Random Sports Babbling Post 2

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My favorite basketball team, Kataja, has had an awful start to the season with 4 straight losses in the Finnish Championship. Huge disappointment for the last seasons finalists and the near future doesn't seem much brighter. The latest addition to the squad, a promising American point guard shot 0 of 8 with 3 turnovers in his first pro game, and he's already the third non-Finnish PG Kataja has tried this season. The more things change...

 

Go the All Whites. 0-0 aganist Bahrain, so now only one game away from making it to the World Cup for the first time since 1982! Watch out Brazil!

 

10 pts, no turnovers in my Asia Cup (basketball) debut for Korea versus China. It was a 55-29 stomping, but was fun.

Got robbed on both my three point attempts as well, but mistake free basketball was all I wanted. Considering I'm not Asian so really shouldn't even be playing

Edit: As a side note the Korean girls who were watching really got excited everytime I did somethign good. They must not hang around a lot of white folks

 

Anyone watching the MLB playoffs? 3 sweeps in the Division League Series, which is upsetting.

 

Yeah, but he's a Yankee, so that upset me

Stupid Colorado bullpen tonight... Houston Street is normally so reliable!

Same with Joe Nathan. And Papelbon. Not sure why all of the closers are suddenly dropping big games.

Haha I am just upset because all the teams I wanted to win (Cardinals, Twins, Red Sox, Colorado) lost.

 

I'm a HUGE Phillies fan. Houston Street really blew that one and gave my Phils a present. What I didn't understand was, when he had Utley at 3-2, the catcher called timeout and walked out there to talk. Street is a fast worker, holding him up kills his rythym, what were they thinking? The next pitch wasn't even close. Then he threw a grapefruit out there to Howard. I tought it was gone initially. That is comeback # 44 for the Phils this year. That would be unbelievable, except for the fact that Lidge was so terrible this year!

I say it's a REPEAT!

 

Game 1 to the Phils! Looks like Lidge has found his Slider again, just in time for the playoffs. 3 for 3 in save opputunities. Old Charlie will stick with him throughout the playoffs, no matter what. Though that concept did burn Jim Fregosi during the 93 world series, sticking with Mitch Williams.

 

Dodgers came back last night, though. It's on!

Damn Angels and their errors...

 

2-1 Phils after that gem of a game thrown be Lee. What an arse-wooping!

 

Second Asia Cup game for me didn't go near as well as the first, but I had a good 3rd quarter which included a 3, a three point play, and a putback all in the span of a couple minutes. Solid.

And... I have a job offer as a JV girls basketball coach!!! It seems kind of creeper, but I've coached some of them before and it actually is paid

 

Random Third Division side 4 - Real Madrid 0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All hail Alcorcon

 

This is why Cup matches are great . Real Madrid had guys like Raul, Benzema and Guti in their lineup, but seems like they weren't ready - or even awake. Alcorcon players and fans won't forget this match in the near future. I wonder what were the betting odds before the game ?

 

Looks like the Yanks tied it up, but it's nice to see my Phils take one of two in NY. Hoefully Hamels finds his form from last October for just one game. Lefties who change speed kill the Yankees, as Lee proved, hopefully Hamels can come thru as well.

 

I was hoping for the Phils to win, but they just couldn't get anything going on offense. Pedro pitched a killer game (excluding the 2 solo HRs... but still, only letting 2 ER against the Yanks is pretty damn good).

And yes, the Phils negated the Yankees home field advantage by winning one there - now they have 3 at home! It's what they did to the Rays last year, and they ended up winning in 5.

 

Yeah, though I think the Yanks are a much better team than the Rays last year, winning in 5 is almost a pipe dream, though we do have enough lefthanded starting pitching to pull it off. Keeping my fingers crossed!

 

Flicking around the tv channels today I came across the hurling/shinty international match between Ireland and Scotland. And I thought the compromise rules football we play against Australia was weird.



If you look at the video, notice that the two teams don't use the same kind of sticks at all! I can't think of any other sport where the two sides don't use the same equipment. It makes for a completely different style as well. The Scots hit it first time on the ground, while we popped it up first before hitting it in the air.

 

Boo Yankees winning last night... hopefully C.C.'s fatigue will catch up with him, since he is pitching on short rest. Of course, I have not faith in Blanton...