Topic: WE LIKE SPORTS (Read 593759 times)

Skewbrow · « **Reply #2300 on:** 22 May 2011, 01:29 »

Had to google it. Black sox were in '19. My bad. "Say it ain't so, Joe."

jwhouk · « **Reply #2301 on:** 22 May 2011, 11:12 »

It ain't so.

Dazed · « **Reply #2302 on:** 22 May 2011, 11:20 »

Uh Shane was talking about the Red Sox anyway.

Skewbrow · « **Reply #2303 on:** 22 May 2011, 15:24 »

In early 1930 some of my fellow countrymen had the bright idea that a single red stripe in your shirt was sufficient grounds to suspect you to be a commie. Are you saying that in 1918 a single red stripe in a sock turned a baseball player into a New Englander?

valley_parade · « **Reply #2304 on:** 23 May 2011, 08:40 »

Quote from: Liz on 21 May 2011, 11:31

Oh man now I want to watch that game. That is amazing.

I didn't get to see it. Because my Fox station is out of Albany, we were stuck with Mets v Yankees.

edit: and btw, the Sox had the wrong socks. They were supposed to be striped, like the Ubs.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2305 on:** 24 May 2011, 11:35 »

Quote from: manutd.com

19:09 I've just been handed the team-sheet for tonight's game and it's some team for the Reds. Kuszczak; G.Neville (c), Brown, O'Shea, P.Neville; Beckham, Scholes, Butt, Giggs; Rooney, Owen.

I am at work, but thankfully Fox Soccer are broadcasting the game live and I have DVR.

alli · « **Reply #2306 on:** 31 May 2011, 12:30 »

Anybody excited about the European U21 Championship?

I am.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xu44--NCHuk

A lot of promising players in the Icelandic team, might actually do good.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2307 on:** 31 May 2011, 13:32 »

I'm taking a football break until I go to see United-New England in July.

Saturday was too embarassing. Barca totally and completely outclassed United. Though, I did watch yesterday's promotion final, which was rather exciting. A great game to watch, and congrats to Swansea.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2308 on:** 01 Jun 2011, 05:42 »

Ladies and gents, the Stanley Cup Finals start tonight!

CMON BRUINS!!

philharmonic · « **Reply #2309 on:** 01 Jun 2011, 07:41 »

It's Game Day bitches! Here's to crushing the Boston Bruinkakes!
GO CANUCKS GO !!!

valley_parade · « **Reply #2310 on:** 01 Jun 2011, 08:13 »

DROP THE GLOVES, HOSER.

Skewbrow · « **Reply #2311 on:** 01 Jun 2011, 11:52 »

Normally I would love to join in a hockey chat, but the world championships are over, and my appetite for fancy goals and gritty hockey battles is
temporarily sated.

The fact that the NHL teams with my hometown heros on their rosters are out of contention has nothing whatsoever to do with it!

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #2312 on:** 01 Jun 2011, 12:13 »

Just caught up on the weekend's action, Geraint Thomas wins the tour of Bavaria and Wiggins put 30 seconds into Cancellara over 26k in a time trial. Methinks Team Sky are planning on making a mark on the Tour de France.

Dauphine is going to be very telling.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2313 on:** 01 Jun 2011, 12:27 »

Quote from: Skewbrow on 01 Jun 2011, 11:52

Normally I would love to join in a hockey chat, but the world championships are over, and my appetite for fancy goals and gritty hockey battles is
temporarily sated.

I was so glad I saw that live (cheers, Versus). What a ballsy move.

philharmonic · « **Reply #2314 on:** 01 Jun 2011, 20:07 »

Nice. Torres put it in and whaddayaknow game winner.
No need to drop the gloves yet....stick to face seems to be working.

maybe next game we'll crush you Bostonian Brukakkes.

Skewbrow · « **Reply #2315 on:** 01 Jun 2011, 23:59 »

Round #1 to Canucks. Wonder whether they will miss Hamhuis further down the road though? Salo has a long history of being injury prone, so if the Bruins knock him out, the Canucks' defence will be on the thin side. Leave it to Luongo?

valley_parade · « **Reply #2316 on:** 02 Jun 2011, 05:45 »

3 observations:

1) From a non-neutral standpoint, are the Cup Finals ALWAYS that intense? I'll have a heart attack if this goes 7.

2) Dick Dastardley did not deserve to lose that game. What a show in net.

3) Burroughs better get at least a hefty fine if not suspended for biting Bergeron. You asshat.

philharmonic · « **Reply #2317 on:** 02 Jun 2011, 06:35 »

Burrows vs Bergeron hmmm.....well grapes did say he was "hungry". Are they not both frenchmen? ( '^.~) how do they settle things in la belle province? Oh ya torte law! give em both some pork pie and call it even, tabernac!

