July 11, 2010
— Gabriel Malor And so the most-watched sporting event in television history comes to an end. Holland takes on the Spanish national team at 11:00am Pacific on ABC.
Neither team has won a World Cup championship and the two teams have only met nine times in history. (They're tied at 4-4 with one draw.)
In this tournament they've had very different styles so far. The Netherlands have been playing a defensive game, taking few shots, but making them. The Spanish have been doing the opposite, batting the ball every which way and hammering the goal repeatedly.
Also at stake is the Golden Boot award for top goal scorer. The Netherlands' Wesley Sneijder and Spain's David Villa are both contenders, though they're tied for the moment with Thomas Müller of Germany.
So, who to root for? I'm pulling for Spain, as I said I would back when the Cup got going. Paul the Octopus also says Spain's going to win, despite the death threats. However, the canny cephalopod cannot be said to be unbiased. After Germany's loss in the semifinal, Spain offered asylum to keep angry Germans from eating the poor fellow.
As for Holland, um...they wear orange. So, they have that going for them.
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Posted by: Zoltan at July 11, 2010 09:08 AM (8ebkW)
Posted by: NASA at July 11, 2010 09:10 AM (FcR7P)
Posted by: Portnoy at July 11, 2010 09:10 AM (azgo2)
Posted by: Patton at July 11, 2010 09:11 AM (+HIl0)
Posted by: eman at July 11, 2010 09:13 AM (132iP)
Posted by: Jason at July 11, 2010 09:14 AM (Nljcu)
Posted by: andycanuck at July 11, 2010 09:15 AM (7b1Uc)
And David Villa is a stud. He'll score today and win the Golden Boot.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 09:15 AM (sV9ws)
Posted by: Kaptain Amerika at July 11, 2010 09:16 AM (z5TpH)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 09:16 AM (sV9ws)
The best thing about the tournament is the commentary. The ebb-and-flow of the game lends itself to very nice turns of phrases and witty observations.
Unlike, say - He's at the 30 the 20, the 10, the 5 ... TOUCHDOWN.
American football - better sport, much worse commentators
Similarly, the Tour de France is ... dumb. The only thing that makes the Tour de France watchable are the commentators Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen, who are wonderful.
Posted by: BumperStickerist at July 11, 2010 09:17 AM (ruzrP)
LOL. That sounds like an award I could see The Precedent getting. Maybe they could work it onto a neck and we'd be good to go!
Posted by: progressoverpeace at July 11, 2010 09:17 AM (Qp4DT)
Posted by: Johnny at July 11, 2010 09:17 AM (aB5St)
Why would the whole world get excited about a game where you aren't allowed to use them?
Posted by: Alan at July 11, 2010 09:17 AM (kloCp)
That's like looking for a site not talking about football during the Super Bowl. Good luck with that.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 09:18 AM (sV9ws)
Agree. Very exciting.
it would be nice if there were one website I could go to everyday that didn't blather on about fucking futbal...
No worries, we have that right here at the HQ, Kaptain Amerika.
Posted by: Gabriel Malor at July 11, 2010 09:18 AM (1TvCg)
I agree..I'll take the Blondes
Posted by: David C at July 11, 2010 09:20 AM (ihhMS)
Andres Cantor can make anything exciting.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 09:20 AM (sV9ws)
People who are intolerant of other people's cultures, and the Dutch.
Posted by: Nigel Powers at July 11, 2010 09:21 AM (BP6Z1)
The Dutch on the other hand invented capitalism and created the first federal republic since antiquity which had a profound effect on the framers of the US constitution.
But they do wear orange...
Posted by: Jason at July 11, 2010 01:14 PM (Nljcu)
Yeah, the Dutch were great colonizers. . . .
Posted by: Indonesia at July 11, 2010 09:23 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: eman at July 11, 2010 09:25 AM (132iP)
Then Spain beat Germany, who clobbered Argentina, and I thought the same thing.
Still, the Dutch have not lost or tied, but maybe Spain just had to awake from their usual slumber and mean business at last.
Can't wait, but then at least Shakira is gone.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 09:27 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: Patton at July 11, 2010 09:27 AM (+HIl0)
Good for you Gabe. My yard guys will hopefully be happy. I was in Spain when they won the Euro Cup two years ago. It was fucking wild!
Where do they find those fireworks in the damn middle of the night. I thought a bomb had gone off.
Posted by: Kemp at July 11, 2010 09:27 AM (2+9Yx)
Posted by: Old grizzled gym coach at July 11, 2010 09:28 AM (QBQcg)
Yeah, if only Spain had left us alone, Latin America would have been so peaceful and serene.
Posted by: The Aztec Empire at July 11, 2010 09:30 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: Peaches at July 11, 2010 09:31 AM (fwW9R)
Peaches the nightmare will be over very soon.
Take a shot of valu rite and relax, REAL football starts in less that two months!
Posted by: Kemp at July 11, 2010 09:34 AM (2+9Yx)
We don't need liberals ruining another sport.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 09:34 AM (sV9ws)
Posted by: Peaches at July 11, 2010 01:31 PM (fwW9R)
I'll give you the routing numbers for my account. I don't want to wait for a cheque, and they get wet anyway.
Posted by: Paul the Octopus at July 11, 2010 09:34 AM (BP6Z1)
Much of islamic tradition became deeply embedded into Spanish culture with their occupation and that contributed a great deal to the fact that the Spanish were shitty colonizers and that just about all of the ex-Spanish colonies have been little but anti-capitalist shitholes of instability.
Posted by: progressoverpeace at July 11, 2010 09:35 AM (Qp4DT)
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 09:36 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: Double Rainbow Guy at July 11, 2010 09:38 AM (YVZlY)
Never understood that. Soccer isn't a sport but baseball is? Puh lease!
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 09:39 AM (sV9ws)
Posted by: Peaches at July 11, 2010 09:39 AM (fwW9R)
Posted by: progressoverpeace at July 11, 2010 01:35 PM (Qp4DT)
--I would attribute it less to Islam directly, and more to the fact that the 700+ year Reconquista made Spain more of a citadel state and hardened it to the strict hierarchies that the (long necessary) military/chivalric tradition implants into the culture.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 09:40 AM (BP6Z1)
No US. No hawt I-talians. I'll watch but I'm not sure I care too much.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at July 11, 2010 09:40 AM (gaRjx)
No US. No hawt I-talians. I'll watch but I'm not sure I care too much.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at July 11, 2010 01:40 PM (gaRjx)
--Ha, one of my former students on FB (a chick) said she was rooting for Spain just because of the "hotties."
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 09:42 AM (BP6Z1)
Some of the ladies dig Spain's David Villa. #7.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 09:42 AM (sV9ws)
Posted by: Al, the sex poodle at July 11, 2010 09:43 AM (2+9Yx)
Posted by: President Easy Bake at July 11, 2010 09:43 AM (imD7p)
The only thing that could possibly make this better would be if Celine Dion performed at the big halftime show. Oh, please, god, make it happen!!!
Posted by: Peaches at July 11, 2010 09:43 AM (fwW9R)
Some of the ladies dig Spain's David Villa. #7.
Meh. At the end of the day he's still from Spain. The poor man's Italy!
Posted by: laceyunderalls at July 11, 2010 09:45 AM (gaRjx)
Sounds like that half white shit is starting to take over. Brother, whatever happen to the BB?
Posted by: LaBron something at July 11, 2010 09:45 AM (2+9Yx)
Ok, in other news, that gal they just had on fox, is a democrat and did a documentary on oilbama fraud in the election, was fascinating. She originally set out to prove it wasn't true and ended up finding that it was.
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at July 11, 2010 09:46 AM (JSghx)
Well if you get the NFL Network you can watch Almost Real Football sometimes. They're broadcasting the Canadian Football League games.
Posted by: buzzion at July 11, 2010 01:45 PM (oVQFe)
--As of now, it's the only real sports in Winnipeg. Still, I'd be more into the CFL if the Blue Bombers didn't suck.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 09:47 AM (BP6Z1)
Did they drag her to the re-education camp straight from the show or will they do it quietly after she's off the air?
Posted by: Peaches at July 11, 2010 09:47 AM (fwW9R)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at July 11, 2010 01:46 PM (JSghx)
--Damn, I hope that's online somewhere soon.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 09:48 AM (BP6Z1)
I have no doubt that they are digging into her past and trying to find out if her children are her's.
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at July 11, 2010 09:49 AM (JSghx)
Meh. At the end of the day he's still from Spain. The poor man's Italy!
