DLD 3/20/09 - March Sadness
by doctorK on Mar 19, 2009 11:34 PM PDT
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This being March, the annual basketball mayhem is upon us. My family has a number of college ties, so let's see how we did.
Me: My two schools are UC Davis and Iowa State. Neither team is in any tournament, although ISU's women's team is seeded fourth in the West regional. The NCAA wrestling tournament is this week, and the Cyclones are tied for first place after the first day of action (although I expect the Hawks from Iowa City are going to win it).
My dad: Dad did all his schooling at the University of Illinois, where he was also on faculty before we moved to California. How did U of I do? - FAIL (BTW, I don't know what a Hilltopper is, but they have some cute logos). When we came west, dad took a faculty position at Berkeley. How about them Bears? Oh, yeah.
My brother: Undergrad was at Michigan - yay! Medical school was at Hawaii, (he, unlike me, is an MD) who is not in the tournament. My brother lives near Akron, OH, so how did the Zips do? Nuts.
Obviously, being even remotely connected to my family is the kiss of death for a basketball team this time of year.
Jon Heyman lists 34 (why 34? - who knows) prospects making noise during Spring Training this year. Anderson and Cahill at 10 and 11, Mazzaro is 23
Happy Vernal Equinox (at 4:44 am PDT) to all. Dump away!
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how has CSUEB done so far in the tourney?
I haven’t been watching.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 20, 2009 12:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Better than University of Oregon
I have been a huge college basketball fan my entire life, and now once i get to a school with normally a pretty decent team, they are so friggin bad I lose all enthusiasm for the entire sport of college basketball. That made filling out a bracket quite the challenge but I still love March Madness as much as ever.
Wake, UConn, Pitt and the Zags
Uconn over Pitt. Third time is the charm.
by diehardoaklandfan22 on Mar 20, 2009 12:28 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I'm pickin' Pitt...
not that I have a rooting interest since I didn’t fill out a bracket this year. I just think they’ll win it. It seems pretty wide open this year.
Clowns to the left of me... Jokers to the right...
by FoolshGame22 on Mar 20, 2009 12:41 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hey, I think we broke the 40 barrier against Wazzu
So, y’know… there’s that.
I just remembered I love Eric Chavez.
by Joey C. on Mar 20, 2009 11:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm an Oregon alum
Absolutely depressing season. Thank goodness football season will be coming again soon.
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 20, 2009 2:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Fucking Cal! I hate that they flamed out in the first round, dammit!
However, my fiancee’ is dancing happily because she is from D.C . and went to both University of Maryland and West Virgina.
By the way, when is UWV playing? Or have they already? I don’t follow the tourney all that closely. Thanks….M-Rod
Zeigler to Geren…."A-Rod? He’s my bitch." -alox
by mrod on Mar 20, 2009 1:46 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
WV game starts at 11:40 am (PDT) according to that helpful NCAA.com ad
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
by doctorK on Mar 20, 2009 10:10 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I wouldn't know
As much of a sports fan as I am, I really couldn’t care less about my school’s athletics. I’m a Duke and Stanford fan more than an Aggie fan.
"Loyal? I'm the most loyal player money can buy." - Don Sutton
by vignette17 on Mar 20, 2009 3:28 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In fact ...
The Aggies were Division II champs 11 years ago.
"Warm Springs Infernal" - FSU, 2/6/09 DLD
by doctorK on Mar 20, 2009 8:59 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
we finished 8 of 9 in our conference this year...
we kinda suck.
"If Bowden was a general contractor, he'd build houses with nine bedrooms, six garages, no bathrooms, and half a roof."
by DyeLongJustice on Mar 20, 2009 9:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Apparently
A hill topper is a red or white creature of the same species as Grimace.
myspace music
by jeffro on Mar 20, 2009 6:53 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Then what's a Hamburglar?
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 20, 2009 7:06 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Oink?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 20, 2009 8:12 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'd have posted Bernie Madoff,
… but that wouldn’t be kosher.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 20, 2009 1:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
This year MIT qualified for the DIII tournament for the first time ever
ESPN story
and won it’s first round game against Rhode Island College in overtime. Go Tech!
