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whiskybear
1) Are littered with references to Rocky IV and the Shawshank Redemption
2) Are filled with self-mockery
3) Promote an anguished pride in being one of the 18 remaining NBA fans on the planet
One of very few columnists who makes me laugh out loud.
Bill Simmons, The Sports Guy
January 21, 2005 at 08:06PM View BBCode
Does anyone read his columns on ESPN Page2? They:1) Are littered with references to Rocky IV and the Shawshank Redemption
2) Are filled with self-mockery
3) Promote an anguished pride in being one of the 18 remaining NBA fans on the planet
One of very few columnists who makes me laugh out loud.
FuriousGiorge
1) he's a Patriots fan, and a whiny one at that. If they don't get enough respect from the media, he spends 5 paragraphs talking about how Tom Brady has a 15-inch dick (well, I guess you'd like that part what with your man-crush and all that).
2) his references basically end at Rocky, Shawshank and the White Shadow. No movies have been made since about 1994, and no albums have been made since 1988 in Simmons' world.
But his basketball columns are always quality sports columns, not just funny ones, and he does make references that send me Googling, which is a plus in my book.
January 21, 2005 at 08:14PM View BBCode
Who doesn't read the Sports Guy? I love the Sports Guy, but his columns can get obnoxious on occasions due to the fact that1) he's a Patriots fan, and a whiny one at that. If they don't get enough respect from the media, he spends 5 paragraphs talking about how Tom Brady has a 15-inch dick (well, I guess you'd like that part what with your man-crush and all that).
2) his references basically end at Rocky, Shawshank and the White Shadow. No movies have been made since about 1994, and no albums have been made since 1988 in Simmons' world.
But his basketball columns are always quality sports columns, not just funny ones, and he does make references that send me Googling, which is a plus in my book.
whiskybear
Hm, I think he's preety well-educated. :rolleyes:
January 21, 2005 at 08:15PM View BBCode
Originally posted by anjo25
I dont read that stuff, but he seems preety bad...writing must be learned.
Hm, I think he's preety well-educated. :rolleyes:
whiskybear
Things changed a bit after the Red Sox won, too: I could no longer silently laugh at him as he complained about how his precious Red Sox were doomed to failure.
I kind of like that he doesn't reference much contemporary stuff (except the Vibe awards), simply because it keeps me on my toes. He throws in a lot of Hoosiers stuff, too.
January 21, 2005 at 08:19PM View BBCode
Originally posted by FuriousGiorge
Who doesn't read the Sports Guy? I love the Sports Guy, but his columns can get obnoxious on occasions due to the fact that
1) he's a Patriots fan, and a whiny one at that. If they don't get enough respect from the media, he spends 5 paragraphs talking about how Tom Brady has a 15-inch dick (well, I guess you'd like that part what with your man-crush and all that).
2) his references basically end at Rocky, Shawshank and the White Shadow. No movies have been made since about 1994, and no albums have been made since 1988 in Simmons' world.
But his basketball columns are always quality sports columns, not just funny ones, and he does make references that send me Googling, which is a plus in my book.
Things changed a bit after the Red Sox won, too: I could no longer silently laugh at him as he complained about how his precious Red Sox were doomed to failure.
I kind of like that he doesn't reference much contemporary stuff (except the Vibe awards), simply because it keeps me on my toes. He throws in a lot of Hoosiers stuff, too.
Smocko
January 21, 2005 at 10:17PM View BBCode
I manage to get through most of his articles. Sometimes there's just too much propaganda in them. I hate those two teams.
farfetched
And take a wild guess in what city they play.
January 21, 2005 at 10:19PM View BBCode
He even has a team named after him as well as the field they play on in the Johnny Callison League.And take a wild guess in what city they play.
Funkmonger
January 21, 2005 at 10:25PM View BBCode
I think Sports Guy's a genius. The stuff he wrote during the '04 World Series was classic. I love Eric Neel too on ESPN. If you're into the Sox/Yanks rivalry from the Boston perspective, you might like Eric Wilbur (he also writes about the Pats etc). He has a Blog on Boston.com...
farfetched
At least they're healthy...