Posted by: laceyunderalls at July 11, 2010 01:45 PM (gaRjx)
--I think Spanish chicks are hotter.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 09:50 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 09:51 AM (G6Faf)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 09:51 AM (sV9ws)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at July 11, 2010 09:51 AM (JSghx)
Posted by: Soona at July 11, 2010 09:52 AM (AaCTM)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at July 11, 2010 09:55 AM (JSghx)
Posted by: Portnoy at July 11, 2010 09:55 AM (azgo2)
Posted by: Peaches at July 11, 2010 01:39 PM (fwW9R)
I'm glad I don't need shoes, since I have eight feet.
Posted by: Paul the Octopus at July 11, 2010 09:55 AM (BP6Z1)
Uhh, sports where I rode the bench behind a bunch of 5 foot tall Asians are not to be (moves head to read other TOTUS) discussed anymore. We will have a generous affirmative action program for golf (moves head back to first TOTUS) however. Eric is going to prosecute Mickelson for racism.
Posted by: Barry the O at July 11, 2010 09:56 AM (imD7p)
Flip a coin for first tap (possession) and the other team gets first tap in the second half.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 09:57 AM (sV9ws)
--I think Spanish chicks are hotter.
repeat after me:
"There is no slut, like an Italian slut."
Posted by: garrett at July 11, 2010 01:51 PM (uwK3g)
--Never had the pleasure.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 09:57 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at July 11, 2010 01:55 PM (JSghx)
Nope, slap fight in the girls locker room precisely 18 and one-half minutes after the team captains exchange tug jobs....
Posted by: Portnoy at July 11, 2010 09:58 AM (azgo2)
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at July 11, 2010 01:51 PM (JSghx)
Heh.
Posted by: Teh Flaming Skull at July 11, 2010 09:58 AM (w9BEi)
(Apologies in advance if the song is stuck in your head all day)
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 09:59 AM (BP6Z1)
I will not rest until the oil spill is contained and the economy is fixed! Three vacations in two months doesn't count !
Posted by: Barack Obama at July 11, 2010 10:01 AM (t72+4)
Similarly, the Tour de France is ... dumb.
Posted by: BumperStickerist at July 11, 2010 01:17 PM (ruzrP)
You will retract that statement... but first, you will blow me.
(Though, I agree, Phil & Paul are just tremendous. Gotta love that duo. I'd even watch them commentate an NBA game.)
Posted by: Editor at July 11, 2010 10:01 AM (YX6i/)
It's supposed to do the same here in Los Angeles, too. We had quite a downpour yesterday early evening. Lasted about 1/2 hour. I blame Bush.
Posted by: Peaches at July 11, 2010 10:06 AM (fwW9R)
Posted by: Cicero at July 11, 2010 10:08 AM (9hu1I)
Posted by: naturalfake at July 11, 2010 10:08 AM (I49Jm)
Infidel! You are accursed.
Posted by: The Baseball gods at July 11, 2010 10:09 AM (y4B2y)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 10:09 AM (sV9ws)
Posted by: Colton Harris-Moore at July 11, 2010 10:09 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: Soona at July 11, 2010 10:09 AM (AaCTM)
No, no. It's the Jooooos.
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 10:10 AM (y4B2y)
Posted by: naturalfake at July 11, 2010 10:12 AM (I49Jm)
Soccer plays on a 110-yard wide field with 10 players running for 90 minutes. They can only have three subs, and only halftime for a beak. Most midfielders run about 5-7 miles during an average game.
Baseball has three to six breaks between every batter. Breaks for innings. Breaks for pitchers. People like John Kruk are considered "athletes." Players usually run only 90 feet at a time - unless there is an extra base hit. The pitchers pay once every week.
And to be honest, there is more contact in soccer than there ever is for baseball. Although the refs/umpires suck just as much.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 10:13 AM (sV9ws)
Posted by: Atahualpa at July 11, 2010 10:13 AM (9hu1I)
Posted by: Editor at July 11, 2010 10:14 AM (YX6i/)
No padding like those NFL wimps. Heh. Surprising there aren't more broken bones during a match.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 10:14 AM (sV9ws)
No padding like those NFL wimps. Heh. Surprising there aren't more broken bones during a match.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 02:14 PM (sV9ws)
I have seen worse injuries, more often, in ARF than Joe Theismann.
Posted by: Editor at July 11, 2010 10:16 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 10:18 AM (sV9ws)
hmmm...scandi sluts. I hear Tiger liked those best.
I think the Italians win because they seem to have a bizarre relationship with the notion of 'guilt'. It intrigues and appeals to the Jew in me in an unnatural way.
Posted by: garrett at July 11, 2010 10:18 AM (uwK3g)
Axelrod on w/Chris Wallace.
Anyone else see this earlier?
Oy vey.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at July 11, 2010 02:11 PM (gaRjx)
I thought I smelled bullshit and sure enough I walk into the other room and Axelturf was indeed on FOX.
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 10:19 AM (t72+4)
Posted by: Spanish Futbol Tailgater at July 11, 2010 10:19 AM (OThQg)
No padding like those NFL wimps. Heh. Surprising there aren't more broken bones during a match.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 02:14 PM (sV9ws)
--Others have speculated that it's because there is no armor on the players that ARF players are healthier hand have longer careers. The temptation of a helmet-to-helmet hit is greater than that of bare head to bare head.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 10:21 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: Montezuma at July 11, 2010 10:22 AM (9hu1I)
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 10:23 AM (BP6Z1)
Well, that's true. Golfers, jockies, and NASCAR drivers are in better shape than a lot of baseball players.
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 10:23 AM (y4B2y)
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 02:23 PM (y4B2y)
--I recall a few years ago some golfer broke a rib . . . from swinging the club! Jim Rome had a field day with that.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 10:25 AM (BP6Z1)
How's it going over at The Hill?
Posted by: garrett at July 11, 2010 02:24 PM (uwK3g)
They're still letting stuff get by. Evidently the thread monitors have the weekends off. Half the characters of Star Wars have showed up now.
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 10:26 AM (t72+4)
Posted by: Editor at July 11, 2010 10:27 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: Joran Van Der Sloot at July 11, 2010 10:28 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: Rachel Maddow at July 11, 2010 10:28 AM (w9bVp)
Well, the 'En Fuego' guy and Matt Damon! showed up. So I'm of the belief the journey is complete.
Oh and evidently Ace got a complimentary fruit basket from the editors of The Hill thanking him for his services but asking that never drop by again.
Posted by: laceyunderalls at July 11, 2010 10:29 AM (gaRjx)
I've got to complement Magnificent Bastard on a job well done. I was reading his comment over at the The Hill, which was all serious and shit, until the last sentence. And yeah, I was honestly drinking coffee when I read that last sentence. As they say, timing is everything...
The claim made by Team Obama that every dollar in stimulus translates into a dollar-and-a-half in growth is economic fiction. The costs of stimulus reduce future growth. No country has ever spent itself to prosperity. The price of stimulus has to be paid sometime, but first you will blow me. BY on 07/11/2010 at 14:10Posted by: conscious, but incoherent - making progressives sob since the mid 70's at July 11, 2010 10:29 AM (YVZlY)
I went over and read the whole thing earlier. It's like Ace's Traveling Moron Show. All good! I posted a comment and it was moderated, took about 20 minutes for it to show up, but they let it through. The only thing that hadn't yet been said, "BOOBIES!"
Posted by: Peaches at July 11, 2010 10:29 AM (fwW9R)
Amazing tat they are both world class soccer players and tenors. Incredible.
Dood. Lose your nutsack?? Put out a BOLO for it-STAT!
Posted by: laceyunderalls at July 11, 2010 10:31 AM (gaRjx)
Posted by: naturalfake at July 11, 2010 10:32 AM (I49Jm)
Posted by: Editor at July 11, 2010 10:32 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: JaMarcus Russell at July 11, 2010 10:36 AM (w9bVp)
Posted by: Editor at July 11, 2010 10:39 AM (YX6i/)
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 10:40 AM (y4B2y)
I've enjoyed the wonderful trappings of Amsterdam too many times to go with Spain.
Posted by: Aaron at July 11, 2010 10:40 AM (pSM+3)
Posted by: Editor at July 11, 2010 10:42 AM (YX6i/)
2. why root for Spain? those pussies reacted to the Madrid bombings by demanding no war and then wanted to put Bush on trial
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 10:42 AM (38UQ3)
Posted by: troll from The Hill, trying to counter attack at July 11, 2010 10:42 AM (4Kl5M)
Posted by: JaMarcus Russell at July 11, 2010 10:42 AM (w9bVp)
Posted by: robtr at July 11, 2010 02:38 PM (fwSHf)
Not sure..but apparently Spain has already run 5 to 7 miles...so I guess they're ahead.
