A few questions for y'all: 1) Did anyone see this coming? 2) Can the United States win this group now, and avoid the climactic showdown with the Italians that...
... I'm sure someone will make the claim, but cast a wary eye at them. Consider that (a) Portugal is/was an dark horse to win it all, (b) Chris Armas is out,...
... Portugal was crap for most of the game. Especially in the late stages, down only one, I figured they would throw everything at the USA goal and force...
Haggai Elitzur
helitzur@...
Jun 5, 2002 8:12 pm
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A few questions for y'all: 1) Did anyone see this coming? Mathematically, it had to be possible, but seriously, everything I read was to pull for a draw here. ...
... I didn't think the Yanks had a prayer in this match. Not that that means much, since most of my sporting attention is still on the NBA. ... Perhaps. The...
CandleBowl@...
Jun 5, 2002 9:20 pm
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This isn't so much random thoughts that everyone likes as much as it is a consolidation of several things on my mind that I could have sent out as ...
... No, I'm ... living ... people ... the ... Given my work schedule, I get to watch the games live and (personal preference) on Univision. I'm surprised...
... Admittedly, no. At best, I thought they could get a 1-1 draw. Starting the game 3-0 was startling and shocking, to say the least. ... climactic ... finish...
... Well, I think we all knew that Portugal had the firepower to come back, but they just ran out of gas. Portugal's coach mentioned that their players were...
... Robert Horry, no doubt in my mind. The guy simply makes clutch shots, and contributes more consistently than the rest of the cast. ... I'd watch. Can't...
adam kittle
adamkittle@...
Jun 6, 2002 4:44 am
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2018000/2018821.stm I think this experiment has the potential to be the one that reveals less than any other...
Someone asked me what the World Cup tiebreakers were for pool play. I couldn't come up with them and couldn't find them in the web. If anyone knows what they...
... What I've garnered from the broadcasts is that if points don't settle it: 1. Goal differential 2. Total goals 3. Head-to-head is the progression. What...
... That's correct. Believe it or not, the next tie-breaker is drawing lots. Haggai...
Haggai Elitzur
helitzur@...
Jun 7, 2002 8:37 pm
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... I'm not entirely surprised. I recall coming across a reference about a coin toss making a difference in the Women's World Cup. Had I found that that was...
Anthony suggested a quiz bowl tournament with a format similiar to the World Cup. I was actually thinking it would be cool if the WC adopted a format like...
01) Has or will ABC/ESPN shown Kristi Yamaguchi much during Carolina playoff games? 02) Besides Lisa Leslie, who IS the other WNBA athlete in that Omega...
... took so long to bring ... couldn't have taken ... Remember the OJ knock-knock joke? "OJ Who?" "Congratulations, you're on the jury." Try impaneling a...
... leading the pool right now? Yup, they would be ahead of South Korea on goal differential if it weren't for the "own goal." ... For the heck of it, I...
... or Jet Li and DMX in a ... Since this is qb-sports, what seems like the worse sports movie idea, Like Mike or Juwanna Man? ... Anthony de Jesus "I don't...
... To return to a topic once thought dead, perhaps, the full tiebreakers apparently, as found on the BBC Sport website are: a) Goal difference in all group...
Dude, I saved this rather than sent this for some reason, so part of this is already out of date. Man, how did I get started on posting a ton to this mailing...
Other bobblehead promotions this year that I know of include Mitch Williams Bobblehead Doll night for the Atlantic City Surf (he is a coach there) and Jeff...
... The problem is that even a good hitting pitcher makes Rey Ordonez look like Jimmie Foxx. Tom Glavine is a career 190/242/217 hitter. Greg Maddux is...
... Well, I'd also rather see Edgar Martinez or Harold Baines hit instead of Neifi Perez, but there's a limit somewhere. (Oddity: In the last two AL-park ...
Matt Bruce
matt979@...
Jun 17, 2002 2:28 am
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... Whether or not to use the DH, whether or not quizbowl format A or B is the most fair, it's all a matter of choice. Me, I like occasionally seeing people...
"Frankly, I'd rather see Edgar Martinez or Harold Baines hit than these guys." I know sabermetrics and its implications fairly well. Bunts (for sacrifice, not...
