If you like to play golf or get a nice run in, you’re probably hot this week
In this week’s who’s hot, who’s not, we’ve got good news from the golf team, good news for runners, but bad news if you’re a fan of a couple New York baseball teams.
Who’s hot?
Sports I tell myself I’m going to learn
Being that golf is as much of a life skill nowadays as a good handshake, I should probably learn how to play it. And, if I were looking for lessons, some individuals I might ask would be on Columbia’s golf team.
In the Princeton Invitational, the men’s team finished in third place, just two strokes behind the champion, Yale. On the women’s side, the Light Blue took second place behind Harvard. Sophomore Michelle Piyapattra took first place in the individual competition at the tournament, defending her title from last year.
So, note to self: work on the handshake, and learn to golf from Columbia’s team.
Running
Everyone’s doing it now that the weather is beautiful! Even I have had a few wonderful runs around Central Park and Riverside Park in recent days (for another fun run, I recommend Riverbank State Park on 145th St.).
And good news for runners—it’s apparently not bad for your joints!
NPR reports, “In one study, Swedish researchers found that exercise, including jogging, may even be beneficial [for your joints].”
So lace up, get ready, it’s running season! Everyone’s doing it! Especially….
Real Runners
I am not a real runner. When I did track in high school, my coaches compared me to an awkward animal running. Nonetheless, some real runners at Columbia are tearing it up. With 11 Columbia runners qualifying for the Patriot Open Invitational, the track and field team is on fire!
And the best part? It’s apparently great for their joints!
Who’s not?
The road
Robert Frost encourages us to take the road less travelled, but for the Lions’ softball and baseball teams this season, the road has been rough.
Both of those teams are coming from a long road stretch where they struggled to assert themselves on the diamond. For the baseball team, they ended their road trip 4-7, going 3-5 against Ivy opponents. It was especially heartbreaking since the Lions dropped three close games to Cornell in their series against the Big Red last weekend.
It has been much the same story for the softball team. The softball team went 3-9 on the road also going 3-5 in Ivy play.
Still, there is definitely a silver lining for both teams. Both the baseball and softball teams only have two games on the road left this season!
Yankees
I don’t hate many things in this world…but I hate the Yankees.
In 2009, I went to the last ever Twins game played at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome as I watched the Yankees sweep my beloved Minnesota Twins in the ALDS. That game was the only athletic event where I was moved to tears.
Regardless, my Twins have struggled this season, starting out the season, 4-9. However, they just took two of four games from the Yankees—a team they have historically struggled against—at Yankee Stadium.
So how is that $195,998,004 payroll working out for you when you’re just one game over .500?
Let it be known that the Minnesota Twins turned around their season by crushing the team that has this jerk.
If you’re getting your sports news from the Huffington Post you’re doing it wrong.
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The graphics don’t compare to MLB the show but remember that is a PS3 exclusive game and xbox just can’t compete in graphics. playing online can be annoying because people still love to play pickle instead of real style baseball. The commentary is updated as the season progresses and so do the real time stats. The best thing about this game is how realistic the pitching is. The rest of the game is solid (batting, base running, fielding, commentary) the only downside is some character models don’t look exactly like the player does. The worst thing about the game is playing online with a child.Editor says: Editor says: Editor says: airforce093 says:I got this game for my birthday and was real excited about it. I played a game of Franchise then the My Player Mode and was very impressed with it . Coming from The Show to 2K11 the interface was very different but I got used to it. The controls were different too mainly the hitting and fielding but I also got used to and enjoy it now. Some things are kind of frustrating though such as all the injuries. Playing with the Braves I’ve had 6 starters injuried at the same time and currently have 3 of my starting pitchers and 2 starting position players. I understand the occasional injury but it’s getting riduclous so I chenged the injury frequency from 50 to 35 yet my players are still getting hurt a lot in Franchise mode. The stealing is also very difficult for me to and you have to be perfect when trying to otherwise you’ll get picked off or in a pickle. I’m also having problems with the game freezing too but only in one specific scenario and that is when I save and quit from Franchise mode and go directly back to the main menu it will freeze on m. This probably has to do with the game being scratche or the console but I’ve never dropped the game and the console is only about a year old plus it doens’t do it to any other game. I also had another random glitch and this was after I walked a left handed batter and a right handed batter had come to the plate yet the last batter was still at the plate and he didn’t leave until the atbat was over. The next half innng I was hitting and someone was sitting in the middle of the infield and it didn’t interefere with the game though. Minus some of these irratating problems though it can still be a fun game to play. vespa55 says:Okay, there are a few tweaks here and there in MLB 2K11, but oh they are so minor. Other than fielding and a new career mode, it’s basically the SAME as 2K10 with an updated present day roster. What remains the same is the extreme difficulty when it comes to hitting ANY pitch from a batter’s perspective (it’s feast or famine, you’re either going to make contact or strike out) and this is at Pro difficulty. Putting the sliders to Rookie does help a bit. But the feast of famine hitting is the same as in 2K10. Some of the mannerisms that your favorite players have are the same. BUT, when it comes to instant replay, that same herky jerky swing motion after a batter makes a hit is horrible. I’ve never seen a sweet swing get portrayed so awfully in 2K10 and 2K11. It’s as if 2K Sports released an updated version of 2K10 and called it 2K11. What a disappointment. It’s too bad MLB The Show is exclusive for PS3 owners only. TeedeeBear says:MLB 2K10 was big step up from what 2K9 was offering, but for this year that isn’t the case. MLB 2K11 adds some minor features like a new fielding system, MLB Today, and a few more, though the overall experience I’ve with this game is good it isn’t up to par with PlayStation 3 s MLB The Show. The one thing I hate about all 2K sports games is that when you play in an online match it tends to have a lag that makes it hard to enjoy the game, all in all this is a good baseball game that is heading in the right direction, but for now needs some work. Wavejumper says:This game has great graphics and plays well. It is pretty much the same as 2K10 except that 2k10 did not have a freezing problem. 2K11 seams to freeze about every 8-10 games. I have friends who have the game also and are having the same problem. We all have new 360 s and have played hundreds of games and dont have the freezing problem that you get with MLB 2K11. That is why it only gets 3 stars instead of 4 or 5. JohnT says:Pros: Its baseball Cons: Not much different than 2010 pithching is a bit difficult Other Thoughts: Might consider a PS3 Trackbacks & Pingbacks: Archived EntryPost Date :Thursday, Jan 26th, 2012 at 3:44 amCategory :Tags :, Do More :Both reviews and pings are currently closed.Friends of Best Deals on PC Power Suppliesis powered by and delivered to you in 1.205 seconds using 34 queries.Theme: by . Derived from . Rendered At: 2012-03-22 04:38:23 PM UTC Time: 1.21s Queries: 1 WP Queries: 29
I guess you didn’t get to the part where when you hit the ball and it turns into grenades and the catehcr shoots the pitcher with a plasma rifle for making him catch the ball again and again. its a