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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
I won't defend baseball as the most "exciting" sport. It isnt, at least on a continuous , chronological scale.
But it has a subtleties, from pitch to pitch, that only avid fans recognize. Pressure builds from pitch to pitch in many situations, especially the
playoffs.
Scoring isn't the only exciting activity in baseball. Good pitching and good defense (like robbing hits or HRs from players) is exciting to the
faithful. Good defense, which includes good pitching, are always appreciated in sports where scoring is relatively low.
Baseball isn't for everyone. It's pace is too slow for the Immediacy Generation, fostered by smart phones and 4G connections. But large sections of
the world still understand it's appeal.
I am so glad to see it growing in other parts of the world, especially Latin America, where lifestyles are still slow and the value of life isn't
measured in megabits per second.
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I agree Hook - in fact some of my best memories as a kid growing up were going to Dodgers games with my dad. First at the Coliseum and then up to
Chavez Ravine when the new stadium was completed.
My post about sports other than soccer was mostly tongue in cheek although I cannot stand all the commercials in football. As far as the subtleties of
the game of baseball, that is true of almost every major sport and what makes each sport fun to watch to each of us, based on our likes and interests.
My apologies to all the baseball/football/basketball fans out there.
Go Mexico!!!
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WOW.......Is anyone watching Germany pound Brazil in the Semis?
6-0 with lots of time left in the second half.
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What happend? Germany missed the extra point, after a TD or was it two field goals?
Certainly couldn't be soccer, right? 
The Brazilians are gonna tear the country apart tonight, I fear.
[Edited on 7-8-2014 by Hook]
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Hook
The Brazilians are gonna tear the country apart tonight, I fear.
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They've been trying to do that for a few weeks now. This is just another reason for them.
Could get nasty in Rio.
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Brasil has been highly overrated, especially by their own folks.
They didn't have to go through qualification, since host nations are automatically in. They barely made it out of their group, mainly through referees
help.
And the Germans are famous for not having the flamboyancy of the Latin countries, but almost always know how to get it done in the clutch.
Hope my countrymen will get it done tomorrow, although I have my doubts. Messi, Aguerro and Higuain may be just too much.
Our hopes are on a German like performance from Van Persie, Robben and Sneijder.
Go Oranje.
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go Nederlanders!!!
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I recorded the game, turned off radio and ignored all news of outcome, then settled in with dinner to watch...a blow out. Sigh...
Sad day for Brazil. Embarrassing...
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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what a slaughter! geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeez
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It's hard to believe that Germany had squeeked a 1-0 win over the US just a week ago.
Are the Germans that good?
It's like when the Bizmark blew the HMS Hood out of the water. Everyone thought the Bizmark was unsinkable after that, but a lucky torpedo hit on the
rudder a few weeks later and she was a sitting duck out there on the atlantic.
The Brazilians will get ther comeuppance.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Are the Germans that good?
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They sure were yesterday. They just seemed to toy with the Brazilians.
Did the burn down Rio last night? Was the "trouble in River city?"
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There were some stores ransacked, mostly stuff of hooligans.
I did see a news report where Germans said that they were sad that Brazil had lost so badly and that Brazilian soccer had inspired them their whole
lives. Honorable words.
Now I root for Germany since on moms side, both her parents were German. Tough pill to swallow.
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The Netherlands-Argentina 0-0 at end of full time. 30 minutes of overtime and,if no score, penalty shots, a sh*tty way to win or loose.
Tough game like I expected.
[Edited on 7-9-2014 by vandenberg]
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I think the fat lady is just about to start singing...
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And it's Argentina - Germany...
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Sorry, Ed V. I know how badly you wanted your boys to win. It just wasn't their day.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Sorry, Ed V. I know how badly you wanted your boys to win. It just wasn't their day. |
Outcome was kind of what I expected.
Holland played over their heads with the talent they have.
No need to feel sorry.
I wish Argentina luck against the Germans, and believe me, they need more than luck.
[Edited on 7-10-2014 by vandenberg]
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Germany has played not only very well but consistently at a high level in all of their games in the cup. They will be tough to beat...
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Watching soccer to me is like watching a basketball game where only 2 or 3 points are scored the whole game, and dudes just running up and down the
court for 90 minutes.
That said, I did get a tad interested during the 1 game I watched.
I think they should raise the basket in the NBA to 20 feet to reduce scoring and make it more soccer-like.
No disrespect. Those Soccer/Futbol dudes are hard core. Just not my cup of tea.
Actually, I stopped watching sports a few years ago and I'm a lot happier. The Padres never win, so it was a great move on my part.
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Recorded today's semi- made sure I had no radio, no news all the way home.
Then got home and noisy neighbors were discussing penalty shots---aagghhh! Run away!
So watched the defensive battle knowing it would end in a tie, not sure if scoreless or not. Wow. What a contrast from yesterday!
Penalty shoot out had me in suspense: I knew it was coming, but not outcome.
Two strong teams, no major injuries... What a final coming up.
\"Probably the airplanes will bring week-enders from Los Angeles before long, and the beautiful poor bedraggled old town will bloom with a
Floridian ugliness.\" (John Steinbeck, 1940, discussing the future of La Paz, BCS, Mexico)
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