January 21, 2005 at 10:34PM View BBCode
[url=www.simdynasty.com/depth.jsp?teamid=4852]The cupcakes to make Simmons proud...[/url]At least they're healthy...
tysonlowery
January 21, 2005 at 11:15PM View formatted
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I've been emailing Simmons forever to try to get him to check out Sim Dynasty. No luck so far though...
Smocko
January 22, 2005 at 12:09AM View BBCode
Damn, that would be great publicity. Did you see the Page 2 article a few months ago about SportsClix, the tiny baseball figure game? We could triple our membership if he wrote something about us.
tysonlowery
January 22, 2005 at 12:11AM View BBCode
Yeah, I have an idea for next October. I'd like to get people to help me set up all the playoff teams with Sim Dynasty ratings, we'll simulate the playoffs, and post the results on a special page and see if some newspapers pick it up. Its the kind of stuff Simmons would write about too.
Smocko
January 22, 2005 at 12:13AM View BBCode
It would take a month for us to agree on the letter ratings for each player. :)
tysonlowery
January 22, 2005 at 12:14AM View BBCode
Yeah, that's very true. We'd need people with some good statistical minds that generally work well together.
hobos
January 22, 2005 at 12:16AM View BBCode
I'd be willing to help (and criticize everyone's ratings for being incorrect :))
tysonlowery
January 22, 2005 at 12:19AM View BBCode
Someone remind me in September and we'll start putting it together for teams that have clinched. I wanted to do this last year, but was so busy with moving to Minnesota that it got lost in the shuffle.
andrew
January 22, 2005 at 12:24AM View BBCode
That would be rad. We would need to get a head start on getting those rating togeather though, because I can only imagine the arguments :lol:
tysonlowery
January 22, 2005 at 12:28AM View BBCode
Yeah, we'd probably want to come up with a very detailed and organized system for dealing with disagreements.
DeVeau31
If we build the equation correctly, weighted for each major category, then it should come out correctly.
We can then run it based on last year's playoffs and see how close we came.
January 22, 2005 at 12:58AM View BBCode
I'm in. We should come up with an equation to rate players based on stats. Then, input last years stats to see where they are ratings-wise.If we build the equation correctly, weighted for each major category, then it should come out correctly.
We can then run it based on last year's playoffs and see how close we came.
Smocko
[Edited on 1-22-2005 by Smocko]
January 22, 2005 at 12:59AM View BBCode
I am definately in. Schilling's not going to be A+ on my watch. :)[Edited on 1-22-2005 by Smocko]
Smocko
Schilling 21-6, 3.26 ERA, 203 Ks
Johnson 16-14, 2.60 ERA, 290 Ks
Career:
Schilling 184-123, 3.32 ERA, 2745 Ks, 0 Cy Youngs
Johnson 246-128, 3.07 ERA, 4161 Ks, 5 Cy Youngs
January 22, 2005 at 01:12AM View BBCode
2004:Schilling 21-6, 3.26 ERA, 203 Ks
Johnson 16-14, 2.60 ERA, 290 Ks
Career:
Schilling 184-123, 3.32 ERA, 2745 Ks, 0 Cy Youngs
Johnson 246-128, 3.07 ERA, 4161 Ks, 5 Cy Youngs
hobos
January 22, 2005 at 01:14AM View BBCode
I'm well aware that Johnson is the better pitcher. But we can't let a Yankee be an A+ can we? :D
Smocko
[Edited on 1-22-2005 by Smocko]
January 22, 2005 at 01:22AM View BBCode
I'd put Bonds as A+/ A+/ A+/ A+, but of course, he's not going to make the playoffs this year either. :P[Edited on 1-22-2005 by Smocko]
Cubsfan13
January 22, 2005 at 02:29AM View BBCode
That would be dy-no-mite. I would be willing to help with ratings, especially if the Cubs make the playoffs. Carlos Zambrano A+++/A++ :PPages: 1 2