The Soccer Thread (Version 15) — I Got 115 Problems But a Pep Ain’t One

Still ridiculous not to have normal timekeeping. This isn’t 1983. Americans have seen a soccer match by now.

 

And induces puberty in the play by play guy.

 

Whew, that was a howler of a defensive effort. Dead legs, I guess?

 

DARTS!

 

As someone who has played competitive darts, I can't express how hard it is to hit a ton 80, even once. I think I've done it twice in my life. You get the first two, and it goes right to your head and you get super nervous. I've had a lot of 121s and 126s.

Also, lots of Waldos in that crowd.

 

I'm convinced darts crowds might be the most fun of all the sports. Certainly the drunkest.

 

A lid for every pot I guess.

 

I played, too, for 14 years from 1976-1990 (darts kept me off the streets and in bars where I belong). You are right about hitting those ton-80s. I threw maybe eight and the first one gave you an unbelievable feeling because you probably got close a bunch of times before getting it.
On my FB REELS feed, I get lots of darts clips and Paul Lim is starting to show up, being competitive internationally at age 70. I played against him back in the day. One night, he came running into our bar, coming directly from the airport after a 17-hour flight from the Philippines. No warmups, he threw a ton-80 on his first turn. I threw three ton-40s in a row and never got a shot at an out.
Another REELS is an oldie of Eric Bristow. He's wearing a shirt from the Crafty Cockney (later renamed The Londoner) that is in my town. I played there a lot. All the Euro darts stars came to the U.S. for the summer tournaments.

 

The next two Women’s World Cups will be on Netflix. Ugh.