Results tagged “sports”

Tim Lincecum nabbed his second Cy Young Award in two years. This is what Lieberman is reporting, as is The Splash.

Oakland A's pitcher Andrew Bailey has been named the American League Rookie of the Year this morning. Bailey is a Gemini who was born in Voorhees, NJ, way back in 1984. He stands at 6'3'' weighing in at 235 lbs and has abnormally large hands, which means, well, you know exactly what that means.

Although it's still rather warm outside, the Holiday Ice Rink at Union Square officially opened this morning. SF Appeal/Bay City News informed us that a snow machine will drop snow on the rink throughout the day, and members of the national figure skating team will be performing at 5 p.m. today. Apparently they also performed at Noon as well. Did anyone see the show?

          

Here’s the thing: I’m a Bad Fan. I cuss and yell and get angry. For obvious reasons, my behavior becomes even worse when the 49ers are losing. (And, yes, the “obvious reasons” are alcohol, frustration and desperation; an amazing combination no man can resist.) But here’s the other thing: I know I’m a Bad Fan, so I at least attempt to minimize the annoyance that it must be to sit anywhere near me at a game.

Gavin Newsom, according to SF Examiner, has officially proclaimed Saturday as Burl A. Toler Sr. Day in San Francisco.

Here's the thing: I might have a slight emotional problem when it comes to watching football. One need only read my angry tweets on Sundays to realize this. Example: "Person who should die: Peyton Manning." (Really, Daisy? Really?) "Person I find whiny and annoying," maybe. "Person who failed to throw a TD pass for the first time since November of 2008," great.

Wait, you need us to explain this to you? No amount of text could do this cardio performance of a lifetime justice. This clip is, in a word, genius. Watch members of the San Francisco Bay Club give it their all at the 1986 Crystal Light National Aerobic Championship.

It was only a few short weeks ago that, in a moment of complete naivety and optimism, I declared (using ALL CAPS, nonetheless) the Niners were going to the playoffs. First of all, let me be clear that neither "naive" nor “optimistic” are words that have ever been used to describe me; I blame my bizarre moment of positivity and hope based solely on the power the 49ers have over me. See,they turn me into a passionate, emotion-filled, fiercely loyal version of myself. They make me believe, even when I know better. They make me forgive, even when I’m known for holding grudges. They make me bi-polar, even when… well, okay, fine…. There is a slight chance I actually should be on some kind of medication other than the self-prescribed white wine/vodka love affair I’ve got going on.

Get your pitchforks and torches ready. There's a rumor -- totally unconfirmed and just a light in Larry Ellison's beady eye at this point -- but Curbed has word, via a sports writer at Yahoo, that the Golden State Warriors, who we can only assume is some sort of basketball team of note, might move their stadium to San Francisco. Downtown San Francisco, that is. Because, really, you can never have too many drunk sports fans peeing in front of your apartment. Curbed commenters are nutting over it if you want to check it out the scene.

       

The Atlanta Falcons destroyed the 49ers yesterday in a sobering 45-10 ass-whooping. And yes, when I say “sobering,” I mean it literally because despite my fervent attempt to drink away the agony, no amount of $8.50 beer could numb the pain that was watching my team completely self-implode. And believe me, I tried.

Speaking of republicans, here's Mayor Gavin Newom posing with Bush disaster #1 and some golfers at yesterday's Presidents Cup. Some sort of golf humor is going on here, but... it's completely lost on those of us who don't relish the joy that is golf.

Tiger Woods is in town to play at the United States Presidents Cup game. According to AP, "Japanese phenom Ryo Ishikawa will face a daunting Presidents Cup debut on Thursday when he teams with Geoff Ogilvy in foursomes against America's Tiger Woods and Steve Stricker."

The Niners beat the Rams 35-0 yesterday, which makes us 3-1 and, unless we completely self-implode in the coming weeks, winners of the NFC West. Sure, winning the NFC West is like beating a quadriplegic at Twister, but still… WE’RE GOING TO THE PLAYOFFS!

Yes, it's that time of the college football season when those bronzed, militaristic brutes from the University of Spoiled Children come play our sweet, gentle Cal Bears. As part of their presumptuous triumphal march through the city, the hundreds-strong USC Marching Band took over Union Square this evening for a pep rally. Rumor has it that later in the evening they'll be headed to (where else) the Marina. And it looks like you can still scalp some tickets for the game.

Brian Sabean and Bruce Bochy, according to John Shea at SF Chron, "will be re-signed and return to the 2010 Giants." Good news, right? And now for some bad news: the Giants, as of yesterday, are no longer wild-card contenders. Sigh.

