The Swamp

Bizarre call after the Patriots game winning touchdown. Makes me remember how much I don't miss living in Boston WRT sports. https://soundcloud.com/airchecked/tom-brady-to-kenbrell That's former Patriots' backup QB Scott Zolak with that bizarre call. He's an unabashed homer when it comes to the Pat...

Two Red Sox fans at the bar today were insisting that Joe West "hates" the Red Sox. Is that a thing or are they just crazy? The Sox fans were upset about a bunch of calls at the game last night. Particularly some of the Ks called against them on check swings. But all of those calls looked...

Fun game last night. Even though Sanchez didn't give up any hits, it felt like he was walking a tightrope the whole game with all the walks he allowed. That said, he made some of the Red Sox hitters look pretty bad last night--Ortiz in particular.

I'm headed to Game 1 tonight. Not a fan of either team, but I'll be rooting for the Tigers. I know Anibal Sanchez has had a great year, but I'd be surprised if he is able to contain Boston's lineup tonight.

Anyone ever heard of this new drug out of Russia? Essentially a homemade heroin replacement, it is codeine cut with gasoline, lighter fluid or paint thinner. Injected. I'm not a doctor, but injecting gasoline, lighter fluid or paint thinner directly into your veins can't be good. The average lifesp...

Agree. What do you make of that? It wasn't so long ago that it was a totally different sport. There are basically no guys the size of Carl Lewis anymore. I don't really believe that 80% of current sprinters are doping but 80% are definitely more powerful looking than Carl Lewis. The legs in particu...

The Sporting News does an All-Name team for college football and college basketball, and I think the real names for football are even better than the skit. The safety position is stacked, but my personal favorite is Mister Cobble. First Team, Offense: QB: Munchie LeGaux (Cincinnati) RB: Rowdie Simon...

Wasn't there a report that part of the problem with Tebow is that he has a learning disability and couldn't learn NFL playbooks? Although I agree that as compared to Jeff Tuel, Tebow doesn't seem like that bad of an option.

Deadspin piles on Pete Prisco too for a really, really stupid concussion-related column Jeez... Keith Olbermann destroyed Prisco for that column on his show last night, too. I didn't like Olbermann at all when he was doing politics, but I've enjoyed what I've seen so far of his new show on ESPN2. I...

brian wrote:Not sure why but there hasn't been many posts in the Red Sox Magic Number thread lately.

In other Red Sox news, Ortiz had an excellent display of Roid Rage tonight.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tff34-bQKxI

Separating the content of her remarks from the anger and you see one of the problems with the political class - they are so f-ing partisan that any criticism against their party is taken very personally. This is spot-on. One of the big problems with U.S. politics is that most people who are politic...

Mickelson just took the drama out of this one. No way anyone is catching him. It feels like he flew completely under the radar for almost the entire tournament. Probably because ESPN was so invested in the Tiger winning another major story line.

Couldn't he, hypothetically, sue Rolling Stone for labeling him as "The Bomber". Everyone knows he did it, but isn't there still a law that they always have to say "Alleged" Bomber? Innocent until proven guilty. He would have to prove that calling him "the bomber" was ...

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teeteebee wrote:http://cincinnati.com/blogs/sports/2013 ... llegation/

Leave Maurkice out of this!

While the Warriors sign a 30yo wing player, six seasons removed from his peak scoring season. Cause Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes need a backup; $12 mil x four years for Andre Iguodala is just fucking perfect. My guess is that the Iguodala signing was an attempt to lure Howard to GSW by signing...

Johnnie wrote:Giff posted that on Facebook. I watched. It was kinda awkward. Slim Thug was better.

Well, Slim Thug's pitch worked. Everyone reporting now that Howard decided on the Rockets. Now the question will be if he can recapture his form from a few years back. If so, that team is formidable.

I actually know one of Anthony Kennedy's current clerks. And no, he does not happen to be gay (not that it matters one bit). I know Robertson isn't exactly known for rational thought, but the notion that Kennedy would let his opinion on such a high profile case be changed by his clerks is ridiculous...

