Weren't you at this game Cooch?
Monday, June 23, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Kids! Wrongfully grounded by the 'rents? Take 'em to court!
12-Year-Old Sues Dad Over Grounding, And Wins
After finding "inappropriate" pictures of his daughter on the web, an exasperated father grounded his 12-year-old daughter and refused to allow her to go on a three-day school trip. Her response was to sue him, and guess what? She won.
In it's infinite wisdom, the Quebec Superior Court has ruled that the punishment meted out by the girls father was too severe and ruled in the minor child's favor. Even though this last episode is just the latest in a long string of transgressions, Justice Suzanne Tessier overturned the father's grounding.
LIke a lot of parents, the 12-year-old's father had banned access to certain web sites. The youngster by-passed the security settings her father had set to block her access, used one of her friend's computers to access those same sites, and posted pictures of herself that her are being described as "inappropriate for a child her age".
Kim Bedouin, who is the father's lawyer, said that the disciplinary measures taken were done in the interest of protecting the young girl and is planning an appeal.
After finding "inappropriate" pictures of his daughter on the web, an exasperated father grounded his 12-year-old daughter and refused to allow her to go on a three-day school trip. Her response was to sue him, and guess what? She won.
In it's infinite wisdom, the Quebec Superior Court has ruled that the punishment meted out by the girls father was too severe and ruled in the minor child's favor. Even though this last episode is just the latest in a long string of transgressions, Justice Suzanne Tessier overturned the father's grounding.
LIke a lot of parents, the 12-year-old's father had banned access to certain web sites. The youngster by-passed the security settings her father had set to block her access, used one of her friend's computers to access those same sites, and posted pictures of herself that her are being described as "inappropriate for a child her age".
Kim Bedouin, who is the father's lawyer, said that the disciplinary measures taken were done in the interest of protecting the young girl and is planning an appeal.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
2008 NBA Playoffs, Game 6: Celtics 131, Lakers 92
Celtics smash Lakers, bring home 17th NBA championship
BOSTON (AP) -- With Russell and Havlicek sitting courtside, and Red surely lighting up a victory cigar somewhere, these Boston Celtics
returned to glory like the great teams before them.
Dominant in every way. On a new parquet floor below aging championship banners hung in the rafters two decades back, the Celtics won their 17th NBA title and a first one -- at last -- for Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen -- their Big Three for a new generation. After 22 long years, the NBA has gone green.[full story]
| Team Stat Comparison: GAME 6 | ||
| LOS ANGELES | BOSTON | |
| Points | 92 | 131 |
| FG Made-Attempted | 27-64 (.422) | 43-87 (.494) |
| 3P Made-Attempted | 10-27 (.370) | 13-26 (.500) |
| FT Made-Attempted | 28-38 (.737) | 32-37 (.865) |
| Rebounds (Offensive-Total) | 2-29 | 14-48 |
| Assists | 16 | 33 |
| Turnovers | 19 | 7 |
| Steals | 4 | 18 |
| Blocks | 0 | 4 |
| Fast Break Points | 2 | 16 |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) | 25 (0/1) | 25 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead | 4 | 43 |
| Top Performers | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| LOS ANGELES | BOSTON | ||
 | L. Odom Points: 14 Reb: 10 Ast: 5 Stl: 0 Blk: 0 |  | K. Garnett Points: 26 Reb: 14 Ast: 4 Stl: 3 Blk: 1 |
| Game Leaders | ||
| LOS ANGELES | BOSTON | |
| Points | K. Bryant 22 | R. Allen 26 |
| Rebounds | L. Odom 10 | K. Garnett 14 |
| Assists | L. Odom 5 | P. Pierce 10 |
| Steals | L. Walton 1 | R. Rondo 6 |
| Blocks | L. Walton 0 | K. Garnett 1 |
| · Team stats: Los Angeles Boston | ||
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
2008 NBA Playoffs, Game 4: Celtics 97, Lakers 91
The Celtics rallied from a 24-point deficit and beat the Los Angeles Lakers 97-91 on Thursday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in this history-rich series and move within one victory of a 17th championship that seemed impossible a year ago.
No team had ever overcome more than a 15-point deficit after the first quarter, and Elias Sports Bureau said it was the largest comeback in the finals since 1971. One thing's for sure, it will forever be remembered in the annals of Celtics-Lakers lore.
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Sunday, June 08, 2008
Friday, June 06, 2008
Better than the hidden ball trick
1982: The Grand Illusion
No single play did more to bring national exposure to the College World Series than the Grand Illusion.
Miami assistants Skip Bertman and Dave Scott were scouting the Florida junior college championships in 1982 when they saw West Palm Beach Community College pull a phantom pickoff play. During a workout a month later at the CWS, Bertman decided to have some fun.
"We put the play in as a relaxer," said Bertman, who went on to win five national championships as Louisiana State's head coach. "It was just a humorous thing. We had no intention of using it. The kids had a blast with it. They thought it was funny."
Miami's opponent the next day was Wichita State, which was on its way to an NCAA single-season record 333 stolen bases, a mark that still stands. Bertman set four conditions to use the play: a Shockers player had to be coaching first base; one of their top basestealers had to be on base; it had to be dusk; and the runner had to dive back on the first pickoff move.
