tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post7814370906234725276..comments2024-03-17T03:18:56.070-04:00Comments on Dan Shanoff: Wednesday 08/01 A.M. Quihttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gifckie:KG, Johan, MLB Trades, NFL Camping, More!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-56728328424226840302007-08-02T09:55:00.000-04:002007-08-02T09:55:00.000-04:00As a Notre Dame alumni from Minnesota currently li...As a Notre Dame alumni from Minnesota currently living in New York City, there really isn't a lot of love coming from Dan and this blog, is there? Santana, KG, A-Rod, Quinn...Bikes in Treeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15410755907195141469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-55527333894123340092007-08-01T18:05:00.000-04:002007-08-01T18:05:00.000-04:00maybe - if he hits 50-60 HR and drives in 150 he'l...maybe - if he hits 50-60 HR and drives in 150 he'll probably still get it.<BR/><BR/>The point was that when people go into a 0-17 slump mid season while your team is scorin over 200 runs in the month it isn't because he is choking...that statement is idioticndyanksfan05https://www.blogger.com/profile/17049529004061030914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-65152701554960760932007-08-01T17:18:00.000-04:002007-08-01T17:18:00.000-04:00I agree with you Ben. It is still a relevant game...I agree with you Ben. It is still a relevant game just because of the two teams. I am saying it would still be relevant if they played at mid-season. It is NOT the defacto Big 10 title game (I am a Badger alum--trust me, I don't want to cheapen those titles). It just looks more important because it is the last game of the year, and they are usually in contention. UM losing to OSU won't cost them the Big 10 title any more than it would if they lose to any other team, unless they both have the same record.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-12648331886860945612007-08-01T16:30:00.000-04:002007-08-01T16:30:00.000-04:00HA-ha, who wants to bet that Dan will have re-eval...HA-ha, who wants to bet that Dan will have re-evaluated his stance on the Celtics relevance being good for the league now that his man-crush has said the same? He couldn't possibly go against Arenas could he??The Mark Showhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797641159879108200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-55947079828756463892007-08-01T16:14:00.000-04:002007-08-01T16:14:00.000-04:00@ LukeDo the exact same analysis of the last game ...@ Luke<BR/><BR/>Do the exact same analysis of the last game USC plays in conference each year. Then do it with Florida...and so on.<BR/><BR/>No one is saying the UM/OSU game isn't a MAJOR game in the Big Ten. In nearly every season, at least one of those two is at or near enough the top to make it a relevant game. However, calling it the Big Ten Championship game completely cheapens the two B10 championships Iowa has won during that same 10 year span, or the championships of the other 5 teams during that span.<BR/><BR/>Also, the fact they play the last week of the B10 season almost guarantees it's relevance. Play that game in week 6, then look at the records for each of those seasons. How relevant does that game become during those years? It's the last game of the conference season, between to perennial national powerhouses. It's no different, though, than the Florida/Florida St game, or the USC/Notre Dame game, or the Texas/Oklahoma game. I'll bet that in just as many of the past 10 seasons, those games had the same level of implications on a championship as the Mich/OSU game did.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850569709577077589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-21083128348152228592007-08-01T16:01:00.000-04:002007-08-01T16:01:00.000-04:00Is this the same Johan Santana of the 1-4 career p...Is this the same Johan Santana of the 1-4 career post-season record and the post-season ERA that's a run higher than his career ERA (since he's became a starter)complaining about not going anywhere? Seems like if he showed up when it mattered the Twins could have made a WS appearance.Leggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01092327297013894417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-62496550043803273532007-08-01T16:00:00.000-04:002007-08-01T16:00:00.000-04:00All I am saying is that you have "the most riding"...All I am saying is that you have "the most riding" on it because they already have every other game. If UM loses twice in the conference before they get to OSU, then the game means squat. It would mean the same if they played halfway through the season. You still have to win the other conference games.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-16445292732217682852007-08-01T15:53:00.000-04:002007-08-01T15:53:00.000-04:00NDYANK - If the Yankees do not make the playoffs, ...NDYANK - If the Yankees do not make the playoffs, AROD will not be the MVP, it will be Ordonez.CMFosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291296862033162143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-81809395802050866912007-08-01T15:45:00.000-04:002007-08-01T15:45:00.000-04:00Delusional Boston triumphalismIt's actually though...<I>Delusional Boston triumphalism</I><BR/><BR/>It's actually thought of around the country by people with perspective and people that actually have (ahem, ahem) an idea of the history of franchises that extends beyond the past 10 years. Keep spreading the rote Boston hate just like every other hack.