OT: The Other Sports Thread VI - The NFL is back!

[Pompeius Magnus]

This was a testament to how much baseball has become a bullpen game now . Teams really need to have the 6th to the 9th innings figured out coming in and the Dodgers didn't, outside of Kenley Jansen, who was overworked as it is.

 

[Harry22]

Hope the Patriots make it 12 championships in February.

 

[groovejuice]

Sale strikes out Machado for the last out.

And the Red Sox win the WS and their team is predictably jumping about near the mound.

Machado is a POS. Out of his own mouth, "I don't hustle" or some such drivel. He struck out with a golf swing. Looked to me like he wasn't even trying through the Series.

The guy is poison. I'd move him in an instant.

 

[groovejuice]

A Series that separated the wheat from the chaff. Dodgers were never really in it, and they are a great team.

I like Steve Pearce a lot but I would have given the MVP to Price. I've never been a Sox fan, but I have the utmost respect for their season and WS run.

 

[Harry22]

An impressive season for the Red Sox.

- 108 wins in the regular season.
- Made quick work of their arch-rival Yankees in 4 games in the ALDS.
- Made quick work of the defending World Series champions Astros in 5 games in the ALCS.
- Made it look easy against the defending National League champions Dodgers in 5 games in the World Series. And to be honest it should have been a clean sweep.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Machado is a POS. Out of his own mouth, "I don't hustle" or some such drivel. He struck out with a golf swing. Looked to me like he wasn't even trying through the Series.

The guy is poison. I'd move him in an instant.

He may have cost himself some money . He'll still get a big contract obviously but the bidding war might be way smaller for him than it was before he came out as a huge locker room liability. I know if I'm the GM of a contending team I'm thinking twice about adding him to my mix.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Machado is a POS. Out of his own mouth, "I don't hustle" or some such drivel. He struck out with a golf swing. Looked to me like he wasn't even trying through the Series.

The guy is poison. I'd move him in an instant.

And the night before he stepped on the guy at first base
He isn't the most popular guy in Boston that's for sure
I expect him to join the Yankees!!

 

[Runner77]

This is too good.

During yesterday's Red Sox parade, a fan threw at beer can at the WS trophy:

When the Boston Red Sox used the slogan "Do Damage" during the postseason, they didn't mean literally.

The Red Sox celebrated their World Series victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers with a parade through the streets of Boston Wednesday. While fans came out to see the team roll by in duck boats, one person did a little too much damage by throwing a beer can at the Commissioner's Trophy.

Which prompted a classic comment on twitter:

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

That reminds me of the 74 cup celebration when the Flyers were the first team to win anything in Philly and the town just lost it's mind and burned half the city to the ground

 

[Tighthead]

Paul Zimmerman, aka Dr. Z, died today. He wrote for the New York Post and then SI. His columns on SI.com were curmudgeonly, informative, funny and poignant. He played on the O line at Stanford and Columbia and his technical football knowledge was likely unrivalled. He broke the game down from the football out, watching coach’s tape (All 22) when he could to study the line play.

As a Habs side note, he hated slow anthems and loved Roger Doucet for ripping through Star-Spangled Banner with vigour.

Z was 86. A stroke about 10 years ago ended his career.

 

[peate]

Niners feasting on the Raiders

 

[GoodKiwi]

Niners feasting on the Raiders

Jon Gruden is dismantling the team one player at a time.

 

[peate]

Unbeaten Rams getting schooled in New-Orleans so far. 35-17 at the half.

Rams score, make it closer.

 

[Harry22]

Jon Gruden is dismantling the team one player at a time.

Pretty sure Raiders management and staff couldn’t care less what they do while in Oakland. They are waiting their move to Las Vegas.

 

[peate]

LOL Game now tied at 35. 4 th q.

 

[peate]

What a game. Saints all mighty, 45-35

 

[Habsawce]

Who cares about that game, the Chiefs are 8-1!

 

[JianYang]

Good lord. Raptors up 42-17 after 1 quarter against the lakers..... without leonard

 

[peate]

Patriots Packers also a very good contest, tied in the 3rd at 17.

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Report: Bryce Harper rejected 10-year, $300M deal from Nationals - Sportsnet.ca
That is ridiculous, crazy town money for a guy I don't even consider one of the 5 best outfielders in the league.

 

[GoodKiwi]

Great TNF game earlier tonight.

 

[dinodebino]

Wow, who thought of those YELLOW unis for the Rams!!!

 

[GoodKiwi]

OMG this game is nuts. Who are the people behind the game controllers for these two teams?

 

[GoodKiwi]

Amazing stuff from the Rams offense in the first quarter. Just wow. But I have a feeling KC is going to have something to say about that too, if their last drive was of any indication.

 

[GoodKiwi]

That D pass interference should be overturned now limiting LAR to a FG attempt. Might be the "stop" KC desperately needs to keep them in the game early on.