Monday, November 6, 2017
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Gophers, and Wild, And Wolves...Oh My!
A veritable smorgasbord of primetime sports entertainment for the Minnesota fan last night.
And only one of the choices was truly entertaining: The Wolves. They beat Dallas last night at the Target Center. And they did it rather handily.
The Gopher football team in primetime on ABC? Let's just say that new head coach has done nothing so far to earn my respect so far. That was the worst Gopher squad I've seen in many years.
Many, many years.
The Wild? Typical NHL game. Lots of skating and "action." Very little scoring. And it was against the Blackhawks, so of course we lost.
I did like what I saw with the Wolves, though. I didn't recognize any of them, but I liked it.
And only one of the choices was truly entertaining: The Wolves. They beat Dallas last night at the Target Center. And they did it rather handily.
The Gopher football team in primetime on ABC? Let's just say that new head coach has done nothing so far to earn my respect so far. That was the worst Gopher squad I've seen in many years.
Many, many years.
The Wild? Typical NHL game. Lots of skating and "action." Very little scoring. And it was against the Blackhawks, so of course we lost.
I did like what I saw with the Wolves, though. I didn't recognize any of them, but I liked it.
Saturday, November 4, 2017
Tiger Woods
The man is now 41 years old and says he feels better than he has in a long time.
But what's interesting is the comments he recently made about golf and golf balls. He says they have to change golf balls because golfers, including himself, are hitting them TOO FAR.
Now, I'm no genius, but if the golf ball hasn't really changed much in the last 75 years, and if golfers are in better shape than they used to be (and they are) wouldn't it make MORE sense to limit the type of golf CLUB you can use instead of changing the ball?
I mean, that's what Nascar does with the cars that they drive. You limit the performance of the vehicle so that all drivers are (more or less) on equal footing.
Compare clubs from 75 years ago to today's clubs and you'll see what I mean.
Baseball has all sorts of limits on the club (bat) they use to hit baseballs. So why does golf allow these carbon fiber, titanium-laced weapons to hit the poor balls with? The clubs are out of control. It's not the balls.
Where football is ultra picky about even how much air is in a football, golf lets weapons of mass destruction blow away defenseless golf balls on a daily basis.
I can't be the only one that sees this, can I?
But what's interesting is the comments he recently made about golf and golf balls. He says they have to change golf balls because golfers, including himself, are hitting them TOO FAR.
Now, I'm no genius, but if the golf ball hasn't really changed much in the last 75 years, and if golfers are in better shape than they used to be (and they are) wouldn't it make MORE sense to limit the type of golf CLUB you can use instead of changing the ball?
I mean, that's what Nascar does with the cars that they drive. You limit the performance of the vehicle so that all drivers are (more or less) on equal footing.
Compare clubs from 75 years ago to today's clubs and you'll see what I mean.
Baseball has all sorts of limits on the club (bat) they use to hit baseballs. So why does golf allow these carbon fiber, titanium-laced weapons to hit the poor balls with? The clubs are out of control. It's not the balls.
Where football is ultra picky about even how much air is in a football, golf lets weapons of mass destruction blow away defenseless golf balls on a daily basis.
I can't be the only one that sees this, can I?
Friday, November 3, 2017
The Big Letdown
There was a football game last night that the Jets (still below .500) won.
ho hum
Richie Incognito (if that is his real name), the outspoken guard on the losing Bills team said that Thursday night football games are unfair to the teams that have to play in them. He said it's all about the league and their money-grubbing. Football is a demanding sport and it's just not to play again so soon after Sunday.
I have a feeling most players feel that way. And I think most fans, if they thought about it much, would feel that way, too. I know I do. The worst part? These games are viewed much less than average once they are on the NFL subscription network.
AND, by late in the season, the match-ups aren't that good anyway.
At the same time, with the World Series over, there really wasn't much sports to watch anyway last night.
So I think they should have to play on Friday nights, too.
No, I wouldn't watch, but it's fun to here players complain.
ho hum
Richie Incognito (if that is his real name), the outspoken guard on the losing Bills team said that Thursday night football games are unfair to the teams that have to play in them. He said it's all about the league and their money-grubbing. Football is a demanding sport and it's just not to play again so soon after Sunday.
I have a feeling most players feel that way. And I think most fans, if they thought about it much, would feel that way, too. I know I do. The worst part? These games are viewed much less than average once they are on the NFL subscription network.
AND, by late in the season, the match-ups aren't that good anyway.
At the same time, with the World Series over, there really wasn't much sports to watch anyway last night.
So I think they should have to play on Friday nights, too.
No, I wouldn't watch, but it's fun to here players complain.
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Houston Wins!
They got an early lead and kept it.
That brought down the grade for this World Series. Two of the greatest games in history were spaced out among average games.
Still great. And the right team won.
Already excited about next year.
That brought down the grade for this World Series. Two of the greatest games in history were spaced out among average games.
Still great. And the right team won.
Already excited about next year.
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Dodgers Finally Get to Verlander, One More Game!
Not quite the heroics of previous games, the Dodgers finally got on the scoreboard late and forced a game 7.
I hope that last game is a doozy. (Some people spell it doozie.)
I hope that last game is a doozy. (Some people spell it doozie.)
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