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TwitterGo Tigers!
21 Oct 2006 No Comments
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22 years and the Series is back is Motown. Bless you boys.
Guess Who's Back, Back Again
15 Oct 2006 No Comments
Shady’s back, tell a friend!
Kidding. And don’t ever call me slim anything.. someone’s bound to die laughing.
I am back in town, pets are alive (Grandma was happy to spend time with her grand-dogs and grand-cats). This trip was for pleasure. I have a feeling many more trips to come will not; hopefully more on that in the future (job stuff).
I hear the Tigers made the World Series. Friends, family, I have to ask you… are you right with God? Because if they win, it’s likely that fire, brimstone, and a seven-headed dragon will lay waste to the planet. Or San Fran will fall off the edge of the coast. Or snow will fall in Houston.. I can’t remember how it ends, just make sure that, should the Tigers win 3 games you pray extra hard the night before Game 4.
That said… Go Tigers!
Zidane Gets 3 Game Suspension
20 Jul 2006 No Comments
You read that right, FIFA suspended Zidane, who is retired, for 3 games. Zidane was kind enough to let FIFA save face by agreeing to do 3 days of community service instead of, you know, laughing his ass off.
For his part, Italian player Materazzi was given a 2-game suspension, which seems reasonable. I would’ve liked to see Materazzi banned from 2 World Cup games, but that’s not really a FIFA policy. Too bad he still won’t fess up about what actually was said.
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Get right with your maker, I agree with Mitch Albom
17 Jul 2006 No Comments
MITCH ALBOM: With on-field insults, it’s all in the head
Mitch manages to string together a fairly coherent column today about the Zidane head-butt. We’ll give him a break over the lateness of the column because he’s a) an American sportswriter b) in Detroit and c) is Mitch Albom.
But, he did catch the most important quote of the controversy to date: Zindane’s mother. Her pearl?
“Some things are bigger than football.”
She’s right, of course. And, despite her obvious bias toward her son, her statement is controversial in itself. Around the world, as Albom points out, we accept that “trash talking” is somehow part of the game, something almost venerated to the same level as the players ability to actually, you know, play.
Which is sad. I both played sports and watched my father play them for years. Was there trash talked? Sure. But the players who did it most were arrogant pricks who, frankly, didn’t get a lot of respect. They often stunk up the field, as well. Trash talking was almost exclusively consigned to the realm of the loser, the loud-mouth, foul-crying, whiney bastard who thought you always took the bat with the largest number on the end.
Mitch almost, but not quite, commits to sort of not liking trash talking by way of a huge stretch of an analogy. What he doesn’t do, of course, is pin the blame where it belongs; on the worst of the trash talkers. I wonder if that because any of them play in someone’s home town? Hmm, that would be an interesting question to ask. Good thing there’s a professional sports columnist on the case.
digg – FIFA to investigate Zidane incident; Could disqualify Italy
12 Jul 2006 No Comments
Well, that’s an interesting turn. Comments are running pretty heavily that FIFA will not, in fact, take away the Cup. I’m pretty sure a war would break out if they did. However, it is interesting that an amendment to the rules was made that allows FIFA to take away 6 points (essentially causing the team to forfeit the match) if a player users a racial, religious, or ethnic slur. Considering Zidane is an Algerian Muslim, his forthcoming comments could be very interesting. Sepp Blatter, head of FIFA, apparently found his dignity and said they are also considering taking away Zidane’s best player award.
Update: Zidane has said at a press conference that the comment was “very personal”, but would not elaborate. Materazzi immediately again denied saying anything about terrosists, Zidane’s mother, or any racial comments. I think Materazzi is lying; he even went so far as to issue this gem of a quote: “Zidane is my hero and I have always admired him a lot.” So, now Zidane is his hero?
To his credit, Zidane did apologize to the children who watched, but not to Materazzi, saying: “I can’t regret what I did because it would mean that he (Materazzi) was right to say what he said.” Zidane also implied that his attack wasn’t in response to just one insult, but many, although he did not single out Materazzi.
The Zidane headbutt
11 Jul 2006 5 Comments
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Warning, NSFW comments ahead
Via Kottke, two British newspapers hired lip-reading translators (I’d like to see that invoice) to see what Marco Materazzi said to Zinedine Zidane. If they’re correct, Materazzi’s lucky Zidane didn’t bicycle kick his head into the stands.
The alleged comment:
Hold on, wait, that one’s not for a nigger like you.
We all know you are the son of a terrorist whore.
So just fuck off.
And, to FIFA, if Rooney’s case is receiving high levels of scrutiny over his behavior, we, the fans, expect this incident to receive as much, if not more. And if Materazzi did, in fact, say these things on the pitch, he deserves to be punished as well.
Steve Yzerman retires… finally
03 Jul 2006 No Comments
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22 years, all with Detroit. Great guy, but it’s time.
Have fun in retirement, Steve, and thanks for all the memories.
Put Marc Miller on TV
03 Jul 2006 No Comments
Face for radio? Hell no, that boy needs to be on TV. 
Marc Miller, who pilots the #8 Carhartt CASCAR car, needs your help. Marc is trying to get on a new reality television show called “Racin’ for a Livin’” and you can help put him there. Go to www.voteformarcmiller.com and cast as many votes as you can; seriously, the rules allow that. Just don’t script anything to automate the voting process; I’m pretty sure they strap Marc to the hood of the Bad Driver’s car during the taping of the show if you get caught doing that.
Marc is an old friend of mine and a great guy. All the other people in that contest are Dixie Chick-lovin’, Jeff Gordon-supporting, latte-sippin’ posers. Ok, maybe not, but Marc is the best person on that list and deserves your vote. If you’re from New Orleans, Ann Arbor, or even San Diego, head over to www.voteformarcmiller.com and give some love to Marc.
You’re Wrong. The World Cup Refereeing Standard is Higher than Ever – FIFA World Cup 2006 – World Cup 2006 Blog
01 Jul 2006 No Comments
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Angel Maria Villar, the chairman of FIFA’s referees panel, is an idiot; starts to explain the officiating at this years World Cup. Bravo to the World Cup Blog for pointing out Villar’s latest attempt to smoke-screen the unbelievably bad performance of his refs.
In between hits of whatever drug he is taking, Villar described the situation in the Middle East as pleasant, credited Santa Claus for his on-time delivery rate this past Christmas, and predicted that typewriters would soon replace computers as the preferred workplace communication tool of the 21st Century.