The Seeker Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Of course it's not easy playing at that altitude, but 1:6 is disastrous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 right... it's funny isn't it? also I just noticed that Brazil is just on 4th place and Paraguay on top? :wacky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Seeker Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Things are quite interesting this time round anyway. I'm not quite sure just what Portugal or the Czechs are doing, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 1, 2009 Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 right you are... and for some time it looked as if France would have some problems too - that seems to work better now though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 you guys are funny I'm not watching the matches in this corner of the world (these people are more interested in other types of football) but I likey the summary up there ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted April 2, 2009 Report Share Posted April 2, 2009 Last night I was at the Phoenix Suns / Houston Rockets game; one of the players (Yao Ming) fell down and pulled himself up by grabbing onto Shaquille O'Neal's shorts and he almost ripped them off. It was one of the funniest things I've ever seen at a sporting event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Evidently, you didn't see the Yankees blow a 3-0 lead in the 2004 AL Championship Series. Now, THAT was funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 No, but I saw them lose to my Diamondbacks in the 2001 World Series, that was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 I saw them play The Mets in 2000 and, er...nevermind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 3, 2009 Report Share Posted April 3, 2009 Nothing was more fun than watching my Mariners take a 116-25 season (best in many, many decades) and flush it down the drain in a heart-beat in 2001! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 That was a great season ,Mike . Sadly , they've never been able to come close to even just winning their division since , either . We get a ton of Mariner games here . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 We get a ton of Mariner games here . What about Dodgers? I heard/read somewhere that they are/were the most popular team over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) They were through most of the '90s when Nomo was hot and nearly alone as a Japanese player in the majors . However ,he started to fade talent-wise , got traded around , and as Ichiro and then Matsui and Matsuzaka came over , the Dodgers were mostly forgotten . Hence the Mariners ( owned by Nintendo still ,I think ) ,Yankees and Red Sox games make up the vast majority of televised games . We do get the odd game from Chicago (Fukudome ) ,Tampa (Iwamura )and LA again as Fukuda is in the rotation there now , and perhaps more if more (of interest to Japanese fans ) are signed . Edited April 4, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 Is Yao Ming (NBA player) popular over there? I guess not, he's from China. I saw him the other night when I was at a Rockets game, he's like 7'6", he can touch the basketball rim without even jumping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 4, 2009 Report Share Posted April 4, 2009 (edited) No , definitely not . The Japanese/Chinese and Japanese/Koreans have some deep historical issues and prejudices that they can't seem to get past . I think , though , that real NBA fans here like him and are proud to see an Asian player do well - they don't have many other choices , though , do they ? For the average man-on -the -street , though they would likely choose Shaq or some of the more heralded players. Same for baseball; had Japan lost in the semi's they would rather see anyone other than Korea win instead . Edited April 4, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 (edited) Australia have already [smallest](pretty much)[/smallest] qualified for the World Cup 2010! Being in the Asian qualification group has worked very well for the Socceroos. They still have three games to go, but have about a 99% chance of qualifying (I think we just have to draw or win one of the three games, or have Bahrain draw or lose one of their two remaining games). Edited April 5, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 I watched the game against Azerbidjan, and I think I heard after that victory it was already 100% sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_s_1987 Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 Actually it was Uzbekistan that we beat last week, but that wasn't quite enough to 100% guarantee they qualified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farin Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 notice how I pay attention Azerbidjan isn't even in the Asian conference, but in the European. And not only that - it's in the German group that's probably why I immediately had that country on my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Harry Kalas, the longtime voice of the Philadelphia Phillies collapsed and died around 1 PM today while preparing for this afternoon's game in Washington. He was 73 years old and had been feeling poorly. He was a great man in addition to being a great broadcaster. We will miss him. May he rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 RIP, Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Harry Kalas, the longtime voice of the Philadelphia Phillies collapsed and died around 1 PM today while preparing for this afternoon's game in Washington. He was 73 years old and had been feeling poorly. He was a great man in addition to being a great broadcaster. We will miss him. May he rest in peace. I heard they found him in his broadcast booth. That has got to be the best way to go for a sports broadcaster. Luckily for him he saw the Phillies win it last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 (edited) R.I.P. ,Harry . It's been a tough week in the world of baseball . More sad news as "The Bird " passed away as well . What a fun season that was ('76) ; and timely , as baseball was slumping in people's interest and needed a boost . Fidrych helped make it so . http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-obit-fidrych&prov=ap&type=lgns Edited April 14, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 (edited) Sammy , you'd love this ! The Yankees suck so badly today that they've got Nick Swisher pitching in the 8th inning ( down 15-5 to the Rays ) . He's doing no worse than the bullpen , however - got a 'K' - the most effective Yankee pitcher tonight . Way to go , Nick ! Just got out of the inning so allowing no runs, so will have a career 0.00 ERA ! Wade Boggs was the last position player to pitch for them 12 years ago , they just said . Edited April 14, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted April 14, 2009 Report Share Posted April 14, 2009 This happens every year, but usually mid-season. The Yanks have sunk pretty low for the first week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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