Real quick wanted to post a link to what exactly it is I do for rotowire as far as soccer writing is concerned.
http://www.bigsoccer.com/index.php?pageid=wire
Those are the updates that I write. I would say I do 70% of them, and any MLS, American player abroad, or updates on Portsmouth, Tottenham, Hull City and West Brom I also do.
I also update into a lot of areas that I find lacking because I am an anal perfectionist. For example, on that page, they are all mine except for the Mikael Silvestre update.
BTW -- The USA Men's team opened up qualifying play for the 2010 World Cup with a phenonemanl win in Guatemala. It was more or less a street fight with both teams receiving red cards, our goalkeeper (Tim Howard) getting kicked in the face, Eddie Lewis, our veteran winger got elbowed in the face and had to leave the game after they could not stop the bleeding, and Heath Pearce also got a nice elbow in the face. Riot police were on hand, the actual Guatemalan National Army had to escort the U.S into the stadium, and it was just nasty. But we won for the first time ever in Guatemala. Yo Quiero to punch Carlos Ruiz in the face.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Judging Little League
There are a bunch of old crummudgeony sports-writers and talking heads who despise the amount of coverage ESPN and ESPN 2 devote to the Little League World Series. These are the guys who never played competitive sports, but sit in judgment of all athletes, resent them for how much money they make and think the internet is the death of sports journalism.
It's Monday at dinner time and Saudi Arabia is beating Canada. Byron Keturakis is at-bat for Canada on ESPN-HD. He's 12, it says he wears his left sock inside out for good luck, and he will have the recording of this at-bat for the rest of his life. These kids are so excited to be on the same network that showed Josh Hamilton's ridiculousness at the Home Run Derby, and the same network that shows their heroes. They are all super good kids, which tends to be the case with kids who play Little League, and the joy they get from seeing their highlights on SportsCenter and seeing themselves in HD has got to be amazing. Imagine if that was you at 12 years old.
I guess dudes would rather watch re-runs of gambling addicts playing poker. That sends the kid a good message right? You don't need to go to college...exercise?...intellect? Forget that, just get good at playing poker, get lucky, and you can be like one of the other low-lifes who have found fame through their arrogance and social ineptitude (seriously, Daniel Negreanu is a celebrity?? What is going on here?).
It's fifty times worse than the race card, it's the "what about the kids?" card. Every cable news network talked about Janet Jackson's tit for a week, while preaching "what about the kids?" How many kids, much less adults even noticed the damn thing? These kids can flip around the dial and see live autopsies on Discovery Health, but we think showing their Little League games on television is going to send them the wrong message?
We're showing all of the games from Williamsport now?? "What about the kids?" They are going to get full of themselves and start to showboat. OH MY GOD!
As I type this I flipped to CNN just to see the news. It's a story about how the Shia militia in Iraq used Mosques as torture chambers, buried people alive, be-headed innocent Sunnis off of the street and just decapitating and abandoning folks at random. This is the programming alternative? You're outraged at Little League World Series coverage? Go fix the mess your President made in Iraq instead of killing the joy of 12 year olds playing the best game in the world.
The kid for Saudi Arabia's nickname who just came up was "Lil' Papi." That rules. I don't think "Lil' Papi" is going to skip going to college, turn to crystal meth and wind up in jail because of this (that WILL happen to at least half the team from Canada though) . I think he'll tell this story of being on ESPN, playing baseball when he was a kid, for the rest of his life.
It's Monday at dinner time and Saudi Arabia is beating Canada. Byron Keturakis is at-bat for Canada on ESPN-HD. He's 12, it says he wears his left sock inside out for good luck, and he will have the recording of this at-bat for the rest of his life. These kids are so excited to be on the same network that showed Josh Hamilton's ridiculousness at the Home Run Derby, and the same network that shows their heroes. They are all super good kids, which tends to be the case with kids who play Little League, and the joy they get from seeing their highlights on SportsCenter and seeing themselves in HD has got to be amazing. Imagine if that was you at 12 years old.
I guess dudes would rather watch re-runs of gambling addicts playing poker. That sends the kid a good message right? You don't need to go to college...exercise?...intellect? Forget that, just get good at playing poker, get lucky, and you can be like one of the other low-lifes who have found fame through their arrogance and social ineptitude (seriously, Daniel Negreanu is a celebrity?? What is going on here?).
It's fifty times worse than the race card, it's the "what about the kids?" card. Every cable news network talked about Janet Jackson's tit for a week, while preaching "what about the kids?" How many kids, much less adults even noticed the damn thing? These kids can flip around the dial and see live autopsies on Discovery Health, but we think showing their Little League games on television is going to send them the wrong message?
We're showing all of the games from Williamsport now?? "What about the kids?" They are going to get full of themselves and start to showboat. OH MY GOD!
As I type this I flipped to CNN just to see the news. It's a story about how the Shia militia in Iraq used Mosques as torture chambers, buried people alive, be-headed innocent Sunnis off of the street and just decapitating and abandoning folks at random. This is the programming alternative? You're outraged at Little League World Series coverage? Go fix the mess your President made in Iraq instead of killing the joy of 12 year olds playing the best game in the world.