Save Rajai Davis
by oakinboston on Mar 20, 2009 8:09 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
that's an awesome story
I had the pleasure of being the beat write for a DIII National Champion basketball team back in the day. Those tournaments, while much smaller in scale, are very intense and passionate. A lot of fun.
Those MIT guys are pretty big. A 6-8 forward would have been taller than anybody in the tournament I would think. In the NCAAs we won i don’t think I saw anyone bigger than 6-6
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
by closetasfan on Mar 20, 2009 9:45 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
what team, out of curiosity
Save Rajai Davis
by oakinboston on Mar 20, 2009 10:05 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
rather not say
don’t want anyone to figure out who I am if anyone I know is one here :) Although that’s doubtful :)
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
by closetasfan on Mar 20, 2009 12:34 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
no worries! completely fair
Save Rajai Davis
by oakinboston on Mar 20, 2009 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You're Brian Sabean, aren't you?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 20, 2009 2:30 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let me know when Caltech qualifies for the NCAA's
Heh.
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
by PaulThomas on Mar 20, 2009 9:58 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
boy they are a sad, sad school when it comes to athletics.
Pomona guy, right? I’m sure you’re aware.
I played vs. both those teams in water polo when we made a california trip. one game was a lot harder than the other.
Save Rajai Davis
by oakinboston on Mar 20, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I didn't even know we had a water polo team, to be honest
Anyway, yeah, Caltech literally has to force people to play in order to fill out sports teams. If they played a D-I— hell, maybe even D-II— basketball team, they might get shut out. Literally.
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
by PaulThomas on Mar 20, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
rick reilly wrote a great article on caltech basketball
truly comical, but unfortunatly i cant find a link
"True fact: In a global thermonuclear war, the only human who would survive would be David Eckstein" -PT
by travdog6 on Mar 20, 2009 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
SI Subscribers only
I remember reading it. It was interesting
Let's have our Piazza and eat the Cust too - SPWC
by closetasfan on Mar 20, 2009 12:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Anybody know anything about something called "baseball nooz?"
Who spammed me this AM?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 20, 2009 8:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
you don't do the
mADnEsS?!?
Save Rajai Davis
by oakinboston on Mar 20, 2009 8:19 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that some kind of slang you kids are using for a heroin/cocaine speedball?
In that case, yes, I do do the mADnEsS.
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 20, 2009 10:08 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
The other day my girlfriend was dragging me through Hobby Lobby and I thought it was funny
that there’s some company that makes shit for that store named “Speedball.”
by thejd44 on Mar 20, 2009 11:01 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
)ff-topic: Anyone have Vonage or any other VoIP?
What’s the quality like? Any concerns before I think about switching my small business service from ATT?
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Mar 20, 2009 10:25 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I used to use Vonage for my friend's business.
Don’t do it. It’s not worth the hassle. It disconnects a LOT — even during the middle of calls. A tad embarassing when talking to attorneys and the like. The quality during a call isn’t bad though. No static or anything.
And just to qualify, this was about a year ago. Also, fax machines hooked up to it don’t work out too well either.
Just my experience. :)
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." -- Connie Mack
by GreenSocks on Mar 20, 2009 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
that is exactly what I needed to know
thanks so much!
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Mar 20, 2009 1:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I've heard that the Comcast VOIP works well though,
but have no direct experience with that one. With Vonage, I think you get what you pay for.
"No matter what I talk about, I always get back to baseball." -- Connie Mack
by GreenSocks on Mar 20, 2009 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hit-or-miss
I love it because I can use my vonage router anywhere, including Japan. I pay about 250 bucks a year for unlimited voice calls to my family in America. It even works okay with my crappy 112kbps connection. When I had fast internet, the quality was great.
My dad, however, had a horrible experience with them. The calls always dropped. It was pretty frustrating.
m*****f***ing c***s***ing peanut butter and jelly!! f*** f*** f***!!!
by JediLeroy on Mar 21, 2009 3:56 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Stiglich updates
Justin Duchscherer threw a 25-pitch bullpen session, his first time throwing off a mound in about three weeks. We haven’t had a chance to chat w/him yet, but manager Bob Geren said Duchscherer felt good afterward. I saw Duchscherer snap off several of the slow, arching curves that he likes to use, so his elbow must be feeling decent to throw that many breaking balls.
