OT: Other Sports aka Home of the worst offenses in their respective leagues Thread XXX

[Alex Jones]

McGregor should go 3-4 rounds and then DQ himself. That would be my strategy.

In all honesty, the Zab Judah route might not be the worst for McGregor. He survives the fight, and perhaps there's even a call for a rematch.

 

[Bonzai12]

I'm in serious dilemna with this bout

Wife gets 1/2 off PPV since she works for a cable provider....Even then, I don't know if I actually want to buy this thing. Anyone who doles out the full price (sure to be around $100 at least) is crazy.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

relevant

 

[Alex Jones]

relevant

Pretty sad when 50 Cent is bashing your ability to enunciate.

 

[famicommander]

Rockies bullpen is really starting to look shaky overall, just as most of us thought coming in.

Oberg, Lyles, Qualls, and Dunn are all looking bad. Estevez has been sent back down.

Holland has been fantastic and Ottavino, McGee, and Rusin have been good but beyond that...

EDIT: and as I type this, Holland blows his first save of the season

 

[JWK]

I hope you guys know why I have such a bon... I mean, obsession with Tapia

 

[tigervixxxen]

I hope you guys know why I have such a bon... I mean, obsession with Tapia

What's his size? I know I could look it up but.

 

[JWK]

What's his size? I know I could look it up but.

He's listed at 6'2, 160lbs on the team website. I'm guessing he's more in the 175~180lbs range

 

[tigervixxxen]

He's listed at 6'2, 160lbs on the team website. I'm guessing he's more in the 175~180lbs range

Thanks. He looks super skinny but it's obviously working for him.

 

[PepsiCenterMagic]

Rockies are going to hit a point soon (if not already) where there are significant diminishing returns on prospects. They already have no room for the rookie starters. And soon the position players are going to run out of available positions.

I wouldn't be shocked to see a few guys get packaged for a top flight starter at the deadline or in December.

Rodgers is actually a 2B. My bad. This means DJ becomes expendable. Rodgers won't be moved, he's projected to be a peak Chase Utley. So if Arenado is a lock.... i don't think Story nor Desmond is, honestly. Anyone of them can go! Especially for some great pitcher if we go that route.

 

[PepsiCenterMagic]

Brendan Rodgers of High-A ball, 2015 3rd overall pick, is hitting an unbelievable .404 through almost 300 AB.

His competition averages 2+ years older than him.

 

[ASmileyFace]

relevant

Loved when this first happened. Floyd is a tool and deserves to get called out like that.

Arizona/LA/Colorado have combined for 5 losses in thier last 30 games. Crazy how the Rockies are having their best season ever and can't even break away from the division.

 

[JWK]

You could argue McGee has been better than Holland this year, bad games happen and the offense picked him up.

This team is ****ing good

 

[hockeyfish]

Walk off HR for the cycle. Booya!!!

 

[tigervixxxen]

That was quite the moment today

 

[LieutenantDangle]

Walk off HR for the cycle. Booya!!!

Epic way to end the game

 

[famicommander]

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/19672728/ex-ufc-fighter-tim-hague-dies-knocked-boxing

Tragic, and also pretty topical.

I don't mean to make light of a terrible situation but this is legitimately what I think would happen to McGregor if he got into the ring with a prime Floyd Mayweather, before Floyd's hands got so brittle he stopped throwing power punches. Well, actually, McGregor would probably be smart enough to stay down, but still.

 

[Bonzai12]

Who do you guys want the Nuggets to take next week?

Sounds like Gallo wants a sign and trade. To be honest, I want to see him gone. Good riddance - either Gallo or Chandler always needed to go. Having both of them always seemed redundant to me.

 

[Bonzai12]

“Nuggets are not my first choice but they are exactly at the same level of the other teams. Denver’s advantage is that they can offer me a five-year contract while other franchises can offer me a four-year deal. Nuggets are at the same level of the others” Gallinari said.

https://www.denverstiffs.com/2017/6...-the-same-level-as-other-teams-in-free-agency

 

[ASmileyFace]

Good lord Nolan. What a way to win that fathers day game. This team is actually good lol.

 

[Alex Jones]

http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/19672728/ex-ufc-fighter-tim-hague-dies-knocked-boxing

Tragic, and also pretty topical.

I don't mean to make light of a terrible situation but this is legitimately what I think would happen to McGregor if he got into the ring with a prime Floyd Mayweather, before Floyd's hands got so brittle he stopped throwing power punches. Well, actually, McGregor would probably be smart enough to stay down, but still.

I don't know that much about MMA rules, but why would you let a guy continue to fight after 8 knockouts??? I used to follow boxing pretty regularly, and even one or two knockouts is a big deal for a major fighter.

I think of a guy like Roy that has five ko losses in his record, and people have been begging him to retire for like a decade now. His career as a top level fighter was over the minute after he got dropped back to back vs Tarver/Johnson.

A guy with 8 MMA kos followed by two in boxing should not have been able to get a boxing license.

 

[Bonzai12]

The early reviews of MacGregor's sparring skills are not good.

have a strong feeling this is going to be the most overhyped underdelivering boxing match in history. And ironically the most profitable.

This will probably end up being horrible for the sport long term.

 

[henchman21]

This will probably end up being horrible for the sport long term.

I honestly think it will be bad for both sports, regardless of outcome. I don't blame MacGregor for taking this fight as he is bound to make 75-100m off of it, but this will be a disgrace.

 

[Alex Jones]

I honestly think it will be bad for both sports, regardless of outcome. I don't blame MacGregor for taking this fight as he is bound to make 75-100m off of it, but this will be a disgrace.

Hopefully this fight will end the fantasy that some people have that MMA fighters /boxers can cross over

 

[Pokecheque]

have a strong feeling this is going to be the most overhyped underdelivering boxing match in history. And ironically the most profitable.

So, a typical Mayweather fight is what you're saying.