Dec 26, 2007 | 12:01 PM PST
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So let me get this straight, Mizzou Football loses two games all year (to the same team); they beat Illinois in the first game of the year; they beat Kansas in the last regular season game of the year and they get passed over for a BCS Bowl.
Illinois has three losses (and if the Big Ten had had a Conference Title game, they wouldn't have gone). Kansas has only 1 loss, (which was to Missouri) and they don't play in their Conference Title Game, yet both of those teams go to BCS bowls.
C'mon, that's ridiculous! Now, I'm a big time Big Ten fan and I always root for the Big Ten to play well in Bowl Games, but Missouri should be playing in one of the BCS games.
How do you go from #1 in the country to not even playing for one of the elite games?
Something stinks! I'd love to read your thoughts.
Nov 20, 2007 | 11:25 AM PST
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I just purchased my first home and I am redecorating the home theater room to better fit my needs.
I know that most girls would like to head over to Bed Bath and Beyond, Pier 1, of any trending home decor shop to buy furniture and get cute ideas . . . . But not me!
I wanted to do an entire Chicago Bears Room!! I found some awesome throw blankets and pillows that will look great on a leather sectional, but I am most excited about the Carpet that I found at The Home Depot. It was so easy to install and I did the entire project my self.
Okay, I know that not everyone likes the Bears like I do . . . . So you 'other' people will be happy to know that the carpet is made for all NFL, all MLB, and college teams. The sales associate explained to me that the college tiles are becoming very popular for dorm rooms with the easy install.
Anyone can get it at www.homedepot.com. I would love to see a picture if anyone else has used this!
Oct 02, 2007 | 10:34 AM PST
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The Detroit Lions seem to be having a magical season winning three games and only losing one! The head coach has even started to use words like elite when he talks about the teams future!
My self I look at the Detroit Lions and I can't stop comparing them to the movie Forest Gump!
At the beginning of Forest Gump they show the little feather blowing in the wind with no clue where it will land! It kind of reminds me of the Detroit Lions because no one even most of the fans have a clue where they will end up!
In the movie Forest Gump it seemed Forest was always in the right place at the right time and always seemed to come out on top!
The Detroit Lions too are in the right place at the right time in the NFL! The Lions have the luck of being in the weakest division in the National Football League and have won by ping pong scores and by making fewer mistakes than other teams!
Forest Gump may have had major short comings, but one thing the Lions could learn from Forest is how to run! The Lions up coming schedule will be far more difficult if they dont develop a better running game!
I truly hope the Detroit Lions can improve upon their game because opening a box of Chocolates wont help when the other teams open a can of whoop _ _ _ !!!
Run Forest ( Detroit Lions )
Sep 19, 2007 | 08:31 AM PST
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If you're into high school sports like me, check out this excellent feature on the IHSA website that features Illinois basketball legends.
Here is the link: http://www.ihsa.org/initiatives/legends/index.htm<
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Go there to check out player bios.
Here is a description of how the list came to be:
The Illinois High
School Association's "100 Legends of the IHSA Boys Basketball
Tournament" will be honored at the 2007 boys basketball tournament –
the centennial celebration of America’s Original March Madness.
Fans selected the first 82 Legends in an online election that ran
from November through March. The remaining 18 legends were selected by
a blue-ribbon committee.
The Legends election and accompanying events are sponsored by the
COUNTRY Insurance and Financial Services, the National Association of
Realtors®, and Coldwell Banker Devonshire.
The team of 100 Legends will be invited to attend the 2007 boys
tournament and participate in special events at the centennial gala.
They will also be asked to participate in one of about 25 special
celebrations to be held around the state in the months prior to the
state tournament, where they will autograph a commemorative "Ball of Fame."
The ball will be auctioned off to a lucky fan at the state tournament.
The proceeds from the Ball of Fame raffle will go to the Illinois High
School Activities Foundation, which annually awards scholarships to
high school students from member schools.
"We're thrilled to be able to celebrate our boys basketball
centennial by directly involving the fans, who have supported our
tournament in great numbers throughout the years," said Executive
Director Marty Hickman. "The Legends election and the Ball of Fame are
fun ways to get folks interested in our rich history and set the table
for a terrific celebration in 2007."
Sep 11, 2007 | 08:44 AM PST
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Aug 29, 2007 | 02:19 PM PST
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Who do you think is the best 2007 Fantasy Football Sleeper Pick? I won't tell I swear.
Here's mine, and I know that I'll probably catch flack for it....Rex Grossman.
He's going to put it all together this year w/ yet another receiving weapon in TE Olsen. Get him on the cheap and use a good offensive pick on a RB and WR.
Aug 29, 2007 | 02:09 PM PST
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Aug 06, 2007 | 12:46 PM PST
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Here is some interesting commentary on an oft-underlooked advantage Bonds has gotten throughout the years:
EXCLUSIVE: Barry Bonds' Home Run Record Tainted by Mechanical Device
By
Michael Witte
Published: August 06, 2007 10:45 AM
NEW YORK (Commentary) Beyond his alleged
steroid use, Barry Bonds is guilty of the use of something that confers
extraordinarily unfair mechanical advantage: the “armor” that he wears
on his right elbow. Amid the press frenzy over Bonds’ unnatural bulk,
the true role of the object on his right arm has simply gone unnoticed.
This is unfortunate, because by my estimate, Bonds’
front arm “armor” may have contributed no fewer than 75 to 100 home
runs to his already steroid-questionable total.
