1) What are habs, leafs, and canucks and where can you find them.
2) Who is playing in the world series. Who are you rooting for and why? Who will win and in how many games?
3) What is the new revelation about bill buckner?
ex. What was the movie reference from last assignment. Have you seen it?
Anyone out there can feel free to help Cathy by commenting on the post. I will grade her answers and give my response in an update to this post. Good Luck!!!
Friday, October 20, 2006
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Controversy, Mystery, and Bob Probert
Ok. Back at it after a little delay. Cathy had her last homework during the Bears game this weekend. She got 2 gold stars and 1 silver star. She gave me "The Handy Sports Answer Book" for my birthday. So the questions may get a little harder. Now for her next assignment.
1) What is the controversy over NBA basketballs?
2) AP, Coaches, and Harris are all what? What makes them different?
3) Name 3 of the best hockey players of all time
ex) What number has been retired by every MLB team? Why?
-----------------Cathy's Answers-------------------------
1.) The controversy over the NBA basketball is that the players were not
asked about their feelings about the change and what they thought. The
basketball is going from leather to a sythetic material with a worse grip
when the ball gets wet.
2.) AP, Coaches, and Harris are all polles. AP is the Associated Press poll,
Coaches, well are coaches, and the Harris is a Poll that noone really knows
what is it, but so you know I looked it up is this is what I found in a
nutshell on their wrbsite, they poll everyone on everything, including
sports, politics and anything else you can think to have a poll about.
3.) Bob Probert played for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks,
Wayne Gretsky "The Great One" is also known as the greatest player of all
time and played for Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and
the New York Rangers, Bobby Orr played for Boston Bruins and
Chicago Black Hawks, and Mario Lemieux played for Pittsburgh Penguins. Just
so you know they are all Canadians.
4.) 42, Jackie Robinson - because he was the first black man to play MLB
-----------------Grade-------------------------
Hmmmm. You get a 98. Too bad that it's out of 43,984. I do know what the harris poll is. I thought I told you durning the wedding. You must have been sloshed on pear brandy. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/bcspoll.asp look under "Poll Methodology & Process". For #3 i would have accepted Jeremy Roenick, Eddie Belfore, and Chris Chelios. Especially Roenick because he can make a guys head bleed in NHL 95. (Extra points next assignment if you get that movie reference)
Anyone out there can feel free to help Cathy by commenting on the post. I will grade her answers and give my response in an update to this post. Good Luck!!!
1) What is the controversy over NBA basketballs?
2) AP, Coaches, and Harris are all what? What makes them different?
3) Name 3 of the best hockey players of all time
ex) What number has been retired by every MLB team? Why?
-----------------Cathy's Answers-------------------------
1.) The controversy over the NBA basketball is that the players were not
asked about their feelings about the change and what they thought. The
basketball is going from leather to a sythetic material with a worse grip
when the ball gets wet.
2.) AP, Coaches, and Harris are all polles. AP is the Associated Press poll,
Coaches, well are coaches, and the Harris is a Poll that noone really knows
what is it, but so you know I looked it up is this is what I found in a
nutshell on their wrbsite, they poll everyone on everything, including
sports, politics and anything else you can think to have a poll about.
3.) Bob Probert played for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks,
Wayne Gretsky "The Great One" is also known as the greatest player of all
time and played for Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and
the New York Rangers, Bobby Orr played for Boston Bruins and
Chicago Black Hawks, and Mario Lemieux played for Pittsburgh Penguins. Just
so you know they are all Canadians.
4.) 42, Jackie Robinson - because he was the first black man to play MLB
-----------------Grade-------------------------
Hmmmm. You get a 98. Too bad that it's out of 43,984. I do know what the harris poll is. I thought I told you durning the wedding. You must have been sloshed on pear brandy. http://www.harrisinteractive.com/news/bcspoll.asp look under "Poll Methodology & Process". For #3 i would have accepted Jeremy Roenick, Eddie Belfore, and Chris Chelios. Especially Roenick because he can make a guys head bleed in NHL 95. (Extra points next assignment if you get that movie reference)
Anyone out there can feel free to help Cathy by commenting on the post. I will grade her answers and give my response in an update to this post. Good Luck!!!
Tuesday, October 03, 2006
Banco Popular - Ay Ay Ay
Sorry for the delay. Here is you next homework.
1) What did you think of the Bears last Sunday.
2) Who are they playing this weekend?
3) Who is no longer with the Cubs?
4) What did Albert Haynesworth do that got him in trouble?