Posted by: Portnoy at July 11, 2010 10:42 AM (azgo2)
Posted by: Stoners for Netherlands!! at July 11, 2010 10:43 AM (fwW9R)
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 10:43 AM (38UQ3)
Posted by: YRM
(The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 02:42 PM (38UQ3)
Yeah, the Dutch stand up to Islamism much more stoutly.
Posted by: Ayaan Hirsi Ali at July 11, 2010 10:44 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 10:48 AM (38UQ3)
Posted by: Peaches at July 11, 2010 10:50 AM (fwW9R)
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 02:48 PM (38UQ3)
No I don't think so, it's moving about as fast as the game.
Posted by: robtr at July 11, 2010 10:51 AM (fwSHf)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 10:52 AM (/h097)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 02:52 PM (/h097)
--I hope you missed that awful Shakira song.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 10:54 AM (BP6Z1)
Damn, no bowling, even on the low-rent cable channels. I may have to look for a golf match to keep the excitement level up there in the foooooooootbowl zone....
Posted by: MrScribbler at July 11, 2010 10:54 AM (Ulu3i)
Posted by: Dave Weigel at July 11, 2010 10:54 AM (w9bVp)
Posted by: Truman North at July 11, 2010 10:58 AM (FjC5u)
Posted by: Portnoy at July 11, 2010 10:59 AM (azgo2)
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 10:59 AM (38UQ3)
Posted by: YRM
(The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 02:59 PM (38UQ3)
--Will this be online??
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 11:00 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 11:01 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 03:00 PM (BP6Z1)
"We Will Not Be Silenced"
it's on YouTube, it came out in fall 08, the purpose was to hurt Obama but the media of course made sure no one heard of the doc, what hit me while watching it was how many blacks who wanted to vote for Hillary were turned away by Obama supporters
it makes a little sense, after all had the DNC dealt w/ MI & FL properly, Hillary (who won the overall popular vote) would have won superdelegates or not
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 11:03 AM (38UQ3)
it's on YouTube, it came out in fall 08, the purpose was to hurt Obama but the media of course made sure no one heard of the doc, what hit me while watching it was how many blacks who wanted to vote for Hillary were turned away by Obama supporters
it makes a little sense, after all had the DNC dealt w/ MI & FL properly, Hillary (who won the overall popular vote) would have won superdelegates or notThat's the one the NYT-Jazeera decided to not do a story about because it was a "game changer" right?
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 11:05 AM (t72+4)
--0bama is so awful, he's making me not only miss BJ; he's also making me feel sympathetic to Hillary. She and her supporters must have been similarly cowed by the "Racist!" cry, them being Dems and all. . . .
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 11:06 AM (BP6Z1)
146 145 --I hope you missed that awful Shakira song.
Definitely didn't see it, as I've been home for less than an hour. Which one was it?
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 11:07 AM (/h097)
Fuck this shit.
I'll be back when when someone puts up a real top post. In the meanwhile...
I'lL be watching BIKINI GIRLS FROM THE LOST PLANET.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 11:07 AM (O+0rz)
Definitely didn't see it, as I've been home for
less than an hour. Which one was it?
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 03:07 PM (/h097)
--Don't know the name of it. I hit MUTE when she started whinnying.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 11:09 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 03:06 PM (BP6Z1)
don't forget though after McCain got a 10 point lead come post-GOP convention, that was from all the Pumas and Moderate Dems running to Mac when Obama's European trip ended up making him flop and the DNC gave him a mere 1 point bump, then the financial crisis hit and they all flocked to Obama and most of them ended up voting for him, so don't feel too bad for the Hillary supporters
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 11:10 AM (38UQ3)
Posted by: beedubya at July 11, 2010 11:12 AM (AnTyA)
Event Year Sport Nielsen Rating
Super Bowl 44 2010 Football 45
NBA Finals: Game 7 2010 Basketball 18.2
Olympics: Phelps 2008 Swimming 17.6
BCS Championship 2010 Football 17.2
Olympics:Hockey Final 2010 Hockey 15.2
NCAAB Final Game 2010 Basketball 14.2
World Series: Game 6 2009 Baseball 13.4
Masters, Final Round 2010 Golf 10.7
World Cup: USvGhana 2010 Soccer 8.5
Daytona 500 2010 NASCAR 7.7
Stanley Cup: Game 6 2010 Hockey 4.7
Wimbledon Men's Final 2010 Tennis 1.6
Wimbledon Women Final 2010 Tennis 1.6
MLS Cup Final 2009 Soccer 0.9
Posted by: huh at July 11, 2010 11:12 AM (BXqkH)
As an American of half Italian persuasion, I quite frankly found the German guys to be cuties -- I see Mediteranean/Latin types all the time at family get togethers; handsome, yep, but they just don't carry any "exotic" allure for me.
And watch it with the Eye-tie slut comments...wonder bread
Posted by: unknown jane at July 11, 2010 11:13 AM (5/yRG)
Posted by: huh at July 11, 2010 03:12 PM (BXqkH)
wow so much for the soccer mania that those douchebags from the US-Ghana game were pushing on us while insulting us and the radio guys like JT the Brick who called anyone who didn't want to watch the World Cup pathethic
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 11:14 AM (38UQ3)
Posted by: huh at July 11, 2010 11:15 AM (BXqkH)
We Germans are actually rather fetching. And besides, we haven't started a world war in, what, 70 years? So give us some love.
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 11:17 AM (y4B2y)
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 11:19 AM (38UQ3)
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 03:17 PM (y4B2y)
Blond hair, green eyes, and a penchant for conquering.
And any car I've ever worked on I could have designed far better.
Posted by: Herr Morgenholz at July 11, 2010 11:20 AM (UBQGM)
If anyone needs predictions on the upcoming NFL season and help with their fantasy football, call me.
Posted by: Cass the Sea Bass at July 11, 2010 11:21 AM (t72+4)
wow so much for the soccer mania
that those douchebags from the US-Ghana game were pushing on us while
insulting us and the radio guys like JT the Brick who called anyone who
didn't want to watch the World Cup pathethic
Posted by: YRM
(The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 03:14 PM (38UQ3)
--It's not that bad a showing. I'm actually surprised it beat Game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 11:22 AM (BP6Z1)
Who gives a rip about soccer???
I canÂ’t believe IÂ’m reading comments and articles by Americans talking about a Socialist sport such as soccer. Has the Kool-Aid been leaking into your beers?
Perhaps your testosterone will increase when REAL football starts up again. CÂ’mon guys, snap out of it!
Posted by: Poleaux at July 11, 2010 11:23 AM (ZsKyW)
Posted by: unknown jane at July 11, 2010 11:23 AM (5/yRG)
I'm German-Irish which means not only am I a drunk, I also have a penchant for camping out in your woods, especially if your a Frenchman.
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 11:24 AM (t72+4)
And also beat the Daytona 500. Futbol > The Great American Race? That's not right. (Although NASCAR is in trouble. It's TV ratings and race attendance are in the dumper)
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 11:25 AM (y4B2y)
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent - making progressives sob since the mid 70's at July 11, 2010 11:28 AM (YVZlY)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 11:28 AM (/h097)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 03:28 PM (/h097)
Cuban?
Posted by: Ludwig at July 11, 2010 11:30 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: Truman North at July 11, 2010 11:31 AM (FjC5u)
Posted by: unknown jane at July 11, 2010 11:31 AM (5/yRG)
I was thinking of how useless the economics profession is. I was thinking about starting a website called: Economics vs. my ass.
I challenge economists to use the most sophisticated models possible to predict future numbers.
I compare them to the numbers that I pull out of my ass.
I think my ass will do pretty well.
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 11:31 AM (G6Faf)
I have a black friend who gets a kick out of it when white people talk about this. He says, "you never hear black people saying 'I'm Nigerian-Botswanan'"
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 11:32 AM (y4B2y)
Posted by: Truman North at July 11, 2010 03:31 PM (FjC5u)
Shortened from the High German Babengußunschnettlicheit, meaning "small person who will be invaded by the Germans, but still liked better than the Frogs".
Posted by: Rahm Emmanuel at July 11, 2010 11:32 AM (UBQGM)
AmishDude, where do I sign up?
Posted by: Peaches at July 11, 2010 11:33 AM (fwW9R)
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 03:32 PM (y4B2y)
--Well, duh. The concept of a modern nation-state (or just a state) is one that Africans are still trying to work out.
Posted by: Ludwig at July 11, 2010 11:34 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: Call me Lennie at July 11, 2010 11:34 AM (r/5/5)
Anyone want their palm read ?
