Everything posted by bmags
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Tony Stewart purposefully ran someone over?
caution flag, slow down to 60 mph, coming around a turn with a car in your face, car turns suddenly, human on track, hey I just crashed him and he's angry, I know, accelerate quickly and kick dirt in his face and try to get wheel to turn near him and aand and yeah that's like .8 seconds we are talking about.
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Tony Stewart purposefully ran someone over?
QUOTE (Dick Allen @ Aug 11, 2014 -> 10:01 PM) It is strange it was Stewart who hit him and not the others that apparently saw him. Stewart has walked on a track befor, himself, even throwing his helmet at a car. I don't think he tried to hit the kid, but scare him, most definitely. The guy belongs in jail, and the deceased's family should get some of his $70 million bank. It was a dick move gone bad. I'm sorry, but in the video, the victim starts off fairly high in the track and then runs to about the middle of the lane. There was only 1 other vehicle that was in a similar position to Stewart, and it looked like it barely missed the victim as well.
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Tony Stewart purposefully ran someone over?
QUOTE (Chilihead90 @ Aug 11, 2014 -> 08:11 PM) And to ride high on the track in the direction of the confrontation during a caution? You have no idea how high he was in relation to other drivers from that camera view. You only know that he was very slightly higher than the car immediately before him, and that his rear back right tire hit the victim.
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Rongey gives Conor some love
Wow that paywall/whatever it is is annoying.
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This Chicago is Not My Kind of Town
QUOTE (Jenksismyb**** @ Aug 11, 2014 -> 05:28 PM) http://abc7chicago.com/news/parade-organiz...olence-/251581/ I sorta understand their frustration, that positive stories are pushed aside for negative ones, but come on. People were shot standing adjacent to the parade route. Of course that's going to be the lead when the media covers the parade. I hear your second paragraph but I also get where they are coming from. WGN news, whenever they do the "facebook feedback" on violence, there are always comments about how those communities should be marching against violence and trying to take their streets back. But...they are. A lot. It's just not covered. And then there is a huge parade that is covered and all that comes out of it is nearby shootings.
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Ferguson Riots
I was really sad to see the town go up. Lots of peaceful protests throughout the weekend, then this happens on Sunday night late? Few old classmates from Ferguson, they can't believe it went up like this. Really sad, hope this is the last of it. As for the police officers story, not shocked the one size fits story of "tried to grab gun" comes out. It is almost certain this kid tried to flee arrest. It is very very uncertain that there is a scenario here that required such use of force.
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2014-2015 NFL Football thread
Bennett back in camp, BDP knee is okay.
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Judge rules against NCAA in antitrust case
Would be nice to get NCAA football franchise back next year.
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Abbatacola and Rozner both criticize Ventura
Thanks for the hot sports takes from Rozner and Abbattocola
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Tony Stewart purposefully ran someone over?
Here's the thing, the "other cars slowed and avoided him" thing is misleading in that video. He is standing high on that track for most of the cars then sprints to the middle, at which the first car very nearly does hit him. So only two cars were in a similar situation and one hit him.
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2014-2015 NFL Football thread
So, the special teams. I've read a bit recently that Decamillis' system is complicated and may be reason foe the mistakes. If that's the case, maybe don't use a complicated system on the part of the team with 70% turnover every year. He's awful.
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Tony Stewart purposefully ran someone over?
QUOTE (farmteam @ Aug 10, 2014 -> 02:26 PM) Right now, this definitely seems like the best guess at what happened. EDIT: Even if that's true, recklessness is still a felony murder in most jurisdictions. It's not manslaughter. I feel like the recklessness bar will be pretty high considering the guy ran toward a racecar on a race track. Not like it's an open street.
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The Democrat Thread
Awful news this Ferguson, Mo shooting. And then the shutting down of crowds with all the best of American militarized police gear.
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Tony Stewart purposefully ran someone over?
QUOTE (Brian @ Aug 10, 2014 -> 02:31 PM) I meant people in general who say they think there was intent. Especially hit with the back tight tire and that the guy kept walking toward him. Does not seem as clear cut as Twitter believes.
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2014-2015 NFL Football thread
QUOTE (KyYlE23 @ Aug 8, 2014 -> 06:53 PM) Last year Landon Cohen started for the bears(I still dont know who that guy is), and a career DE in Corey Wooten played inside because there was nobody else that could play the position competently. I get there are question marks, but this line is undoubtedly better than last season, both in skill and depth. I supposed there could be 3 season ending injuries to starters and another starter that pretty much missed the year due to recurring injury issues(paea), but at least there are players that were brought in because of their skill and not because they were the only guy out there. Hub has some very odd opinions the past few years, just like DA mentioned. Defensive end might be weak, but even there Austen Lane is better than most of the crap we had at DE last year. In DT, if rookies suck, Nate Collins has shown a lot already. I'm just not worried at all about the dline. The LBs on the other hand...mercy.
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The Democrat Thread
Eh, f*** that thread.
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2014-2015 NBA thread
4th'ed.
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The Democrat Thread
It's not really a consistent position from me, but I'm secretly glad for these strikes. That is one specific region that has helped the US a lot in Iraq, been persecuted constantly. To watch by as they get slaughtered makes me sick. On the other hand...should the US be responsible for other regions safety?
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2014 Films Thread
QUOTE (caulfield12 @ Aug 8, 2014 -> 06:01 AM) And 42 was one of the better baseball movies of the last decade. A lot of people think Field of Dreams is too sentimental, but that bar was really set in that era with Major League, A League of their Own, Major League and Bull Durham, along with Eight Men Out. Bad News Bear and Bang the Drum Slowly from the 70's, along with The Natural. Other than Moneyball and The Rookie (yeah, I know, it's Disney), it's been a minefield of hits and misses, like any Costner attempt in recent years or Trouble With the Curve. Summer Catch, obviously.
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8/7 Games
QUOTE (fathom @ Aug 8, 2014 -> 04:41 AM) Seth Lakso @SethLakso Avi Garcia (1-for-4) took a pitch off his left index finger in his fourth AB. As of now the plan is still for him to start in RF tomorrow. Man, stop effing hitting him you AAA trash pitchers.
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2014-2015 NCAA football thread
http://www.sbnation.com/college-football/2...schedule-roster This made me feel somewhat better about receiver. I was surprised at the apprehension about the young CBs who have pretty good experience despite being sophomores. The LBs and Safeties though...still not my favorite.
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2014-2015 NBA thread
I'm guessing by the time 8/16 rolls around my ticket value will have plummeted as the crowd does not want to watch the Plumlee bros bang against no name de silvas.
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2014 Films Thread
QUOTE (knightni @ Aug 6, 2014 -> 12:32 PM) Watched 42: The Jackie Robinson Story Really good. Alan Tudyk was insane as Ben Chapman. Man I thought that movie was terrible. I think both that and moneyball chose questionable focus points to end the movie on. The editing/script was just a mess.
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2014-2015 NBA thread
QUOTE (Jake @ Aug 8, 2014 -> 01:37 AM) But I'd prefer none of the above Yeah, the poor Cavs will have to suffer through a bad bench in order to have the greatest player in the league, a top ten player and an all star point guard. Sucks to be them. With as much depth as the bulls have they still have huge unprovens at the 2 and the 3 (and the 1).
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2014-2015 NBA thread
QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 8, 2014 -> 12:05 AM) I wonder if you'd have said that was true if Haslam hadn't been hurt for a lot of that year. Haslam was probably better healthy, but at the time miller was horrendous, he's playing much better now. I'd take Waiters/Thompson/Verajao/Thompson over Chalmers/Haslem/Anthony/Miller in 11