VicVegas

My team? You haven't read many of my soccer-related posts, have you? BTW, I enjoyed your "Hitler-On-Sky-Top" video. Too bad you seem to have lost your sense of humor.

A soothing song to help you relax in this stressful time.

A simple "my bad" would have sufficed. Dan Aykroyd

I assume you mean "Farrow"? The Great Gatsby

Went out to get something to eat last night at one of my favorite restaurants. Unfortunately they have a big screen and the Brazil/Portugal match was on. I watched the final 30 minutes while eating my fried pork with garlic and flirting with the waitresses. All the Thai guys were glued to the "action" . They would jump up when either team got the ball close to the other's goal, then moan and slump back in their chairs when the shot missed. That happened about 4 times while I was watching. I just sat there scratching my head, totally perplexed as to what was interesting about all th

Love the video, love Rick Morrissey's article. Morrissey makes a great point. Basketball, especially the NBA, has a lot of whining ("whinging" for you fans of the team known as England ), but at least basketball has lots of scoring. I love the stat about New Zealand only having one shot-on-goal in their game. They ran around kicking a polka-dot ball (love that! ) for 90 minutes and they only took ONE shot! Of course, their shots-per-goal percentage is through the roof.

Herve' Villechaize

Complete games and shutouts are almost obsolete stats now. Randy Johnson and Curt Shilling were two of the last "war horses": guys who a manager would allow out of the dugout after the 8th inning. This topic reminds me of Ron Guidry's incredible stats in 1978. That was one of the best seasons any pitcher has ever had in the history of the game - 25 wins and only 3 losses, a 1.74 ERA, .893 winning percentage, 9 shutouts, 248 strikeouts, and he held opposing batters to a measley .193 batting average. Like Bill James is always saying, he had great "peak value", though his "career value"

From my hometown (Kansas City). Came up in the early 70's with the Rangers. Blew his arm out. The Royals had Steve Busby around the same time. He won 22 games one year, threw 2 no-hitters, but eventually blew his arm out as well. You might say Busby and Clyde are the reason we now have "middle-men" and "set-up-men" and "pitch counts".

"One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"

Strasburg reminds me of Dwight Gooden when he came up with the Mets: same over-powering stuff, three effective pitches, and very poised on the mound for his age. More attention should be going to Ubaldo Jimenez of the Rockies. He's got 13 wins and leads the majors with a 1.15 ERA. Nice numbers for June 20th.

Run this by the House of Lords and see if they approve.

Looks like this might be the "Summer of Strasburg" in major league baseball. The Washington Nationals rookie phenom has struck out 32 in his first 3 major league starts, a MLB record. Yesterday he brought the heat, as usual (topping 100 mph a few times), but he also showed a nasty curve and a subtle change up. There have been lots of young pitchers who have had great success their first time through the league, then gotten pounded in the second half of the season after MLB hitters have had a chance to make adjustments. However, Strasburg looks like the real deal. Should be a fun summ

They've got the IQ for it.

I didn't say, "Britain played Algeria". I said, "Then there's our British friends". I wouldn't pretend to understand the nuances of what everyone in the UK calls themselves. All I know is they get fucking picky when us Non-UK folks try to put a general lable on them. According to Wikipedia: Since Scotland, Ireland, and Wales are not in the WC, I assumed that some of the people who call themselves Scots, Irish, and Welsh, along with those who call themselves "English", might be rooting for the team called "England", so I didn't want to say, "Then there's our English friends" bec

Ally Sheedy

Another riviting night of World Cup action. USA soccer fans are thrilled with yet another tie. Then there's the fans of the team called "England". * Not much noise from them on the board today after their team "battled" Algeria. The result: nil-nil. I was sat in a bar here in Rayong while the "footie" was on last night. The ants attacking my potato chip bowl were more interesting. "Greatest Show On Earth" *Edited for nationalistic constipation purposes

Annie Potts "WE GOT ONE!!!!!"

William Atherton I wonder what movie the next person will select . . .

Talk about a lose/lose situation. World Cup Soccer or a Gospel Program? http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/sto...3888?ver=global

blimy! ive noticd me fookin ear wax cums out dark brown wen i stik me fookn finger in me fookin ear. pls coment wile i get meself anuthr ale an talk wif me dentist about me fookin crooked an yello teef.

Yes they did. I live in Thailand. It's unavoidable. If I stay home it's on the news every 15-20 minutes. If I go out it's on every TV in every bar and restaurant. If I go to 7-11 they have a whole aisle of WC gear and a table set up right next to the counter. If I were in the US I could avoid it, but not here. I watched several games of the 2006 WC when I lived in Pattaya, but I didn't watch it every night, so your statement is incorrect (shocker there ). I caught bits and pieces of games Friday and Saturday night because I went out, but I wasn't making an effort to

Typical soccer - 2 games played on opening day of the WC, no one won, and one game was a nil-nil tie, but they each got one point. Soccer rewards teams that under achieve.

Brilliant LY. Funniest thing I've seen all month.