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Gastric ReFlux · 10-06-2005, 10:32 AM

Florida is the birthplace of hockey. Very little known fact.

canadiancreed · 10-06-2005, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Gastric ReFlux

Florida is the birthplace of hockey. Very little known fact.

from the same book that said Madgasgar is the birthplace of football?

Dan Theman · 10-06-2005, 10:37 AM

Yeah, the baseball strikes have been awful to the sport, but even those were nothing compared to what hockey just went through.

Knee-jerk reactionaries are always quick to blame agents. Some fans shout down the owners. Some disillusioned youths cast disparaging remarks about the players. But it's not their fault. Greed is a human desire, not isolated to profesional sports. We have only ourselves and our society to blame.

canadiancreed · 10-06-2005, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Theman

Yeah, the baseball strikes have been awful to the sport, but even those were nothing compared to what hockey just went through.

Knee-jerk reactionaries are always quick to blame agents. Some fans shout down the owners. Some disillusioned youths cast disparaging remarks about the players. But it's not their fault. Greed is a human desire, not isolated to profesional sports. We have only ourselves and our society to blame.

true, I blamed them all myself, as yo said it was a mess from the top down.

Cardinal Rule · 10-06-2005, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by molarmite

The Vikings really need this bye week.

To be completely honest, they need every week from here on out to be a bye.

Cardinal Rule · 10-06-2005, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Gastric ReFlux

Florida is the birthplace of hockey. Very little known fact.

Very little known.

Cardinal Rule · 10-06-2005, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by canadiancreed

true, I blamed them all myself, as yo said it was a mess from the top down.

I thought we were blaming it on WMDs? Oh wait, that wasn't hockey.

Go Hockey! (I don't really know any teams, since I've never much followed hockey, so I'll just generically cheer the entire sport on).

Dan Theman · 10-06-2005, 10:44 AM

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To be completely honest, they need every week from here on out to be a bye.

Could the Vikings go on strike until they win another game? They might fare better ...

Gastric ReFlux · 10-06-2005, 10:45 AM

Nothing say hockey like temps in the upper 80's and humidity to match.

canadiancreed · 10-06-2005, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Gastric ReFlux

Nothing say hockey like temps in the upper 80's and humidity to match.

didn't know you were in Toronto yesterday

Gastric ReFlux · 10-06-2005, 10:52 AM

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didn't know you were in Toronto yesterday

I get around. The job description said "might be needed to save the world" but they failed to mention all the travel.

canadiancreed · 10-06-2005, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Gastric ReFlux

I get around. The job description said "might be needed to save the world" but they failed to mention all the travel.

Lord knows what needs saving in that town....maybe the Maple Laffs

Jason · 10-06-2005, 11:29 AM

Is anyone playing fantasy hockey this year? I usually was in 4-5 leagues a year and just realized I'm not in any this season.

Geez...and I used to watch 3-4 games a week when I could.

canadiancreed · 10-06-2005, 11:30 AM

I was in one but I forgot all about it

Gastric ReFlux · 10-06-2005, 11:31 AM

Is auto racing a sport?

Luis_Rivera · 10-06-2005, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Gastric ReFlux

Is auto racing a sport?

Maybe, but it sucks.

Cardinal Rule · 10-06-2005, 11:45 AM

Is bowling a sport?

Gastric ReFlux · 10-06-2005, 11:48 AM

I'm going to be controversial and say "yes."

Luis_Rivera · 10-06-2005, 11:59 AM

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Is bowling a sport?

I used to say that none of those things were sports. But that's all semantics. Really, the working definition of 'sport' includes any competitive game.

I still stand firm that calling NASCAR a sport doesn't make it not suck, though.

Dan Theman · 10-06-2005, 12:01 PM

I have a hard time defining "sport" when it comes to car racing. While the dictionary says yes, I'd say no unless you included video gaming as a sport. Both require physical endurance, training, and fast reaction times to do well. Both have common rules to follow.

Bowling, while perhaps a "lazy" sport, is still a sport in my book.

PS - how do you think our country would fare in the first Olympics to include video games?

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Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	Florida is the birthplace of hockey. Very little known fact.

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Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	Nothing say hockey like temps in the upper 80's and humidity to match.

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Jason Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,847	Is anyone playing fantasy hockey this year? I usually was in 4-5 leagues a year and just realized I'm not in any this season. Geez...and I used to watch 3-4 games a week when I could.

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Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	Is auto racing a sport?

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Gastric ReFlux Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Member #3409 Posts: 8,350	I'm going to be controversial and say "yes."