Subjects up for discussion are included but limited to:
- Dawgs #1?
- Baseball trades: Who won, who lost?
- Is Rafa now the best player in the world?
- Hockey breaks out at a football practice?
- Does Olympic b-ball excite you?
- Driving through the Poconos
- Norman says no to PGA
Anything else?
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Dawgs #1
August 2, 2008 - 10:42 ET by Founding_FatherGeorgia has (IMO) the most difficult schedule in the nation. Bama, LSU, Florida, Tenn, Arizona State, Auburn. But they do have Moreno.
If they win those games (and they can) they will definately earn being #1. Then, Ohio State will go undefeated in the Weak 10 and Georgia will kill them in the BCS title game.
Btw, Roll Tide Roll.... Get em Tide...
Dawgs # 1?
August 2, 2008 - 12:56 ET by BlondeI'm glad they are...remember how last season went?
Oh, and they get to play LSU and Auburn away, as well as, of course, my beloved Gators in Jacksonville. (Where they will no doubt will taunt us with Gators Wear Jean Shorts!...with their record lately against us, we all know why...thanks again Ken Sheperd).
As for the perpetually over-ranked and over-estimated Ohio State...I'd love to see my Gators take them down in ANOTHER title game. LOL.
GO GATORS!
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Hey Blondie, what's the
August 2, 2008 - 14:09 ET by Roger the ShrubberHey Blondie, what's the deal?
Your Gators getting busted driving while drinking NATURAL LITE?
Aren't they paying your boys enough?
:P
Thanks, Rog,
August 2, 2008 - 14:15 ET by BlondeNatch we're not paying them enough...what are you confused? We're NOT Florida State!
Do appreciate the update, I'm out in flyover country right now, hope to be home sometime next week, so I hadn't a clue about this.
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
You got
August 2, 2008 - 15:19 ET by Delsathe Shrub lol
I'm with ya one the Tide! I
August 2, 2008 - 17:19 ET by RukusI'm with ya one the Tide! I hope we can soon get back to where we were for so long, I miss those days!
"Nuke 'em 'til they... oh hell, just shoot 'em!"
how long will it take
August 2, 2008 - 10:52 ET by botgfor Dodger fans to adopt
"It's just Manny being Manny"
"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission"
Poconos yes!!!!!!
August 2, 2008 - 11:37 ET by HeavyChevyGO HINDRICK MOTORSPORTS!!!!!! BOOO KYLE BUSH!!! ;-)
"9 out of 10 doctors agree that flag burning is the number one killer of liberals."
Hey, Heavy Chevy - a minor correction!
August 3, 2008 - 00:47 ET by goldenthroatFYI - it's spelled "Hendrick" and "Busch" - just like the beer...but I am a fan, too! As a self-confessed NASCAR junkie, I hope Gordon, Johnson, Junior and Mears kick some serious Toyota and Ford butt this weekend. This is Gordon's kind of race course. He should do very well!
BTW - here in the Great Buckeye State, Ohio is Chevy country - on a quiet night you can hear a Ford rust.
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Go Bowties! Apply a little bit of whump-a** at Pocono!
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Go Tigers
August 2, 2008 - 11:52 ET by general companyLSU has the easiest schedule they have had in sometime, still tougher then 99% of the nations though.
Redsox really lost in this trade, but it seems as if they wanted to.
I have been keeping up with USA B-ball, I really think this group can get it done. Wade, Paul, James, and old man Kidd will see to it.
Still waiting for BL to get back to the winners circle.
You guys missed one though, the X-games are taking place as well. Being an old Skate Boarder and Bicycle racer, I absolutely love these guys.
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Red Sox Lost, You Say?
August 2, 2008 - 16:14 ET by Del DolemonteWe'll see-Manny grounded into a double play to end his first game with the Dodgers, while his replacement scored the winning run in the 12th inning.
Karma only works so long,
August 2, 2008 - 18:09 ET by general companyKarma only works so long, look the only reason I think Bo-sox lost is, they may not make it to the playoffs this year. Think about it, who you going to blame?
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
SEC FB is going to be
August 3, 2008 - 02:11 ET by general companySEC FB is going to be a blast this year. If any of you "folks" are going to get LSU,, it better had be this year. We are young, freshman QB, and we may still win the west? Ol'Miss and Miss St should be good this year, Alabama they will be hard to beat this year, trust me. Auburn and Ga maybe the class but where is Tebows love?