Alex C · « **Reply #2318 on:** 02 Jun 2011, 21:45 »

Dirk Nowitzki just basically took a gigantic dump on Derrick Rose's MVP trophy.

Skewbrow · « **Reply #2319 on:** 03 Jun 2011, 03:24 »

Quote from: valley_parade on 02 Jun 2011, 05:45

1) From a non-neutral standpoint, are the Cup Finals ALWAYS that intense? I'll have a heart attack if this goes 7.

I can only speak for myself, but at some point I had to stop watching the 3rd periods of Finland's critical games at World Championships, Olympics and/or Canada Cup. I made the decision after I realized that I was coming close to shoving my then 3-year old kid out of the way in frustration. I was so ashamed of myself even though I never touched the kid. I may have grown up a bit during the 15+ years since...

The antics of the commentator make a huge difference. The dude who's been commentating the games of our team is downright mad (everybody loves him!!!), so unless things go well for us, I may have to leave the room. Go for a walk or something. When he is on a roll... it is nailbiting squared, and too much for the old blood pressure.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2320 on:** 03 Jun 2011, 05:48 »

See, I like the NBC/Vs broadcaster. He goes totally apeshit when something cool happens, much like the NESN announcer that does most of the Bruins non-playoff games.

jwhouk · « **Reply #2321 on:** 03 Jun 2011, 18:35 »

He's always like that. Doc needs to take some valium at times.

Storm Rider · « **Reply #2322 on:** 05 Jun 2011, 23:40 »

I don't think I've posted in this thread since Posey got hurt but imagine this as my general reaction at the time.

philharmonic · « **Reply #2323 on:** 06 Jun 2011, 06:26 »

Game 3 Today. I wonder what team is going to show up today. I hope it's not going to be repeat of the last series.(echo from facebook)

jwhouk · « **Reply #2324 on:** 06 Jun 2011, 22:13 »

Well, welcome, Boston, to the Stanley Cup Finals.

Skewbrow · « **Reply #2325 on:** 07 Jun 2011, 05:42 »

Well, game #3 didn't gave anyone a heart attack.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2326 on:** 07 Jun 2011, 11:26 »

I just hope they have four or five left in the tank for tomorrow night.

Watch out, Sedins!

David_Dovey · « **Reply #2327 on:** 08 Jun 2011, 20:21 »

Eagerly awaiting a Tim Thomas meme a la C. Norris et al

valley_parade · « **Reply #2328 on:** 09 Jun 2011, 05:45 »

Those started popping up on Boston sports-talk radio during the Tampa series.

To be honest, I had a friend that was appaled by his actions last night, and I can see why. He took a stick to the back of Canuckula's knee. I'm all for him beating the piss out of that little twat, but the knee's a dangerous place to swing a giant stick. A good crosscheck to the back would have solved the problem more efficiently (and more awesome..ly).

philharmonic · « **Reply #2329 on:** 15 Jun 2011, 20:57 »

Well looks like you Boston folk have something to celebrate. Gratz. Next year I'll be all Go Leafs Go again.

JD · « **Reply #2330 on:** 15 Jun 2011, 23:26 »

so many riots in vancouver

so many

jwhouk · « **Reply #2331 on:** 16 Jun 2011, 06:42 »

From another forum whence I frequent:

The difference between the U.S.ofA. and Canada...

We riot when we win.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #2332 on:** 16 Jun 2011, 13:07 »

Shamelessly stolen from twitter:

Canada: "DAMMIT THEY TOOK THE ONLY THING WE'RE REALLY GOOD AT" (meanwhile, US citizens go broke from medical expenses)

jwhouk · « **Reply #2333 on:** 30 Jun 2011, 15:42 »

I kept telling them at 501 Broadway: DON'T USE FEDEX.

They didn't listen, and now the NHLPA is up in arms.

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #2334 on:** 03 Jul 2011, 22:50 »

Great opening weekend to the Tour de France. A bit of drama, the defending champion forced into a chasing position, amazing TTT riding, the god of thunder in yellow. Some interesting things are going to happen on the forthcoming flat days.

Also, if America annexes the Isle of Man in the next few hours you can have the winner on 4th July.

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #2335 on:** 04 Jul 2011, 22:25 »

Well I got that completely wrong. Well done to Tyler Farrar for an excellent job of negotiating the chaos for the win.

Cat 3 climb to the finish today so a puncheurs stage. Hard to make a prediction at the moment but I'm hoping for Geraint Thomas to make a move on the yellow jersey.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2336 on:** 05 Jul 2011, 11:44 »

Awesome ride by Hushovd to keep up with Contador's group and stay in yellow today.

And hey, it seems like Jereme Roy from FDJ is in the breakaway almost every other day. Weird stuff.

