Beckham officially joins LA Galaxy
by Chompo on Jul 13, 2007 10:30 AM PDT
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Press conference just finished up on ESPN. Soccer is rising.
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what is his batting avg. ?
by higdog on Jul 13, 2007 10:32 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
- Homer Simpson
by PieceOfAase on Jul 13, 2007 10:33 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
can this beckham character...
by thejd on Jul 13, 2007 10:38 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I hear
Can't be good for his fielding.
by TheTypingFiend on Jul 13, 2007 10:42 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
to be honest...
by thejd on Jul 13, 2007 10:40 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Herbalife = Legal Diuretics
by Rev Halofan on Jul 13, 2007 10:54 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shit & Piss
by darkangel01 on Jul 13, 2007 12:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i guess EX LAX...
by thejd on Jul 13, 2007 11:00 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
already got my jersey
by Carl Johnson on Jul 13, 2007 11:03 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Soccer is Rising.....
Yawn Soccer fucking blows.
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 11:15 AM PDT reply actions 0 recs
He won
It is okay if you don't like soccer, but I find it immensely funny that you bash Beckham. He is more widely known throughout the world than ARod and MJ combined. -->arguably America's best known athletes. Typical American attitude... and people wonder why the world hates us.
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 12:35 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They don't hate us
Nice "use of facts."
Replace washed up with past his prime. My opinion is that soccer is not rising because this guy is going to play for the galaxy
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 12:40 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
He may
I would opine that you are very typical of Americans... me first and f the rest of the world.
Further, soccer is on the rise in the US. There are new soccer-only stadiums and franchises, as well as growth in youth leagues. Like it or not, the sport is gaining momentum.
I love baseball, but it is no longer the most important sport in this country. Football is king, and Basketball and (gasp) Nascar are gaining a lot of popularity. I wouldn't be surprised within the next generation to see Baseball pushed more towards a secondary sport (akin to Hockey.)
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Hilarious
Me not liking Soccer is a F U to the world?
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 1:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm sure
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 1:52 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Assumption
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 1:56 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I'm
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 2:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
led, not let
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 2:12 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Calling Beckham washed up
I assume you are one of thousands of douche bags that just got back from his Junior year abroad in Scotland and found Scottish Socialism to be fabulous.
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 2:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Actually I
The fact that you can't see that your comments are indicative of something bigger makes me understand that in addition to being self centered you lack the intelligence to understand that simple fact.
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Give me a break
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 3:38 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 3:49 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Cop out
Care to explain how me not liking soccer and by arguing that it is not on the rise in this country makes me self centered and is a FU to the world?
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 3:54 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
making the statement
Your blanket statement that soccer fucking sucks makes you culturally challenged at best.
I had to take a class as a degree requirement that revolved around ethnic and cultural communications. At the time, I thought it was stupid and sounded an awful lot like common sense. Now I understand why it was a req. Thanks for helping me realize at least some of my tuition wasn't wasted!
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 4:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is stretch at best
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 4:11 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Where
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 3:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not sure
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 4:02 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
JC stone thrower
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
congrats
Although I'm not sure what JC stone thrower means?
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
big boy pants
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 4:16 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I was expelled from Cal State
by Rev Halofan on Jul 13, 2007 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LA?
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 4:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Let's use some facts
MLB $5.2B NFL $5.7B NBA $3.2B MLS? 13 teams averaging at best 15M so something like $200M-$300M
by melvintoast on Jul 13, 2007 1:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I agree
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 1:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
When
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 1:55 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Personally
by Higz on Jul 13, 2007 2:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
typical
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
If I
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 3:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
That is his
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 3:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
How
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 3:51 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Derrrrr
Second of all, you started this whole "if you don't like soccer then you're a provincial, self-centered American," which makes absolutely no fucking sense at all.
Third, you make these non-sequiter assertions and then when hauldog calls you on them you avoid the issue and his questions by addressing the least important part of his responses ("i'm not down with socialism")
Your copouts are so obvious. You're like the kid who would say, "Oh I don't want to fight you because I don't want to hurt." You can't even back your shit up.
by Higz on Jul 13, 2007 4:01 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I mistook
I suggest that if you're not at least aware of the most important sport in the world, then perhaps you are provincial... american-centric is probably closer to my feelings however.
As for not addressing your concerns fully enough, I would disagree. He suggested that I was too young to understand. To which I replied that while being middle aged certainly doesn't directly equate with wisdom, it at least provides perspective. I added the bit about socialism because it was suggested by the poster.
If there is anything else you'd like to know, I have never backed away. If you're right, I don't mind saying so. If you're wrong, I'll say that as well. If you're an idiot, I won't hesitate to say that either.
Have I sufficiently 'backed it up', or would you like to settle this on the playground.
That was not meant as a dig about your age, but rather a comment on the depth to which this has dewvolved.
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 4:10 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 4:14 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's OK. I can see that you're easily confused.
"Hilarious
Not liking Soccer makes me a self centered American?
Me not liking Soccer is a F U to the world?"
by hauldog on Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 01:03:14 PM PDT
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Your response:
I'm sure there are lots of things that make you a self centered American... Your attitude towrds the world's game is probably the least apparent.
by ineptituderunsamok on Fri Jul 13, 2007 at 01:52:26 PM PDT
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You completely avoided hauldog's prefectly reasonable questions and have continued to do so throughout this thread.
COPOUT
by Higz on Jul 13, 2007 4:20 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You win
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Crystal Clear
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I would say that is the worlds fault not ours...
MLS is at time almost un-watchable and i am a soccer fan.
by cupie on Jul 13, 2007 2:03 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats fine
by thebigA on Jul 13, 2007 1:39 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I enjoy
For the record, I love Baseball and Hockey. That doesn't change the fact Hockey is (at best) a secondary sport.
