i was lucky enough to watch arsenal's humbling at the hands of hull at a pub with some men who happened to actually be from Hull, in prague...what are the odds. anyway, I just can't bear to watch whenever Arsenal concede a corner. the other team scores about half of the time, no joke. do i need to berate Gallas again? It was his fault in Kyiv. It was his fault for the corner, and it was his antics at Birmingham that showed the world his true colors and what he really is: a fo-hawked crybaby.
At least there is no shortage in good football as I have to kiss another Oriole losing season goodbye. I'm gonna miss seeing Jaime Walker throwing that 82mph spinner a la Dave Ogburn, that any Thomas Dodson could yank out of the park. And did Raindor Beird even once not allow an inherited runner to score? I'd be curious to know, because there has to be some kind of statistic for that.
Anyway, at least I'm not a Spurs & or Newcastle fan. What a mess those two clubs are.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Man U Chels / Ryder Cup
He actually rode the bull?! I still don't believe that, even though i've seen the clip. I guess it went over well too? But golf better be careful, next thing you know theres gonna be two bikers having sex in the woods. How am I supposed to chip with that going on?
But as good of a competition that the Ryder Cup is/was, Johnny Miller and company are always up to the challenge to produce equivocally terrible broadcasting/commentary. I can't count how many times they said, "so Tiger is into it, and he is watching, he just texted Zinger.." and I think thats enough fake southern accents to emulate boo weekley for any one person to suffer for a lifetime.
Interesting match between Man u and chelsea. Neither was at their best. Probably a fair result. I hate seeing Tevez on the bench. But how the heck can you play Rooney, Tevez, Ronaldo, and Berbatov. You can't. Somebody's gonna get a little more pinetime than they deserve. I love Berbatov, but I don't really know if he fits into the United scheme. He is probably the best I've ever seen at holding a ball up, but I think the ideal United frontman has to have some breakaway speed too, a la Louis Saha, who is where btw?
No new cds for me. Feeling good lost by BSS though. New TVOTR is only ok. haven't listened to PiP yet.
But as good of a competition that the Ryder Cup is/was, Johnny Miller and company are always up to the challenge to produce equivocally terrible broadcasting/commentary. I can't count how many times they said, "so Tiger is into it, and he is watching, he just texted Zinger.." and I think thats enough fake southern accents to emulate boo weekley for any one person to suffer for a lifetime.
Interesting match between Man u and chelsea. Neither was at their best. Probably a fair result. I hate seeing Tevez on the bench. But how the heck can you play Rooney, Tevez, Ronaldo, and Berbatov. You can't. Somebody's gonna get a little more pinetime than they deserve. I love Berbatov, but I don't really know if he fits into the United scheme. He is probably the best I've ever seen at holding a ball up, but I think the ideal United frontman has to have some breakaway speed too, a la Louis Saha, who is where btw?
No new cds for me. Feeling good lost by BSS though. New TVOTR is only ok. haven't listened to PiP yet.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
tough to watch
sometimes football is just painful...to watch. Thats how i'm sure spurs fans feel all the time, and how I felt watching arsenal play dynamo kiev wednesday night. Kiev are shit. they're striker, (bangoura) is terrible. He belongs in some honduran league or something. Kiev took the lead on a classic hooking a la Vlade Divac, that the ref fell for and awarded the penalty.
Hopefully this doesn't come back to haunt them, but I don't think porto or fenerbeche will have any trouble with Kiev. This was just one of those games where arsenal were exposed. Van persie walking off the pitch after being subbed, Bendtner being his typical self and rushing to give the ball away or do something after the whistle had blown, and most importantly, Gallas (who was at fault for the goal) just being plain awful. He is a shit choice for a captain, oh, and I can't forget about Denilson giving the ball away countless times too. I guess he was trying to make up for Eboue's absence. I would take Song over Gallas right now to play alongside Toure.
ESPN has a cool new fantasy game called streak. My streak just came to a stuttering halt at three after this match that i'd love to forget.
Hopefully this doesn't come back to haunt them, but I don't think porto or fenerbeche will have any trouble with Kiev. This was just one of those games where arsenal were exposed. Van persie walking off the pitch after being subbed, Bendtner being his typical self and rushing to give the ball away or do something after the whistle had blown, and most importantly, Gallas (who was at fault for the goal) just being plain awful. He is a shit choice for a captain, oh, and I can't forget about Denilson giving the ball away countless times too. I guess he was trying to make up for Eboue's absence. I would take Song over Gallas right now to play alongside Toure.
ESPN has a cool new fantasy game called streak. My streak just came to a stuttering halt at three after this match that i'd love to forget.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
nice one lauer
fast forward to like 5 30 after you get the gist of it.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/24289720#24289720
did anyone see that guy for stoke with his throw ins today? Good lord, thats as good as a free kick.
http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/26184891/vp/24289720#24289720
did anyone see that guy for stoke with his throw ins today? Good lord, thats as good as a free kick.
Monday, September 8, 2008
some thoughts on internationals/ US Open
I didn't get to see much of the England Andorra match due to shotty internet, (which is still plaguing me now), but I don't know if there could be any more coverage of the English team in the English media, so you feel like you have a pretty good sense of what was going on, even if you might not have seen a minute of the actual match. Everyone loves talking about England's problems, but how bout a little optimism? Couldn't hurt, could it?