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Hockey breaks out at a
August 2, 2008 - 12:16 ET by Eileen RightHockey breaks out at a football
practice??? Has the NB staff hired Olbermann or Tiger Woods? Any one
who knows hockey will recognize this as a stereotypical ignorant
statement. Relating hockey to sideline thugs is unacceptable. Do some
research instead of recycling some old one liner...
Eileen
August 2, 2008 - 12:20 ET by Noel SheppardEileen,
Give me a break. I'm a HUGE hockey fan -- used to be my favorite sport. This is an old joke and wasn't meant to offend anybody. Sheesh. ns
I was involved with youth
August 2, 2008 - 12:45 ET by Eileen RightI was involved with youth and school
hockey programs on the West Coast for years and continually had to
dispel this image projected by such comments. It's a cheap shot,
unfair to the sport and players.
Well then maybe they
August 2, 2008 - 13:06 ET by balboaWell then maybe they shouldn't allow fighting.
It's a joke, Eileen. Nothing big.
Eileen
August 2, 2008 - 13:21 ET by Noel SheppardEileen,
Well, if the NHL had gone the direction of international rules -- meaning you fight, and you're out of the game! -- this joke would have gone away years ago.
I grew up playing hockey. Used to be my life. The best hockey any of us ever saw was the 1987 Canada Cup finals between Canada and the USSR. Professionals from all parts of the globe playing fightless hockey, because one fight, and you were out of the tournament. Period!
That was the MOST amazing hockey ever. And, if the NHL wants a serious sports product, it should adopt MUCH stricter no-fighting rules. I largely stopped watching hockey early this decade before the strike because of the fighting. I'm only now starting to get interested again.
So, lighten up, Francis. ns
Noel, No problem, just
August 2, 2008 - 14:05 ET by Eileen RightNoel,
No problem, just tired of the same old picture being painted. We have a local Olbermann clone here named Ted Leitner that shows fights when reporting hockey scores, burns me up.
BTW that's Psycho to you.
Wow Noel
August 3, 2008 - 11:45 ET by shawn228I did not know you were a huge hockey fan. I did not even know they covered the Canada Cup in the USA back then. I was 16 years old and I remember watching it with friends, that was a very proud moment for Canada
My Canadian friends were very upset at me and all turned me a turncoat because I embraced my American side and was going for the USA in the first World Cup of Hockey
Real life video games are cool
shawn
August 3, 2008 - 12:00 ET by Noel Sheppardshawn,
I don't remember what network showed it that year. I think it was USA which used to show a lot of hockey way back when.
Those three games between Canada and the USSR were by far the best hockey ever shown on television. If you remember, the first two games went to overtime, with the final game being decided with 1:26 remaining in the third period: http://en.wikipedia....
Just astonishingly great hockey -- with NO fighting!!! ns
Hockey fights
August 3, 2008 - 12:17 ET by shawn228Sometimes the physical aspect of hockey is great as well. Hockey fights can be very entertaining, like this one. Also check out this junior hockey body check.
Real life video games are cool
Eileen, I'm sure Noel had
August 2, 2008 - 12:31 ET by motherbeltEileen, I'm sure Noel had no ill intention...it's a takeoff on the old joke that "I went to a fight, and a hockey game broke out!"
Anyone who has followed hockey over the years knows that hockey and fighting (agreed, not necessarily sideline thugs) have always been go-togethers. Like it or not, fighting is almost considered part of the game. And it's not been unheard of for fans to get involved.
I know Noel doesn't need anyone coming to his defense, but as a woman who has been a hockey fan (and has no interest in any other sports) since the Bobby Orr days (1970's), I wanted to reinforce the explanation.
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I'm still shocked
August 2, 2008 - 12:39 ET by sarcasmoSomeone out there hadn't heard the old hockey joke! :)
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
Should I be shocked that you
August 2, 2008 - 12:53 ET by Eileen RightShould I be shocked that you didn't read "instead of recycling some old one liner..."? I know the line well, heard it countless times.
I grew up in Chicago...my
August 2, 2008 - 23:47 ET by Paul GI grew up in Chicago...my family had 6 seats, 1st row balcony since the 30s, till they went up to $15 a game. So then my family went to 4 seats and then 3...and then none..Im not that old but I knew Bobby Hull#9 Tony Esposito#35 Bobby Orr Gordie Howe etc. AND, only my close friends and family know this, but my 2nd wife left me for a VERY well known hockey player from the 80s. I know/knew my hockey. Anyways, my point is, fighting is part of hockey and theres 3 things that took down hockey IMHO, no fighting, Gretzky, and adding a gazillion teams. ok 4 the strike.
case closed.
