Just in case you haven’t heard about it, here’s an amazing Ultimate catch from Andrew Fleming, from Seattle club Sockeye. It’s pretty sick, considering the distance and the layout he had to make.
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Monthly Archives: July 2010
ZM’s “What does a Central Midfielder do in 2010?” article
A pretty great piece by Zonal Marking about the role of the central midfielder in soccer nowadays. Soccer fans definitely overlook this role today, especially in this year’s World Cup.
Sneezes are Dangerous
This is a few days old but still kinda weird. San Diego pitcher Mat Latos gets sent to the Disabled List… for trying to hold back a sneeze and injuring himself. Ouch. This definitely beats injuring yourself playing Guitar Hero or playing with some kids in terms of weird injuries.
Final Thoughts on the 2010 World Cup
I managed to watch 105 out of the 120 minutes of the World Cup final live at a pub out in Bellevue on Sunday. The Spain/Netherlands game was definitely what I expected it to be. Grind-it-out, nerve-wracking final. I feel it was much better than the 2006 final, partly because (1) the team that I absolutely hate almost as much as the L*kers, Italy, won it in 2006 and (2) because it went to a penalty shootout, which I hate to see especially for a final since it’s so gut-wrenching.
But here’s just some of my thoughts on the game itself… Continue reading
2010 WC Finals analysis by Zonal Marking
Zonal Marking has had some great coverage for all the World Cup matches over the course of the month. Photos, diagrams, commentary. Here’s a great start to their analysis of the Spain/Netherlands game. (I’ll post up my own thoughts soon).
The Price is Right’s Perfect Bid
Esquire’s article about a contestant getting the exact bid on the Price is Right. It’s a pretty fascinating article about how two players broke the system, as well as how other players did so in other games. (via Kottke and Ryan)
The LeBron Debacle
If you haven’t heard, LeBron James is no longer a Cavalier. He jumped ship and went to South Beach to be on the Miami Heat with Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, forming the new “Big Three”. But this Big Three wasn’t formed in the same way that the former Big Three was by the Celtics (Garnett, Pierce, and Ray Allen). No trades were made. No huge sacrifices made by the Heat, aside from being well over the salary cap. They just got commitments from LBJ and Bosh via free agency.
So who came out winning and who came out losing? Continue reading
Virgin Airlines $33 Deal
Virgin Airlines is doing a promo where tickets from Seattle to San Francisco is only $33 either way and Seattle to Los Angeles $66 either way. Only for today until 5pm. Tickets must be for any time between August 25th until October 6th. Their site is at http://www.virginamerica.com (Currently, the site is down).
Oranje vs. La Furia Roja
After 62 games played and 30 teams eliminated, we’re down to the last two teams remaining in the tournament: The Netherlands (Oranje) and Spain (La Furia Roja). To be honest, I think this is the match-up for the football purists. Two very solid squads with great passing abilities, great attacking options, and solid teamwork. Did I mention the fact that neither of these teams have won the World Cup either?
So it begs the questions: Who do you think is going to win it all?
Netherlands vs. Spain
I have to admit, calling all the winners of the quarterfinal games and the semifinals games was kinda cool. Congrats to both teams for making it to the finals though. It should be a really really fascinating match these two teams. Both teams rightfully deserved to make it this far. It’s unfortunate that only one team can come out as the World Cup champions though.
Who do I have winning it all? Spain. Had them since before the tournament started. Heck, I had this match-up before the tournament started.
I’ll post my analysis of this match-up in the next few days, as well as the third place match between Uruguay/Germany.
EDIT: It’s not really worth analyzing the third place match. Germany is far stronger than Uruguay. Germany should win it handily. It’s all about the championship game.