Comments on: SPL (Self Promotion Links) http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/ Curiously Long Posts Thu, 18 Mar 2010 06:44:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Frank Sobotka http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64942 Frank Sobotka Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:17:35 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64942 The goalie's thought process at least makes sense: the ball came off his defender and would have gone for the corner if it went out of bounds. He was trying to save the team from defending a setpiece and set up one of his defenders for a clearance. Unfortunately, his defenders were not on the same page and the end result looks foolish. I'm sure most coaches would have told the goalie to just concede the corner, but maybe his defense had been having trouble with setpieces or something. The goalie’s thought process at least makes sense: the ball came off his defender and would have gone for the corner if it went out of bounds. He was trying to save the team from defending a setpiece and set up one of his defenders for a clearance. Unfortunately, his defenders were not on the same page and the end result looks foolish. I’m sure most coaches would have told the goalie to just concede the corner, but maybe his defense had been having trouble with setpieces or something.

]]> By: Graphite http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64831 Graphite Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:35:43 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64831 I'd go for "amusing" rather than "hilarious" . . . but at least it sparked comments 3 & 10. I’d go for “amusing” rather than “hilarious” . . . but at least it sparked comments 3 & 10.

]]> By: Kevin http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64813 Kevin Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:58:40 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64813 My son the soccer player didn't think that clip was funny either. His take: the defense needed to get back there, and they obviously could have been there because the blue guy got there. My son the soccer player didn’t think that clip was funny either. His take: the defense needed to get back there, and they obviously could have been there because the blue guy got there.

]]> By: JD http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64806 JD Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:40:41 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64806 I don't understand why that's hilarious. Maybe it's just that soccer is so unbelievably uninteresting to me that I can't derive any humor or entertainment from it, but it looked to me like the goalie tried to make a play and failed. Can I get that minute of my life back? I don’t understand why that’s hilarious. Maybe it’s just that soccer is so unbelievably uninteresting to me that I can’t derive any humor or entertainment from it, but it looked to me like the goalie tried to make a play and failed.

Can I get that minute of my life back?

]]> By: Kyle Richardson (Fargo) http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64801 Kyle Richardson (Fargo) Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:25:17 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64801 To Anthony, #3: Where do you think they found Trey Hillman? To Anthony, #3:

Where do you think they found Trey Hillman?

]]> By: Mikey http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64793 Mikey Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:45:23 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64793 On the day that Rivera is inducted into the Hall of Fame, whoever introduces him should save himself the trouble of writing a speech and just read this piece. Spectacular stuff. On the day that Rivera is inducted into the Hall of Fame, whoever introduces him should save himself the trouble of writing a speech and just read this piece. Spectacular stuff.

]]> By: Roger Dorn http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64791 Roger Dorn Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:32:48 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64791 Are take the next stop from you're last post to talk about this???!! http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/2009/07/banned.html THAT'S what stupid is Are take the next stop from you’re last post to talk about this???!!

http://www.ranyontheroyals.com/2009/07/banned.html

THAT’S what stupid is

]]> By: Mike I http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64788 Mike I Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:12:18 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64788 Joe, that Mo piece was wonderful. Joe, that Mo piece was wonderful.

]]> By: ceolaf http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64784 ceolaf Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:19:52 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64784 Sports writing has a tendency to go a bit over the the top, so I offer one little suggestion to combat that. People wrote *in* songs about him. People wrote *in* literature about him. The songs and literature were not about those fellows, rather those fellows were used to make larger points and to address larger themes. Those fellows -- even though they were Yankees -- were not the subject of those works you allude to and quote. Sports writing has a tendency to go a bit over the the top, so I offer one little suggestion to combat that.

People wrote *in* songs about him. People wrote *in* literature about him. The songs and literature were not about those fellows, rather those fellows were used to make larger points and to address larger themes. Those fellows — even though they were Yankees — were not the subject of those works you allude to and quote.

]]> By: aaron http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64780 aaron Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:22:17 +0000 http://joeposnanski.com/JoeBlog/2009/07/02/spl-self-promotion-links/#comment-64780 wow...thank you for writing about mo, just wow. wow…thank you for writing about mo, just wow.

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