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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1155 on: February 27, 2009, 08:00:49 AM »
So I happened to see this clip yesterday of Travis Hafner (one of my fave big beefy sluggers) being interviewed at Spring training. And I thought "Am I crazy or is he a lot smaller than he was?"  Well... turns out it's a trend:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/sports/baseball/27vecsey.html?_r=1&em
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1156 on: February 27, 2009, 09:52:51 AM »
Quote from: RGMike on February 27, 2009, 08:00:49 AM
So I happened to see this clip yesterday of Travis Hafner (one of my fave big beefy sluggers) being interviewed at Spring training. And I thought "Am I crazy or is he a lot smaller than he was?"  Well... turns out it's a trend:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/27/sports/baseball/27vecsey.html?_r=1&em

So sayeth the article:
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Some of them did it by eating grilled fish. Others played active video games with their children. Some went on diet programs or took up yoga. Others cut back on alcohol. Whatever they did, clubhouse attendants are coming up with smaller uniforms all over Florida and Arizona.

Yeah, suuurrrre.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1157 on: March 04, 2009, 03:13:30 PM »
Manny and the Dodgers reach an agreement. Thank gawd! At least he won't be a Giant.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/29498943/
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1158 on: March 04, 2009, 04:43:27 PM »
Quote from: RGMike on March 04, 2009, 03:13:30 PM
Manny and the Dodgers reach an agreement. Thank gawd! At least he won't be a Giant.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/29498943/

and this way you'll get to Boo him often!
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1159 on: March 04, 2009, 05:05:27 PM »
Quote from: mshray on March 04, 2009, 04:43:27 PM
Quote from: RGMike on March 04, 2009, 03:13:30 PM
Manny and the Dodgers reach an agreement. Thank gawd! At least he won't be a Giant.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/29498943/

and this way you'll get to Boo him often!

Yeah, but I still would have rather had him in some other division or even league, and definitely not with the Bums.  Say what you will, but he hits and the teams he's on win.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1160 on: March 05, 2009, 12:39:33 PM »
Giants release Dave Roberts, yet another over-the-hill signing of the Sabean era. No diss on Roberts, he's got a great head and a great heart, but his body just ain't following the program. But the Giants are on the hook to him for $6.5M, so I think he'll be OK.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfgate/sso_detail?blogid=22&entry_id=36617&tsp=1
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1161 on: March 05, 2009, 01:48:17 PM »
Quote from: Rod on March 04, 2009, 05:05:27 PM
Quote from: mshray on March 04, 2009, 04:43:27 PM
Quote from: RGMike on March 04, 2009, 03:13:30 PM
Manny and the Dodgers reach an agreement. Thank gawd! At least he won't be a Giant.

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/29498943/

and this way you'll get to Boo him often!

Yeah, but I still would have rather had him in some other division or even league, and definitely not with the Bums.  Say what you will, but he hits and the teams he's on win.

I'm not a Manny Hater, but then again I'm not a Giants fan either.  There was never any question of the Cardinals forking over $40M+ for 2 yrs when they don't even pay Pujols that much (he's making just under $30M the next two yrs).  But I still wondered just what would happen if Manny wound up under LaRussa and in a player friendly town like St. Louis.  If he didn't have the media in his face & got unconditional love from the fans, would he perform for a no-nonsense old-schooler like Tony L.?  Guess we'll never know.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1162 on: March 20, 2009, 11:48:25 PM »
Quote from: SFGuy on August 13, 2008, 01:49:09 AM
Two Nebraska wrestlers were involved in a scandal where they posed nude on an internet site. They have been dismissed from the team.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/more/08/12/bc.wre.neb.wrestlers.porn.ap/index.html

I've actually seen a couple pictures but I won't post the link to those pictures because it's adult in nature. If anyone wants to see it, PM me and I'll forward the link.

UPDATE: One of the dismissed wrestlers, Paul Donahoe, who won his semifinal match in the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Friday night, did an interview with the Boston Globe.

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/articles/2009/03/17/grappling_with_scandal
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1163 on: March 21, 2009, 10:00:06 AM »
Quote from: SFGuy on March 20, 2009, 11:48:25 PM
Quote from: SFGuy on August 13, 2008, 01:49:09 AM
Two Nebraska wrestlers were involved in a scandal where they posed nude on an internet site. They have been dismissed from the team.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/more/08/12/bc.wre.neb.wrestlers.porn.ap/index.html

I've actually seen a couple pictures but I won't post the link to those pictures because it's adult in nature. If anyone wants to see it, PM me and I'll forward the link.

UPDATE: One of the dismissed wrestlers, Paul Donahoe, who won his semifinal match in the NCAA Wrestling Championships on Friday night, did an interview with the Boston Globe.

http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/articles/2009/03/17/grappling_with_scandal

an interesting story which outsports.com has covered extensively; more evidence of the tremendous difference in attitudes towards gay people between guys of this kid's generation and that of his parents'.
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1164 on: March 23, 2009, 10:06:06 AM »
Curt Schilling hangs 'em up. Shouldn't come as a shock, since he missed all of last season.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/23/sports/s074919D37.DTL&tsp=1
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1165 on: March 23, 2009, 10:10:53 AM »
Quote from: urth on March 23, 2009, 10:06:06 AM
Curt Schilling hangs 'em up. Shouldn't come as a shock, since he missed all of last season.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/23/sports/s074919D37.DTL&tsp=1

now he has even more time for Jeebus!
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1166 on: March 23, 2009, 03:04:12 PM »
Raidahs resurgence?  The Silver & Black will not only be seen on the MNF opener again this year, but they also get to play on Thanksgiving against Dallas.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/raiders/detail?entry_id=37346&tsp=1
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1167 on: March 23, 2009, 04:14:54 PM »
Quote from: RGMike on March 23, 2009, 03:04:12 PM
Raidahs resurgence?  The Silver & Black will not only be seen on the MNF opener again this year, but they also get to play on Thanksgiving against Dallas.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/raiders/detail?entry_id=37346&tsp=1

btw, it's a MNF double header, with the Bills-Patriots in the all red, white and blue first game:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090323/SPORTS03/90323029&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1168 on: March 25, 2009, 12:44:08 PM »
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Re: The Sports Thread
« Reply #1169 on: March 25, 2009, 01:41:44 PM »
Quote from: RGMike on March 25, 2009, 12:44:08 PM
Oh, sure. Just what the NFL season needs: more games.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/03/23/sports/s131622D10.DTL&tsp=1


I am all for dropping 2 preseason games and turning them into regular season games.  They charge season ticket holders full price for preseason games, and I don't go to them.  But I would go to an extra regular season game.
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