Posted by: larry the palm reading Lamprey at July 11, 2010 03:32 PM (t72+4)
Do I have to shave it first?
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent - making progressives sob since the mid 70's at July 11, 2010 11:34 AM (YVZlY)
Posted by: Call me Lennie at July 11, 2010 03:34 PM (r/5/5)
You could just throw a big party in the Rhineland for a few years and invite several thousand of your closest friends.
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 11:35 AM (t72+4)
I remember the story about Harry Truman saying that in the future he would only hire one-armed economists, because when he'd ask his economists a question, they'd provide a long-winded, uncomprehensible answer, and then say, "on the other hand...."
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 11:36 AM (y4B2y)
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 03:34 PM
(O+0rz)
--I liked JT enough listening to him back when he was late night. He's pretty conservative politically from what I picked up from his show.
He still can't hold Tony Bruno's jockstrap though.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 11:36 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: unknown jane at July 11, 2010 11:36 AM (5/yRG)
Posted by: unknown jane at July 11, 2010 03:31 PM (5/yRG)
Italian father with Roman Catholic parents and Eastern European Mother with Jewish parents.
I know of which you speak.
Posted by: garrett at July 11, 2010 11:36 AM (uwK3g)
Posted by: Call me Lennie at July 11, 2010 11:36 AM (r/5/5)
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 11:37 AM (BP6Z1)
I'm a mutt, but the majority is Eye-tie, and they are all Catholic...except for my husband, who is Lutheran (the horror!!!).
Give me the address of the Lutheran.
Posted by: Torquemada at July 11, 2010 11:37 AM (9hu1I)
George Will has just weighed in over at The Hill:
"Bill Scher looks like a man who like my good friend Mr. Brooks also can appreciate the beauty of a sharp crease and finely pressed pair of khakis. I'm thinking of firing up the old Stanley Steamer and going for an epic adventure in the country, care to join me Bill ? Jeans are not proper attire of course, but I'm sure a man of your integrity and fine sense of style would not own one single pair."
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 11:39 AM (t72+4)
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 11:40 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent - making progressives sob since the mid 70's at July 11, 2010 11:40 AM (YVZlY)
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 11:42 AM (BP6Z1)
205 Ha ha -- my father would have loved you; my mother would want to know how old you are (or if you have younger brothers) -- the grandkids after all.
208 My family has already conjectured that his family are really Italians (and really, therefore, Catholic) that somehow got lost, wound up north, and were brainwashed by the evil devotees of Martin Luther...yeah, that has to be it.
Embrace the diversity!!!
Posted by: unknown jane at July 11, 2010 11:42 AM (5/yRG)
TOKYO — Japanese voters handed a stinging electoral defeat to the ruling party Sunday, exit polls showed, rejecting a proposal to increase taxes and handicapping a fledgling government struggling to keep the world's second-largest economy from financial meltdown.
With public spending at more than double its GDP, Japan is trying to manage its ballooning debt while also addressing high unemployment and stagnant growth. Prime Minister Naoto Kan has warned the country could face a Greek-style meltdown if it does not get its finances in order — possibly by raising the sales tax.
But projected losses in elections for the upper house of parliament indicate voters have rejected his solution . . .
Posted by: Sukiyaki Song at July 11, 2010 11:43 AM (7+pP9)
Posted by: unknown jane at July 11, 2010 03:36 PM (5/yRG)
--Does he talk dirty about nailing theses to your door? 
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 11:44 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 11:45 AM (G6Faf)
Posted by: CDR M at July 11, 2010 11:46 AM (y67bA)
Posted by: FORGER - Racist Czar at July 11, 2010 11:47 AM (E5Pqe)
I think my ass will do pretty well. Posted by: AmishDude
Kinda of been done. WSJ Dartboard contest
Posted by: Garbonzo the Garrulous at July 11, 2010 11:48 AM (oL8lS)
What's the octopus record on picks? He's been 100% correct so far right? Might have to use him for real football Sunday's in two months!
Posted by: CDR M at July 11, 2010 03:46 PM (y67bA)
I arready making prans to take hostage and hold him for ransom for the giant sum of One Mirron Dorrar !
Posted by: Kim Jong-Il at July 11, 2010 11:48 AM (t72+4)
I'm half-German and half Mailman.
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 11:48 AM (y4B2y)
Posted by: Rod Rescueman at July 11, 2010 11:54 AM (QxGmu)
Posted by: Kim Jong-Il at July 11, 2010 03:48 PM (t72+4)
Aren't you dead yet?
Posted by: South Korea at July 11, 2010 11:55 AM (y4B2y)
Posted by: beedubya at July 11, 2010 11:56 AM (AnTyA)
I also recommend RED.
You'll especially like it if you're old and you like dogs and guns and hate teenagers.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 11:58 AM (O+0rz)
Posted by: beedubya at July 11, 2010 03:56 PM (AnTyA)
Chillaxin' in Maine.
It's good to be the king.
P.S. Fuck you.
P.P.S. I won.
Posted by: King Barry XV at July 11, 2010 11:58 AM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: Kim Jong-Il at July 11, 2010 03:48 PM (t72+4)
Aren't you dead yet?
Posted by: South Korea at July 11, 2010 03:55 PM (y4B2y)
North Korea Is Best Korea !
Posted by: Kim Jong-Il at July 11, 2010 11:58 AM (t72+4)
Soooo....what's on the agenda for Captain Kickass today?? Anyone know??
Posted by: beedubya at July 11, 2010 03:56 PM (AnTyA)
I'm the Daddy'o on the Patio. I've worked so hard which is why I really deserve my third vacation in two months.
Posted by: Barry Ogabe at July 11, 2010 12:00 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 11, 2010 12:00 PM (2g2ex)
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:01 PM (38UQ3)
The World Cup is growing in importance in America. The ratings are solid. But it's still mainly an Olympics style event. The huge Michael Phelps ratings don't mean Americans became swimming fans in 2008.
Wimbledon ratings were down huge this year. Unclear why. I think the World Cup and Wimbledon audiences overlap a good bit, especially in the northeast, (upscale, white, cosmpolitan) and Wimbledon got drowned out.
Posted by: huh at July 11, 2010 12:01 PM (BXqkH)
Posted by: Truman North at July 11, 2010 12:01 PM (FjC5u)
T.Coddington Van Voorhees also just weighed in over at The Hill. I was wondering when he'd finally show up.
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 12:02 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: huh at July 11, 2010 04:01 PM (BXqkH)
isn't Jimmy an Obama guy? not good for that audiance
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:02 PM (38UQ3)
Posted by: karenm at July 11, 2010 12:03 PM (2y90e)
Posted by: FORGER - Racist Czar at July 11, 2010 12:04 PM (E5Pqe)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 12:04 PM (/h097)
The reason the left loses is, paradoxically, because of its periodic successes: once in power the mask slips, they cannot control themselves and so the people ultimately recoil and cue up “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by the Who. But of course they do, and so Tomasky’s “pitched ideological battle” — the struggle for the soul of the American experiment — goes on.
Posted by: Truman North at July 11, 2010 12:05 PM (FjC5u)
Yeah, it's gonna be real interesting in a couple of years after he becomes a full fledged fuckboy in what ever penitentiary he lands up in....
Posted by: Portnoy at July 11, 2010 12:05 PM (azgo2)
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:06 PM (38UQ3)
--Uh, excuse me?!
Posted by: logprof, Virginian at July 11, 2010 12:08 PM (BP6Z1)
JT was ranting and raving at all the sports guys were predicting the Lakers in 7. He said there's no way it's going to seven games and making that prediction is cowardly.
JT is a clown. All the sports talkers and writers are fucking clowns who don't know any more about sports than you or I.
And don't get me started on Pete "Jock Sniffer" Gammons. That man is so full of shit.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 12:08 PM (O+0rz)
the commentators sound as bored as I am
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:08 PM (38UQ3)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCmz2ymM1qU
Posted by: Guy Fawkes at July 11, 2010 12:09 PM (JSghx)
I hope someone scores soon, preferably the Dutch. An overtime period sounds incredibly dull.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 12:09 PM (/h097)
Pete Gammons talks out of his ass, always claiming to have inside sources. I'll bet me left nut he's full of shit and everything he says is pure conjecture.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 12:09 PM (O+0rz)
you're telling me he joined in on the stereotype Tampa fans bandwaggon and said the Rays radio ratings were worse then the Yankees in Tampa and yet the ratings clearly showed the fans down here listen to more Rays games then they do Yankees game, but Gammons wanted to take his shot at the team that might keep his beloved Sox out of the playoffs
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:10 PM (38UQ3)
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 12:11 PM (G6Faf)
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 04:08 PM
--You're not watching the same feed I am. It's a Brit calling the game on CBC.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 12:11 PM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 12:12 PM (G6Faf)
Mike & Mike.
