Tag Archives: olympics

Mark it down: Andy Roddick is going to win the US Open.

September 4th, 2008 | Posted in tennis

There was a moment in his second round match against Latvian Ernests Gulbis when I said to a friend “This is the begininning of the end of Andy Roddick’s career”.
Perhaps a bit drastic, but the situation looked bleak, both in the match in and in the greater scope.
Gulbis’s was up a set and serving for [...]

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Talk about a string of shameful coincidences…

August 24th, 2008 | Posted in olympics

I know I had some bad things to say about Bob Neumeier’s sideline antics late last week, but those complaints are really small potatoes compared to some of the other “talent” that NBC has forced upon us over these last few weeks. While folks like Tim Daggett, Mary Carillo, and that annoying biatch who does [...]

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No more Neumeier, please

August 21st, 2008 | Posted in olympics

Just a quick observation as I plow through the Nth day of Olympic coverage:
Was NBC completely out of options for on-air talent, or does someone at NBC Sports really think that Bob Neumeier is a good choice as a field reporter?
We escaped Neumeier’s assholish demeanor throughout most of the first week and a half of [...]

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So you want a Wii? Done deal. Signed, sealed, delivered …

August 13th, 2008 | Posted in olympics

Just go to this website and you’ll get one. Honest.

Well, when we say honest, we mean … well, you could. Seriously. That part’s honest.
Anyhow, a few weeks back we (along with a group of other blogs) submitted a few questions for The Nielsen Company’s Summer Olympic trivia challenge. So, of course, this means you need [...]

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We know we shouldn’t …

August 13th, 2008 | Posted in olympics

But we just can’t resist.
Wednesday, Hungarian weight lifter Janos Baranyai’s arm bent backwards in one of the most disgusting injuries I’ve ever seen (including Joe Theisman and Napolean McCallum). You can see the video here.
Being the sick bastards we are, first thing we thought of? The Saturday Night Live sketch below, featuring Kevin Nealon and [...]

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Inferiority complex, China. China, inferiority complex

August 13th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized, olympics

Our new favorite website? The People’s Daily Online, Beijing’s paper/online news source, where reality gets thrown out the window. Take the front page:

What’s missing? For starters, any mention of the lip-syncing girl who performed at the opening ceremonies. Or the digitally enhanced fireworks. But this is what caught our eye most:

Granted, a few papers or [...]

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Team USA: Mayor of Dunk City?

August 11th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized, olympics

Over a billion people tuned in to watch the “Redeem Team” hurt the feelings of 12 Chinese people and subsequently 1.3 billion other Chinese. Oddly enough, Yao started the game off by draining a three, but soon enough things got out of hand. I can’t remember the last time I have seen so many dunks [...]

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Curling fever: Like nothing you can ever imagine.

April 10th, 2008 | Posted in Uncategorized

What if the Beijing Olympics added Curling? Would that stopped the protests? Honestly, who could hate the sport?
No one.
Found this humorous ad from 1986. Aired in Manitoba, and if you know the area, you know there’s not much to do there besides curl.

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