<BR/><BR/>From Gilbert Arenas's blog today:<BR/><BR/>This is good for the franchise in Boston. You wanted them to get the No.1 or No.2 pick to get some young talent in there, but the trades they made to get Allen and Garnett brings them back to the old days when it was the Lakers and Boston. It’s good for the franchise and good for the league that Boston is going to be one of the key teams again in the Eastern Conference.Camp Tiger Clawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394093143362547939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-37818496592674443912007-08-01T15:44:00.000-04:002007-08-01T15:44:00.000-04:00Luke,But it is because it is the last conference g...Luke,<BR/><BR/>But it is because it is the last conference game that it matter most because you have more riding on the game. No more waiting for another team to lose or making sure you win next week.<BR/><BR/>There is that saying that it is better to lose early then lose late. Going into the last weekend of the Big Ten season, whomever is going to be crowned the champion will be as a result of that game every year. Not PSU vs MSU or Wisconsin vs Iowa, it is OSU vs Michdanwise1856https://www.blogger.com/profile/17327190301668263115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-187561502606064792007-08-01T15:36:00.000-04:002007-08-01T15:36:00.000-04:00The OSU-UM game has a say in the conference title ...The OSU-UM game has a say in the conference title every year because it is the last conference game they each play. I don't want to hear about how if UM wins, they split the title or anything like that. If they play that as the first conference game, you could say the same thing about whatever other game they play at the end of the year. All the conference games have a say in who wins the title. I mean, if any other team beats UM or OSU, the game changes. It only "decides" the conference title if they are both undefeated going into it.Luke Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15794556619520450782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-61996249814616734102007-08-01T14:32:00.001-04:002007-08-01T14:32:00.001-04:00The Sporting News just came out with its list of t...The Sporting News just came out with its list of the best sports cities. This year Detroit came out on top. <BR/><BR/>The list can be found here: <BR/>http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=248801<BR/><BR/>Thoughts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-63424272755829458392007-08-01T14:32:00.000-04:002007-08-01T14:32:00.000-04:00@ andyCouldn't have said it better myself (wait, t...@ andy<BR/><BR/>Couldn't have said it better myself (wait, told Dan that same thing a couple days ago)<BR/><BR/>I think he says stupid stuff like that just get a rise out of us. <BR/><BR/>It's no different than if he said "Make the Texas/Oklahoma game the Big 12 championship game, or the USC/Oregon game the Pac 10 championship game, or for that matter the Duke/Kentucky basketball game the national championship game. If the media says it's the "big game" then it must be.<BR/><BR/>Hell, let's let the Yankees/Red Sox play the World Series and everyone else can just play for scraps.<BR/><BR/>Oh, how about NFL? The Colts/Patriots game seems about right...let's mark that down as the Super Bowl and ignore everything else.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03850569709577077589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-83953557788272441342007-08-01T14:22:00.000-04:002007-08-01T14:22:00.000-04:00Andy,While I agree that the OSU-Michigan game is n...Andy,<BR/><BR/>While I agree that the OSU-Michigan game is not for the Championship, what he should state is that the OSU-Mich game generally determines the outcome of who does win the Big 10, whether it be one of those two teams, Penn State, Wisc. etc.<BR/><BR/>2006 - OSU Wins and win the Big Ten title outright<BR/><BR/>2005 - OSU beats Michigan to claim a share of the title with Penn State. If OSU lost it would have been PSU's outright<BR/><BR/>2004 - OSU beat Michigan. The loss allowed Mich to claim a share of the Bit 10 title with Iowa. A win and it would have been theirs outright<BR/><BR/>2003 - Michigan beats OSU for the outright title. An OSU win would have claimed it for them outright<BR/><BR/>2002 - OSU beats Mich to claim a share of the title with Iowa. A Mich win and Iowa wins the title outright<BR/><BR/>2001 - OSU beats Mich to deny Mich a share of the Big Ten title with Illinois<BR/><BR/>2000 - Mich beats OSU to allow a split title with Purdue and Northwestern. An OSU win and Mich does not claim a share of the title<BR/><BR/>1999 - The game has no impact on the title as Wisconsin won it outright regardless of the outcome.<BR/><BR/>1998 - OSU beats Michigan to allow for a three way tie for the Big 10 title with OSU, UM and Wisconsin. If UM wins, they win the Big 10 outright<BR/><BR/>1997 - UM beats OSU to win the Big Ten title outright. A win by OSU would have caused a split title between the two teams<BR/><BR/>1996 - UM beats OSU to cause a split title between OSU and Northwestern. A win by OSU would have had them win the title outright<BR/><BR/>As you can see, in 10 of the last 11 years, the result of the OSU - UM game has directly played a role into whoever wins the Big Ten title. Only twice in that same stretch did neither OSU or UM claim at least a share of the Big Ten title. In the last 20 years, only 5 times has the Big Ten champion not included either OSU or UM<BR/><BR/>It is not the defacto Championship but this is the game year and year out that determines who wins the title.danwise1856https://www.blogger.com/profile/17327190301668263115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-83744229671398786122007-08-01T14:19:00.000-04:002007-08-01T14:19:00.000-04:00Dan, Dan, Dan.. That Tour comment isn't informed. ...Dan, Dan, Dan.. <BR/><BR/>That Tour comment isn't informed. The dude claiming that Contador is tied to Operation Puerto is known for outrageous, unsubstantiated claims. He made the same kind of comments about Ulrich and the courts forbid him from making any more because he has no proof.