That's why I feel bad for him - his only job all day was to make that penalty kick and he botched it by not waiting for the whistle. That has to suck.
Now, I can hold a note for a long time...actually I can hold a note forever. But eventually that's just noise. It's the change we're listening for. The note coming after, and the one after that. That's what makes it music.
Host ,'Why We Fight'
Natter 45: Smooth as Billy Dee Williams.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
-t - Jul 01, 2006 9:23:03 am PDT #4949 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Consuela - Jul 01, 2006 9:27:23 am PDT #4950 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Argh! I have errands to run, like picking up dog food and going to the library and picking up my sister's dog.
But the last time I drove my car was on Monday and I left the door open and the battery is dead. And I forgot to renew my AAA membership last month.
So I just went online and renewed my membership. How long should I wait to call AAA to come give me a jump?
-t - Jul 01, 2006 9:30:36 am PDT #4951 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Have you gotten a confirmation e-mail? If you have, I think you're good to call.
Consuela - Jul 01, 2006 9:33:56 am PDT #4952 of 10002
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I do indeed have a confirmation email! Yay!
megan walker - Jul 01, 2006 9:34:03 am PDT #4953 of 10002
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
The ESPN curling announcers put the soccer commentators to shame.
amych - Jul 01, 2006 9:42:29 am PDT #4954 of 10002
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I won't go near the ESPN commentary -- I'd much rather miss half of what they're saying on Univision than listen to the ESPN guys not bother to hide the fact that they don't know or care about soccer.
-t - Jul 01, 2006 9:51:14 am PDT #4955 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I just figured out yesterday that the ESPN commentator I hate the most used to play soccer in the US, so I guess it's just a different perspective and not complete ignorance.
My Spanish is sub-Sesame Street level, but even so one of my fondest memories is watching the '94 World Cup on Inivision down at the Laundromat in Chico. I could follow the game, so it didn't matter that I couldn't understand what anyone was saying. So fun.
megan walker - Jul 01, 2006 9:51:56 am PDT #4956 of 10002
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Sadly, I lack Univision. Damn my illegal cable!
sumi - Jul 01, 2006 9:52:15 am PDT #4957 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
I think that they've got former soccer players commentating. (Plus the England-Portugal match was on ABC.)
What I don't understand is why Brad Gilbert insists with going with Baseball analogies for his tennis commentary.
megan walker - Jul 01, 2006 9:59:14 am PDT #4958 of 10002
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
I think that they've got former soccer players commentating. (Plus the England-Portugal match was on ABC.)
True, but I think they keep having the same sets of commentators regardless of channel. I want to say it's based on the city the match is played it, but I haven't really been paying attention.
Some are better than others, but I don't think the problem is that they don't know the game, it's that they don't know how to talk about it. They don't convey either the joy of watching great soccer (for fans of the game) or the information necessary for the non-fan to appreciate it.