Some Loose Thoughts

This is how I feel after that amazing 1 – 0 USA win over Alergia today in the World Cup:

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Expulsions, Internal Confrontations, Resignations & an Underage Distraction

What the hell is going on with the French National Soccer Team?!? Word came out today the French team refused to practice in protest of a teammate being told to pack his bags and head back to France after calling out their coach. “Go fuck yourself, you son of a bitch”, were the apparent words from Nicolas Anelka to Coach Raymond Domenech. The coach gave his striker the opportunity to apologize with no so such luck. Off you go Anelka, have a safe flight home. With more confrontations stirring, staff members leaving, players unhappy with their coach and choosing not to train two days before a crucial match, team director Jean-Louis Valentin resigned stating he felt “sickened and disgusted”. Off you go Valentin, have a safe flight home.

Now, France is typically considered a competitor in the soccer world, finishing in 2nd place last World Cup and winning the tournament in 1998, so most would consider the ongoing drama quite embarrassing. I must be pretty cold-hearted finding the situation quite amusing. And, let’s not forget some of the legal issues some of players may face upon returning to France after teen working-girl Zahia Dehar admitted to sleeping with at least 3 known French players while under the age of 18. Don’t get me wrong, now that she is of legal age, I will openly admit she is attractive but uh oh! Somebody is in trouble! (View More of Zahia!) I really hope all of this serves as a humbling experience for the French. Maybe this is karma after France barely qualified into the World Cup by cheating on a hand-ball goal that was not called and crushed the hopes of Ireland making the tournament. Get your act together guys, or don’t and I’ll just keep writing. Have fun watching the 2nd round from home while you enjoy your crepes! Oh and one more thing, Ricky Bobby Rules! Shake n’ Bake!..Yes, that was indeed a direct shout-out to Talledega Nights.

Potty Mouth on ESPN

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Umm, what were the Slovenians doing after they scored? Is this actually their celebration dance? They look like they should be in the background of Stifler’s dance-off in American Wedding.

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Friday I watched one of the worst displays of officiating I have ever seen for any sport. Yes, worse than umpire, Jim Joyce’s blown call in which pitcher Armando Galarraga from the Detroit Tigers should have been awarded with a perfect game. If you have followed any of the World Cup so far and especially if you are a proud American as I am and happen to cheer on the Good ‘Ole Red White & Blue then you may feel similar emotions as I do by Friday’s match between the USA and Slovenia: disgust, heart-broken, appalled.

Now, I’ll start off by saying the U.S. was very cold in the 1st and was down 2-0 by halftime. Wait a minute, 2-0 to Slovenia?!? A country of only 2 million. Come on, seriously? Their athletic pastimes consist of gymnastics and skiing, enough said. – I for one believe the U.S. should be a fierce competitor in every sport we engage in, no excuses. – In the 2nd half we saw a completely different U.S. squad, quickly taking shots and stealing possession from Slovenia, which led to goals by Landon Donovan and later the equalizer scored by Michael Bradley (Coach Bradley’s son) which brought millions of fans around the world to their feet. As the U-S-A chants became increasingly louder, any American watching knew we had a chance of scoring again and victory, which would put the US in prime position to advance to the Round of 16.

As the clock winded down, we witnessed U.S. second-half sub, Maurice Edu head in a free kick from Donovan in the 86th minute. Suddenly, the impossible became a reality as Americans filled with joy, cheering, clapping and chanting. Did we just witness World Cup history?? And then, pure robbery and disaster occurred. Not by Slovenians, but by one man. That one-man is referee Koman Coulibaly from the African county of Mali. “Public Enemy Number One”, as I will remember him, disallowed the goal by Edu but has yet to provide any type of clarification. As broadcast stations continued to show replays of the stolen goal, there was not one foul or anyone offsides in which Team USA should have been penalized for. In fact, one could clearly see at least 2 American players being practically bear-hugged by Slovenian players in the penalty box. Who knew UFC octagon rules were allowed? Suddenly the match was now over at a 2-2 tie. While the Americans did have an amazing second half comeback it left the team in a critical must-win situation in their next game on Wednesday against Algeria.