<BR/><BR/>UCI and the Spanish Authorities involved in Operation Puerto cleared Contador. Until that gets reversed, it is pretty safe to ignore any of those attempted smears on his character.apochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161850554034839181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-84173477311036535232007-08-01T13:52:00.000-04:002007-08-01T13:52:00.000-04:00@NDYanksEric is not an ignorant A-Rod hater. He ju...@NDYanks<BR/>Eric is not an ignorant A-Rod hater. He just has a low tolerence for athletes that perform below their talent in pressure situations. Though i disagree on the fact getting 500 HRs is a pressure situation. It's not like he's never going to hit a HR ever again.Ftrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136143693025542474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-5411979211603643752007-08-01T13:38:00.000-04:002007-08-01T13:38:00.000-04:00All right, this is getting pretty damn frustrating...All right, this is getting pretty damn frustrating to me. Dan, quit referring to the Michigan-OSU game as the Big Ten Championship game. Last year it was. But guess what?? Wisconsin's got a damn good team this year. Penn State's gonna be pretty good. Iowa will surprise a lot of people. <BR/><BR/>In the past 10 years, Penn State, Iowa, Illinois, Purdue, Northwestern, and Wisconsin have all won outright or shares of Big Ten titles. <BR/><BR/>Were Mich and OSU the best last year? Yes. Are they the best this year? Maybe but probably not. It's not every year that they are the best. Start giving the whole conference some credit because 6 of the other 9 schools have at least shared a conference title in the last 10 years. That's pretty balanced if you ask me.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02827851943831518318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-41357614725445526272007-08-01T13:26:00.000-04:002007-08-01T13:26:00.000-04:00nd fan why should Quinn care if the backend is loa...nd fan why should Quinn care if the backend is loaded? If he performs like people expect him to then he can sign he his fat contract after 3 years.futurelegendvinceyounghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175243502967953702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-23176553653427286792007-08-01T13:08:00.000-04:002007-08-01T13:08:00.000-04:00Once again - review the facts not just the fact th...Once again - review the facts not just the fact that Quinn hasn't signed.<BR/><BR/>Quinn's just trying to get the back-end of his contract up so if he becomes a franchise QB in 4-5 years he is in the money<BR/><BR/>He isn't holding out for first pick money<BR/><BR/>While the media would love to have you believe that he's being a jerk, the fact is the browns wont give him a 4-year deal. The money has already been agreed upon. This is on the browns.ndyanksfan05https://www.blogger.com/profile/17049529004061030914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-28311441276167906802007-08-01T12:53:00.000-04:002007-08-01T12:53:00.000-04:00eric = ignorant standard a-rod hater...god forbid ...eric = ignorant standard a-rod hater...god forbid the MVP of the league has an 0-17 slide (with a bunch of walks)...obviously you know absolutely nothing about baseball.ndyanksfan05https://www.blogger.com/profile/17049529004061030914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-53550913461334118252007-08-01T12:18:00.000-04:002007-08-01T12:18:00.000-04:00Let Quinn work at McDonald's flipping burgers for ...Let Quinn work at McDonald's flipping burgers for a year.<BR/><BR/>That is what the Bears should have done with Curtis Penis out of Penn State a few years back (Yes, I am still bitter!!!)!chitown italianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05005966579859344446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-43202828115163907582007-08-01T12:01:00.000-04:002007-08-01T12:01:00.000-04:00Shanny, you've been infected by your mailing addre...Shanny, you've been infected by your mailing address. Why don't you just come out and admit your NY affinity?<BR/><BR/>"delusional Boston triumphalism"<BR/><BR/>Take your thesaurus out of your piehole, you assclown.marcomarcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17507640418000407851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-24416444368638769752007-08-01T11:49:00.000-04:002007-08-01T11:49:00.000-04:00A-Rod being A-Rod. Pressure's on for something mea...A-Rod being A-Rod. Pressure's on for something meaningful and he's choking, yet again. What is he now, 0-17 and going. Best player ever... when nothing's on the line.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09978284603123219734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-91022954098192686932007-08-01T11:45:00.000-04:002007-08-01T11:45:00.000-04:00@ cmfost:Yup, you're right. As usual, I'm a jacka...<I>@ cmfost:</I><BR/><BR/>Yup, you're right. As usual, I'm a jackass.<BR/><BR/>For some reason, I thought it was the MLB trading deadline last season. Maybe I was thinking of the waiver deadline.Big Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478232002387175988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33624629.post-75542399120041917142007-08-01T11:43:00.000-04:002007-08-01T11:43:00.000-04:00@ kurtSame difference. The video got pulled down ...<I>@ kurt</I><BR/><BR/>Same difference. The video got pulled down the day before MLB started their promotion to let fans make videos of great MLB moments...Big Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11478232002387175988noreply@blogger.com