Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Sports Sports Blitz: 'The Walking Dead' season 2 begins filming ... oh wait, those are the Atlanta Hawks
Posted by Glenn LaFollette on Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 12:27 PM
- AMC
- Kirk Hinrich (center) hasn't made the impact the Hawks would have hoped.
>>The Braves have decided to retire former manager Bobby Cox’s No. 6 jersey. The day of appreciation is scheduled for Aug. 12 against the Cubs. Cox will also enter the organization’s Hall of Fame that includes such greats as Dale Murphy, Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Fred McGriff’s copies of the Tom Emanski baseball training video collection. (Braves.com)
>>Remember former Falcon T.J. Duckett? (Yes, it took us a minute as well.) He’s decided to shave his beard for a good cause. That totally makes up for the first round draft pick we blew on him. (Huffington Post)
>>Just a reminder, the Atlanta Silverbacks get their new season underway on April 9. But if you don’t want to wait that long, the soccer club will hold exhibition matches at Georgia State (March 26) and home against Clayton State on March 30. Fun fact: If you look at the North American Soccer League standings, the Silverbacks are currently in first place. So, go team. Way to take advantage of the alphabet.
>>We just noticed the Thrashers host the Penguins on April 10, and the game is on national television. NBC will feature the 3 p.m. matchup. Catching hockey on The Big Three is a little bit like snagging a photo of Big Foot, so tune in.
>>Obligatory NFL Labor Note: League commissioner Roger Goodell says the NFL won’t consider using replacement players. That’s unfortunate as we were really hoping to see Falco get another shot. (ESPN.com)
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"Catching hockey on The Big Three is a little bit like snagging a photo of Big Foot, so tune in."
Eh, not really. NBC tends to have an NHL game of the week pretty much every Sunday. I caught the Rangers/Penguins matchup there this past Sunday and in the past have seen Blackhawks and Capitals games there as well. The next one is a Rangers/Flyers game. It's just that the THRASHERS being on NBC is kind of a big deal as far as it goes.
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dislikeI would rather see the hawks moved to another city they have them represent Atlanta under the current ownership, management, and players.
@emmaharger Okay, so it's like snagging a photo of Charlie Sheen with strippers is what you're saying. And I checked the NHL's site. They show 16 total games on NBC. So...we tie.
@pchukwura I don't necessarily disagree. I feel like they have no interest in #winning. They would own the Marietta PeeWee Basketball League participation trophies category though. OWN it.
When did the great Hawks of Atlanta play? 1982? They are going to the play offs at least and they are fifth in the conference.
the hawks could be a lot worse.
but no, they don't usually play with heart.
joe johnson is the epitome of a talented athlete who simply doesn't have the heart/competitive fire to carry a team over the top. and his max contract is a franchise crippler.
josh smith is a badass and the crowd's favorite for good reasons- he is super athletic and always plays hard. too bad he can't shoot the long ball.
horford - a banger who is always hustling. the team should be built around him and josh.
jamal crawford - i'm a fan.
too bad marvin williams broke his back right after he was drafted. he did break his back, right? that's the only explanation i can think of when i watch the man walk, much less try to jump. at least we didn't draft deron williams in 2005. or chris paul. or raymond felton. or danny granger. or david lee. or monta ellis.
If you checked the NHL site you didn't do a very good job. Try this one and scroll to the bottom: http://www.nhl.com/ice/schedulebymonth.htm…
There are FOUR games listed as being on NBC. You might want to look at how NBC Sunday games work. They pick out a bunch before the season starts, then they announce which one they've chosen for the 12:30 time slot on NBC 2 weeks in advance. The other 2 or 3 games then move back to their local channels and posted time of 3 to not interfere with NBC "owning" that time slot for hockey.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=557148
since they aren't airing one this week, they've already announced...NOT THE THRASHERS of course...guess when you can't talk about Sidney Crosby nonstop you have to resort to talking about the previous cup winners nonstop.
"NBC has selected the game between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks on April 10 as its NHL Game of the Week. The game at the United Center will air at 12:30 p.m. ET."
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