And in response to your begging for extra credit. Here you go.
ex. What overall place did I finish in the Chicago Banco Popular Half-Marathon?
--------------------Cathy's Answers--------------
1.)I could not believe that they beat Seattle!!! After the Seattle/New York
game and the way the guys were talking at work, I thought we'd be creamed!!!
The Bears won 37-6!!!
2.) The Bears are playing the Bills, at noon!! I'll be at your house!
3.) Dusty is no longer with the Cubs, "he didn't get the job done!" But he's
come the closest!
4.) He stomped on Andre Gurode head, and Gurode did not have a helmet on.
Haynesworth has been suspended 5 games, the longest punishment for an
onfield act. Which I think he should. What was he thinking!!!
EC: You finished overall. . . 4097, but in your age group 450. You did the
race in 2:04:57!!! I'm so proud. And then there's TJ. . .he ended up 1260
and 180 in your age group at 1:46:48!!! It would take me days to finish!!!!
--------------------Grade-------------------------
Execellent work! You missed that fact that Andy McPhail is gone too. But you got the extra credit correct. You get 3 gold stars and a little elephant sticker.
Anyone out there can feel free to help Cathy by commenting on the post. I will grade her answers and give my response in an update to this post. Good Luck!!!
1) What did you think of the Bears last Sunday.
2) Who are they playing this weekend?
3) Who is no longer with the Cubs?
4) What did Albert Haynesworth do that got him in trouble?
And in response to your begging for extra credit. Here you go.
ex. What overall place did I finish in the Chicago Banco Popular Half-Marathon?
--------------------Cathy's Answers--------------
1.)I could not believe that they beat Seattle!!! After the Seattle/New York
game and the way the guys were talking at work, I thought we'd be creamed!!!
The Bears won 37-6!!!
2.) The Bears are playing the Bills, at noon!! I'll be at your house!
3.) Dusty is no longer with the Cubs, "he didn't get the job done!" But he's
come the closest!
4.) He stomped on Andre Gurode head, and Gurode did not have a helmet on.
Haynesworth has been suspended 5 games, the longest punishment for an
onfield act. Which I think he should. What was he thinking!!!
EC: You finished overall. . . 4097, but in your age group 450. You did the
race in 2:04:57!!! I'm so proud. And then there's TJ. . .he ended up 1260
and 180 in your age group at 1:46:48!!! It would take me days to finish!!!!
--------------------Grade-------------------------
Execellent work! You missed that fact that Andy McPhail is gone too. But you got the extra credit correct. You get 3 gold stars and a little elephant sticker.
Anyone out there can feel free to help Cathy by commenting on the post. I will grade her answers and give my response in an update to this post. Good Luck!!!
Monday, September 25, 2006
Forgetaboutit
Ok Cathy. Time for a new type of quiz. This is an attempt to simulate a real world sports conversation. Imagine you are talking to Kurt and he says one of the following lines. What would your reply be. You are not allowed to use any reference materials. Ready Begin!
1) Have you seen what's going on with the Blackhawks?
2) Who do you like in the game tonight(Monday)?
3) Can you believe Northern isn't ranked #1?
4) Have you seen my pants? I think that monkey stole them.
Anyone out there can feel free to help Cathy by commenting on the post. I will grade her answers and give my response in an update to this post. Good Luck!!!
---------------Cathy's Answers-----------------
1.) "Things just aren't going as planned."
2.) "If the Bears aren't playing, does it really matter."
3.) "Are year will come, not to worry."
4.) First thing to come to my mind, "God damn monkey!!" Then I thought,
"Kurt, you have a great ass, don't worry about the pants." - Can you
actually see me saying it though?
---------------Grade--------------------------
F-. Let's start at 1 and move to four.
1.) "Things just aren't going as planned."
Things are not going as planned. They are actually winning. They plan was for them to lose and I could laugh at $bill Wirtz while telling him where to stick his season tickets. The correct response is "Give them time, they will start sucking soon"
2.) "If the Bears aren't playing, does it really matter."
This is the close to correct. I would have also excepted "I can't wait for the new episode of Wife Swap on ABC"
3.) "Are year will come, not to worry."
Points off for grammer. Our year will not come. The answer to this will help you out in many sports situations. When somebody makes a statment about how great or how bad some team is all you have to say is "You're on crack"
I think Cricket is the greatest game ever invented -- "You're on crack"
I think Nebraska will win the national title -- "You're on crack"
The Cubs would win a world series if they would just let lollar manage -- "You're on crack"
4) ----can't repeat your comment ----
Here is where you lost the most points. First of all, monkeys are great. Everything they do is awsome.(Especially the hockey monkey ) Second of all the words "great", "ass", and "kurt" must never be used in the same sentence. I think that is in the MSL style book. I guess you could use it if you said "Wasn't it great when that monkey shot kurt in the ass with a dart gun"
Your GPA has been lowered to 0.36. I'm calling your parents.
