Sports - 18 July 2007

2007-07-18 02:26:08 · 23 answers · asked by mojo569 4 in Baseball

In my region, there are coyotes. Fencing is not an option for me. Is there a scent, or some sort of device, something we can put out to keep the coyotes from our land?
I would rather not be shooting them. It isn't open season anyway.

2007-07-18 02:25:45 · 15 answers · asked by Jed 7 in Hunting

2007-07-18 02:18:14 · 30 answers · asked by totally24fan 2 in NASCAR

yes no?i went to t6he skating rink no won new how to skat will some people did but only a few!!~

2007-07-18 02:15:51 · 16 answers · asked by jasmine p 1 in Ice Skating

2007-07-18 02:08:05 · 7 answers · asked by jsimatovich1723 1 in Baseball

2007-07-18 02:04:41 · 33 answers · asked by ranbmusic 2 in Basketball

what are your thoughts? because personally i thought there would be a lot of ex pakistanni greats who could have taken the job.

2007-07-18 01:56:25 · 12 answers · asked by FORKY 5 in Cricket

what is it about surfing that you would risk your life each time you go out into the ocean where you could be shark's next meal? that's probably the worst way to die, to be eaten alive. especially by those razor sharp knives as teeth. i could never understand why people would take a great risk to lose their life for such a hobby.

2007-07-18 01:52:18 · 9 answers · asked by FoundNemo 1 in Surfing

2007-07-18 01:51:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Sports

2007-07-18 01:46:49 · 5 answers · asked by Alex 3 in Tennis

Do all these tapes that somehow make it into the hands of the public really hurt their careers or does it actually help them? Do you think some of them do it on purpose to get back in the news?

2007-07-18 01:41:28 · 3 answers · asked by Joe 6 in Football (American)

The man has claimed the Bills will remain in Buffalo until he passes...he has also stated that his wife and daughter (or is it daughters?...not sure) will not get the team. Instead, his estate will sell the franchise to the highest bidder in an effort to get his family the biggest payout possible.

So, first off, just how much money does his family need? What are the odds the Bills are still in Buffalo in ten years? Where would they go?...Toronto?...Los Angeles?...San Antonio? London, UK?

2007-07-18 01:38:35 · 4 answers · asked by Gwydyon 4 in Football (American)

Ok, so it's quite apparent that I am really new to this and I had my picks set up on Auto-draft and well--lol, I think I messed up. Here's what I drafted:


Romo, Tony QB DAL Active
Bell, Tatum RB DET Active
Dunn, Warrick RB ATL Active
Branch, Deion WR SEA Active
Smith, Rod WR DEN Active
Ward, Hines WR PIT Active
Witten, Jason TE DAL Active
Feely, Jay K MIA Active
Chargers DST, DST SD Active
Droughns, Reuben RB NYG Reserve
El, Antwaan Randle WR WAS Reserve
Holmes, Santonio WR PIT Reserve
Gramatica, Martin K DAL Reserve
Cowboys DST, DST DAL Reserve

Should I drop some of these reserves? And try to pick up a reserve QB? Or a TE?

LOL. Yeah, a little lost here--any insight y'all can provide would be great.

Valerie

2007-07-18 01:34:42 · 7 answers · asked by MamaBear 3 in Fantasy Sports

#1 I give:
Laurence Maroney
Hines Ward
Carnell Williams

I get:
Stephen Jackson
Joey Galloway

#2 I give:
Alge Crumpler
Travis Henry
Hines Ward
DeAngelo Williams

I get:
Reggie Bush
Jeremy Shockey
Terry Glenn

2007-07-18 01:30:01 · 9 answers · asked by eagles12winning 2 in Fantasy Sports

Okay, my son was fortunate enough to get an 2007 Upper Deck Justin Verlander baseball card. With Justin throwing his no hitter this year, I have the following question.

Is it more valuable to have the card autographed or to leave it "as is" in it's original condition? We have tickets for an upcoming Tiger game in a very shall we say autograph friendly section of Comerica Park. My son wants to take the card with him but I just don't know...so if you are a serious collector and can answer this question for me that would be great.

I think it should be left as is...am I correct?

Thanks

2007-07-18 01:29:47 · 14 answers · asked by krendi74 3 in Baseball

Come on Reds!! I know you can do it! Help my Mets stay ahead.

2007-07-18 01:19:10 · 11 answers · asked by J-Far 6 in Baseball

i have logged on to the body attack site which tells you the songs but where can i get the cd's actually used - you have to be a qualified teacher to get the music ! - i'm dowloading the tracks indiviually

2007-07-18 01:15:43 · 2 answers · asked by sd_lewis2003 1 in Other - Sports

2007-07-18 01:00:13 · 11 answers · asked by rooster 2 in Golf

I am not sick & know that it's a cricket section. But i hop some of u r Indian's & should know about this new hot news. The Great Khali has just become the new WWE World Heavyweight Champion by winning the 20 men battle royal. Isn't it cool?

