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The proposed new LeBron mural doesn't do it for me

November 20, 2009

Imagine 10 stories of this across from the Q.
Ugh.

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Appeals, appeals

November 20, 2009

Well, Ireland's appeal was denied. Wrongfully, I might add. FIFA is a bunch of FOOFAs who don't know POOPa about sportsmanship and proper play. So Ireland suffers.
This other appeal, though, should be heard.
I really see no reason why Baltimore's Dwan Edwards should be fined for hitting Josh Cribbs while he was running downfield to try [...]

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Dealing with the Irish disappointment

November 20, 2009

Elizabeth wants to make sure I did not go hoodlum on the newsroom in light of the French travesty against the Irish. She points out our inate ability to embrace these kinds of things, and she's right. This should actually make our weekend.
As the great William Butler Yeats wrote: "Being Irish, he had an abiding [...]

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Ireland's rogue's gallery

November 19, 2009

A brief list of those who have
committed crimes against the Irish:
(Anyone who can guess all and their significance wins Thanksgiving dinner at Alan's)
 

 

 

 
 

 

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England backs the Irish cause!

November 19, 2009

Even the Brits are standing up for purity and righteousness. The London Times writes that Thierry Henry's hand ball "was pure, calculated cheating."

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How bad is Ireland's outrage?

November 19, 2009

Even the French are ashamed.
Imagine that one.

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How to sum up a sport

November 19, 2009

We interrupt the diatribe about Ireland being robbed by the hand ball of Henry for this bulletin:
Here's a soccer quote for you, from a former soccer referee named Graham Poll: "The refs do their best but the players are good at cheating."
There you have it.

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Ireland's outrage, Henry caught red-handed

November 19, 2009

Here's the proof of the hand ball that eliminated Ireland from the World Cup. Clearly a hand ball, no?
Something MUST be done.

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One thought on Belichick

November 19, 2009

So much has been written and said about Bill Belichick's decision to go for the first down on fourth-and-two from his 28 late in the Sunday night game at Indianapolis. But few people ask this question, so I'm going to: Crazy as it was, wasn't it refreshing to see one NFL coach go against the [...]

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A nation mourns

November 19, 2009

The Irish Times is soooo right.
Thierry Henry's hand ball was "shameful stuff."

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It's OK for someone else to get hurt though

November 19, 2009

Josh Cribbs' agent said he was furious that the Browns had Cribbs in the game for the last play against Baltimore.
How's that again?
Cribbs is a football player, and he plays when there are plays called for him.
Besides, if Cribbs is not on the field someone else has to take his place (the Browns only put [...]

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"Hand of Gaul!" says the Independent

November 19, 2009

It also says that Thierry Henry admitted he cheated to send France to the World Cup.
What are the folks in the Hague doing? Should the World Court not be involved here?

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I love Charlie Coles

November 19, 2009

And you should too. The Miami University basketball coach is a classic.

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Ireland's outrage … continued

November 19, 2009

Folks in Ireland are calling for a rematch from FIFA in light of this blatant hand ball.
“If the game’s going to survive, it’s got to be an equal playing field,” (Ireland's Liam) Brady (who obviously has something to do with Ireland's team) told RTE Radio. “If we’re going to have integrity and dignity in the [...]

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No reason to doubt Quinn

November 19, 2009

Looking at the replay of Brady Quinn's hit on Terrell Suggs, I cut him a little slack (headline got ya, didn't it?). But not a lot. Quinn appeared to dive at the knees of Suggs for no apparent reason, but Chris Carr was returning the interception right behind Suggs. So there was reason … especially [...]

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This is blatant thievery and pilfery and robbery …

November 19, 2009

How does it happen that Ireland gets jobbed in a World Cup playoff and thus does not qualify for South Africa? I'm calling for an international investigation. Too, if the Irish are going to get jobbed, isn't it the British who are supposed to do the jobbing?
I mean … just listen to the comments here [...]

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Oh by the way …

November 19, 2009

Lost amidst all the this and that about the Browns is the fact that they lost their MVP Wednesday when punter Dave Zastudil was placed on injured reserve.
How's this team supposed to compete in Detroit now?
Well … I guess this gives Eric Mangini a built-in excuse.

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The hook-and-lateral that wasn't … or was it?

November 19, 2009

Well  … the players are saying that the Browns coaches did not call the last play in the loss to Baltimore the other night. The one that sent Josh Cribbs to the hospital. They said the call came on the field, with Brady Quinn and Cribbs creating something on the fly.
Always good to know that [...]

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First and 10: The worst just keep getting worse

November 17, 2009

1)      I'm thinking that right now the Lions ought to be favored by nine.
2)      Imagine that. The Browns a more-than-deserving near-double digit underdog to a team that has one win since the start of the 2009 season. Say this for the Browns: They've earned it.
3)      For the second game in a row, the Browns opponent [...]

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Brandon McDonald "tweets" that he's counting down the season

November 17, 2009

Can Browns fans tolerate seven more weeks of this kind of "professional" football?
It might seem that Brandon McDonald can't.
Below is a screen shot sent to me this afternoon of McDonald's Twitter page (he goes by the Twitter name macmane22).
Note the second post: "7 games left .. Da countdown has begun."
Interpret it as you will.
Players are [...]

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Some comments on the Cribbs injury and Quinn's hit on Suggs

November 17, 2009

From the Ravens, as reported by the AP (tho many were present in the locker room when the statements were made):
Ray Lewis on whether Quinn's hit on Terrell Suggs was a cheap shot: "Heck yeah, it was a cheap shot When you're running down and you're looking at the quarterback going at somebody's knees who [...]

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Jon Gruden's pointed comments on the Browns offense

November 17, 2009

Worth a listen:

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Cribbs hurt on last play of Browns loss; Quinn's cheap shot sidelines Suggs

November 17, 2009

The Browns looked woeful again in losing to Baltimore. Still think the coach deserves another year?
But … the game ended bizarrely, with Josh Cribbs on the ground after having been run into by Dwan Edwards on one of those goofy lateral plays.
This hit did not appear intentional. Edwards was running to get into the play [...]

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Browns vs. Ravens live …

November 16, 2009

First quarter: Scoreless as Ravens botch scoring chance
I usually do a live blog on these games, but newspaper deadlines will make that difficult tonight. … So I'll try to keep up as best I can, until the job requirement for the paper takes precedence. … Third down and Browns run Wildcat. Cribbs flips to Mohamed [...]

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Bill Buckner revisited

November 16, 2009

Bill Belichick has won a lot of games in New England, sometimes with unorthodox decisions. Sunday night he lost one with an unorthodox decision and he's taking a lot of heat for it. Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe even compared him to Bill Buckner.

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