against the Chief as being inauthentic and disrespectful.<BR/><BR/>There have been angry debates about this in Urbana for decades, with all the content you'd expect, including alumni threatening to pull donations, student native-american associations feeling marginalized, campus study groups, and the students who actually play the chief saying that it was all an educational opportunity, and in fact respectful of tradition. <BR/><BR/>I think the university is largely just glad it's over. The Chief was hurting the university in measurable ways. The latest accreditation survey of the university actually took them to task for not having gotten rid of the Chief already.<BR/><BR/><BR/>As for the basketball, the fact that the #1 team keeps losing week after week only proves once again that (1) basketball is not football; (2) the polls are overrated.markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02367754765898020281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-47612956471607543742007-02-21T10:08:00.000-05:002007-02-21T10:08:00.000-05:00Glad to see Cheif Illiniwick go, as the American I...Glad to see Cheif Illiniwick go, as the American Indians clearly were offended by the represenation given by the Cheif. It was time to go for him... <BR/><BR/>That being said, I don't have any problem with American Indian mascots so long as the tribes named in the mascots are not misrepresented, and that the tribes themselves approve of the given university's use of said mascot. <BR/><BR/>But yeah, Redskins definitely need to go... I mean, really... <BR/><BR/>For everyone who hates the Yankees, the Jeter/A-Rod saga is funny, but everyone who says it's not that big of a deal is also right... until October, when A-Rod feels unloved and doesn't respond. Then it becomes a problem/great thing. <BR/><BR/>The Bernie deal is a much bigger story, but I think even the most diehard Yankees fan has to acknowledge that it's just time for him to go.ToddTheJackasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06333015679479284215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-41944679552864633342007-02-21T09:44:00.002-05:002007-02-21T09:44:00.002-05:00I apologize...I was just doing it for clarity. Bu...I apologize...I was just doing it for clarity. But yes, when people ask me where I went to school, I say "Miami." Since I live in Ohio, they all know that it is the better school. The one in Oxford.<BR/><BR/>So yes, I went to Miami U.<BR/><BR/>And you are right Joe, Miami was a school before Florida was a state.RevScottDeMangeMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02220843774217781967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-10413909065958670972007-02-21T09:44:00.001-05:002007-02-21T09:44:00.001-05:00i always liked that line, TF.Or, 'Miami was a Univ...i always liked that line, TF.<BR/><BR/>Or, 'Miami was a University when Florida still belonged to Spain'rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-20629807834996050812007-02-21T09:43:00.000-05:002007-02-21T09:43:00.000-05:00So MLB has new baseball caps.One reason for the ch...So MLB has new baseball caps.<BR/>One reason for the change is that caps used to have sweat stains and fade in color over time.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Has anyone suggested that players could, maybe..i dunno...wash their caps instead?rafaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09286062038193331350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-49604771123019089582007-02-21T09:39:00.000-05:002007-02-21T09:39:00.000-05:00Some alumni you are, revscott!Miami of Ohio?! *sha...<I>Some alumni you are, revscott!<BR/>Miami of Ohio?! *shakes head*<BR/><BR/>Miami University or Miami. Keep the faith! lol Put the (FL) behind the other school</I><BR/><BR/>Being from Florida, when I moved up here in 2004 I called it Miami of Ohio.<BR/><BR/>The response: "Miami was a University before Florida was a state."<BR/><BR/>Joe (Dayton)Trey (formerly TF)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16016679366233865869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-53560587769259171732007-02-21T09:37:00.000-05:002007-02-21T09:37:00.000-05:00There are several players who don't care for each ...There are several players who don't care for each other yet play perfectly together. <BR/><BR/>Most the guys in the SF clubhouse hate Bonds, Jordan and Pippen didn't get a long off the court, etc.<BR/><BR/>After hearing the actual quote yesterday there was nothing even mentioned that made it sound like they hated each other. It sounded more like ARod and Jeter just don't hang as much as they used to, probably because ARod has a wife and Jeter dosen't. What wife would allow their husband to go running out every night with the most popular man in New York.<BR/><BR/>I know you hate when people say this, but this is clearly the NY media trying to get a story.<BR/><BR/>Joe (Dayton)Trey (formerly TF)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16016679366233865869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-63549594239894667852007-02-21T09:35:00.000-05:002007-02-21T09:35:00.000-05:00I screwed that up bad. Sorry about that.I screwed that up bad. Sorry about that.Matt Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12025500546395746323noreply@blogger.com