Comments on: Mid-day question: Best local celebration http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/ Exploring the soft underbelly of sports Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:49:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Paul Peter Paulos http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32539 Paul Peter Paulos Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:21:57 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32539 AZ....this post is a day late and a dollar short, but, give up a few lines from that "Bang the drum all day" since I can’t remember it, or maybe I can scare the words or melody from Realplayer, but I’m drawing a blank right now. As for another (monstrously abused) song. .how about the hauntingly romantic words of ...."We will rock you...you got mud on your face, you’re a big disgrace"..a great song at home if you have with good speakers cranked,, but watching a well fed sports crowd sing it..talk about vomit !! AZ….this post is a day late and a dollar short, but, give up a few lines from that “Bang the drum all day” since I can’t remember it, or maybe I can scare the words or melody from Realplayer, but I’m drawing a blank right now.

As for another (monstrously abused) song. .how about the hauntingly romantic words of ….”We will rock you…you got mud on your face, you’re a big disgrace”..a great song at home if you have with good speakers cranked,, but watching a well fed sports crowd sing it..talk about vomit !!

]]> By: MR http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32561 MR Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:41:55 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32561 I also just remembered a cheer from my alma mater (Macalester) Give me an S! Give me an E! Give me an X! What's that spell? SCORE! I also just remembered a cheer from my alma mater (Macalester)
Give me an S! Give me an E! Give me an X! What’s that spell? SCORE!

]]> By: ramon http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32560 ramon Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:40:19 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32560 Shifty - I mentioned that caveat above re: players' financial losses (boo hoo) but your hole-punching is right on. I think I was making the point that, because of Bonds and only Bonds, hockey and football haven't been as caught up in the steroids fervor. Which, for some reason (maybe the different level of constant physical abuse in hockey and football vs. baseball) makes the disparity seem ironic. Then I realized maybe it's exactly the opposite - that a roided hockey or football player has a slighter edge of a clean one than a roided baseball player has over a clean one... like Bonds, McGwire and Sosa over Aaron, Killebrew, Murray et al. And then there's Sean Hill getting 20 games for unwittingly (and if Riseborough believes him so do I) taking a banned supplement, while some clown gets 4 games for intentionally breaking Miko Koivu's with an almost deadly weapon, Shifty - I mentioned that caveat above re: players’ financial losses (boo hoo) but your hole-punching is right on. I think I was making the point that, because of Bonds and only Bonds, hockey and football haven’t been as caught up in the steroids fervor. Which, for some reason (maybe the different level of constant physical abuse in hockey and football vs. baseball) makes the disparity seem ironic.

Then I realized maybe it’s exactly the opposite - that a roided hockey or football player has a slighter edge of a clean one than a roided baseball player has over a clean one… like Bonds, McGwire and Sosa over Aaron, Killebrew, Murray et al.

And then there’s Sean Hill getting 20 games for unwittingly (and if Riseborough believes him so do I) taking a banned supplement, while some clown gets 4 games for intentionally breaking Miko Koivu’s with an almost deadly weapon,

]]> By: Shifty McShifterson http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32559 Shifty McShifterson Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:35:05 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32559 On Wisconsin? That celebrates a St. Louis beer. Sorry, disqualified. Ramon, think number of games per season. Four NFL games is basically equivalent to 20 NHL games. On Wisconsin? That celebrates a St. Louis beer. Sorry, disqualified.

Ramon, think number of games per season. Four NFL games is basically equivalent to 20 NHL games.

]]> By: ramon http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32558 ramon Wed, 05 Dec 2007 22:17:56 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32558 Four games for steroids? Sean Hill gets, what, 20 games? Rincon got 10 (now he would've got 50)... I know the prorated subtraction of salary is so much higher in the NFL, but that still seems a little light compared to hockey and baseball. Four games for steroids? Sean Hill gets, what, 20 games? Rincon got 10 (now he would’ve got 50)… I know the prorated subtraction of salary is so much higher in the NFL, but that still seems a little light compared to hockey and baseball.

]]> By: AZGopherGirl http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32557 AZGopherGirl Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:32:25 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32557 Stu: Making girls pee their pants since 2007 Stu: Making girls pee their pants since 2007

]]> By: jama http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32556 jama Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:21:13 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32556 Looks like those Fargonians know how to drink and drive. Or should I say they don't know how to drink and drive http://www.startribune.com/local/12147616.html Looks like those Fargonians know how to drink and drive. Or should I say they don’t know how to drink and drive

http://www.startribune.com/local/12147616.html

]]> By: jama http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32555 jama Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:19:53 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32555 2 words, STU COW!!! 2 words,

STU COW!!!

]]> By: Paul Peter Paulos http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32554 Paul Peter Paulos Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:14:12 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32554 Not to exceed my word limit, but why does the NFL call it the substance abuse policy ? Is there a separate policy for substance use ? ( 25 words !) Not to exceed my word limit, but why does the NFL call it the substance abuse policy ? Is there a separate policy for substance use ? ( 25 words !)

]]> By: dave p http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32553 dave p Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:02:44 +0000 http://blogs2.startribune.com/blogs/randball/2007/12/05/mid-day-question-best-local-celebration/#comment-32553 I agree with the third goal (given a lead) chant at Mariucci. YOU JUST SUCK! Man is that degrading. I agree with the third goal (given a lead) chant at Mariucci.

YOU JUST SUCK!

Man is that degrading.

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