The other sports thread

[JohnC]

19 minutes ago, Thorny said:

Baww gawd that man has a family!

A member of the family is broken. 😃

[Taro T]

8 hours ago, Pimlach said:

Quite a few do.  I saw the Jays play a MLB game in Buffalo.   That was fun.  
 

Someday I want to see the Sabres win an NHL game in Buffalo.  I have a  huge losing streak going.  It’s over 10 years.   Last season I watched them blow a lead to the Kings in an early season game.   I started my boycott that night.  

So, YOU'RE the one that made Zucker take that penalty that blew everything up at the end?

Sheesh, like the soup Nazi says: No Sabres for YOU!!!!  😉 

[Thorny]

Ya I mean that’s gonna be a cool 10 in a row for the blue jays 

[SwampD]

When did cycling helmets turn into storm trooper helmets? It’s cool.

[SwampD]

How annoying are the fans in the Tour de France?

[Thorny]

5 hours ago, SwampD said:

How annoying are the fans in the Tour de France?

On a tangent, didn’t realize until recently that when cars drive by to hand water bottles to the riders, there’s an art to how long they allow their hands to both linger on the bottle for just a moment so the car in affect pulls forward the rider allowing for momentary rest 

The art of cheating is one of the best parts of sports 

[PASabreFan]

You can fill the Cup with all manner of things, but what in the world is the announcer filling the Claret Jug with at about 11:12 in the video? CC says "lusks." That doesn't seem to be right.

 

[Weave]

1 hour ago, PASabreFan said:

You can fill the Cup with all manner of things, but what in the world is the announcer filling the Claret Jug with at about 11:12 in the video? CC says "lusks." That doesn't seem to be right.

 

Apparently the Claret Jug has been filled with all Kinds of beverages from soda to wine to coffee.  I couldn’t find any take on what it was filled with this time.

[DarthEbriate]

On 7/19/2025 at 1:18 PM, Thorny said:

On a tangent, didn’t realize until recently that when cars drive by to hand water bottles to the riders, there’s an art to how long they allow their hands to both linger on the bottle for just a moment so the car in affect pulls forward the rider allowing for momentary rest 

The art of cheating is one of the best parts of sports 

I’m all about the sanctity of the game for anything off the field/surface/venue. For example, steroids. 

But if it can be measured/seen and penalized on the field of play — that’s cool. If you want to cork your bat, have an illegal lacrosse stick, or say “the ref won’t call illegal contact” on every passing play… then go for it. The key is: if you get caught, don’t complain about it. Take your penalty, or suspension, and come back next time. (With even more cork!)

[shrader]

2 hours ago, PASabreFan said:

You can fill the Cup with all manner of things, but what in the world is the announcer filling the Claret Jug with at about 11:12 in the video? CC says "lusks." That doesn't seem to be right.

 

It definitely sounds like lusks. British slang or something?

[inkman]

On 6/21/2025 at 1:25 PM, Thorny said:

John Cena vs CM Punk for the undisputed wwe championship, live next Saturday 

Wrastlin is definitely not a sport. It involves athletes but it’s a soap opera with people in their underwear.  I’ve definitely never understood dudes fascination with it. GLOW had me at the get go but I think those reasons were obvious as I was a primed teenage boy.  

[inkman]

Anyone following the WNBA and their pay concerns?  It seems as if the players want to get paid on valuation of the franchise vs actual revenue they generate.  I know Caitlin Clarke has turned the league on its head.  I’ve peeped a few games.  It should be written into their CBA what percent of the revenue they are owed.  It probably wasn’t a thing as traditionally they weren’t making money.  Maybe Caitlin has changed that.  I’m all for fair compensation, just not sure what that translates to at this juncture. 

[Taro T]

15 minutes ago, inkman said:

Anyone following the WNBA and their pay concerns?  It seems as if the players want to get paid on valuation of the franchise vs actual revenue they generate.  I know Caitlin Clarke has turned the league on its head.  I’ve peeped a few games.  It should be written into their CBA what percent of the revenue they are owed.  It probably wasn’t a thing as traditionally they weren’t making money.  Maybe Caitlin has changed that.  I’m all for fair compensation, just not sure what that translates to at this juncture. 

Don't follow the league.  Wifey watches some particularly when Clark is on, so see some of her games.  She is playing injured rignt now and isn't dominating like she did before she went on IR.

Amazed at how badly she gets hacked by opponents because interest in the league (and the advertising revenue that accompanies it) goes down tremendously when she isn't playing.  And if they shorten her career appreciably they'll shorten the window they have to catch on as a sport that people in general care about.  Women's soccer had Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach and then Alex Morgan and it's back to being an afterthought for the most part again. 

They really need to understand just what they have in Clark and they also really need to get her Larry Bird a Magic Johnson to stir up interest because Bird vs Rodman, while an interesting story, wasn't anywhere near as compelling.  Bird vs Rodman wouldn't have gotten CBS to stop showing playoff games on tape delay.  Bird vs Johnson got them way beyond that.

[PASabreFan]

2 hours ago, Weave said:

Apparently the Claret Jug has been filled with all Kinds of beverages from soda to wine to coffee.  I couldn’t find any take on what it was filled with this time.

Lux is a British vodka. Would make sense, I guess.

1 hour ago, shrader said:

It definitely sounds like lusks. British slang or something?

I know. It's making me a little crazy. Lusks doesn't appear to be a thing.

[shrader]

1 hour ago, Taro T said:

Don't follow the league.  Wifey watches some particularly when Clark is on, so see some of her games.  She is playing injured rignt now and isn't dominating like she did before she went on IR.

Amazed at how badly she gets hacked by opponents because interest in the league (and the advertising revenue that accompanies it) goes down tremendously when she isn't playing.  And if they shorten her career appreciably they'll shorten the window they have to catch on as a sport that people in general care about.  Women's soccer had Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach and then Alex Morgan and it's back to being an afterthought for the most part again. 

They really need to understand just what they have in Clark and they also really need to get her Larry Bird a Magic Johnson to stir up interest because Bird vs Rodman, while an interesting story, wasn't anywhere near as compelling.  Bird vs Rodman wouldn't have gotten CBS to stop showing playoff games on tape delay.  Bird vs Johnson got them way beyond that.

Even if her career lasts for a long time, does the novelty wear off at some point? I guess your Magic/Bird comment hits on that a bit. 

[inkman]

1 hour ago, Taro T said:

Don't follow the league.  Wifey watches some particularly when Clark is on, so see some of her games.  She is playing injured rignt now and isn't dominating like she did before she went on IR.

Amazed at how badly she gets hacked by opponents because interest in the league (and the advertising revenue that accompanies it) goes down tremendously when she isn't playing.  And if they shorten her career appreciably they'll shorten the window they have to catch on as a sport that people in general care about.  Women's soccer had Mia Hamm and Abby Wambach and then Alex Morgan and it's back to being an afterthought for the most part again. 

They really need to understand just what they have in Clark and they also really need to get her Larry Bird a Magic Johnson to stir up interest because Bird vs Rodman, while an interesting story, wasn't anywhere near as compelling.  Bird vs Rodman wouldn't have gotten CBS to stop showing playoff games on tape delay.  Bird vs Johnson got them way beyond that.

 

10 minutes ago, shrader said:

Even if her career lasts for a long time, does the novelty wear off at some point? I guess your Magic/Bird comment hits on that a bit. 

They tried to fabricate a similar rivalry with Clark and Angel Reese.  To this point, it doesn’t seem Reese is good enough to make it a rivalry.