Two dildos. One of the Mikes, the one who looks like a pencil necked nerd, feels the need to remind his listeners they're listening to the Mike & Mike Show every thirty seconds.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 12:12 PM (O+0rz)
in 2008 when my Rays made their run to the World Series he literally hung up every Rays fan that called in about playoffs and then slammed us for losing the World Series as if you could ask more of a team that had a 200:1 shot of going all the way when the 2008 season started
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:12 PM (38UQ3)
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 04:12 PM
(O+0rz)
they also like to get political (pro-lefties) on their show
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:13 PM (38UQ3)
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:13 PM (38UQ3)
252 ...the commentators sound as bored as I am
They are employing the dignified English stiff upper-lip routine.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 12:15 PM (/h097)
...and yet the ratings clearly showed the fans down here listen to more Rays games then they do Yankees game...
That's the typical northeast attitude. They think everyone outside Boston and New York are hayseeds.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 12:15 PM (O+0rz)
Another problem, other than the domination by the homogenized, white-bread, wouldn't-say-shit-if-he-had-a-mouthful Jummie Johnson, is the disparity between Dale Earnhart Jr.'s popularity and his performance. Now that he's with Hendrick, he gets the best equipment and support, so that excuse is gone. People are coming to the conclusion that he just isn't that good.
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 12:15 PM (y4B2y)
Posted by: o=========<() at July 11, 2010 12:15 PM (M9BNu)
and I'm sure you know JT is a big Raiders fan.
What a dildo. JT loves Al Davis...
and (hee hee) Jamarcus Russell.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 12:16 PM (O+0rz)
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 04:15 PM
(O+0rz)
they also ignore the good western teams like the Angels and Padres, ESPN head guys have already been caught on tape admitting they push the big market teams and stereotype the smaller markets and their fans into the image they want to make the bigger markets look good
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:16 PM (38UQ3)
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 04:16 PM
(O+0rz)
I know he is, when my Bucs beat his Raiders 48-21 in the Super Bowl he spent the whole week talking about how the Bucs fans didn't know crap and his Raiders would win
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:17 PM (38UQ3)
You know what's going to be scary is the partying afterwards, especially if the Dutch win. Could you imagine a post-game party in Amsterdam?
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 12:18 PM (/h097)
Posted by: A Balrog of Morgoth at July 11, 2010 12:18 PM (ZESU0)
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 12:18 PM (G6Faf)
ESPN is the worst thing to happen to sports. Because of the power and clout of Disney, they dominate the sports entertainment market.
It's a monopoly.
And they're very politically correct.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 12:19 PM (O+0rz)
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 12:20 PM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 12:21 PM (G6Faf)
You know what's going to be scary is the partying afterwards, especially if the Dutch win. Could you imagine a post-game party in Amsterdam?
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 04:18 PM (/h097)
What was that codeword to make to make the twenty-headed dildo machine stop in Eurotrip again ?
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 12:21 PM (t72+4)
Amen. Especially SportsCenter. It's ruined professional basketball, and seriously damaged the other sports.
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 12:21 PM (y4B2y)
I'm rooting for the Netherlands, but only because of Xaviera Hollander, author of The Happy Hooker. Actually, I really don't give a damn, but if she agrees to reward me and a few other morons with blow jobs, that would be a game changer.
Posted by: Fish at July 11, 2010 12:23 PM (v1gw3)
T.Coddington Van Voorhees also just weighed in over at The Hill. I was wondering when he'd finally show up.
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 04:02 PM (t72+4)
You sly devil you.
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 11, 2010 12:24 PM (2g2ex)
Two dildos. One of the Mikes, the one who looks like a pencil necked nerd, feels the need to remind his listeners they're listening to the Mike & Mike Show every thirty seconds.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 04:12 PM
(O+0rz)
--BTW, what is that little jingle they always play on ESPN Radio when someone is on the "Subway Fresh Take Hotline"?
Don't get me started on their big market coverage. Remember when the Red Sox won a couple of years ago, and the next day they spent more time talking about some A-Rod rumor than about the actual fucking game on the field?
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 12:24 PM (BP6Z1)
What's she, now, about 80?
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 12:24 PM (y4B2y)
ESPN is the worst thing to happen to sports.
No shit. I can't even watch SportsCenter anymore. They also have an unreasonable hatred towards Ohio State and their fans. Herbstreit, God Bless him, is the only sane one in the group.
Posted by: ErikW at July 11, 2010 12:24 PM (lOMqE)
Dr. Who also just put in his 2 cents over at The Hill. I was wondering when the good doctor was going to finally show up.
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 12:24 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: TexasJew at July 11, 2010 12:25 PM (8yMvt)
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 04:19 PM
(O+0rz)
--Oh hell no! We're totally objective!
Posted by: Tony Kornhole at July 11, 2010 12:25 PM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: rdbrewer at July 11, 2010 12:26 PM (R34ub)
Why would the whole world get excited about a game where you aren't allowed to use them?
Posted by: Alan at July 11, 2010 01:17 PM (kloCp)
Hey now!
Posted by: Apes at July 11, 2010 12:26 PM (S8TF5)
#217, that is an avowed socialist (and Bush-hating, as I recall) government, is it not?
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 03:45 PM (G6Faf)
Yep -- and they got their asses handed to them by the Nippon version of the Tea Party.Read the Associated Puss article I linked to. They're crying in their Saki over the election results. A sample:
But projected losses in elections for the upper house of parliament indicate voters have rejected his solution, and will make it difficult for his government to effectively revive the economy.
. . .
The progressive Democratic Party of Japan was on it was to losing its slim majority — a stark contrast to the landslide victory it scored last August that ended a pro-Washington, conservative party's nearly 50-year grip on power.
. . .
"It's bad news for Kan and the party, and its really bad news for the nation because it means there isn't going to be resolute action on all the festering problems facing the government," said Jeff Kingston, director of Asian studies at Temple University in Japan. "And that's got global repercussions."
. . .
But, in acknowledging the defeat, Kan said he failed to fully explain his proposal to raise the sales tax from 5 percent to as much as 10 percent. (where have we heard that one before?)
. . .
"People had very high hopes of the Democrats, and they feel betrayed," said Tomoaki Iwai, a political science professor at Nihon University in Tokyo. "This is a vote against the ruling party, not a vote for the opposition."
Posted by: Tentacle Pr0n Party at July 11, 2010 12:26 PM (7+pP9)
Every night nine of their their Top Ten Plays are 6'5" NBA players dunking. Wow.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:26 PM (XsFUU)
No matter who wins, they're still both Dhimmi pussies.
Posted by: TexasJew at July 11, 2010 04:25 PM (8yMvt)
Yea, but which ones the biggest or should they just arm wrestle over it ?
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 12:26 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: Tony Kornhole at July 11, 2010 04:25 PM (BP6Z1)
on PTI they were talking about the illegal immigration bill and referred to it as unpopular, guess they didn't take a look at the polls
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:27 PM (38UQ3)
the All Star Game is a joke, I'm sure you all agree. The players ruined it. Remember when PETE ROSE slid into 1st base and cleeted the shit out of the 1st baseman?
Those were the days.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 12:27 PM (O+0rz)
oh, anyway...
The Home Run Derby is unwatchable.
And you all know why. I can't stand that fat prick who always makes about him.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 12:28 PM (O+0rz)
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 04:27 PM
(O+0rz)
it decides who has home field in the World Series though, the 08 one was pretty good
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:28 PM (38UQ3)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:28 PM (XsFUU)
You're forgetting the most awesome ESPN personality in the history of awesomeness- Mel Kiper Jr and his hair. Mel and his hair come out of his Baltimore bunker for three days a year, makes up shit about players he never heard of, and then disappears for another year. And his hair seems to get taller over the course of the weekend.
My favorite ESPN moment was Bill Polian taking him to task - "You have no qualifications for doing what you do. You're as qualified as my mail man"
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 12:29 PM (y4B2y)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:29 PM (XsFUU)
I saw her at a party a few years ago. She weighs about 250 pounds, and is uglier than sin. You might want to reconsider that blow job.
Posted by: NJConservative at July 11, 2010 12:29 PM (LH6ir)
Posted by: NASA at July 11, 2010 12:29 PM (FcR7P)
What's she, now, about 80?
