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Agreed. We need more
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The analyst in the video on that link does bring up the NFL, and how at one point the elaborate touchdown celebrations were getting rather ridiculous and that's a big contributor in why we have idiotic rules like this.
Yes, exactly. But this is why there should be a gradient of celebrations. This is just an example of all or nothing. You win or score a touchdown/goal/etc, you should be able to express your happiness about it within reason. This just seems way over the top.
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Agreed. We need more I don't know if you are being sarcastic, but I think that's awesome.
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Celebration penalties are probably the most subtle form of racism I've ever seen.
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I am not being sarcastic. Merton Hanks.
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Short of significantly delaying the game, I think pretty much ANY celebration should be allowed. Including taunting. Not that I think taunting is cool, I just think that the players should be allowed to express themselves however they like. You want to risk looking like a complete dick and receiving some form of retribution? Fine by me. The whole point of sports is the competition - trying to prove you are better than the other guy - and this is a natural extension of it.
I don't understand how we got to be so uptight about these things. I could give two shits about the hurt feelings of football players. Get your revenge by playing better, and maybe not letting them score. Crybabies.
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Allow fighting, see how many TD dances you get then
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Okay, so I probably don't mean it about the taunting. But I sure as shit believe that players and teams should be allowed to celebrate all they want, just so long as it doesn't delay the game significantly. I realize that a line has to be drawn somewhere, but we are way, way beyond that line by now.
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Gah why won't this thread mark itself as read!
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Particularly gun or violence related taunting.
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Poor Greg Oden has to be the ugliest motherfucker on the planet. And he's a great guy. How come Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis couldn't look like cavemen?
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Poor Greg Oden has to be the ugliest motherfucker on the planet. And he's a great guy. How come Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis couldn't look like cavemen?
Oh, I don't know about that.
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Poor Greg Oden has to be the ugliest motherfucker on the planet. And he's a great guy. How come Stephon Marbury and Steve Francis couldn't look like cavemen?
Oh, I don't know about that. They probably both have acromegaly. Their facial features are somewhat similar.
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I thought the end of the NBA lockout would be the end of all the headlines that make me happy. Good ol Davey Stern decided that I needed a few more belly laughs at the league's expense. Holy fucking CLOWNSHOES.
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What? He can cancel trades if he wants to.
I'm sure he'll send them a holiday card.
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What conflict of interest?
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Have you tried the internet? It's made out of millions of people missing the point of everything and then getting angry about it
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I thought the end of the NBA lockout would be the end of all the headlines that make me happy. Good ol Davey Stern decided that I needed a few more belly laughs at the league's expense. Holy fucking CLOWNSHOES.
Isn't this why the NFL has the franchise tag?
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I hate the NBA so I laugh with glee at the idiotic Chris Paul trade debacle. Clownshoes on display.
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Chris Paul to the Clippers could make things interesting out west. If it weren't for the curse of the Clips I would think they could make a nice run this year. They've slowly put together a team of very talented young guys and now put Chris Paul in the mix and you've got at least a nice team. A lot of how good they are will depend upon whether Eric Bledsoe can offset the loss of Gordon. Bledsoe is a hell of a scorer and shooter, but he's no Gordon.
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So, Illinois may suck at football but the women's volleyball team is in the championship game! (which, in a mild bit of irony, is going to be against UCLA)
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This shortened NBA preseason has shown me that there's really no need to have the scads of games that they typically have. The stars play in the 2 or 3 that everyone seems to have had this year and that makes them somewhat relevant/interesting. I hope this trend continues.
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The DJ Steve Porter recap/remixes on SportsCenter have to stop. I like that ESPN is willing to get a little crazy (Around the Horn), but those remixes. I'm kinda looking forward to see what NBC does with their refurbished sports network (only kinda, because, Comcast). Then again, it could be, "Sports analysis for people who only wear plaid."
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I was really glad to see Barry Larkin enter the HOF today. He's a name from my past and I used to love him as a player for the Reds. I think he should have been first ballot, but at least he got in.
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Raines, Trammel, and Bagwell should be in too*, stupid writers. *arguably McGwire and Palmiero also but I don't want to get into the steroid nonsense again.
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I think Fred McGriff should be in. Not so sure about Bagwell due to steroid association. I agree with Raines and Trammel.
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There is no association other than 'that guy has big arms.' He never tested positive, was not in the Mitchell report, etc., etc., etc.
McGriff is borderline, I tend to vote no on those guys personally. (Also he and Bags played for roughly the same period of time - why isn't McGriff "associated" with steroids too?)
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I believe that there's more out there on Bagwell concerning a former trainer, but I'd have to Google fu it. So sure, let him in too. McGriff is just 7 dingers away from 500, and he was a hell of a driving force for every team he was on.
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I would put the Crime Dawg in the HOF!
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After further thought Edgar Martinez should go in there too. Yeah, he spent most of his time as a DH, but given the rules allow you to have a DH, there should be a spot for the Best DH Ever.
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DH is the dumbest thing in sports. None of them should be eligible.
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If you're GOING to allow DH, then yeah, they should get recognized if they're completely ridiculously good at it. I prefer no DH (pitchers batting = lololol), but a little part of me likes that there IS a DH. Especially when an AL team visits a NL team and the pitcher batting hilarity gets turned up to 11.
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Well, if they got rid of the DH, maybe some of those absolutely porker looking pitchers would have to learn to do something besides stand on the mound looking sloppy.
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