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brian wrote:Unless Taiwan sent a team full of 16-year-olds again I don't see how this Vegas team is going to lose.

Korea has a team full of 6'ers.

Korea v. Las Vegas would be a true clash of titans.

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I don't know. There is a park in front of my house and last night I watched organized adult co-ed softball. It was pretty bad. They don't call it "beer league" softball for nuthin'. I played adult coed softball for decades and enjoyed it. But, I never enjoyed the prick players who thought...

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I think you might need to see some youth baseball/softball to understand just how good some of these kids in Williamsport are. No thanks, I can barely stand to watch my own son's baseball games. It is cool seeing the kids who really know what they are doing, have proper technique, and understand th...

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Huh. I guess I've loved this tournament for so long, it wouldn't even occur to me to NOT like it. I love just about everything about it. The level of play is spectacular. My daughter is 14 and plays travel softball and watching these little dudes turn 2, hit the cutoff, make diving plays in the outf...

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Interesting (if kind of overly bitchy) conversation in here. At least you guys objecting or questioning the Challenge are being honest. Initially, I was pretty skeptical. If something goes viral and the main benefit is "raising awareness," I'm calling bullshit. Livestrong is a great exampl...

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I know I've extolled their virtues on here before, but...

The last 2 episodes of The Crabfeast (with comedians Ryan Sickler and Jay Larson) are some of the funniest podcasts I've ever heard.

Check out the episode with Ms. Pat and the one with Larry Miller.

Seriously, funny funny stuff.

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They even said on the broadcast that Phil had been engaged with an official (though a PGA, course or CBS wasn't clear to me) about how shit was going down at the end. I haven't read up today on any quotes, but you can bet your ass if this was a more prestigious major, there'd be pretty significant b...

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That shit was bananas yesterday.

And I really have to wonder if Phil and Ricky don't feel slightly screwed by having to play speed golf the last 3 or 4 holes. The pacing was so clipped, they were practically jogging in between shots at the end.

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1) There are LOT of pedestrians killed in the DC metro area. Without going into a ton of detail, there is on spot in particular near College Park that has had a ton of fatalities, mainly because the road is very wide (6 lanes) and there aren't enough lights/crosswalks, so people jaywalk. In most of ...

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That's what I've always liked about Porter, his Akron teams were just fun to watch. And the league needs to listen to guys like him. It's one of the reasons I started tuning MLS out. I don't want to watch a game that devolves into rugby 15 minutes in. Now, the fact that "my team" is DCU wh...

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I give Porter a pass though because he's supposedly a huge Pep fan and I legitimately think he was shocked at Pep's behavior and wanted to explain that the MLS guys weren't trying to injure anyone. Put yourself in Porter's shoes -- you're coaching against your hero who is acting like a complete hor...

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That was a highly entertaining game, for what it was. You could see the hunger and drive of the MLS guys, which had the automatic effect of tugging Bayern into a relatively higher level of play. Some additional thoughts: * Don't put guys that just got to the States into the game if you are concerned...

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Give me a call anytime should you want to discuss. And get a good fucking surgeon, these things are very treatable, but tricky. And right away, talk to your doctor about banking a unit or two of your own blood, for transfusion back into you during surgery (this is an option, not a full-out recommen...

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Am I the only one who constantly calculates the percentage complete a drive is? Like it used to be exactly 200 from Boston to my parents house and every 3 miles I'd be reworking the math. I think 1,300 as the denominator would have cause me to swerve into a tree. If it were a common denom, then no,...

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Damn, I didn't see this until today. The issue with bailing off of 95-S to avoid DC is that the development in the exurbs has been so intense the last 2 decades, making 301 and Rt 1 (another parallel route to 95) extremely jacked up at various points along the way. It's not worth having to go throug...

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Yeah, I think what people either missed or are ignoring is that, yes, Messi has incredible skill in tight quarters, but where usually finds separation is his first two steps... which are usually unstoppable. It's what he does when he's in that very highest gear that makes him truly exceptional. It l...

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Just to echo this, I'm REALLY going to miss ESPN come 2018 . I'm 99 percent certain Fox's coverage is going to be a nightmare. But ESPN's coverage has been outstanding this time around. Yeah, it really has been way above average to great. I like just about all of the managers and former footballers...

