Running, all-purpose World Cup thread

I've wrapped up more stuff out of my ass than that show did. Jerk-offs.

 

That was outstanding. Thanks.

Did we really need John McCain pontificating about Iran? Geez, could you tell me something about the actual games besides the fact that Mexico's keeper is going to play?

 

back when I would actually watch espn, the WC show four years ago featured Julie Foudy and she was awesome. Was she on this?

I'm guessing no.

And Univision or Telemundo has a 1/2 hour pregame show. It was on before the England - Paraguay match this morning. I could only understand every 3rd or 4th word, but you got a feel for it.

 

She was on at halftime of the Friday games, along with Revsine and Wynalda. Saturday, it was just those two. I can see Wynalda is going to get on my nerves. He's just got that know-it-all vibe going.

 

I've been watching the games on Univision. Gotta love their enthusiasm! Gooooooooooooooooooooooooal!!!!!

 

Yeah, that wasn't good. I never really bought into the McCain-is-a-media-whore stuff until I saw that. Brazenly whorish.

 

How stupid are these guys on SportsCenter? You're doing highlights on an unfamiliar sport with unfamiliar player names, and you don't make sure you get the pronunciation right?
Stan Verrett on Argentina: Apparently, "REE-kel-may" was the star.

 

So does that mean that Eyes is "sponge-worthy?"

Get ready for Iran-Mexico. This'll be interesting. Franz Beckenbauer will be in the Haus.

 

Watching the pregame, these players sure have to do a lot of non-soccer stuff the last 20 minutes before the biggest game of their lives. Exhanging gifts, signing stuff, taking the field holding the hands of children.

I'm not saying any of it is wrong, or they should do anything different. Just seems to me like they do things that could affect their concentration.

 

One of 'em the other morning said "a score is worth one point in soccer, you understand that" or something to that effect as they highlighted bits of the Edcuador win.
The ESPN guys think they are sooooooooo cool and soooooooooooooooo hip.
I'm not buying it.
And when Stu Scott got dissed by Jason Terry the other nite I almost laughed out loud.
It was awesome to see that brown-nosin', jive-talkin' chump get it.

 

Musburger in rare form:

"A point against me for using 'our.' (In referring to the U.S. team.) But ... but ... I just can't help being nationalistic ... I mean, it's just so..."

Lalas and Foudy actually looked embarrassed for him.

 

Again, I'm neither a lefty nor a righty politically, but he strikes me as a sports ambulance chaser.

Internet sports betting? Check, he's there.
Steroids in baseball? Check, he's there. [Not the only one, but you get my drift.]
Iran in the World Cup? Check, he's there.

But I suppose you were tortured in a POW camp in Vietnam, John, so we all could pay $40 to fill our gas tanks.

And I Googled McCain and 'rising gas prices.' He did send a letter of inquiry about rising gasoline prices to the FTC.

In April 1999.