I need a good title for random thoughts posts. "That's SO Random!" made me laugh to myself today, so that's what you get. Any suggestions? Anyway...- I have virtually nothing to write about with the Reds anymore. It becomes a little redundant talking about the team with the worst record in baseball sucking. I feel sorry for the beat writers. The whole Griffey returns to Seattle angle must have felt like Christmas. Hell, I'll probably be writing a "Can the Reds Finish Out of Last Place" post in August. Well, at least they don't have the fourth highest payroll in all of baseball and still suck.
- At the risk of making every post this summer about soccer, I've really become obsessed with the game. One of my very favorite daily bookmarks is the BBC's daily Gossip & Transfers column. Basically they've managed to take the rumor page of your favorite American paper and turn it into a Soccer version of Us Weekly. This what happens when you stop having to verify sources.
- Elsewhere in soccer, USA starts play in Copa America tomorrow vs. Argentina who should absolutely destroy us if all goes according to plan. I don't get the channel broadcasting the game, so I will be watching the Spanish language version at a friend's house with his Honduran fiance's non-English-speaking family. I can't wait.
- Very little Bengals news lately. Is that odd for June? I can never remember. I guess, at this point, no news is good news with this team. I sense an interesting dynamic though among fans. Nobody wants to get overly optimistic going into this season (at least not yet). After an 11-5 record in 2005-06 everybody had their blinders on, looking to the postseason. And, frankly 8-8 was a huge letdown. I guess nobody is holding their breath this year. At least until the first "Caleb Miller is Absolutely Crushing People" report comes out of training camp.
- One final note: Griffey to the Cubs, never going to happen. However, it did stir up some interesting reactions out of me. For all the struggles he's had in Cincy he's still the face of the franchise and the biggest fan favorite. I'd hate to see him go, but I have to admit my immediate second reaction was "wow, I wonder what they could get for him?" And, to close with your terrible joke of the day: maybe they could get Carlos Zambrano and a temper tantrum to be named later.
Where's my rim shot?
4 comments:
Univision.com is supposedly streaming all of the games live from their website if you run out of friends marrying Hondurans who'll let you come over.
Haven't tried it, yet, but Brazil/Mexico starts in 15 minutes and I'll be trying it, then.
And if you're looking for a good soccer blog, check out That's On Point (http://thatsonpoint.blogspot.com/).
How about that performance by Mexico? I don't even know what to think. Sure Ronaldinhio and Kaka weren't there, but still. How was the webcast?
Also, yeah I like That's on Point. I also like Soccer By Ives (http://njmg.typepad.com/sbi/) even though he talks about NYRB a lot.
Huge win for Mexico, obviously. It could mean that if the US finishes in second in their group that they'd play Mexico in the next round and not Brazil, which would be huge.
The webcast is great for what it is. It's kinda small, but if you double the picture it works pretty good.
Those were some BEAUTIFUL goals by Mexico...
Luckily for me, both of the games tonight come through on broadcast channel 60... My bunny ears are good for something!
Feel free to call me during the game with your commentary.
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