The Euro 2008 tourney is in full effect! The matches have been killer, in particular Turkey - Czech (Turkey scored 3 goals in the last 15 minutes to steal it). I guess I'm rooting for Holland since I love that country and had good times smoking their wares.
Anyone else into this? It's a nice mini-World Cup that trims off the fat (No USA) and is really intense. If you get ESPN2 or ESPN Classic I highly recommend catching the Quarter Final matches starting this Thursday.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Show me yours and I'll show you mine...
It's somewhat pointless to be upset about too much as a Cubs fan these days, but this is more about being frustrated by media coverage of America's passtime than anything else.
Why is it that it is okay to pley Zambrano's meltdown in the dugout as frequently as Howard Dean's meltdown in the last Democratic primaries, but it's not okay to play the blown calls that lead to the inning that lead to the meltdown. Is it MLB striving to protect the credibility of the men in black making the calls? I think we all realize that the umpires are just humans making (or not, as the case may be) the calls during a game - and they make mistakes. In an unprecedented pro-Cubs moment, even the ESPN guys admitted it was a blown call. Granted, teams shouldn't fold up so that a blown call extends an inning to the point where the other team wins, but that's not really my point... Players are human, too (well, kinda). Why are they subject to the scrutiny of the camera any more than the officiating crew?
Why is it okay to zoom in on a player's warts, but not the officials?
Why is it that it is okay to pley Zambrano's meltdown in the dugout as frequently as Howard Dean's meltdown in the last Democratic primaries, but it's not okay to play the blown calls that lead to the inning that lead to the meltdown. Is it MLB striving to protect the credibility of the men in black making the calls? I think we all realize that the umpires are just humans making (or not, as the case may be) the calls during a game - and they make mistakes. In an unprecedented pro-Cubs moment, even the ESPN guys admitted it was a blown call. Granted, teams shouldn't fold up so that a blown call extends an inning to the point where the other team wins, but that's not really my point... Players are human, too (well, kinda). Why are they subject to the scrutiny of the camera any more than the officiating crew?
Why is it okay to zoom in on a player's warts, but not the officials?
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Oh Cincy Part 2
It looke like our 'ol pal Dusty checks in on killing for sports as I refer to the March 11th post.
Bruce, Votto, and Bailey are now regulars on the Cincy team and doing very well.
Patterson is on the bench and should have been drop kicked out of that town.
He has also been limiting pitch counts for two other young pitchers: Volquez-who is an absolute phenom (he came over in the Hamilton trade) and Cueto (who has shown signs of great stuff)
Votto has been banged up lately and here is a quote from 'ol Dust:
"Dr." Baker prescribed a remedy for the rookie.
"He told me to hop in the ocean and get that saltwater in me," Votto said. "He said it heals everything. I'll do that tonight."
Does Baker realize that rivers tend to be freshwater?
Bruce, Votto, and Bailey are now regulars on the Cincy team and doing very well.
Patterson is on the bench and should have been drop kicked out of that town.
He has also been limiting pitch counts for two other young pitchers: Volquez-who is an absolute phenom (he came over in the Hamilton trade) and Cueto (who has shown signs of great stuff)
Votto has been banged up lately and here is a quote from 'ol Dust:
"Dr." Baker prescribed a remedy for the rookie.
"He told me to hop in the ocean and get that saltwater in me," Votto said. "He said it heals everything. I'll do that tonight."
Does Baker realize that rivers tend to be freshwater?
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