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 04:24 PM (y4B2y)
Xaviera, scratch Ombudsman from the blow job lineup because he's concerned you would gum it instead of suck it.Also, Geritol is truly a miracle tonic, also good for arthritis, hemorrhoids, and as a tit balm.
Posted by: Fish at July 11, 2010 12:30 PM (v1gw3)
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 04:29 PM (y4B2y)
didn't Polian head the thing against Rush?
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:30 PM (38UQ3)
on PTI they were talking about the illegal immigration bill and referred to it as unpopular, guess they didn't take a look at the polls
We only poll people on the Upper West Side, because those are the only people who matter.
Posted by: Wilbaun and Cornhole at July 11, 2010 12:31 PM (FjC5u)
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:31 PM (38UQ3)
yeah, I'm no fan of Bill Polian, but he's right.
Yes, Chris Berman.
The only reason they call him "Boomer" is because of the loads he leaves in the toilet. Pete Gammons told me that.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 12:32 PM (O+0rz)
Soccer players will finally evolve into large flightless birds with rudimentary wings, like emus. Only American football and rugby players will still be able to masturbate.
Soccer is a sport made for homeless kids who live in backalleys in Third World shitholes, kicking around tin cans.
Posted by: TexasJew at July 11, 2010 12:32 PM (8yMvt)
The Home Run Derby is unwatchable.
And you all know why. I can't stand that fat prick who always makes about him.
Posted by: spurwing plover's first acolyte at July 11, 2010 04:28 PM
(O+0rz)
Let me be clear: The ratings are down this year because I'm not tossing the first pitch.
Ratings gold!
Posted by: King Barry the Hurler at July 11, 2010 12:32 PM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: karenm at July 11, 2010 12:32 PM (2y90e)
I can't stand that fat prick who always makes about him.
Chris Berman?
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 04:29 PM (XsFUU)
It.......Could.........Go.........All........The...........Way !
And......Curtis 'My Favorite Martian' Martin Scores !
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 12:33 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:33 PM (XsFUU)
We only poll people on the Upper West Side, because those are the only people who matter.
It's true, we can corroborate that
Posted by: ESPN the Polling Organization at July 11, 2010 12:33 PM (FjC5u)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 12:33 PM (/h097)
Posted by: karenm at July 11, 2010 12:33 PM (2y90e)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 04:33 PM (/h097)
it is the nation that reacted to their own personal 9/11 by vowing not to fight back against terrorists
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:34 PM (38UQ3)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:34 PM (XsFUU)
Chris Berman is a douche of the highest order.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 04:33 PM (XsFUU)
Even bigger than me ?
Posted by: Groucho Olbermann at July 11, 2010 12:36 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: By Saam at July 11, 2010 04:35 PM (7+pP9)
Byrum Saam! Ah, memories of my early youth.... Hello, By Saam, this is Phillie Fans...
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 12:37 PM (y4B2y)
Posted by: Harry Caray at July 11, 2010 12:37 PM (7+pP9)
324 it is the nation that reacted to their own personal 9/11 by vowing not to fight back against terrorists
Too true, YRM, though I can't remember if it was the people, the govt, or both. Though it doesn't really matter; capitulating to terrorists is an act of evil & cowardice.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 12:37 PM (/h097)
Posted by: Groucho Olbermann at July 11, 2010 04:36 PM (t72+4)
oh God my Lightning are in that screen-capture, i'm embarassed
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:37 PM (38UQ3)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 04:37 PM (/h097)
it was the pussies in power and the pussies who vote
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:38 PM (38UQ3)
Who are we rooting for? The country we have the best BOT with? The country that has offered the greatest help in the war on terror?
I think Holland wins. Aren't they fighting radical muzzies? Oh, wait a minute. Back in the day, the Spanish would have barbecued your guts for not expecting the Spanish Inquisition.
Posted by: rdbrewer at July 11, 2010 12:38 PM (R34ub)
Posted by: louis tully at July 11, 2010 12:38 PM (Vc/xe)
Posted by: Count de Monet at July 11, 2010 12:39 PM (2g2ex)
324 it is the nation that
reacted to their own personal 9/11 by vowing not to fight back against
terrorists
Too true, YRM, though I can't remember if it was the people, the govt, or both. Though it doesn't really matter; capitulating to terrorists is an act of evil & cowardice.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 04:37 PM (/h097)
Seconded
Posted by: Ayaan Hirsi Ali, not posting from Holland at July 11, 2010 12:39 PM (BP6Z1)
As of right now, Spain is outplaying them, but if it gets to penalty kicks, all bets are off.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:39 PM (XsFUU)
Posted by: rdbrewer at July 11, 2010 12:39 PM (R34ub)
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent - making progressives sob since the mid 70's at July 11, 2010 12:40 PM (YVZlY)
On some level I respect the game, but come..... on.... They need to do something to increase the scoring. Or at least give each player a baseball bat or club.
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 12:41 PM (y4B2y)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 12:41 PM (/h097)
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 12:42 PM (G6Faf)
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 04:41 PM (y4B2y)
I love how the highlights are just goals, celebrations, and riots
Posted by: YRM (The Youngest Ace Reader) at July 11, 2010 12:42 PM (38UQ3)
Yesterday's third place game was much better than this defensive drek. 3-2 win for the Krauts, and it was much more fast-paced with lots of scoring chances.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:42 PM (XsFUU)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 12:44 PM (/h097)
Posted by: rdbrewer at July 11, 2010 12:44 PM (R34ub)
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 12:44 PM (y4B2y)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 04:42 PM (XsFUU)
--Someone oughta do a quick analysis of the 3rd-place game vs. the Final. The bronze game players must have a lot less pressure and probably play more loosely.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 12:45 PM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:45 PM (XsFUU)
Right. In the finals, everyone is afraid to make a mistake. Like in the NHL when the teams would go into OT and play for a tie.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:46 PM (XsFUU)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 04:45 PM (XsFUU)
--He must have been playing too tired for the coach's taste.
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 12:46 PM (BP6Z1)
Chris "leather" Berman? He...could ..go ....all ...the way!!!!!
Kinda reminds me of that dead know-it -all, Howard Cosell. Now THERE was a real waste of space.What a scam he had going.
I saw Peter Gammons up close about 18 years ago in Florida. We were going to a Spring Training game and stopped at a convenience store for something, and there was Gammons, big as life, ten feet away. He was hungover, you could tell (about 11 in the morning), with a big red Irish alcoholic's nose, like Ted Kennedy or Tip O'Neil.
You could even say it glowed.
Posted by: Reader CJ Burch says... at July 11, 2010 12:46 PM (sJTmU)
Ramos (#15) is actually having the better all-around game today. Even though he needs a haircut.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:47 PM (XsFUU)
Posted by: Dave J. at July 11, 2010 12:47 PM (DCQ0q)
Posted by: Pocono Joe at July 11, 2010 12:48 PM (DstWq)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:48 PM (XsFUU)
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 12:49 PM (G6Faf)
Posted by: rdbrewer at July 11, 2010 12:50 PM (R34ub)
Blame Italy. They started this Academy Awards crap in 2006.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:51 PM (XsFUU)
On Wimbledon -- the few friends of mine who have any interest in tennis are ... well-off northeastern types born into upscale families (and who also are the most enthusiastic about the World Cup). I think American stars (like McEnroe, Connors) help expand the sport, but when foreigners dominate (Federer, Nadal) the American audience shrinks into a more upscale, core audience.
Posted by: huh at July 11, 2010 12:51 PM (BXqkH)
Posted by: Portnoy at July 11, 2010 12:51 PM (azgo2)
Posted by: Reader CJ Burch says... at July 11, 2010 12:51 PM (sJTmU)
Soccer needs a penalty for the pansy diving. This is getting ridiculous.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 12:51 PM (/h097)
The NHL is getting like this now, too. It's sad.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:52 PM (XsFUU)
Like a false flag or something: you call for a foul and the ref denies it, it's a foul on YOU.
Posted by: Dave J. at July 11, 2010 12:53 PM (DCQ0q)
Posted by: Peaches at July 11, 2010 12:53 PM (fwW9R)
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 12:54 PM (y4B2y)
Shoulda never let that dude from Weezer take the free kick....
Posted by: Portnoy at July 11, 2010 04:51 PM (azgo2)
Does anyone else here think that Rachel Maddow is really Rivers Cuomo from Weezer? They look like they were separated at birth especially when she wears those throw-back glasses.
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 12:55 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:55 PM (XsFUU)
Soccer needs a penalty for the pansy diving. This is getting ridiculous.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 04:51 PM (/h097)
Tony Romo is playing ?