How did this happen? It seemed like a bad nightmare. Coulibaly made several bad calls throughout the game and is now currently under investigation by soccer’s international governing body, FIFA. But even if he is suspended from the rest of the tournament, it does nothing to change the outcome of the game. I won’t lie, I’m pissed and shocked that this could happen on soccer’s biggest stage, the FIFA World Cup, which fans around the world only get to enjoy once every four years. I understand the aspect of human mistakes in officiating but this is ridiculous and unexplainable. It simply should have never occurred. I have confidence in the U.S. in our upcoming game, but with other variables, will it be enough? Or, will Coulibaly’s blown call end up being a key reason for the USA not advancing? I can only hope a victory on Wednesday will lead America into the next round…Team USA, we have faith in you. Koman Coulibaly, I have four words for you…”Don’t Tread on Me”. I hope that guy is never given any type of officiating responsibilities for the rest of his days, not even at a Dave and Buster’s.

USA vs Slovenia: Stolen Goal

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He’s the fucking man…yup. Revis Island bitches.

For the last month or so all we’ve heard from Darrelle Revis and his agent is how unhappy he is with his current contract. Normally I would call a 26 year old athlete that has 3 yrs and 21 million dollars coming to him, ridiculous. But not Revis. This guy is a special player and maybe the most special I have ever had the privilege to watch. At least in a Jets uniform. Normally that’s not saying much. But in this case I think it is.

Revis may could even be a greater assett to the Jets than the “Sanchize,” given that the Jets #1 ranked defense runs through their secondary. A secondary that now includes 2 Prow Bowlers with the offseason acquisition of  Antonio “I have more kids than interceptions since 2007″ Cromartie. I love Mark Sanchez but Revis is irreplaceable in Rex Ryan’s defensive scheme. I think Revis 100% deserves more money than the guy in Oakland. What’s his name? You know. The one with the name I can’t pronounce….Nnamdi Asomuga….that’s it.

To cut to the chase, the Jets have been tremendous with their drafts and free agent acquisitions in the Mike T regime. But they are awful business people when it comes to retaining talent. Especially some of their cornerstone players. Pete Kendall, Laveranues  Coles and most recently Leon Washington. Those losses were bad, not just from a talent/personnel perspective, but also sent a bad message to the fans. Woody wants to sell PSLs? Good luck with that. Especially if Darrelle walks out the door. It would be an utter embarrassment. It would be catastrophic. It would make fans rethink who they root for. I know I would.

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There tends to be a lot that gets under my skin. While deciding on what to write about this week, it dawned on me. Why not write about the top 5 things I complain about. I present my top 5 most annoying things

5. People walking in groups and taking up the entire fucking sidewalk

Who are these people that feel the need to walk 3 and 4 people wide, taking up all of the space between the buildings and the curb? I mean this is New York. If you’ve got no where to be, either walk in a singe file or take a cab. If you’re not in a rush in this city there is something wrong with you. Annoying.

4. The Loud whistler

Is whistling that satisfying to people that they have to do it in public? This may be one of the most annoying sounds on earth. And for what? Most people don’t even whistle actual songs. At least whistle me a little tune. Is whistling in gibberish an art form I am unaware of? All I hear is a human beings making bird sounds. Terrible and horribly annoying.

3. The Gym Grunter

I mean seriously bro. You’re not a private gym and it’s obvious there are other people around. Keep it quiet. The last thing I want to hear is you making sounds like your having a violent episode. Disruptive, obnoxious and sometimes uncomfortable to be around. And yes, annoying as shit.

2. The Loud Tapper

I don’t encounter this level of inconsiderateness often, but when I do, it’s brutal. I was on the subway the other day and some moron felt the need to start flicking his metro card back and forth with his index finger for probably 5 stops. How oblivious are some people? Pretty fucking annoying. It actually makes me sweat I get so annoyed.