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Are there any stalling rules? Because, by far, my biggest beef with lacrosse is stalling. I'd like to see a shot clock once it's in the box and not wait for the discretion of the ref.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/07/business/media/sirius-xm-fires-radio-host-over-twitter-postings.html?_r=0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Curious what folks here think about this one... On one hand, you have the fairly trite "freedom of speech" misunderstanding f...

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So, just to clarify... Is everything a pretty massive promotion/relegation battle here? Are those divisions ranked best to worst?

(I'd want no part of being in the plum division. gross.)

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I've been ruined by yesterday. I need something insane to happen to keep my interest in this pedestrian affair.

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Johnny Carwash wrote:So did one of the Dutch players just explode next to their goal?

Yeah, it happens. Unfortunate, but necessary part of the game.

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plus... boobs.

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Secret Service is so ready to kick that guys ass.

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Yeah, that sucked, but nowhere close to the Pens loss. That Rangers series just never felt right. By the time game 7 rolled in, the momentum was so clearly in the Gers favor.

But the Pens series, we'd just won on a Steckel OT goal... Just a completely different vibe going into that game.

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Sorry, I know I'm pretty much talking to myself at this point, but something's been bugging me... I had this nagging feeling that I had a really similar personal experience, I just couldn't pull it. Game 7 loss to the Penguins in 2010 playoffs. I was at the Verizon Center for that game. The series h...

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But back to Sybs overall WTF just happened point. People give Macca a hard time, because his analysis can be kind of thin, but boy was he all over the Brazilians from early on about their lack of desire to play defense. With the stakes on the line in that game... that performance was truly baffling....

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WTF just happened? I had the game on my iPod, but was working and not really paying attention. Saw the first goal, and lost connection to my server. Got back on and rebooted the Watch ESPN app, had to sign in with cable provider... caught Khedira' s goal. Wow, 2-0. Look up at the score, HOLY FUCK! ...

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All Hail Timmy Howard. Seriously. I'm not saying Brazil's goalie is to blame for this game, far from it.

But Brazil is utterly disgrace today. We easily could've exited this tournament with a similar fate.

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I don't think it's the players, though. In terms of going forward, they still have the most talented pool of players on the planet. But they've been playing a bullshit, cynical, plodding shit style of soccer for at least 10 years now. They need to a radical regression to the days of Zico and Socrate...

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And Brazil has to play again on Saturday. Yeah, I was just talking to someone about that... What if it's Netherlands, it could be a total debacle, because what motivation would they have at that point? If it's ARG, it will be very weird, but the regional haterade should be enough to get the blood up.

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I think the biggest win/loss is 10-0... I was on wikipedia earlier but my head was spinning... Pretty sure it was a Hungary win.

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Suddenly not so upset I forgot to record. I am the opposite...sounds like I am missing something weirdly historic. ETA: Altho the radio call on ESPN is pretty damn solid. Tommy Smith is one confused Leprachaun. Didn't see this when I posted... This is unreal. It's almost hard to watch. I mean... th...

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mister d wrote:
Sabo wrote:I just want three really good games.
Has this become so bad it counts as good?

This will go down in history... So, there's that, I guess.

This has looked like a Globetrotters game. Traveshamockery.

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brian wrote:Waiting for the first idiot to blame this on losing Neymar, as if he would make a difference to this shambolic back line for Brazil.

I don't understand what Brazil is doing on defense... It's really bizarre. Like, WTF are they doing?!

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We only lost to them 1-0.

We're clearly better than Brazil!!!

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Wow.

So much for the Germans regressing back to organized, stoic style. They are beating the crap out of the Brazilians with swift attacks coming from all over the field.

And while I was typing that...

Holy Fuck.

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This is an awesome game, so far. GER scoring first is a huge bonus for the neutral looking for entertainment.

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Jesus. That's possibly some of the worst marking I've ever seen at this level. That was like a post pattern where the CB and Safety tripped each other up and the WR walks into the end zone.

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If getting the US from the top 20 to the top 10 requires putting little kids into specialized, highly competitive and demanding "academies", is it really worth it? (Steve - I'm about to be an asshole. It has nothing to do with you, I'm just going to be a dick to make a point.) This is why...

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