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 12:55 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:57 PM (XsFUU)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 12:57 PM (/h097)
Posted by: Paul the Octopus at July 11, 2010 12:57 PM (BP6Z1)
Probably not, but it's not sudden death. All I'm sayin'.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 12:59 PM (XsFUU)
"Soccer needs a penalty for the pansy diving. This is getting ridiculous."
Like a false flag or something: you call for a foul and the ref denies it, it's a foul on YOU.
Posted by: Dave J. at July 11, 2010 04:53 PM (DCQ0q)
Get Fuzzy has a better option. Page two is pretty funny, too.Posted by: Soccer Sux at July 11, 2010 12:59 PM (7+pP9)
376 375 The NHL is getting like this now, too. It's sad.
Well, they did add the penalty for people like Peter Forsberg, but people realized they could also take advantage of the penalty, i.e., grab on to someone else & take them down.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 01:00 PM (/h097)
Gotta protect the stars, dontcha know?
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 01:02 PM (XsFUU)
Posted by: Paul the Octopus at July 11, 2010 04:57 PM (BP6Z1)
And the finest cephalopod poon in the sea.
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 01:02 PM (y4B2y)
Posted by: YRM at July 11, 2010 01:03 PM (38UQ3)
Hooray! let's get back to baseba . . . Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 01:03 PM (XsFUU)
Posted by: Reactionary at July 11, 2010 01:04 PM (4nbyM)
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 01:04 PM (G6Faf)
Finally, the road to boredom is over.
Hooray! let's get back to baseba . . . Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 05:03 PM (XsFUU)
The fatwa issued against the vuvuzela is warranted. Even a broken muzzie clock is right twice a day.
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 01:05 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: rdbrewer at July 11, 2010 01:05 PM (R34ub)
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 01:06 PM (G6Faf)
Oh, I'll personally get arrest warrants for people in Philly with those damned horns. Hopefully, they won't be around in 2014.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 01:06 PM (XsFUU)
In football it's a game. In soccer, it's a match. Why is that?
Posted by: rdbrewer at July 11, 2010 01:06 PM (R34ub)
What are they singing?
409 Who did the best acting job in this match?
Spain, by far. Best actor goes to the player who tripped himself & drew a card against a player who didn't even touch him.
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 01:07 PM (/h097)
Yeah, the muzzies outlawed mullets and vuvuzelas. But stoning women is still the shit.
Posted by: rdbrewer at July 11, 2010 01:08 PM (R34ub)
Posted by: Portnoy at July 11, 2010 01:08 PM (azgo2)
Allah forbid a chick carry a vuvuzuela!
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 01:09 PM (XsFUU)
Oh, I'll personally get arrest warrants for people in Philly with those damned horns. Hopefully, they won't be around in 2014.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 05:06 PM (XsFUU)
Oh, if a vuvuzela was to appear anywhere it would be at The Linc, home of America's classiest NFL fans.
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 01:09 PM (t72+4)
My hatred of the Eagles and their fans is well documented here. I may be the only Broncos fan in this town.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 01:10 PM (XsFUU)
And the finest cephalopod poon in
the sea.
Posted by: Ombudsman at July 11, 2010 05:02 PM (y4B2y)
Didn't need to be said. Did you know that octopi have 3 hearts, 8 arms and 5 penises?
Posted by: Paul the Octopus at July 11, 2010 01:10 PM (BP6Z1)
The NHL is getting like this now, too. It's sad.
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 04:52 PM (XsFUU)
CROSBY'S A BITCH!
Posted by: Unclefacts, AoSHQ Professional Debate Team, Summoner etc. at July 11, 2010 01:10 PM (eCAn3)
Yes. Yes we did.
Posted by: Japanese cartoonists at July 11, 2010 01:11 PM (G6Faf)
Didn't need to be said. Did you
know that octopi have 3 hearts, 8 arms and 5 penises?
Posted by: Paul the Octopus at July 11, 2010 05:10 PM (BP6Z1)
Well at least we know at least five tentacles are occupied at all times which should make the octopus easy prey.
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 01:12 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 01:12 PM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: keninnorcal at July 11, 2010 01:13 PM (57BYM)
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 01:13 PM (G6Faf)
Posted by: Wyatt Earp at July 11, 2010 05:09 PM (XsFUU)
Sacred honor compels me to say that I put my penis in a vuvuzuela...wait, what?
Posted by: Will Folks - sticking a penis where it's never been stuck before at July 11, 2010 01:14 PM (YVZlY)
Not true, but in the fight against Islamists, no referees call a foul when you flop on the ground.
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 01:14 PM (G6Faf)
Not true, but in the fight against Islamists, no referees call a foul when you flop on the ground.
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 05:14 PM (G6Faf)
They throw a yellow bellied card.
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 01:15 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: YRM at July 11, 2010 01:15 PM (38UQ3)
Didn't need to be said. Did you know that octopi have 3 hearts, 8 arms and 5 penises? -Paul the Octopus
That sir, is some interestng stuff. Is there a newletter that you are publishing?
Heigh-yooooo!
Posted by: Zombie Ed McMahon at July 11, 2010 01:16 PM (sJTmU)
They will next time. I promise. Really. Trust me.
Posted by: Pathetic ROE at July 11, 2010 01:16 PM (Qp4DT)
Didn't need to be said. Did you know that octopi have 3 hearts, 8 arms and 5 penises? -Paul the Octopus
Also, I wonder what octopi use as fluffers when doing octopi porn? A whole school of fish ?
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 01:18 PM (t72+4)
It can't be Olympic levels, but I can't imagine it was cheap.
Posted by: AmishDude at July 11, 2010 01:19 PM (G6Faf)
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent - making libs groan since the 70's at July 11, 2010 01:20 PM (YVZlY)
Posted by: sTevo at July 11, 2010 01:20 PM (zIUsq)
Yeah, it's still going on over at TH:
Hey Bill, miss me yet ?
BY on 07/11/2010 at 16:47
Posted by: conscious, but incoherent - making libs groan since the 70's at July 11, 2010 05:20 PM (YVZlY)
That was totally not me, I have more class than that. : )
Posted by: Blazer at July 11, 2010 01:22 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: rdbrewer at July 11, 2010 05:17 PM (R34ub)
Thank you very much, but I'll be the judge of what's butt ugly!
*lovingly looks at wedding pictures of my precious wookie*
Posted by: Barry "Ogusher" Obama at July 11, 2010 01:23 PM (YVZlY)
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at July 11, 2010 01:23 PM (5hqv8)
Tier 1: Follow in not only playoffs and regular season, but follow in off-season: NFL
1b: College football. I like almost as much as NFL, but unlike the NFL (where I can get hooked on a game even if the teams don't interest me) I usually have to have an interest in a team to watch a regular season game. Bowls, though, I'll watch more than my share.
2. Follow in playoffs and regular season, but not every team and not as much in the off-season: College basketball. This is partially because I don't get to see too many games up here.
3. Mainly follow in playoffs, but like several teams: NHL
4. Only follow in playoffs, and only care about a couple teams: baseball (college and MLB)
5. Only follow during big events infrequently, but with great interest: soccer
X. Just don't care: tennis, boutique Olympic sports, golf
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 01:23 PM (BP6Z1)
An insane left-wing bloggerÂ… got into the telepod with me, that first time when I was aloneÂ… The computer got confusedÂ… there weren't supposed to be two separate genetic patternsÂ… so it decided toÂ… splice us togetherÂ…
Posted by: Blackford Oakes at July 11, 2010 01:25 PM (w9BEi)
Red Five, standing by.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at July 11, 2010
05:23 PM (5hqv
Red Foreman,standing by.......
Posted by: that 70's show at July 11, 2010 01:25 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at July 11, 2010 01:26 PM (5hqv8)
Posted by: Miss'80sBaby at July 11, 2010 01:27 PM (/h097)
Thanks. One of my favorite movies.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at July 11, 2010
05:26 PM (5hqv
That was a fine piece of work there, my hats off to you.
Posted by: that 70's show at July 11, 2010 01:28 PM (t72+4)
Not really. Now we have the "Nuff said" meme to play with.
I hope The Hill never notices this thread; it could go for weeks.
Posted by: The War Between the Undead States at July 11, 2010 01:30 PM (5hqv8)
Must've been a helluva exciting game.
Just slept from halftime onward. Through annoying bee horns and all.
So who gets to cook up Paul the Octopus?