1) Have you seen what's going on with the Blackhawks?
2) Who do you like in the game tonight(Monday)?
3) Can you believe Northern isn't ranked #1?
4) Have you seen my pants? I think that monkey stole them.
Anyone out there can feel free to help Cathy by commenting on the post. I will grade her answers and give my response in an update to this post. Good Luck!!!
---------------Cathy's Answers-----------------
1.) "Things just aren't going as planned."
2.) "If the Bears aren't playing, does it really matter."
3.) "Are year will come, not to worry."
4.) First thing to come to my mind, "God damn monkey!!" Then I thought,
"Kurt, you have a great ass, don't worry about the pants." - Can you
actually see me saying it though?
---------------Grade--------------------------
F-. Let's start at 1 and move to four.
1.) "Things just aren't going as planned."
Things are not going as planned. They are actually winning. They plan was for them to lose and I could laugh at $bill Wirtz while telling him where to stick his season tickets. The correct response is "Give them time, they will start sucking soon"
2.) "If the Bears aren't playing, does it really matter."
This is the close to correct. I would have also excepted "I can't wait for the new episode of Wife Swap on ABC"
3.) "Are year will come, not to worry."
Points off for grammer. Our year will not come. The answer to this will help you out in many sports situations. When somebody makes a statment about how great or how bad some team is all you have to say is "You're on crack"
I think Cricket is the greatest game ever invented -- "You're on crack"
I think Nebraska will win the national title -- "You're on crack"
The Cubs would win a world series if they would just let lollar manage -- "You're on crack"
4) ----can't repeat your comment ----
Here is where you lost the most points. First of all, monkeys are great. Everything they do is awsome.(Especially the hockey monkey ) Second of all the words "great", "ass", and "kurt" must never be used in the same sentence. I think that is in the MSL style book. I guess you could use it if you said "Wasn't it great when that monkey shot kurt in the ass with a dart gun"
Your GPA has been lowered to 0.36. I'm calling your parents.
Friday, September 22, 2006
Orioles, Ryders, and Bears. Oh My!
Ok. Time for weekend homework. Nothing too hard here just current events. I know. I'm giving new homework without an answer to the last assignment. -10 points for questioning me! Here we go!
1) Who won the Ryder Cup?
2) Did the bears win?
3) What happened at the Orioles game on Thursday?
-------------------Cathy's Answer----------------
1.) The Europeans totally won the Ryder Cup, and sad to say but the
Americans didn't have prayer. Although, I tried to figure out how the
scoring worked, and it's beyond me. This halves, and 2 # 3, business, yeah,
I don't get it. So, I know I'll get graded down for that, but please know
that I tried.
2.) The Bears WON!!! This is sooo exciting, it's the first time since 1991
that we've had a 3-0 wins in the first three games. And Grossman isn't hurt.
I think he's my new favorite player, for one, he's way hotter than Urlaker,
and two, he's been the underdog and everyone is waiting for him to get hurt.
So, maybe he shouldn't be my favorite player, I might be bad luck. Anyway,
he didn't have a great day, but Gould's kicking and the teamwork pulled them
through. I think they're in for a good season.
3) So at the Orioles game on Thursday about 1000 fans
walked out at 5:08, the time signifies Brooks Robinson (No. 5) and Cal
Ripken (No. 8)former star players. They were protesting Angelos, the owner,
I think, and his piss poor ownership skills. The poor team has had a losing
streak of coming on 9 years. I think it might be time to rethink some
things, but what do I know, I'm just a nurse. And I think this is what these
fans were thinking. The protest was organized by Nestor Aparicio, owner of
radio station WNST-AM and the nephew of former Oriole shortstop Luis
Aparicio. They were trying to get between 3000-10,000 fans but that didn't
work out. But they had enough to make their point, and that's what's
important.
-------------------Grade-------------------
A+ you get 104.3%
You actually get extra points for not understanding the scoring system of the Ryder Cup. It's like the metric system. Nobody understands it and it is of no use to us. The Bears did win but it was close. They played like crap. Next week will be a tough game. Good work on the Orioles. I would have also accepted "Who cares about the Orioles? They will never beat Boston and the God Damn Yankees!!!"
