OT - I'm bored, Part Pangos & Bell!

[dare2be]

Wait, was that beisbol, or futbol?

 

[ritari330]

Wizards were down by 3 and hit the game tying 3....but the ball was still in the shooter's hands 1/10th of a second after the buzzer... Series over. Wiz lose. DC sports.

 

[Cobiemonster]

So Shelby Miller had a no-no with two outs in the ninth inning and the Marlins broke it up

Soooooooo close

 

[Cobiemonster]

Holy shit

 

[jstewismybastardson]

The Indy crashes the past week have been crazy

this one was almost deadly ... just horrible

Indycar Racing News | Racer.com - Indy 500: Quick safety team response key in critical Hinchcliffe crash

In the impact, which flattened the right side of the chassis, one of the suspension wishbones penetrated the Dallara safety cell, and subsequently caused the majority of the physical damage Hinchcliffe received. RACER has confirmed through multiple sources that Hinchcliffe had the steel wishbone enter and exit his right leg, then enter his upper left thigh, and continue into his pelvic region before it came to a stop.


The suspension component pinned the 28-year-old in the car, leading the safety team to cut the wishbone from the chassis to allow Hinchcliffe's extraction.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

The Indy crashes the past week have been crazy

this one was almost deadly ... just horrible

Indycar Racing News | Racer.com - Indy 500: Quick safety team response key in critical Hinchcliffe crash

In the impact, which flattened the right side of the chassis, one of the suspension wishbones penetrated the Dallara safety cell, and subsequently caused the majority of the physical damage Hinchcliffe received. RACER has confirmed through multiple sources that Hinchcliffe had the steel wishbone enter and exit his right leg, then enter his upper left thigh, and continue into his pelvic region before it came to a stop.


The suspension component pinned the 28-year-old in the car, leading the safety team to cut the wishbone from the chassis to allow Hinchcliffe's extraction.

That...should not be happening. Christ that sounds painful.

 

[forty_three]

I wish Hinch the best. He's gonna have a LOOONG road to recovery.

When I first saw the crash, I thought the outer barrier did well and absorbed a lot of energy. Then I saw the in car replay. The entire suspension just collapsed.

I went from "thank God" to "OH MY GOD" in a second and a half. No excuse for any external component to be able to pierce the survival cell of the car. Some major changes are gonna come out of this.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

I wish Hinch the best. He's gonna have a LOOONG road to recovery.

When I first saw the crash, I thought the outer barrier did well and absorbed a lot of energy. Then I saw the in car replay. The entire suspension just collapsed.

I went from "thank God" to "OH MY GOD" in a second and a half. No excuse for any external component to be able to pierce the survival cell of the car. Some major changes are gonna come out of this.

Given the lack of interest in Indy nowadays and the subsequent loss of revenue as a result of that, I get the feeling Indycar safety is lagging somewhat drastically behind the F1.

 

[dash]

What's going on that in all these crashes cars are going airborne?

 

[forty_three]

Given the lack of interest in Indy nowadays and the subsequent loss of revenue as a result of that, I get the feeling Indycar safety is lagging somewhat drastically behind the F1.

A million miles behind F1. Pretty much any series actually. I am really curious how seriously they are going to investigate. If the team cut a corner to save weight... I'd like to see something be done.

The suspension folded in the corner. It was broken before he hit the wall.

What's going on that in all these crashes cars are going airborne?

It's been that way for a while. Kenny Brack took a wild ride years ago and it cost him his career. Dario's wreck was brutal too. They need to figure it out. But all they seem to want to do is increase speeds.

This year was the fastest qualifying lap in 20 years. In cars that seem prone to parts falling off. Not good. I'm almost afraid to watch the race. Especially with the usual cast of drivers who should not be there in the field. It's always dodge 'em as the leaders start lapping people.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Chuck went to the Don Cherry school of broadcasting

 

[dash]

Nice to see Hinch out of intensive care and expected to make a full recovery...

 

[dash]

Lou Brown: "You might run like Mays, but you slide like shit"

 

[mattola]

Lou Brown: "You might run like Mays, but you slide like shit"

haha the annoucers even called out the willie mays hays line. that was brilliant.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Seager saves the baby from a foul ball as it carries against the wind

 

[Nasty_Magician]

Seager saves the baby from a foul ball as it carries against the wind

Absolutely no reason for a baby to be at a game, let alone that close. I've sat down low plenty of times and you NEED to pay attention or you will get killed.

 

[dash]

Too bad that toddler wasn't at Wrigley Field in 2003, I bet Moises Alou makes that catch and the Cubbies go on to play in the World Series.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Too bad that toddler wasn't at Wrigley Field in 2003, I bet Moises Alou makes that catch and the Cubbies go on to play in the World Series.

would have been even better if Bartman was holding a baby when the ball came to him in foul territory ... dropped the baby ... and then made the catch

 

[dash]

By the way, if you haven't seen the ESPN 30 for 30 'Catching Hell' which goes into very good detail about Steve Bartman as well as Bill Buckner and the Mookie Wilson dribbler between his legs in '86, it's excellent and I recommend it.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

By the way, if you haven't seen the ESPN 30 for 30 'Catching Hell' which goes into very good detail about Steve Bartman as well as Bill Buckner and the Mookie Wilson dribbler between his legs in '86, it's excellent and I recommend it.

yep ... it was good ... brings up the question of why we as sports fans pick and choose our targets for infamy ... the dweeb fan in the glasses gets eternally remembered as at fault for the loss when cubs ss Alex Gonzalez boots an easy dp ball that would have ended the inning (after the Bartman catch) but you dont hear boo about that