Lo and behold, all four criteria were met with the Hurricanes clinging to a 4-3 lead in the sixth inning of the June 7 game. On first base was All-American Phil Stephenson, who set an NCAA mark with 87 steals that season and still owns the record for career steals. Stephenson dove back to first on pitcher Mike Kasprzak's pickoff move. Kasprzak then looked to the dugout, where Bertman stuck his finger in his ear, flashing the prearranged signal.
After throwing a strike, Kasprzak took his foot off the rubber and seemingly fired a throw to first. First baseman Steve Lusby dove over a prone Stephenson. Second baseman Mitch Seaone and right fielder Mickey Williams frantically dashed toward the right-field bullpen, where pitchers Dan Smith and Bob Walker and even Hurricanes batgirls pretended to elude the ball.
Even the fans were fooled. Spectators in the right-field bleachers stood to look for the ball as players in the Miami dugout pointed to where the ball seemed to be.
When Stephenson took off for second, Kasprzak took the ball from his glove and threw it to shortstop Billy Wrona. A sheepish Stephenson was tagged out, killing the Wichita State rally. The Hurricanes made their 4-3 lead hold up to win the game.
The play made it onto ESPN and local broadcasts across the country, as well as nationally syndicated shows such as "This Week in Baseball."
The play so spooked the opposition that when Hurricanes pitcher Rob Souza really did throw a pickoff into center field against Maine later in the tournament, the runner stayed put. The Black Bears were convinced Souza had tossed the rosin bag.
In the championship game, the Hurricanes again faced off against Wichita State, and the Grand Illusion remained in the minds of the Shockers. Wichita State stole only one base, helping the Hurricanes gain a 9-3 victory and the first of their four national championships.
"The thing that play did for college baseball was make it notable," Bertman said. "Everybody knew about the play. When I went to LSU in 1984 . . . I heard one guy say, 'What we need is a coach who can run that pickoff play.' He had no idea who I was, of course."
No single play did more to bring national exposure to the College World Series than the Grand Illusion.
Miami assistants Skip Bertman and Dave Scott were scouting the Florida junior college championships in 1982 when they saw West Palm Beach Community College pull a phantom pickoff play. During a workout a month later at the CWS, Bertman decided to have some fun.
"We put the play in as a relaxer," said Bertman, who went on to win five national championships as Louisiana State's head coach. "It was just a humorous thing. We had no intention of using it. The kids had a blast with it. They thought it was funny."
Miami's opponent the next day was Wichita State, which was on its way to an NCAA single-season record 333 stolen bases, a mark that still stands. Bertman set four conditions to use the play: a Shockers player had to be coaching first base; one of their top basestealers had to be on base; it had to be dusk; and the runner had to dive back on the first pickoff move.
Lo and behold, all four criteria were met with the Hurricanes clinging to a 4-3 lead in the sixth inning of the June 7 game. On first base was All-American Phil Stephenson, who set an NCAA mark with 87 steals that season and still owns the record for career steals. Stephenson dove back to first on pitcher Mike Kasprzak's pickoff move. Kasprzak then looked to the dugout, where Bertman stuck his finger in his ear, flashing the prearranged signal.
After throwing a strike, Kasprzak took his foot off the rubber and seemingly fired a throw to first. First baseman Steve Lusby dove over a prone Stephenson. Second baseman Mitch Seaone and right fielder Mickey Williams frantically dashed toward the right-field bullpen, where pitchers Dan Smith and Bob Walker and even Hurricanes batgirls pretended to elude the ball.
Even the fans were fooled. Spectators in the right-field bleachers stood to look for the ball as players in the Miami dugout pointed to where the ball seemed to be.
When Stephenson took off for second, Kasprzak took the ball from his glove and threw it to shortstop Billy Wrona. A sheepish Stephenson was tagged out, killing the Wichita State rally. The Hurricanes made their 4-3 lead hold up to win the game.
The play made it onto ESPN and local broadcasts across the country, as well as nationally syndicated shows such as "This Week in Baseball."
The play so spooked the opposition that when Hurricanes pitcher Rob Souza really did throw a pickoff into center field against Maine later in the tournament, the runner stayed put. The Black Bears were convinced Souza had tossed the rosin bag.
In the championship game, the Hurricanes again faced off against Wichita State, and the Grand Illusion remained in the minds of the Shockers. Wichita State stole only one base, helping the Hurricanes gain a 9-3 victory and the first of their four national championships.
"The thing that play did for college baseball was make it notable," Bertman said. "Everybody knew about the play. When I went to LSU in 1984 . . . I heard one guy say, 'What we need is a coach who can run that pickoff play.' He had no idea who I was, of course."
Thursday, June 05, 2008
tampon bay rays...
have more career brawls-started than wins...
jonny gomes and carl crawford are fucking low-life cheap-shot artists, throwing punches at coco crisp as crisp is buried in the pile (gomes cheap-shot pictured here).
tambon bay = perennial douche bags
Sunday, June 01, 2008
Congrats Manny!
Attaining 500 home runs over a career is no small feat. He went ahead and blasted #501 for good measure the following game.
IMHO one of the more underrated hitters of this era. He consistently flied under the radar of Bonds and A-Rod. With Bonds currently out of the game, and A-Rod acting like a diva, Manny is finally starting to be recognized for being the hitter that he is.
IMHO one of the more underrated hitters of this era. He consistently flied under the radar of Bonds and A-Rod. With Bonds currently out of the game, and A-Rod acting like a diva, Manny is finally starting to be recognized for being the hitter that he is.
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