Anyone out there can feel free to help Cathy by commenting on the post. I will grade her answers and give my response in an update to this post. Good Luck!!!
1) Who won the Ryder Cup?
2) Did the bears win?
3) What happened at the Orioles game on Thursday?
-------------------Cathy's Answer----------------
1.) The Europeans totally won the Ryder Cup, and sad to say but the
Americans didn't have prayer. Although, I tried to figure out how the
scoring worked, and it's beyond me. This halves, and 2 # 3, business, yeah,
I don't get it. So, I know I'll get graded down for that, but please know
that I tried.
2.) The Bears WON!!! This is sooo exciting, it's the first time since 1991
that we've had a 3-0 wins in the first three games. And Grossman isn't hurt.
I think he's my new favorite player, for one, he's way hotter than Urlaker,
and two, he's been the underdog and everyone is waiting for him to get hurt.
So, maybe he shouldn't be my favorite player, I might be bad luck. Anyway,
he didn't have a great day, but Gould's kicking and the teamwork pulled them
through. I think they're in for a good season.
3) So at the Orioles game on Thursday about 1000 fans
walked out at 5:08, the time signifies Brooks Robinson (No. 5) and Cal
Ripken (No. 8)former star players. They were protesting Angelos, the owner,
I think, and his piss poor ownership skills. The poor team has had a losing
streak of coming on 9 years. I think it might be time to rethink some
things, but what do I know, I'm just a nurse. And I think this is what these
fans were thinking. The protest was organized by Nestor Aparicio, owner of
radio station WNST-AM and the nephew of former Oriole shortstop Luis
Aparicio. They were trying to get between 3000-10,000 fans but that didn't
work out. But they had enough to make their point, and that's what's
important.
-------------------Grade-------------------
A+ you get 104.3%
You actually get extra points for not understanding the scoring system of the Ryder Cup. It's like the metric system. Nobody understands it and it is of no use to us. The Bears did win but it was close. They played like crap. Next week will be a tough game. Good work on the Orioles. I would have also accepted "Who cares about the Orioles? They will never beat Boston and the God Damn Yankees!!!"
Anyone out there can feel free to help Cathy by commenting on the post. I will grade her answers and give my response in an update to this post. Good Luck!!!
Thursday, September 21, 2006
The Designated Hitter Rule
Ok Cathy, today's homework is from the infamous dlewis.
1) What is the designated hitter rule?
2) Do you think it is a good or bad thing?
3) why?
-----------------------Cathy's Answer-------------------
1.) A designated hitter is someone who traditionally, since 1973, in the AL, bats for the pitcher. It's slightly different for non-professional teams.
2.) I think it is a bad idea
3.) because it was made up due to the fact that the offensive teams sucked at the time, 1973.
---------------------------Grade-------------------------
B+. good work on1 and 2. For 3, I would have said that it bastardizes the integrity of the game. If everyone did this you wouldn't get Kerry hitting a home run on his first game back from Tommy johns. You wouldn't get Dontrell Willis hitting 2 home runs in one game. And the American league sucks.
--------------------------Update--------------------------
A-. Good work
Anyone out there can feel free to help Cathy by commenting on the post. I will grade her answers and give my response in an update to this post. Good Luck!!!
1) What is the designated hitter rule?
2) Do you think it is a good or bad thing?
3) why?
-----------------------Cathy's Answer-------------------
1.) A designated hitter is someone who traditionally, since 1973, in the AL, bats for the pitcher. It's slightly different for non-professional teams.
2.) I think it is a bad idea
3.) because it was made up due to the fact that the offensive teams sucked at the time, 1973.
---------------------------Grade-------------------------
B+. good work on1 and 2. For 3, I would have said that it bastardizes the integrity of the game. If everyone did this you wouldn't get Kerry hitting a home run on his first game back from Tommy johns. You wouldn't get Dontrell Willis hitting 2 home runs in one game. And the American league sucks.
--------------------------Update--------------------------
A-. Good work
Anyone out there can feel free to help Cathy by commenting on the post. I will grade her answers and give my response in an update to this post. Good Luck!!!
...and so it begins!
So I was having so much fun teaching my sister-in-law the basics of sports I decide to start this blog to let others join in the fun. Basically she gets (almost)daily homework. Homework usually consists of a few questions about current sporting events. The questions are designed to keep her current and help her form opinions about different sports topics. Feel free to shoot me an email if you would like Cathy to answer a question or if you think there is a topic she should know about.
Good Luck Cathy!!!
Good Luck Cathy!!!
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