tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post4287258710105563523..comments2023-10-30T01:46:52.730-06:00Comments on hit the post: dion named leafs captain and other things we already knewwalkinvisiblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08874510508773958406noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-28051706152239233762010-06-17T09:47:51.948-06:002010-06-17T09:47:51.948-06:00kent:
i'm pretty sure that's exactly how/w...kent:<br />i'm pretty sure that's exactly how/why we ended up with staios.walkinvisiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874510508773958406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-12433803635533433432010-06-17T01:11:25.413-06:002010-06-17T01:11:25.413-06:00At the winter games this year they actually found ...<i>At the winter games this year they actually found that in freestyle aerials, if you fist pumped as though you personally thought you had a good jump, your score went up accordingly. They gave us medals for this crap.</i><br /><br />I guess this shouldn't really be surprising. After all, in hockey where the outcome is more or less objectively determined (depending on who's reffing), there's still people who watch the Flames and decide that, because Nystrom is likable, he's also a pretty good hockey player.Kent W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15679878875910837307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-11448543055787101612010-06-16T20:49:07.930-06:002010-06-16T20:49:07.930-06:00Wow, soccer just came out of the closet:
Soccer o...Wow, soccer just came out of the closet:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theonion.com/video/soccer-officially-announces-it-is-gay,17603/" rel="nofollow">Soccer officially announces it is gay</a><br /><br />Another thing we already knew.mikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894798303666487534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-23732958821883204462010-06-16T16:54:16.017-06:002010-06-16T16:54:16.017-06:00No doubt, soccer and basketball are pretty dull wh...No doubt, soccer and basketball are pretty dull when stacked up next to hockey. Personally, I also like football and dislike baseball, but I guess I can kind of see why people take the opposite positions so I'm not quite so militant.<br /><br />As far as smorts, generally I think they're a waste of everyone's time. How it could possibly matter in a competition whether your skating costume has lots of sequins or your makeup stays on in the synchro pool (so weird, eh?) is well beyond me. People like to talk about how much training and physical ability go into them, on which I would never argue. Its just that its fundamentally impossible to decide who is the "best" in any meaningful sense. <br /><br />At the winter games this year they actually found that in freestyle aerials, if you fist pumped as though you personally thought you had a good jump, your score went up accordingly. They gave us medals for this crap. Unbelievable.mikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894798303666487534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-7222727701615344032010-06-16T15:29:56.453-06:002010-06-16T15:29:56.453-06:00There's a sport where they play 5 on five. Ha...There's a sport where they play 5 on five. Have a big ball. And a small net placed way up in the air. These guys manage to put that ball in the net 30,40,50 times a game (assuming a 100 point game being a mixture of 2 or 3 point shots).<br /><br />Soccer incorporates 11 per side, a small ball, and a big net. 0-0 or 1-1 are acceptable scores after 90 minutes of play.<br /><br />Either basketball needs better defense or soccer offense. I can't watch either.adamHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-65135909683629050252010-06-16T13:57:03.928-06:002010-06-16T13:57:03.928-06:00Haha, "smort". Couldn't have come u...Haha, "smort". Couldn't have come up with anything better myself. <br /><br />My first serious girlfriend competed in Highland Dancing, which itself was a highly competitive little niche. It was, of course, judged. She told me about all the unseen politics that constantly operated beneath the surface of the competitions. <br /><br />Personally, I couldn't fathom "competing" in something like that. <br /><br />As for soccer...I just don't get it. I watched about 20 minutes of it recently and the only goal scored during the game was a stupid penalty kick.Kent W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15679878875910837307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-33354166122611200482010-06-15T16:48:21.001-06:002010-06-15T16:48:21.001-06:00i am so glad i got that 06/07 flames jersey with p...i am so glad i got that 06/07 flames jersey with phaneuf's name and number on it.<br /><br />maybe i should wear it the next time i am in toronto.awildermodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674503785441637778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-12594912813288136122010-06-15T16:26:31.808-06:002010-06-15T16:26:31.808-06:00smort (n.) - Any of a group of athletic and artist...<b>smort</b> (n.) - Any of a group of athletic and artistic endeavours which are judged in competition (e.g. diving, gymnastics, figure skating, ballroom dancing). The word is a contraction of "smiling" and "sport" because of the apparent scoring benefit (or reduction) realized in these events from smiling (or not smiling) throughout the performance.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I would have to concede that soccer still qualifies as an actual, fully fledged, team sport. Just a very, very, very, VERY boring one.mikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894798303666487534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-4641439815620894712010-06-15T16:05:39.947-06:002010-06-15T16:05:39.947-06:00didn't we dub that a smort ?didn't we dub that a smort ?walkinvisiblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874510508773958406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-1665788303091891452010-06-15T10:46:58.604-06:002010-06-15T10:46:58.604-06:00Something else we already knew? Soccer is garbage...Something else we already knew? Soccer is garbage. I just looked it up, out of the first 11 games, 6 have been draws. Seriously, more than half ended in a tie. How is this interesting to anyone? <br /><br />Plus, the author of "Soccernomics" was on the radio the other day saying (Kent will like this) that the winner of the World Cup is basically decided by chance. The game is so low scoring, that at the highest level a fluke goal basically decides the entire tournament. He actually said on the radio that the champion of the World Cup is rarely the best team. Might as well watch gymnastics or some other quasi-sport.mikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894798303666487534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-72177195378736673962010-06-14T20:16:14.713-06:002010-06-14T20:16:14.713-06:00Haha, good stuff WI. Phaneuf being named C is just...Haha, good stuff WI. Phaneuf being named C is just a new level of bizarreness. Remember when he was "The Future" Captain for us?<br /><br />PS You'll get the whole story behind the hat and the scarf and Pronger at some point this summer when things are really depressing and we can't even laugh at the Leafs.Arikhttp://www.4thlineblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5853674483927136845.post-81229857810990601062010-06-14T18:48:15.102-06:002010-06-14T18:48:15.102-06:001. "puck moving defenseman" - I don'...1. "puck moving defenseman" - I don't remember him ever being an equipment assistant, maybe in Toronto that is part of the captain's job description.<br /><br />2. "team played much better..." - In all seriousness (and smugness), how could they play any worse? The Leafs (sic) were horrid.<br /><br />3. "gift for scoring" - do you think this adds support to the rumour about Dion hitting it with someone's wife before getting shipped?<br /><br />4. We all know why he made captain... Because he's such a good singer: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDc2mnS48ng" rel="nofollow">Phaneuf Karaoke</a><br /><br />By the way, this story even made the radio news on the Q in Victoria. I swear this just proves that Toronto is losing on purpose. All I can hope is that the flames don't sink far enough next year to be looking up the standings and see Dion's ugly mug staring back.mikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17894798303666487534noreply@blogger.com