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Spielman

Spielman's Comments

Posted Tuesday November 24, 2009, About: Report: Donaghy conspired more than NBA knows

I doubt it's more than the NBA knows about. However, I'm not at all surprised it's more than the NBA is telling us it knows about.

Maybe they can launch another "investigation" that isn't intended to actually investigate anything.

Posted Sunday November 15, 2009, About: Harbaugh ticks off Carroll

"Because they wouldn't let me go for three."

Posted Saturday October 17, 2009, About: Roethlisberger admits having sex with accuser

Horsecrap. Utter horsecrap.

I'm not saying it doesn't ever happen, of course. But to insinuate that falsely accused men are routinely screwed by the system is just utterly backwards and wrong.

An absolutely enormous number of women are sexually assaulted, and they are met with hostility and degradation if they choose to come forward and/or press charges.

Meanwhile, the attitude of guys like you is purely selfish. Any desire for the women in your life, your wives, sisters, mothers, daughters, to be protected comes in a distant second behind fear for yourself.

Of course, the conviction of an innocent is a horrible thing. But in actuality, it's quite rare compared to the huge numbers of women who are preyed upon.

Posted Saturday October 17, 2009, About: Roethlisberger admits having sex with accuser

Posted Wednesday September 23, 2009, About: Giants LB rips new Cowboys Stadium

For the love of crap, all you people saying you don't know who Danny Clark is, he's been in the league for nine years. If you don't know who he is, you might as well put a big sign on your profile saying "I don't actually know anything about football!"

Posted Saturday September 19, 2009, About: Park president: No Payton statue at Soldier Field

How on earth is it an insult to veterans or inappropriate to honor a football player at a football stadium?

If it's not inappropriate to play football there, it's not inappropriate to honor football players there.

Posted Thursday September 10, 2009, About: PE teacher debunks Jordan high school legend

Internet culture. Reasoned discussion isn't on the menu. So, you get somebody whose reading comprehension is so bad he apparently thinks the person quoted was responsible for Jordan playing JV ball calling her an idiot, and you get an absolute nobody slamming her for being a nobody. The irony isn't just dripping from this thread, it's flowing like Niagara Falls.

Posted Friday September 04, 2009, About: Why Wright ditched protective helmet

But it's so much easier to just call the guy an idiot and a fool! Why would I actually need to read the article before acting like a **** ****?

Posted Monday August 31, 2009, About: Bees invade Boras' stadium suite

Why does Boras have a box at Angel Stadium? Did he demand it as part of contract negotiations for one of his clients, or is he actually paying money to a baseball team? Wouldn't the latter constitute a violation of his principles?

And why would he want a box in the first place? It's not like he actually cares about baseball beyond it putting as much money as possible in his pocket.

Posted Monday August 24, 2009, About: Drink did not violate Vick's probation

Are you kidding me? We're getting updates about guys NOT violating their probation?

What's next?

Posted Thursday August 06, 2009, About: Vince Young: I will be in Hall of Fame

Just concentrate on seeing the field during a meaningful game, huh, Vince?

Posted Friday July 31, 2009, About: Jets No. 1 quarterback is...

No, he isn't.

Not remotely.

Posted Saturday July 25, 2009, About: Favre recruitment may cause Vikings rift

You've got a point; Jackson was excellent statistically from week 14 on, while the Vikes beat two playoff teams and lost by a TD to another. It's just a little hard to comprehend the point when so much of it is bleeped out. It's hard to read.

I'm not a big Jackson fan because I'm not at all convinced he's ever going to be accurate enough to perform at a high level long-term, but he definitely made me rethink my position and made me less certain about it.

Posted Wednesday July 22, 2009, About: Uncomfortable truth behind Winslow's infection

Libel is fun!

Posted Saturday July 18, 2009, About: Jared Allen: Favre's deliberations 'annoying'

Y'know what else is annoying?

Jared Allen.

Posted Friday July 10, 2009, About: White: UFC will be bigger than NFL

Well, it's already waaaay out in front of the NFL in the homoeroticism department.

And that's not easy to do.

Posted Tuesday July 07, 2009, About: Girardi, Joba disagree over performance

It's the Yankees. Everything has to be a frigging soap opera when it involves the Yankees.

Posted Wednesday July 01, 2009, About: Marshall: 'I hate Denver'

Every time there's a story like this, there's a lineup of fans saying stuff like this. It'll never happen so long as there's millions of dollars at stake on a team's performance because the same fans that take potshots at the players at every opportunity won't show up if the team doesn't win.

You don't like the amount of money in sports? Stop spending yours. You don't like teams "pacifying whiners"? Start spending on teams that behave in a manner you approve of.

Otherwise, you're a hypocrite.

Posted Thursday May 28, 2009, About: Tarkenton: Favre's despicable

What's with this "finally" horsecrap? "Favre is the Devil" stories are common now. "Farve is Great" stories haven't been seen in months.

Not saying your take on Favre isn't right, but let's not pretend you haven't had it all your own way for awhile now.

Posted Tuesday May 12, 2009, About: Cuban apologizes to Martin & family

You're the one who needs a punch in your loud mouth, you **** **** piece of **** ****.

Posted Tuesday May 05, 2009, About: Owner: New Broncos coach made 'rookie mistakes'

I think you missed the point. By an astonishing amount, really.