Big Fat Guy in Goal

[Checkers]

on tonite's west wing they discussed hockey, of all things, and rob lowe asked a question i've wondered about before, namely, why in hockey can't a team get a real big fat guy (on west wing they're p.c. so they said 'sumo wrestler') and stand him up in front of the goal and boom! a shutout every game as the guy covers the whole front of the net and never moves...

the only reason i guess they don't do this is this: in baseball, after bill veeck had that midget pinch hit and walk on four pitches, they made an all encompassing rule that basically said you can't do anything that would make a farce of the game, which the midget thing did...i suppose they have a similar rule in hockey and probably all sports...otherwise i could put an elephant in goal

[HotPants]

I see your point, but isn't that discriminating? And that certainly is frowned upon these days. If a big fat guy--or a sumo wrestler-- wants to play hockey and can ice skate, he should be allowed to play........we let rather large men play defense in football, and they don't say anything about that.

[hart attack]

I have wondered this for years!!!! get the biggest fat-azz from any freak show at the circus & pour him into a hockey uniform & let him lay in front of the net!! all you hockey gurus out there that know the rules, please tell me what rule prohibits this!!!!


how about in baseball, when a relief pitcher is needed in a hurry. why doesn the stiff that is currently on the mound just throw over to first (or whatever base a runner happens to be on) about 15 times until the next guy is sufficiently loose? this crap about the catcher going to the mound & then the pitching coach/manager going out there until an ump tells them to break it up is unneccessary.

[neilm]

The hockey answer is easy, the game is played by men.

If something like that were tried the "player" in net would never survive the first period and never, ever try that again.

Hockey is the sport where justice can be handed out by the players.

[1HG]

The reason is that there are strict standards for equipment size for goalies.(thanks to Pat roy and garth snow).
If some tub of goo wanted to try going in net he would have to do so with equipment that would cover about half of his body.

Mr. Tub of Goo meet Mr. Al MacInnis.

Mr. Tub of Goo meet stretcher.

Backup goalie please enter the game.

[Checkers]

put that fat fuçk rush limbo in goal

[bill777]

rush is not fat anymore,just deaf

[Blowfish]

Rush is deaf? I thought he had some surgery and had some ear implant and now he can hear okay again.

[bill777]

he had a cochlear implant,yes he can hear,however his hearing is nowhere near normal

[Checkers]

have u seen him lately? he's fat as a blimp again...that's why he's staying off tv...99% of fatsos who lose weight gain it back

he was going deaf when he signed that $100 million contract and didn't tell the radio network

wotta f'ing guy

i hate his fat guts and wish he would die in a plane crash

[bill777]

pssssst,checkers is a liberal

[Checkers]

i just hate blubber

[Blowfish]

Checkers

Sounds like you hate blubber AND hearing problems

[Checkers]

no, just him