Bonds tied Henry Aaron’s home run record of 755 on
Saturday night and will go for the new standard this week back at home
in San Francisco. As a student of baseball – and currently a mechanics
consultant to a major league baseball team -- I believe I have insight
into the Bonds "achievement." I have studied his swing countless times
on video and examined the mechanical gear closely through photographs.
For years, sportswriters remarked that his massive
"protective" gear – unequaled in all of baseball -- permits Bonds to
lean over the plate without fear of being hit by a pitch. Thus
situated, Bonds can handle the outside pitch (where most pitchers live)
unusually well. This is unfair advantage enough, but no longer
controversial. However, it is only one of at least seven (largely
unexplored) advantages conferred by the apparatus.
The other six:
1) The apparatus is hinged at the elbow. It is a
literal "hitting machine" that allows Bonds to release his front arm on
the same plane during every swing. It largely accounts for the
seemingly magical consistency of every Bonds stroke.
2) The apparatus locks at the elbow when the lead arm
is fully elongated because of a small flap at the top of the bottom
section that fits into a groove in the bottom of the top section. The
locked arm forms a rigid front arm fulcrum that allows extraordinary,
maximally efficient explosion of he levers of Bonds' wrists. Bonds
hands are quicker than those of average hitters because of his
mechanical "assistant."
3) When Bonds swings, the weight of the apparatus
helps to seal his inner upper arm to his torso at impact. Thus
"connected," he automatically hits the ball with the weight of his
entire body - not just his arms - as average hitters ("extending") tend
to do.
4) Bonds has performed less well in Home Run Derbies
than one might expect because he has no excuse to wear a "protector"
facing a batting practice pitcher. As he tires, his front arm elbow
tends to lift and he swings under the ball, producing towering pop
flies or topspin liners that stay in the park. When the apparatus is
worn, its weight keeps his elbow down and he drives the ball with
backspin.
5) Bonds enjoys quicker access to the inside pitch
than average hitters because his "assistant" - counter-intuitively -
allows him to turn more rapidly. Everyone understands that skaters
accelerate their spins by pulling their arms into their torsos, closer
to their axes of rotation. When Bonds is confronted with an inside
pitch, he spins like a skater because his upper front arm is
"assistant"-sealed tightly against the side of his chest.
6) At impact, Bonds has additional mass (the weight of
his "assistant") not available to the average hitter. The combined
weight of "assistant" and bat is probably equal to the weight of the
lumber wielded by Babe Ruth but with more manageable weight
distribution.
Bonds has worn some sort of front arm protection since
1992. In '94, a one-piece forearm guard was replaced by a jointed, two
piece elbow model. In ‘95 it got bigger and a small "cap" on the elbow
was replaced by a "flap" that overlapped the upper piece and locked the
two pieces together when the arm was elongated. In '96, the "apparatus"
grew even larger and so did the "flap."
It seems to have remained relatively the same until --
interestingly— 2001, the year of his record 73 home runs, when an
advanced model appeared made (apparently) of a new material. It had
softer edges and a groove for the flap to slip into automatically at
full arm elongation. More important, the upper half of the machine was
sculpted to conform more comfortably to the contours of Bonds' upper
arm. Since 2001, the apparatus seems to have remained relatively
unchanged.
Several years back, baseball was rightfully
scandalized by the revelation that Sammy Sosa had "corked" his bat. The
advantages conferred by the Bonds "hitting machine," however, far
exceed anything supplied by cork. Ultimately, it appears the Bonds
"achievement” must be regarded as partly the product of “double
duplicity" -- steroidal and mechanical.
Aug 02, 2007 | 09:59 AM PST
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Without question, this goes to Hawk Harrelson of the White Sox. With his "cute" little catch phrases, his constant references to himself and his playing days, and his complete disregard for any objectivity. It has to go to him.
I mean, if you happen to have a website dedicated to how bad you are, then there's probably some truth to it.
Jul 26, 2007 | 02:46 PM PST
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Is this really a surprise to anyone?
Watch the games - the questionable calls.
The only surprise here - is that more refs/coaches are not involved.....
YET!
Jun 14, 2007 | 04:58 PM PST
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This year's NBA finals are terrible. I can't stand the Spurs...they're SO boring to watch. I want a team who has a star that's flashy and has some good moves. The spurs have TIm Duncan...good player, but no pizzazz.
I'm ready for the NFL season to start.
Jun 11, 2007 | 11:30 AM PST
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Just when you think that the Cardinals are going to officially go down the toilet, they pull out some pretty big wins to take the series in Oakland. Granted, this isn't the same Oakland team that used to feature some pretty prolific young starters, but it is nonetheless a series win against a formidable A's opponent.
Hell, I'll take a series win in whatever way possible, especially in inter-league play. Those AL fans are such snobs. I hate getting in arguments with them. I'm surprised they don't just have somebody come in and argue their points for them. You know, kind of like the DH does for pitchers. Ooooh, burn.
I kinda got off-topic. I want to focus on the Cards and not American League fans. So we're officially 6 and 1/2 out of first place. Not bad considering how bad we've stunk. But the bats seem to be coming alive a bit more, and our bullpen has been surprisingly solid. So I think we're going to take this weak NL Central division again. Carpenter and Mulder coming back healthy would help us out a ton and could put us in place for another October run.
What I most want to see, though, is at least one big deal by Jocketty...I'll save that for another time.
May 29, 2007 | 11:02 AM PST
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May 24, 2007 | 01:59 PM PST
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Cardinals - Cubs, UofI - SIU, Bears - Rams.
Speak your mind about your favorite sports team.
