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| Name: | Bill Lazar |
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| Homepage URL: | http://billsaysthis.com |
| Location: | mountain view, ca |
| ZIP: | 94043 |
| Gender: | male |
| Member since: | March 23, 2003 |
| Last visit: | May 18, 2012 |
billsaysthis has posted 151 links and 4299 comments to SportsFilter and 55 links and 1524 comments to the Locker Room.
SpoFi 2012 Fantasy Premier League Final Table: Props to Holden for winning by a strong margin and to all 18 who went the distance. Table inside.
posted by billsaysthis to fantasy at 12:02 PM on May 15 - 8 comments
Jose Mourinho rewarded for patient approach at Real Madrid: The Special One (man I miss that puppet parody show!) won a seventh league title across four different major leagues in his last eight seasons of managing. As little as I care for his style and tactics, he finds a way to get the job done in recent years about as well as anyone this side of Ferguson or Guardiola.
posted by billsaysthis to soccer at 12:04 PM on May 03 - 2 comments
Pep Guardiola to end reign as Barcelona coach in summer: Guardiola is the most successful coach in Barca history, with three league titles, two Champions Leagues and a Copa del Rey among his haul--plus the chance to win a fourth in a few weeks--and will be succeeded by current assistant Tito Vilanova. "The reason is simple: four years is enough," said Guardiola.
posted by billsaysthis to soccer at 11:52 AM on April 27 - 4 comments
N.J. state troopers face probe for 'Death Race 2012' down Parkway to AC: Brandon Jacobs, recently of the Super Bowl champion NJNY Giants, was one of the alleged racers. "In the complaints, obtained by The Star-Ledger, witnesses said that in the early afternoon of March 30, they saw two State Police patrol cars with their emergency lights flashing driving in front of and behind the southbound caravan, which included dozens of Porsches, Lamborghinis, Ferraris and other vehicles, all with their license plates covered with tape."
posted by billsaysthis to culture at 05:54 PM on April 23 - 6 comments
Pepe defends his stomp on Messi: Sort of. It's @dirtytackle's "version of Pepe's defense of his actions." Even the Madrid papers are going hard on Real's center back and, after all, it isn't his first time doing something so stupid. Hopefully he gets a longer vacation this time.
posted by billsaysthis to soccer at 03:48 PM on January 19 - 2 comments
I'm just surprised they're announcing this ahead of adoption of the new playoff system. Not like they need/can make use of any news buzz in early May.
An interesting same day counterpoint to the Rose Bowl, if the Pac-12/Big 10 do something similar.
posted by billsaysthis at 02:29 PM on May 18
SpoFi Fantasy Premier League Final Standings in the Locker Room. Spoiler alert: Holden takes the trophy.
posted by billsaysthis at 12:19 PM on May 16
| # | Team | Manager | GW | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Foreign Exchange | el tigre negro (holden) | 35 | 2,194 |
| 2 | Tuscaloosa Dumplings | BS Johnson | 46 | 2,050 |
| 3 | Hamburglar SV | Tim Truxell | 50 | 1,980 |
| 4 | Ball Booters | ca buki | 51 | 1,951 |
| 5 | Buckeye FC | Jeffwa Hogue | 47 | 1,937 |
| 6 | Dharma Bums | Fat Buddha | 50 | 1,932 |
| 7 | Unsuitably Named | t s e l s o n | 42 | 1,927 |
| 8 | BillSaysThisScores | billsaysthis | 45 | 1,856 |
| 9 | London Monarchs FC | Graham Hudson | 56 | 1,832 |
| 10 | Oxford Commas | Lawn Wrangler | 36 | 1,791 |
| 11 | Spartak Ratanakiri | Bill Pennington | 44 | 1,773 |
| 12 | Heffron United | Patrick Heffron | 60 | 1,742 |
| 13 | Dover Divers | Tom Clancy | 38 | 1,719 |
| 14 | Crap City United | g s p m | 39 | 1,645 |
| 15 | Spordi Terviseks | Jeff Zelek | 39 | 1,580 |
| 16 | En Fuego | J B E | 31 | 1,415 |
| 17 | Smartass Untied | Tony Hightower | 19 | 1,343 |
| 18 | Sex Offenders | Star Fusker | 23 | 1,244 |
posted by billsaysthis at 12:07 PM on May 15
Maybe the schools not named U of TX want another big draw school to balance against UTx?
posted by billsaysthis at 11:54 AM on May 15
For all his skills I don't understand how a player with Barton's temperament and track record can captain a Premier League side, much less two in recent years. Frankly I'd be surprised if he stays with QPR, or signs for another EPL team.
posted by billsaysthis at 12:32 PM on May 14
Speaking of "Survival Sunday" I hope my fellow Reds who are also Comcast subscribers haven't gotten their hopes up on seeing the game with Swansea--Comcast do not carry Fuel TV and so will not have our game! Boo!!!!
posted by billsaysthis at 11:45 AM on May 11
One could say the same for being paid to play with computers all day Howard ;)
posted by billsaysthis at 11:35 AM on May 10
Messi hits 50 in La Liga as Pep says adios to fans and 72 overall with a game remaining. Team may have been down a small notch this year but Lio burns bright as ever (though I'm sure he'd trade the personal records for La Liga and/or CL trophies).
posted by billsaysthis at 12:28 PM on May 07
Odds on he stays. I think after winning La Liga, Guardiola stepping down and City looking to take the PL Mournho will see next season as a real chance to win Spain and Champions leagues.
posted by billsaysthis at 12:22 PM on May 07
The level of their ambition at kickoff? Jay Spearing and Jordan Henderson start in midfield.
Who would you've played, considering Lucas and Charlie Adams are not healthy? Jonjo Shelvey?
Carroll perhaps would've been more productive by now if Kenny had started him game in and game out until he got past whatever mental block was there but as it was, he hadn't earned a start. Kuyt is still my favorite player but 90 minutes against Chelsea seems a big ask, Rodriguez has been less consistent than Carroll and if anything I'd have played Maxi ahead of Stuart Downing.
Of course I'm gutted that Cech made the save on Andy's second try. De Matteo's park the bus strategy didn't bring out a bit more creativity from Gerrard or Downing and Suarez simply didn't get the ball in good positions.
But I am not one of those supporters calling for Kenny's head. A good summer of training and judicious buying and selling and next year can be better.
posted by billsaysthis at 12:11 PM on May 07
Um, finest? Certainly the only major league team domiciled in the borough but after a 22-44 season hard to believe the arrogance of that claim!
posted by billsaysthis at 11:51 AM on May 03
Goodell also said that these four were the ones he could, to a reasonable level of certainty, say were involved in funding and directing the bounties. But I was expecting a few more to get hit.
posted by billsaysthis at 03:45 PM on May 02
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Damn! I was hoping after a couple of years off he'd go back to SC to work with the linebackers.
posted by billsaysthis at 03:43 PM on May 02
Yerfatma, no because between them those three don't have enough speed to get up and down as Mr. Toure Yaya demonstrated.
Holden, I went for Welbeck over Valencia because he's been combining so well with Rooney lately--I didn't think 4-5-1 was the right formation given the likelihood that City would score at least once. Also, Nani has come back into form lately and he had Valencia's role wide on the right.
With Nani, Scholes, Carrick, Park and Giggs as the midfield, there was no width on the left at all and Welbeck tends to drift to that side naturally.
posted by billsaysthis at 11:43 AM on May 02
scha·den·freu·de
Isn't Rhode Island the state where one brother was majority leader of the State Assembly or President of the State Senate while the other brother was head of a major criminal org? IIRC the Showtime series Brotherhood was about these two, and definitely set in RI.