Posted by: laceyunderalls at July 11, 2010 01:32 PM (q9ka9)
Posted by: Peaches at July 11, 2010 01:35 PM (fwW9R)
Posted by: George Orwell at July 11, 2010 01:36 PM (AZGON)
Posted by: 48%er at July 11, 2010 01:43 PM (OThQg)
Posted by: George Orwell at July 11, 2010 01:47 PM (AZGON)
just submitted:
teabags of blind hate
dripping from liberal eyes
now you will blow me
Posted by: George Orwell at July 11, 2010 05:47 PM (AZGON)
I agree. It's time to punch that thread into ludicrous speed.
Posted by: Dark Helmet at July 11, 2010 01:49 PM (t72+4)
Posted by: Al, the sex poodle at July 11, 2010 01:55 PM (2+9Yx)
Posted by: Peaches
I was out doing a couple of oil changes.
Posted by: sTevo at July 11, 2010 01:57 PM (zIUsq)
Give me some time.
Do we twitter these sort of things,not that I'll be involved in that shit?
Posted by: Kemp at July 11, 2010 02:00 PM (2+9Yx)
Posted by: Al, the sex poodle at July 11, 2010 05:55 PM (2+9Yx)
Back off, perv. I get the pick of the lot.
I'd eat you, though: you would probably feed me for years.
Posted by: Paul the Octopus at July 11, 2010 02:01 PM (BP6Z1)
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 11, 2010 02:35 PM (tJjm/)
Posted by: CoolCzech at July 11, 2010 02:38 PM (tJjm/)
And so the most-watched sporting event in television history comes to an end.
And so the most boring final game/match in any sport's history finally comes to an end, with a bogus red card on a flop leading to a goal in extra time by the Spanish against a short-handed Dutch side.
Ugh, I hate this "sport."
Posted by: Sharkman at July 11, 2010 02:41 PM (Zj8fM)
Posted by: logprof at July 11, 2010 02:43 PM (BP6Z1)
Holland had its problems. The referee, Howard Webb, is supposedly a British cop on his "day job". He decided to give the Dutch players yellow cards like a motorcycle cop trying to meet his "qouta" ---while letting the Spanish players "speed through the trap" without so much as tapping the siren to slow 'em down.
Ugly game.
Posted by: Comanche Voter at July 11, 2010 03:31 PM (ktYjH)
Posted by: Not yet stoned vuvuzela player at July 11, 2010 03:34 PM (X3yb3)
Posted by: JEA at July 11, 2010 04:18 PM (Q9oKH)
ESPN was awesome when they started. Remember when MTV played videos, and ESPN played Aussie rules football, boxing, pro softball, any sport they could find (and by sport I do not mean Vegas poker)?
Posted by: Cowboy at July 11, 2010 04:52 PM (XYcTY)
@ JEA at July 11, 2010 08:18 PM
Webb the ref pulled so many yellow cards for the dutch that they were forced to played with a brake on.
Injesta and xavi are the game dividers and had to be given as little space as possiable by the dutch midfield but with yellow cards that could result in send off, so they had to play safe. The intensity had to cool otherwise it would mean a send off early in the second half.
Webb really fucked up the whole game by giving the netherlandse all the cards and spain hardly any cards and in the last ten minutes made five or six partial calls for spain which resulted in a goal. The Netherlands was robbed just like the USA.
Posted by: gdg at July 11, 2010 04:54 PM (JS+7s)
I thought it was an excellent match. It had me on my toes wondering which side was going to break through. Each one had so many blown chances, including two total whiffs on crosses and many blown fastbreaks. Both of the keepers did well on a ton of saves.
The Dutch gameplan to engage the Spanish with physical play seemed to be working, and the Spanish looked like a different team than the ball control wizards who baffled Germany earlier this week. But it almost blew up in their faces early on, when a high kick challenge ought to have drawn a red card. I suspect the only reason it drew yellow was the refs' determination not to have an early red card controversy mar a World Cup final. He seemed to think he could control the game with yellows, and this had an unfortunate effect of encouraging excessive diving and histronics -- all absent from both teams' qualifying games earlier this week, which were notably clean. This was probably a mistake, as it created a sort of penal calculus going on that no doubt affected two controversial calls late in the game: the non-call of a penalty kick for, who was it, Robbens?, and the inevitable red card. After the high kick challenge early on, I figured it was only a question of time before some Dutchman got the red card, it was only a matter of who and for what. Sure enough, it came over a marginal call.
So, in this challenging environment, it was Spain who did emerge in the end with the game's sole uncontroversially clean goal. And they deserve the win. Congrats, Spain, this one has been a long time in coming! Well deserved.
Posted by: Cowboy at July 11, 2010 05:13 PM (XYcTY)
@ Cowboy at July 11, 2010 09:13 PM
Spain was the stronger side but only after the card bombardment.
The high kick of the jong was indeed a red card but so was the violent reaction of injesta after he was fouled somewhere in the second half. He would not have been in the match anymore to score that goal and spain would have been crippled by missing a player with a role like a quaterback.
The Netherlands just lost their third final so you could say
they had it long time coming.
Posted by: gdg at July 11, 2010 05:27 PM (JS+7s)
Which of those Dutch cards did you feel was undeserved? All of them were no-brainers -- certainly De Jong should've seen straight red adios for the flying karate kick to Xavi Alonso, and van Bommel's wasn't much better.
So Webb did the Spanish no favors. They could've played 60 minutes with 10 or fewer. (He didn't send Arjen Robben off for kicking the ball away at the end, either.)
Frankly, after seeing some of the jams Webb gets himself into in the EPL, I expected much worse of him. His assignment today was almost impossible -- two teams who are cagey with the ball, flop all the time, and play defense right on the line between good and evil intent. I thought Webb did as good a job as I could expect.
Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez at July 11, 2010 05:29 PM (OpDkq)
Except for the bizarre goal-kick-to-Spain call, which (as Webb's luck would have it) indirectly led to the goal. 700 million people saw that go off of TWO Spaniards, and they get the ball? OOPS!
Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez at July 11, 2010 05:43 PM (OpDkq)
@ Bender Bending Rodriguez at July 11, 2010 09:29 PM
The kick was red but much of the spainish fouls where yellows and injesta who even attacked another player not even with the ball in sight should have gotten red too.
Webb was quite even handed till the last 10 minutes.
He suddenly started giving spain all kinds of breaks like not awarding a free kick and not giving an obvious corner. You can watch the last 10 minutes and you will see it happen. It was wierd.
The dutch were confussed by these wierd discissions and lost their grip on the game.
Posted by: gdg at July 11, 2010 05:45 PM (JS+7s)
Yeah, the outcome of this game was set to break the hearts of a nation. The Dutch have now lost three finals and have become the Buffalo Bills of international soccer. I was serving both Heineken and sangria, but favoring the Heineken. My college roommate was a Dutchman, but our family hosted an exchange student from Barcelona, giving me personal ties to each country. So I had conflicting allegiances going in. Leaves me disappointed for the Dutch but happy for the Spaniards, who have had little to be cheerful of in a while.
It comes down to this. The Spanish took 19 shots, 6 on goal, and one worked out. The Dutch took 13 shots, 5 on goal, but they could not find the net. So we have elation in Spain and heartbreak in Holland. The Netherlands remain the best team to have never won a World Cup, which is a place of honor and nothing to be ashamed off. Number Two three times. That's a big achievement. They'll win yet, even if the Bills won't.
Posted by: Cowboy at July 11, 2010 06:04 PM (XYcTY)
Webb was quite even handed till the last 10 minutes.
He suddenly started giving spain all kinds of breaks like not awarding a free kick and not giving an obvious corner. You can watch the last 10 minutes and you will see it happen. It was wierd.
-- That's the "penal calculus" I described kicking in. It's similar to the thinking that results in a "make up call" in football. It's also foolhardy, I believe. Nevertheless this world has a stubborn, misbegotten faith in managed outcomes and enlightened guiding hands. I betcha Webb had a tit-for-tat punchcard tally up in his head running the entire game, and at the end he began meting out his justice. It isn't right; it's always better to call a spade a spade, even if that means issuing a red card in the first minute of a World Cup if that's what's merited. But they're all to chicken to do that, because it takes balls. Rather, they'll resort to this kind of penal calculus.
Posted by: Cowboy at July 11, 2010 06:14 PM (XYcTY)
Posted by: bruxklly at July 11, 2010 06:17 PM (tcJlA)
@ Cowboy at July 11, 2010 10:04 PM
For the neutral viewer it always helps best if you pick a favorite.
They will be more involved.
But it is kind of you to consider the dutch for a moment.
Posted by: gdg at July 11, 2010 06:20 PM (JS+7s)
@ bruxklly at July 11, 2010 10:17 PM
So you where forced to watch?
You must have the worst life ever..
Posted by: gdg at July 11, 2010 06:27 PM (JS+7s)
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