I did see some of the pivotal stages of both Austria France, and Spain Bosnia. Spain are still firing on all cylinders, even without Nando. They were carving apart the poor Bosnians, who were obviously solid in defense, but hopelessly overmatched. Iniesta looked the most dangerous. Every time he would pick the ball up, he seemed to be running at people, or playing a telling pass into the box, just a terror on the ball. I think Spain and Argentina are head and shoulders above the rest at the moment. But it could (and most likely will) be a different story come 2010.
As for France, well they just can't seem to get their shit together. They missed Ribery sure, and Austria's not bad. But Mexes thought it would be a good idea to pull a Nik Haak and form tackle an Austrian in the box. This isn't Italy, you can't do that.
Never the less, this was just one game, a game that is taking place almost 2 years before the tournament will start. France will most likely still qualify, and nobody will remember this little Austrian slip up. It’s all about peaking at the right time, but its gotta be tough to have the sense of continuity over such a prolonged period.
And finally, how great was it to see the Federer of Old, just ripping apart the surprising, but the also hopelessly overmatched Andy Murray. This was Spain Bosnia II. He's too good. You can't hang with him on his day, nobody can. I caught the last two sets of the final, and that’s all I saw of my least favorite grand slam. But those two sets were a blast from the past, and Roger was oozing with confidence and firing on all cylinders. He is a joy to watch. Federer is in the elitist class of sportsmen in my book. Right there with MJ, Zidane. Players that are the best, but they also have that extra grace, and fluidity. The game is so slow for them and you can see it. I think Federer has been grossly underappreciated by the sporting world, (maybe it’s a tennis thing), but hopefully we realize how good he is/was while he is still winning.
I did see some of the pivotal stages of both Austria France, and Spain Bosnia. Spain are still firing on all cylinders, even without Nando. They were carving apart the poor Bosnians, who were obviously solid in defense, but hopelessly overmatched. Iniesta looked the most dangerous. Every time he would pick the ball up, he seemed to be running at people, or playing a telling pass into the box, just a terror on the ball. I think Spain and Argentina are head and shoulders above the rest at the moment. But it could (and most likely will) be a different story come 2010.
As for France, well they just can't seem to get their shit together. They missed Ribery sure, and Austria's not bad. But Mexes thought it would be a good idea to pull a Nik Haak and form tackle an Austrian in the box. This isn't Italy, you can't do that.
Never the less, this was just one game, a game that is taking place almost 2 years before the tournament will start. France will most likely still qualify, and nobody will remember this little Austrian slip up. It’s all about peaking at the right time, but its gotta be tough to have the sense of continuity over such a prolonged period.
And finally, how great was it to see the Federer of Old, just ripping apart the surprising, but the also hopelessly overmatched Andy Murray. This was Spain Bosnia II. He's too good. You can't hang with him on his day, nobody can. I caught the last two sets of the final, and that’s all I saw of my least favorite grand slam. But those two sets were a blast from the past, and Roger was oozing with confidence and firing on all cylinders. He is a joy to watch. Federer is in the elitist class of sportsmen in my book. Right there with MJ, Zidane. Players that are the best, but they also have that extra grace, and fluidity. The game is so slow for them and you can see it. I think Federer has been grossly underappreciated by the sporting world, (maybe it’s a tennis thing), but hopefully we realize how good he is/was while he is still winning.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Don't see this everyday
matter of fact, i'm not sure I've ever even seen it before this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRIFTEDFLv8
I think I'm gonna add a little musical feature to the blog, if its alright with everyone. I forget which magazine or blog I've seen this on, but I think its a cool idea. Feel free to let me know what you're spinning as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRIFTEDFLv8
I think I'm gonna add a little musical feature to the blog, if its alright with everyone. I forget which magazine or blog I've seen this on, but I think its a cool idea. Feel free to let me know what you're spinning as well.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
ugly spending
"I'm the new Abromovich," was the introduction that the new Manchester City owners gave us as they shocked the Prem by purchasing Robinho for millions and millions of pounds. I don't know if Robinho will cut the mustard in the premeirship, it only takes one Joey Barton welcome to make you pretty gunshy about going into a challenge. Speaking of Barton and Newcastle, what the hell is Keegan doing at the end of the Arsenal match? What an idiot. Newcastle remain the enigma of the prem, but at least Ameobi's back. Did they show their owner slamming down that beer in the stadium (which isn't allowed) on FSC? Czech TV was loving it...
With Berbatov coming in, who is the odd man out now for United? I can't see Tevez in the already overcrowded midfield, so unless they go with 3 strikers, (unlikely) its gotta be Rooney riding the pine,(sorry wayne).
I used to like the idea of the transfer window, and I still do. But the line has to be drawn somewhere, doesn't it?
With Berbatov coming in, who is the odd man out now for United? I can't see Tevez in the already overcrowded midfield, so unless they go with 3 strikers, (unlikely) its gotta be Rooney riding the pine,(sorry wayne).
I used to like the idea of the transfer window, and I still do. But the line has to be drawn somewhere, doesn't it?
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