As to the comments that this would get more attention if a different team were involved, I'm not sure I agree. This has been a massive story here in Boston, and the local media has been reporting a lot of rumors that make Hernandez look really bad. Sounds like he will be very lucky to get the Ray Le...

Who had the Pacers taking the Heat to 7? Hibbert and George have been having a great series, and Wade and Bosh have totally disappeared the last 3 games. Pretty fascinating to see those guys playing as awful as they have, and LeBron having to carry the team single-handedly. Gotta think that the Heat...

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That's a great postgame quote by Gasol.

Andrew Wiggins is announcing his decision tomorrow afternoon. The schools in contention are FSU, Kentucky, Kansas, and UNC. Most writers have predicted either FSU or Kentucky, although Jeff Goodman of CBS is predicting Kansas. I'll stick with FSU for my prediction, although Wiggins has said that if ...

Yeah, I remember Adrian Wojnarowski from Yahoo was crushing John Hollinger after the Gay trade. Trade looks fine in retrospect. Not sure the Grizz will make it to the Finals, but I think they match up the best against Miami. Z-Bo and Gasol could create some mismatches inside.

That being said, if you don't fall into that group, outside of it being a strange experience (the unknown being the biggest fear), most Bostonians should not have felt in significant danger, or like they overcame anything of significant substance. I completely agree with this. I was lucky enough to...

This columnist touched on nearly every bit of ridiculousness of the last week (except the triumphant cheering). How Boston exposes America’s dark post-9/11 bargain Why did this story drive the whole country nuts? Because we traded rights for "security," and didn't get either That's a grea...

http://www.theonion.com/articles/rae-carruth-granted-1day-release-to-film-this-is-s,32125/ CHARLOTTE, NC—A district judge granted former Carolina Panther and convicted murderer Rae Carruth a one-day release from his 24-year prison sentence Thursday to allow him to participate in the filming of a ne...

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Ridiculous.

Figured I'd start a new thread for the playoffs. Barring an injury to LeBron, I don't see how anyone beats Miami. But at least the West playoffs should be interesting. I have a feeling that the Celtics are going to have a last hurrah and upset the Knicks in the first round.

I'm not happy that I'm literally a couple of blocks outside the area where they just finished doing a house-by-house search, and this guy is fleeing by foot ... Just sayin'. Doesn't Ed Romero live in Watertown? Anyone heard from him? As a Boston resident, I thought the discussion between Howard and...

Southern Connecticut bragging rights will be on the line as it's Yale vs. Quinnipiac for the title on Saturday night. Probably the only time that I'll ever get to see my alma mater (Yale) play for a championship in a sport that I care about. We were never good enough to even make the tournament in m...

Syracuse has a bigger beef with the refs than Wichita State does. The Triche charge could have gone either way but the 4th foul on MCW was a terrible call, and LeVert got away with an obvious travel when he got that rebound with 10 seconds left. ETA: After watching the post-game replays, I think the...

Never would have guessed that Wiggins' parents went to Florida State (is that really true?) given that Wiggins is from suburban Toronto. Yeah, it's definitely true. His father played 6 seasons in the NBA: career stats , and his mother still holds the Canadian record in the 400m: http://en.wikipedia...

Wiggins will probably pick Florida State over Kentucky (I believe both of his parents were FSU athletes). So you may get your wish, but it'll come at the cost of him taking Joe Harris behind the woodshed 2 or 3 times next season.

2. The thing that killed Syracuse was Louisville's pressure defense (literally their press in the Big East Tournament) and Big East officials who don't call fouls on contact. A defender putting two hands on the ballhandler is an automatic foul... except in that game. Good point. I think the only wa...

That same radio show had their three hosts play Scalabrine 3-on-1 (winners' outs). Scal beat them 11-1. Even with all three of them trying to guard him, he could just dribble through them or shoot over them.