The kid for Saudi Arabia's nickname who just came up was "Lil' Papi." That rules. I don't think "Lil' Papi" is going to skip going to college, turn to crystal meth and wind up in jail because of this (that WILL happen to at least half the team from Canada though) . I think he'll tell this story of being on ESPN, playing baseball when he was a kid, for the rest of his life.
Monday, August 18, 2008
THE WEDDING
...COA and I. I believe he is going to be Obama's V.P
Dude, all I know is, I can dance.
The L.V Crew without JoPo. Must have been sleeping under an ironing board that night.
Joey Keller. He once ate Gummi Bears out of somewhere on a female's body at my house.
Me and Hlavaty. He loves music that 56 year-old women love.
Two writers. Inspiring me to get my shit published.
T-Unit and the lovely couple
It's called a siesta people. Leave it alone.
Pfender and Me. Only posted for how incredibly drunk I "look"
Dom and Christene kicking it all off in the limo.
Gnome drinks 40's. I drink 40's.
TEAM KEV!!! (worst dart team on the planet)
Just another in the long-line of women Gnome and I have shared.
Friday, August 15, 2008
The D
Every year I have to make my pilgrimage to Comerica Park to see the Tigers. This time it was for Tinny's birthday and also because I ain't got shiiit else to do.
Their season is slipping away slowly but definitely surely. They can't pitch, they're barely scoring, and they're just torturous to watch. In a lot of ways they were more fun to watch in 2003, because the 2008 Tigers have playoff talent. but no heart.
Wednesday night. they lost 4-3 after a failed 3-run comeback in the ninth that was ended with a Brandon Inge K with the tying run in scoring position. A Vernon Wells grand-slam was all Toronto mustered, but it was enough...And oh yes, wonderful, wonderful rain delays:
Thursday was an afternoon game and Tinny's birthday! The Tigers best pitcher this season, rookie Armando Galarraga, was on the mound and was phenomenal...But the Jays took a 1-0 lead into the 8th inning. Detroit scored 5 in the bottom of the 8th, earning Galarraga a much-deserved W and I was jacked.
So, we got on the road to come home, but had to take some Ralph pictures...Eminem rapped about Insane Clown Posse being a bunch of suburban Detroit posers who haven't seen, and I quote, "a f***ing Mile Road south of 10." Just to prove Ralph is not a poser, we did this:
Ralph is in fact on 9 Mile Road in the D, and in fact is not a poser. We would have gone to 8 Mile, but Ralph does not enjoy being stabbed.
While on 9 Mile we had to buy a Detroit staple, something they used to sell in Buffalo, and for some reason I don't think they do any more. FAYGO baby...Grape Faygo is in fact the greatest soda ever made.
And then the boredom of our second consecutive 4-hour drive in 2 days struck Tinny.
Their season is slipping away slowly but definitely surely. They can't pitch, they're barely scoring, and they're just torturous to watch. In a lot of ways they were more fun to watch in 2003, because the 2008 Tigers have playoff talent. but no heart.
Wednesday night. they lost 4-3 after a failed 3-run comeback in the ninth that was ended with a Brandon Inge K with the tying run in scoring position. A Vernon Wells grand-slam was all Toronto mustered, but it was enough...And oh yes, wonderful, wonderful rain delays:
Thursday was an afternoon game and Tinny's birthday! The Tigers best pitcher this season, rookie Armando Galarraga, was on the mound and was phenomenal...But the Jays took a 1-0 lead into the 8th inning. Detroit scored 5 in the bottom of the 8th, earning Galarraga a much-deserved W and I was jacked.
So, we got on the road to come home, but had to take some Ralph pictures...Eminem rapped about Insane Clown Posse being a bunch of suburban Detroit posers who haven't seen, and I quote, "a f***ing Mile Road south of 10." Just to prove Ralph is not a poser, we did this:
Ralph is in fact on 9 Mile Road in the D, and in fact is not a poser. We would have gone to 8 Mile, but Ralph does not enjoy being stabbed.
While on 9 Mile we had to buy a Detroit staple, something they used to sell in Buffalo, and for some reason I don't think they do any more. FAYGO baby...Grape Faygo is in fact the greatest soda ever made.
And then the boredom of our second consecutive 4-hour drive in 2 days struck Tinny.
Monday, August 11, 2008
The Bay Area
We're going back to San Francisco in September....Primarily to see Amos Lee at The Filmore, but also because San Francisco is a very possible end destination for me. The Bay Area is incredible (other than Oakland), but hell, if I ever live out there and start to miss Detroit or Buffalo, I'll just go drive through downtown Oakland.
It just so happens that the Raiders open up on Monday Night Football against the Broncos while we're there. I HAD to get tickets. When will I ever get the chance to see Broncos/Raiders in Oakland? Much less Monday Night Football! All that is missing is Ronwald. The tickets came today, and I thought what came with the tickets was OUTSTANDING:
I'm officially scared, but a little bit of me wants to wear some Broncos gear. It's not suicide if a Raider fan stabs you to death right? At least then my life insurance policy of like 70 grand would pay out...(Throw that in a savings account and we MIGHT have enough to pay for 2 weeks of classes for Brady at Notre Dame.)
I wish the concert was before the game instead of the day after because I may be infirmed. GO BRONCOS!
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