Another positive development for the A’s: Mark Ellis is set to play second base in a minor league game Saturday, which will be his first defensive action of the spring.
The artist formerly known as HigherPie.
by vegAN ryAN on Mar 20, 2009 10:51 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
In other "sports" news, the Iditarod hits a grand slam.
Four dogs this year, 140 since they started keeping score.
These are the premier athletes of their breed. It seems to me that if this kind of thing happened in the Olympics, or the Tour de France, there’d be a great deal of soul-searching on the fundamental questions, and process reform if they chose to continue the competition.
And humans have a much freer will on questions like whether to compete, and when to stop.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 20, 2009 1:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
how do you know humans have free will?
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Mar 20, 2009 3:09 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
'Cuz I'm not in Alaska?
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 20, 2009 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
aha, but those people are in alaska, therefore they do not have free will...
A's v Giants "is kind of like the difference between going to see the Ramones and going to see the Bee Gees. A's fans will go see the Ramones." -BB 07/27/05
by xbhaskarx on Mar 20, 2009 7:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They have Free Will in Alaska.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 20, 2009 9:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did I say "four?"
I stand corrected — it’s now Five.
RiP, frozen pups.
The meaning of life is not so much 'found,' as it is 'made.' --Opus
by The Dogfather on Mar 20, 2009 5:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Jennifer
Did you watch “My Fake Baby” on BBC? Whoa.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Mar 20, 2009 1:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
No. :(
I just googled it. Whoa.
"Smells like summer camp!"
by Jennifer on Mar 20, 2009 5:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
if you see it, tape it
So interesting how these women treat the dolls. The best is this grandma whose daughter moves to New Zealand and takes the grandson with her. Grandma is totally devastated to lose her grandson, so she has a doll made that looks just like him when he was an infant. At the very end of the show the doll arrives, and she gets on a webcam to show the grandson. She asks him what she thinks of his replica and I swear, this 7 year old replies “It’s just a doll, you numbnuts.” Can you imagine! The grandma is so exicted and beaming with anticipation, and that’s what he says? You can’t write this stuff.
"Don't be an ass!" --Bill King
by batgirl on Mar 21, 2009 7:39 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Ugh
I don’t like March Madness, it takes everyones attention off baseball. You would think that alone would make the MLB think about moving the WBC to a different month.
You have to include smiley faces - Poppy
;- ) :- ) :-O : -> : -] : -}
by micdog2001 on Mar 20, 2009 2:01 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I love March Madness.
At the end of it, baseball starts. It’s the precursor to baseball, baby!
I remember taking BART to see opening day in the early nineties and someone had the the finals on a portable television and it was the one where Webber called timeout when Michigan didn’t have any. Ooof!
AN: the new twitter of sportsblogs. -Dogfather
by Leopold Bloom on Mar 21, 2009 9:36 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thank God for March Madness, because it takes everyone's attention off of stupid, irrelevant exhibitions
that accomplish nothing but injuring players and providing fodder for inane ramblings by the worst kind of “analysts.”
I’m already on record as saying the WBC should be a midseason event.
Many years from now, when his name's recalled
Everyone will say, "He should have passed the ball"
-- Al Stewart, "Football Hero"
by PaulThomas on Mar 21, 2009 11:15 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Midseason isn't any better, it would just get players worn out as the pennant races heat up.
"There's never enough time to do all the nothing you want" -Bill Watterson
by nevermoor on Mar 21, 2009 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Woot!
Ellis cleared to play the field
Saturday’s Minor League game.
Who was this sultan of sock, this hero of hosiery, this stalwart of shinwear? Ah, Wimberly — Corey Wimberly. - Uni Watch
by pam5981 on Mar 20, 2009 4:12 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
yay!!!
There's no crying in baseball!
by gigglingone on Mar 21, 2009 10:26 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Go University of Kentucky!
Oh, wait…
Gimme Steam!! - P Gabriel
by somebodyelse on Mar 20, 2009 6:08 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Has anyone in this blog seen our D?
I think it got lost at the beginning of the season, I’ve been looking everywhere for it
Clear its radiance shine...
by ATarHeel on Mar 21, 2009 11:01 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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