GuruGeaux

re: Current /Former Major leaguers you would want to have a beer with

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/18/10 at 1:22 am to The White Lobster

Ron Santo, Craig Biggio, Barry Zito

re: Penny Hardaway wants to go to the Heat

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/16/10 at 2:32 pm to mattz1122

Here's an option for the Heat: over-the-hill retired vet who has slimmed down to his playing weight, ego-driven, lacking a championship ring, known for great passing skill in his time, instant hit with the Miami fan base - but the question is will Dan Marino sign for the NBA minimum.

re: Penny Hardaway wants to go to the Heat

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/16/10 at 9:40 am to classictiger

Is Charles Barkley still in D-Wade's 5? Maybe a phone call would convince him to hush up about LBJ, take the league minimum, and come get that ring that eluded him.

re: Favorite MLB Manager of all time

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/15/10 at 10:55 pm to 5 Deep

Tommy Lasorda

re: Looking for a Team

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/15/10 at 10:08 am to GuruGeaux

Tottenham Hotspur is named for a Shakespearean character/ historical figure who supposedly was an ancestor of my favorite novelist, Louisiana's Walker Percy. So that's a cool lame reason for me to pick a team. But I guess I'm looking for someone who should stay in the hunt and be exciting to watch. I respect the San Antonio Spurs but would not want the bulk of my time watching the NBA to be spent on them.

re: Looking for a Team

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/15/10 at 10:01 am to BleedPurpleGold

Yeah I watched the Cup, rooted for the Americans and the teams where I have family roots (Italy, Spain, and Germany.) I was in awe of the Brazilians in 2002.

re: Which Conference Do You Dislike The Most?

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/15/10 at 9:56 am to BlackHelicopterPilot

I can't stand watching Big 12 games that don't involve Oklahoma and the big 3 Texas teams, and I really hate the attitudes of OU and Texas fans. While I hate the idea of mega-conferences, watching the Big 12 implode is a plus.

SEC Rant

Looking for a Team

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/15/10 at 9:52 am

I've only really followed soccer during the World Cup the last 12 years. I'm wanting more and plan to get into watching the Premier League, maybe La Liga. I know that I should hate Man U because they are evil, but who should I root for? Keep in mind my only allegiance outside of local teams is to the Chicago Cubs.

re: umm could this be the reason the Hornets havent completed the sale

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/14/10 at 11:25 am to Fun Bunch

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Las Vegas Lakers

That's silly. Las Vegas doesn't have a lake worth mentioning. I'm gonna quit reading this board and go back to listening to my Louis Armstrong Live in Utah album.

re: What MLB ballparks have you been to, and what was your favorite?

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/13/10 at 9:05 am to SprintFun

Wrigley Field and the Astrodome, and being at Opening Day in Wrigley has to be my best experience as a fan in any sport.

re: Replace World Cup Board with Hornets Board

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/13/10 at 8:10 am to Rouge

Hornets posts are the main reason I come to the More Sports Board, but not the only reason. Count me in.

re: Most famous sports figure you have ever met challenge

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/12/10 at 8:31 pm to TommyCheeseballs

Shaq made a lifetime fan of me in 1990 when I asked him for his autograph in the quad. I was maybe 5'2" in the 8th grade, and he saw me hovering trying to decide whether to come over or not. He asked me how did you know it's me when I'm wearing shades. Then he took my notebook and drew his name with stars around the letters covering the whole inside cover. I was thrilled.

I'll never forgive my grandmother for taking that notebook away from me to store it for safekeeping. She died 2 years later, and I never saw it again.

Other famous sports figures I have met: Jack Kemp, Don Sutton, Dusty Baker, Jim Abbott.

re: Chicago Cubs: O/U 1 World Series title by 2050

Posted by GuruGeaux on 7/11/10 at 11:11 pm to The Boat

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The Astros have come a lot closer the last six or so seasons.

Cubs by 6.5 games over the last six and a half seasons and better by 35.5 games over the last 3 and a half seasons. And you know you would rather have Tom Ricketts pulling the strings than Drayton McLane for the next six years.

2010 Cubs 39-50, Astros 36-53
2009 Cubs 83-78, Astros 74-88
2008 Cubs 97-64 (Div Champs), Astros 86-75
2007 Cubs 85-77 (Div Champs), Astros 73-89
2006 Astros 82-80, Cubs 66-96
2005 Astros 89-73(WC, NLCS Champs), Cubs 79-83
2004 Astros 91-70 (WC), Cubs 88-73