1. That person who has to sit down next to you on a train no matter how uncomfortable it will be for you or them.

This person is an asshole. Sometimes the act of sitting isn’t comfortable for anybody. Sometimes standing is the answer. Why would you want to sit side-to-side or knee-to-knee with a stranger? This person knows that what they are doing is wrong but it is out of a sense of entitlement that they do it anyway.

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J-Bay droppin some Sunday Night bombs                 A-Rod continues to amaze with social awkwardness

Well, well, well…didn’t see it happening, and as most Mets fans, I had zero confidence it would happen. But because I’m a Mets fan and I have some balls, I took Arthur up on his “Slap Bet.” And look what happened, the Mets took 2 out of 3, capping the series with a trademark Santana performance, solidified by 2 much needed bombs from Jason Bay, and some ballsy pitching by K-Rod. Winner…Money.

Needless to say, I am going to slap the shit out of Arthur the next time I see him. Maybe I’ll give him all 5 at once, maybe I won’t. Either way it’s not going to feel good. It could be Jimmy Tap time folks. But back to the baseball at hand.

I’m going to keep this short and sweet, but a couple of comments from the weekend’s Subway series.

1. Mike Pelfrey is a God Damn stud. The kid is looking like El Truth. His team has swag when he’s on the mound and they fucking should. Very studly.

2. Johan is still a stud. He had us all wondering a few weeks ago in Philly. But I’m not wondering anymore. Fucking studly as usual.

3. A-Rod celebrates very homosexually, but he didn’t get to do any helmet hunting this weekend at Citi; thank the lord. The guy’s a stud but I wish he didn’t act like such a D-Bag on the field. But he’s a Yankee, so who gives a shit. I did think he was going to take K-Rod deep Sunday night with 2 on and 2 out in the 9th.

4. David Wright stinks. I’m not going to sugar coat it. The guy is awful. The worst. I’m sick to my stomach over it. I was actually mad that Mets fans were wearing his jersey at the game on Friday night.

5. So Yankee fans, its not so fun when your team is playing injured. Even with Jeter, Texiera and A-Rod rounding out the line up, not to even mention Cano, it’s still not enough. Now you know how the Mets only mustered 70 wins last year when all we had was D-Wright. And he stinks. Man he stinks.

Arthur I am going to slap the sit out of you!! Until next time folks…

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So let me preface this with the following:  I am neither gay nor a 14 year old girl.  Phew, that felt really good to get off my chest.  I finally feel comfortable in my skin.  With that said, I am a fan of Justin Bieber (JB)

So once this JB craze really hit the mainstream I was just like everyone else.  I thought it was funny and he was just some cheesy teeny bopper that Late Night Hosts made corny jokes about.  Well, you know what happened?  I became a fan.  It all started with the following:

Song is fire. I don’t care what you say. you know what else? He is a talented kid that puts out hits. I can’t hate on him.

So my question is this: is it weird/awkward that I like JB? I mean I don’t feel totally comfortable with it so that may be a sign that it is a little weird. When my 12 year old niece and I have the same new favorite song, you know things are bad. With that said… I’m going to go upload “Baby” and Miley Cyrus’ “Party in the USA” onto my IPOD and go for a run.

And just to up the “creepiness” of this post:

Thanks Kieran for the above link. You love JB.

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Sorry for the hiatus.  SLTHQ had a team bonding trip where we hunted and ate endangered animals.  You would be surprised how delicious bald eagle tastes!

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So it is now October, which means a few things are certain:

• New York will begin to prepare for Christmas (they are already putting up the Christmas shops at Bryant Park and Union Square)
• MLB Playoffs begin
• A-Rod will got 2-16 in the playoffs
• Arthur checking the mail  every day for his 2010 Feline  Calendar

So in honor of this I give you the M.I.A. remix.

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