Gretzky?
August 3, 2008 - 10:53 ET by Noel SheppardPaul,
Gretzky brought down hockey? How? When he moved to LA, and eventually NY, the sport became more popular here. ns
I'm scratching my head over
August 3, 2008 - 11:20 ET by dboI'm scratching my head over that one too. Gretzky was one of the most exciting players ever. I basically stopped watching hockey in the 90's because it has become so boring, I don't buy the "gazillion" teams argument either. There were tons of teams when Gretsky played in the 80's and that was hockey at its most entertaining. I think hockey has become boring because the quality of player is too good. The NHL now draw from the whole worlds talent where 30 years ago it was primarily a Canadian sport. The players skate so fast now that the quality of defence has outstripped the offence. Still some highly skilled guys out there but the number of scoring chances in a game are a fragment of what they once were. Perhaps PG doesn't like Gretzky because he sent the Blackhawks "to the golf course" so many years.
Shrub and DBO
August 3, 2008 - 11:52 ET by Noel SheppardGents,
Well, on the flipside, I think Gretzky was overrated. Frankly, I think the most talented of the Oilers was Messier who, unlike Gretzky, had great success AWAY from Edmonton. By contrast, Gretzky's best years were in Edmonton.
Gretzky needed the supporting cast members of folks like Grant Fuhr and Paul Coffey, and was MUCH less dominant a player without them. By contrast, Messier was spectacular regardless of the other folks on the ice. JMHO. ns
Disagree with you on this
August 3, 2008 - 12:11 ET by dboDisagree with you on this one Noel. No question that his best years were in Edmonton and by the time that he went to LA his best years were behind him. Also no question that Messier was the more complete player. But that whole Edmonton team was built on Gretzky's skill in the early years. Messier, Coffey, Jari Kurry, Anderson were all 4th round or higher draft picks. Gretzky elevated their play and made them.To watch this man form age 18-28 was simply amazing. Very much like Tiger today. If you go by stats alone there's nobody within a country mile of Gretzky.
The Great One helped spawn
August 3, 2008 - 11:22 ET by Roger the ShrubberThe Great One helped spawn Mario, which helped spawn Sid the Kid, those two of which saved hockey in Pittsburgh, and made Pittsburgh one of NHL's biggest tv markets, let alone merchandising.
NHL ratings are up, attendence is up, too.
The kids of my day grew up worshipping the Steelers first, and the Pirates second. The kids of today grow up worshiping the Steelers first, and Penguins second, and the Succos a distant third.
Shrub, I must be a few
August 3, 2008 - 11:40 ET by dboShrub,
I must be a few years older than you because I remember the great Pirates teams before Terry Bradshaw and co. showed up on the scene. In the late 60's early 70's I'm sure it must have been Pirates #1 Steelers #2. Stargell, Clemente, Alou etc were great. I was a big Brooks Robbinson/Orioles fan and I remember just about putting a bat through the tv in 1971 much to my fathers angst.
haha I grew up in the
August 3, 2008 - 19:59 ET by Roger the Shrubberhaha
I grew up in the 70's, right as the Steelers got huge. You were right: it was Pirates first, and everybody else a DISTANT second!
I guess that is why there are 11 Steelers from the 70's in the Hall of Fame, as well as Art Rooney. Their impact changed this city!
Whiney Wie
August 2, 2008 - 12:45 ET by ThisnThatIs anyone else as tired as I am hearing the Wie Whine? "I feel my game is a lot better. Obviously the score doesn't show it, but I know what I need to work on," Wie said. "I gave it my best today and I felt like I did a lot of good things and hopefully that outshines the ones I made mistakes on."
Again, she can't win on the LPGA tour; she can't even qualify these days, it seems; and yet she insists on playing against the men, always in these second-tier tournaments. Her goal? -- making the cut at a men's tournament! What a cheap goal, IMO.
And finally, here's her whine of the day: "I think if I played a couple [PGA events] in a row, it would be a different story". Yeah, right.
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I agree, what a shame to.
August 2, 2008 - 18:23 ET by general companyI agree, what a shame to. She will probably be talentless before long, she has no good role models to look up to or to help her with her game. If she would participate fully in the LPGA, then she would learn and be given the tools to maybe one day compete against the men.