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #2337 on:** 05 Jul 2011, 12:39 »

Yeah, Hushovd's got a lot more than people give him credit for. Still uncertain where he's planning on going with this year's tour. He's most suited to green jersey work but seems not be be putting in a fight for the new style points comp.

Not at all convinced by the comi's decision to strip Cav and Thor of yeserday's points. Seems a little petty and contrived for what was a harmless bit of rubbing.

Roy? Well there's an interesting rider. A brilliant breakaway rider at time but I think it's not along before we see him hit form as a Super Dom.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2338 on:** 05 Jul 2011, 12:43 »

I was really confused by them having points stripped. Versus must have showed the replay in slow-mo 100 times, there wasn't a headbutt or anything besides leaning.

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #2339 on:** 05 Jul 2011, 22:20 »

I think, and this is pure speculation, that because the two of them have form for aggressive lining in the sprint then the commi's are basically firing a warning shot early on while the points comp is still wide open.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2340 on:** 06 Jul 2011, 07:03 »

Your customer service is rad shit, Garmin-Cervelo.

I've got this coming to me:

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #2341 on:** 06 Jul 2011, 11:32 »

Tasty.

Looks like this is obligatory carnage day. Nice bit of cyclocross for the second break and oh, look, Roy is on it with Voeckler. Wonder if Hinault threatened violence if a Frenchman didn't pick it on his home territory.

jwhouk · « **Reply #2342 on:** 06 Jul 2011, 15:33 »

One reason why I don't follow the Tour is that eternal question - what exactly are the rules of the event?

David_Dovey · « **Reply #2343 on:** 06 Jul 2011, 20:42 »

1- You ride a bike as fast as you can
2- It's the bike race!

McTaggart · « **Reply #2344 on:** 06 Jul 2011, 21:27 »

1- You watch it while hungover
2- Check out all those cool estates
3- Someone wins!

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #2345 on:** 06 Jul 2011, 23:13 »

21 stages of racing. Stages are point to point rather than circuit races.

Time is cumulative. The time the rider spends on each stage is added to their total. The rider with the lowest time wears the yellow jersey until the end of the next stage. The rider who has the lowest time at the end of the tour wins.

Other Jerseys:
White - awarded by the same means to riders aged 25 and under.
Green - awarded to the rider with the most cumulative points (points are awarded at three places; intermediate sprint (a point roughly halfway along the stage course where riders are encouraged to take the lead)), hills (depending on length and gradient there are five classifications of hill with increasing amounts of points for the first people over the top) and the end of the stage. Mainly contended for by sprinters and puncheurs (aggressive all rounders).
Polka Dot - This is solely for points earned on hills thus recognising the best climbers.

The most combative rider of the previous day is recognised with a race number of white numbers on red rather than the usual black on white.

Other basic rules, don't take drugs, avoid unneccesary contact, don't interfere with the racing line of another rider.

Best thing to do is watch a few stages and ask questions. I can recommend the ITV4 feed as the presenters are good at explaining stuff fairly clearly and keep covering points throughout the tour for any newcomers to watching it. While I'd like to watch the live feed, the 1hr highlights show covers the main action of the day.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2346 on:** 07 Jul 2011, 05:47 »

For those in America, Versus handles all the coverage. And there is a ton of it. They show each stage live in the morning, followed by 2 hour highlight shows at like..noon and 2:30. They also have a big three-hour "expanded coverage" show at 8PM, which is some good stuff.

What you need to realize when watching cycling, especially the Tour de France, is that while it may seem very individual, it is most definitely a team sport.

Edit: It appears that Norwgian Boss Hogg won today's stage. Hushovd finished in the lead pack, so stays in yellow.

double edit: Timing, for newcomers: At the end of the stage, if there is a big group crossing the finish line, they all get credit for the time of the first man across in the group.

The Seldom Killer · « **Reply #2347 on:** 14 Jul 2011, 14:28 »

Green jersey largely resolve so now we're into the proper racing. I reckon we're going to see a lot of tag team attacking from the Brother's Schleck. Surprised by the human mosquito that is Evans and not so much that Contador fell off.

Desperately wish Wiggins was still here as I reckon he could make a difference to the methods and the standings.

Also Hoogerland is the greatest sportsperson in the world ever TRUFAX.

jwhouk · « **Reply #2348 on:** 16 Jul 2011, 04:15 »

It's the end of the world as we know it: it's the middle of July and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in first place.

For those of you on the other side of the pond: this is the equivalent of Aston Villa leading the table of the EPL.

valley_parade · « **Reply #2349 on:** 18 Jul 2011, 08:42 »

Quote from: The Seldom Killer on 14 Jul 2011, 14:28

Also Hoogerland is the greatest sportsperson in the world ever TRUFAX.

Dovey talked me out of buying a "WELCOME TO HOOGERLAND" t-shirt in Meebo and I still think I made a stupid decision by listening to him.

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