2007-07-18 00:29:20 · 7 answers · asked by The Great Montitude 7 in Cricket

Dragged A Jeff Gordon Beanie Around Lately?: A Reality Check
Holding a Pretty Wheel · Amy Henderson · Friday July 13, 2007


You know the guy (heck, maybe you ARE the guy). He parades around the track with the little Jeff Gordon doll in the noose dragging behind, just hoping someone will kick it around. He (or she) boos Tony Stewart vehemently during driver intros. He calls Jimmie Johnson all kinds of unprintable things that have nothing to do with his racing ability. He is pretty vocal about whether Jack Roush is well, a nice guy or not. He has already decided that he will no longer be a Junior fan because Junior is going to drive for Hendrick Motorsports.

There is a small but vocal group of race fans who seem to have more fun hating one driver or another than they do cheering for the drivers they do like. They appear to attend races with the singular goal of booing a driver (or a select group). In fact, they boo louder than they ever cheer-at least until the guy they were booing gets in a crash. If-heaven forbid!-the guy they were booing actually wins-they shower him with beer cans, many with a good portion of the beer still inside. At Indy last year when Johnson climbed from his car to retrieve the checkered flag he’d dropped-a few cans were aimed at him-no helmet, no car. Those people are race fans?

I’ll be the first to admit I don’t understand this mentality. Not that there aren’t drivers that I dislike strongly-there are-but I just don’t get the animosity. Not only could booing during driver introductions be the last thing a driver hears other than the roar of the motor and a grinding crash, but it seems to be missing the point. Many of the drivers who are routinely booed, including the late Dale Earnhardt, have said that the boos merely pump them up to compete (pretty sure the guy booing Kurt Busch isn’t trying to actually help him, but he just might be). In fact, Earnhardt said that he’d be more worried if the boos stopped-because that would mean people weren’t watching him. That’s right; to the drivers, silence hurts more than sound. The drivers who routinely get this treatment are also routinely winning races. Maybe the boos are fueled by jealousy. Hmmm…

Why someone would hate a driver so much it overshadows being a fan of someone, I have no idea. Nobody likes losing, but why does someone’s hard work and winning have to be a reason for outright meanness? Is disdain for someone’s car owner really a reason to wish him hurt (yes, I’ve heard that!)? There are drivers I don’t respect because of their on-track tactics, but I don’t understand the outright animosity for some, especially those who go out of their way to drive clean. There are car owners I don’t like, but I would never quit cheering for my drivers if they went to their organization thinking it was their best career and life option. It’s not like they ran off with your girlfriend, keyed your truck and killed your dog. (Incidentally that can be remedied, I hear, by playing country music backwards.) All they do is race, try to please their demanding sponsors and fans, and still try to have a personal life. That’s it.

Not only is the booing ridiculous, dead silence would send a much more effective message, but the wearing of derogatory t-shirts and dragging around miniature effigies is also. I mean, that stuff is expensive! Personally, I’d rather spend $25 on an item in support of my driver than on a beanie, a t-shirt, and a piece of rope, all for some guy I don’t even like! Ditto spending time on Internet message boards slamming them. Wouldn’t that time be better spent on writing about how great their chosen driver is? Especially if their guy has haters of his own! What goes around, comes around, pal.

It kind of makes me worry about our society in general. When did being hurtful, in front of children no less, become not only apparently acceptable, but fun? Are we really so insecure in ourselves that we need to put other people down to feel better? Sure we’ve all made a remark about someone-but the fans I’m talking about do it not only in front of other fans and their children, but the drivers and their children. How do you think that driver’s wife and kids feel when he hits the wall, and before he can indicate that he is even okay, people are cheering his misfortune, not even knowing whether or not he’s been seriously injured. Some have even gone so far as to say to a driver’s family, “I wish he’d crash and burn” or the like. Is this what kind of people we’re bringing up today?

Seeing little children doing this is even worse. Children, as the saying goes, have to be taught to hate. And, judging by the scene in the stands, legions of them are being taught just that. That’s downright scary. This kind of behavior toward one person could easily blossom into a group of people and then what? Great parenting there. Aren’t we better than that? Aren’t we?

My advice to these bitter fans would be to be a decent example for the kids at the track. Cheer your guy loudly. Proudly display his merchandise, even drink a beer toast to his victory. But keep the boos, the derogatory comments, the little beanies and the beer cans to yourself. Remember who’s watching, and act like responsible adults. Love your driver, even if nobody else does. Just don’t hate mine or anyone else’s and have a little class and realize that he’s human, too. And so are those kids who are watching and learning by example-and who want to be real race fans when they grow up

2007-07-18 00:06:13 · 23 answers · asked by LindaInNC 4 in NASCAR