BTW anyone who is offended by fighting in Hocky or mention of it, should really get a grip. As long as they allow it, it will be the brunt of many crass jokes.
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Just to clarify, I for one,
August 2, 2008 - 23:51 ET by Eileen RightJust to clarify, I for one, am not "offended" by fighting in Hockey. The point is that Hockey is not just fighting, but hey, read into it whatever you like.
read into it whatever you
August 2, 2008 - 23:57 ET by general companyread into it whatever you like.
OK, thanks!!
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
As was pointed out, Bay has
August 2, 2008 - 13:08 ET by balboaAs was pointed out, Bay has about 5 at bats that have mattered in his career so far. Manny has had hundreds, over 30% of which he's delivered on.
But, I can understand how an organization would get tired of the constant Manny-ness. They called his bluff.
Here's an
August 2, 2008 - 14:06 ET by Roger the ShrubberHere's an interesting piece about Jason Bay.
Ouch!
As a Panther fab and Lightning fan
August 2, 2008 - 14:15 ET by DelsaI have to say that when I think of fighting by players in Sports, I always think of hockey and when I think of fans behaving badly, I think of riots, and the sports of Soccer and Basket Ball.
I am a tennis fan and football fan.
My brother played Rugby for many years and I never saw a fight although Rugby is a form of controlled mayhem.
just sayin
Delsa,
August 2, 2008 - 14:25 ET by BlondeHave you ever seen the Jets play the Olphins at Joe Robbie?
SOD, the fights in the south end zone are epic!
David Gregory, do you know which damn network you lie for? ~ Uncle Jimbo, @Blackfive
Blonde
August 2, 2008 - 15:13 ET by DelsaI must have missed the south zone??
Where could I have been??
Oh yea, Watching Redskins!
I was schooled by my father on Navy football and Redskin football.
My natural enemy is Dallas (my boys LOVE Dallas)
Then again, sometimes the enemy is within. But we have Taylor now.
I grew up a fan of the NFC.
I missed the epic battle in the south end.
Joe Namath was a party hound when I was flying.
Another subject...
Hey Delsa... I know you
August 2, 2008 - 15:20 ET by bigtimerHey Delsa...
I know you weren't talking to me...but heck, it's a slow Saturday...spill at least some of the beans on Namath...lol.
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
Namath
August 2, 2008 - 15:36 ET by botgwas the Derek Sanderson of football
"You can not support the Troops if you do not support their Mission"
bigtimer
August 2, 2008 - 15:41 ET by DelsaI'm always talking to you or with you.
I did not date him But...
Needless to say, I am not surprised his knees gave out....lol
and before his liver?
LOL... Yeah, I remember
August 2, 2008 - 15:44 ET by bigtimerLOL...
Yeah, I remember his reputation well...you just got to see some of it up close and personal to an extent....
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
delsa
August 2, 2008 - 16:26 ET by MrShy"Needless to say, I am not surprised his knees gave out....lol"
Okay, this one has me stumped... and I swear, I'm not stupid.
Namath was... um, a guy, right? :p
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For REAL Change
Afternoon
August 2, 2008 - 16:51 ET by bigtimerAfternoon MrS....
LOL...Yeah he's a guy...and I see where you're going here...
...but you may want to think about it all just a little bit longer....
I knew what Delsa meant...
Laughing again here... with ya' MrS....with ya...
"America isn't the problem...America is the solution." ~ Rush Limbaugh
BT
August 2, 2008 - 17:15 ET by MrShyGeez..... I'm not wet behind the ears with this sort of thing, or green, or, you name it.
"on..... his..... knees........." or wait, just sitting in planes so often?
Should I just shut up while I'm behind?
:p
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YES "Television is
August 2, 2008 - 18:40 ET by general companyYES
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
oh MY
August 2, 2008 - 23:16 ET by MrShyIs Namath........... g...... ??
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For REAL Change
Holy cow???
August 2, 2008 - 23:21 ET by general companyOh sh!t,,,I guess I ment NO.
Just google him for crips sake, and mine. : ]
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
Congrats to Rafa
August 2, 2008 - 16:30 ET by mom_roxCongrats to Rafa - The #1 ranking is obviously well-earned.
I'm still hoping for Roger to break Pete's record. (Roger, please hire a coach. Go ahead and splurge.)
Just in case you missed this - After the Wimbledon final between Roger and Rafa, Novak Djokovic (ranked #3) texted to his PR manager (who is also Rafa's) "I still have a lot to learn."