Brittney Gilbert of Eye On Blogs brings our attention to this little gem: the Cal marching band knocking over an event staff guy at a recent football game. (Also, what's going on with both announcers' eyebrows? As lovely as they are, those enviously manicured brows belong no where near a football game.)

San Francisco 49ers runningback Frank Gore, left, and tackle Chilo Rachel, right, celebrate Gore's game-winning touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game on Sunday. Yay, American football sporting season!

Well, now we've heard everything.

While most city folk were enjoying the newly warm weather, about 800 people from around the state (and a few non-Californians) converged on Aquatic Park to freeze their goggles off for the Alcatraz Sharkfest swim. Swimmers arrived Saturday at the Maritime Museum as early as 5:30 am to catch a ferry to Alcatraz. At around 8:45, they jumped off the boat for a 1.5 mile race back to shore. But even as they shivered out of the water, barely able to walk, let alone speak for numbness, swimmers remarked on this being the best conditions in recent memory. The water was about 60 degrees with fairly mild currents for the area.

Can we call it a season yet? Because last night's Giants game was brutal, with the Los Angeles Dodgers slapping us into submission 9-1. (OK, turtle_276 makes a good point. We're only one game behind in the wild card race. Excuse us for having little to no faith.)

Love him or hate him, this shot of SF Giants' Barry Zito is top-notch. (What wasn't top-notch? Last night's game, which saw the Giants blow it in the end against the Cincinnati Reds, 10-5. But free Jon Miller bobbleheads were given out. So, you know, there was that.)

The Oakland A's just released 2000 AL MVP and five-time All-Star Jason Giambi today. A noted hitter (he slammed his 400th career home run in May against the Arizona Diamondbacks), Giambi was also named in the BALCO scandal, alleged to have received anabolic steroids from trainer Greg Anderson.

At last night's A's game against Texas, a belligerent fan gets zapped by Oakland police officers (1:05), another fan gets pushed down the stairs (1:25), a woman makes things worse by screaming, and then a foul ball lands (1:42).

       

On Sunday morning, the annual San Francisco Marathon laced throughout the foggy streets of the city. Carb-loaded men and women took part in full marathon (26.6 miles), 2 half marathons, 5k, or the "progressive marathon" events. The main course went back and forth across the Golden Gate Bridge, weaving around the city, ending at the Embarcadero.

According to Henry Schulman at SFGate, San Francisco Giants senior general partner Sue Burns, the team's largest shareholder, died "overnight at 58 after learning she had cancer a little more than a week ago." Manager Bruce Bochy mourns, "These (players) were her kids. We're going to miss her, her smile, coming down by the dugout before every game." While Rich Aurilia said, "This is a huge loss not only for the Giants but everybody who knew her." The Giants are expected to release an official statement later today. Read more about it here.

Two-time Olympic figure skating gold medalist Brian Boitano makes his Food Network debut next month. Taking a cue off of that South Park song that made him a household name, it's called What Would Brian Boitano Make? (Our guess? Probably protein shakes and lots of meat, or whatever else it is that sports types eat.) The Food Network describes the new show like this: "Brian hosts unpredictable get-togethers at his San Francisco home and creates amazing menus focusing on innovative but accessible dishes. He feeds an all-girl roller derby squad, plays matchmaker for a friend, wins over his handyman’s supper club, and plans a surprise party celebrating new motherhood." Needless to say, we're very excited to see this. Not only will it mark the return of our favorite figure skater, but it also means the Food Network stopped hiring hosts with -- how should we put this? -- unique physical attributes.

SPORTS: The San Francisco ShEvil Dead duke it out with the Richmond Wrecking Belles at the B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls' Duel on the Docks, a full contact, all female, flat-track roller derby league.

           

Former wallflower Jonathan Sanchez, a 26-year-old left-hander who, according to , "was the personification of pitching promise unfulfilled," pitched the SF Giants first no-hitter game in 33 years on Friday night. Sanchez, in fact, was a pitcher "so bad this year he was banished to the bullpen last month, a man who had not thrown a complete game in 50 big-league starts."

Under the impression third baseman Pablo Sandoval was David Archuleta, San Francisco Giants fans voted en masse to get him a spot in the All-Star game. Alas, it proved fruitless. But in the final stages of the vote, more fans went on the internet to have their say than ever before. Some even voted a hundred times. Even Mayor Gavin Newsom asked citizens to vote for Sandoval. This video captures how it all went down.

In related news: The Oakland A's lost 15-3 to worst-in-the-league Cleveland Indians. Ouch.