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 1:57 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Respect
by thebigA on Jul 13, 2007 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
They're
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 2:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
While
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 2:13 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Errant and stupid is subjective
My belief is that the fucking field is at least twice as big as it should be and that the game is nothing but a continous series of turnovers. There aren't even that many scoring chances let alone actual scoring.
It's like darts and billiards, fun to play but godawful to watch. In England they don't even leave their seats to piss. They just piss in their empty cups so they won't chance missing the only fucking scoring in the entire fucking 60 minutes.
by darkangel01 on Jul 13, 2007 2:50 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well said.
Higz, take note.
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 3:36 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
argument
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 3:53 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Haha
by Higz on Jul 13, 2007 4:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
wasn't
I have zero problem with someone disagreeing with me. At the end of the day we're not going to change each other.
While I think that this has been an interesting discussion, I would hope that going further you could argue/discuss points without adding bitch, F you etc. That only makes whatever small amount of validity you have cheapened.
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Uh, pal, I haven't called you any names.
by Higz on Jul 13, 2007 4:24 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sorry
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's not your fault
by darkangel01 on Jul 13, 2007 6:47 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
You are the equivalent
Lame.
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 4:26 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Soccer
It doesn't matter how many people are playing it, or even watching it in person. It's the media coverage that makes something a major sport, as far as I'm concerned.
by jjackflash on Jul 13, 2007 1:46 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Several of
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 1:59 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
i was always under the impression...
by thejd on Jul 13, 2007 12:39 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
but i will admit he's a great athlete...
by thejd on Jul 13, 2007 12:40 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
I think it's really cool how beckham
by melvintoast on Jul 13, 2007 12:48 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Don't you know anything about soccer?
That's Pele.
by bc56274 on Jul 13, 2007 1:25 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I thought it was Nomar
by shiftyeyedgoat on Jul 13, 2007 1:33 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't even know who that is.
Who is it? It looks like a younger Sly Stallone.
by bc56274 on Jul 13, 2007 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
he's hot
by thejd on Jul 13, 2007 12:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ok, maybe i shouldn't have said he's hot...
by thejd on Jul 13, 2007 12:58 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ESPN Poll
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 1:14 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
17 percent
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 2:06 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
It's easy
But seriously, even though baseball ratings have declined, the numbers are still overwhelming. Even recently, the typical WS game has pulled in anywhere from 10-15 million viewers in the U.S., while the best soccer has mustered so far is about 2.6 million.
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/wstv.shtml
I've been unable to locate numbers on foreign viewership of baseball.
Soccer still has a very long way to go before it can even hope of being on equal financial footing as the major sports, but there's no question that it's headed in the right direction.
I doubt that it will ever get there, though, unless there is a major shift in how the sport is run. It's just too fragmented.
by jjackflash on Jul 13, 2007 3:00 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
In the
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 3:37 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
True
Given how many major league baseball players come from Central & South America, I suspect that the game is pretty popular in those parts of the world, too.
One advantage soccer has for young kids, especially those who are impoverished, is that you basically need only one piece of equipment (a ball), and a whole mess of kids can play.
by jjackflash on Jul 13, 2007 4:21 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I sometimes
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 4:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Wow
If you want to understand the significance of having a world-known, well-respected player moving to the equivalent of a AA league on the world soccer stage, look at the season ticket numbers across the board in MLS. Particularly the Galaxy. Look at the viewership numbers for the World Cup last year. Anyone who thinks soccer isn't on the rise is an ignorant fool, and anybody who thinks that Beckham, old as he may be, playing for the Galaxy isn't going to help, should really reconsider calling himself a "sports person."
Neither I nor the rest of the world really gives a flying fuck about what Americans think about soccer. It doesn't matter. We, as Americans, over hype our own importance on the worldwide sporting stage. Just because we've grown up watching football and baseball doesn't diminish the importance of soccer worldwide.
I personally look forward to the day when MLS is an established, respected league. I look forward to the day when Americans hoist the World Cup. But I don't need to hear a bunch of whiny kids complaining about a media circus.
It's simple. If you don't like soccer, don't watch it. If you think Beckham wasn't worth it and is only here for Hollywood, fine. The rest of the world will manage.
by Carl Johnson on Jul 13, 2007 2:07 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Couldn't Agree More
I actually got into a pretty lengthy argument with someone at a bar during the World Cup (which I enjoy watching). Guy was talking about soccer sucks, its retarded, and all the things some other here have mentioned but it is the biggest most watched game in the world. If you are a true sports fan - you can't deny the fact that soccer is the most popular sport in the world and have at least an interest in it.
I know alot of people who won't watch a single baseball game until the world series because they say it is too slow - too boring - or whatever. I don't go around calling them idiots - thats just what they feel and they don't want to take the time to learn or pay attention to all the little things that go on durnig a game that we all here enjoy about the game.
As a sports fan - I do think soccer is gaining momentum and I think that Beckham is a great move to bring recognition to the game. I hope that the MLS continues to grow in audience and talent because as a sports fan/freak - I would love to have another sport to follow and cheer for.
by gorams77 on Jul 13, 2007 6:27 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
try hockey... MLB, NFL, NHL fan here.
I hate Basketball because of all the LAME foul calls and free throws but that's another topic to discuss.
by CaLiKrAzY on Jul 14, 2007 1:22 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
haha
by Carl Johnson on Jul 15, 2007 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOTTA EAST COAST FOLKS WHINED
I respect Soccer a lot more than NASCAR/Formula One as well as Arena Football.
I find it boring but a lot of people find baaseball boring and I can live with that.
But I don't get the whole uniform sponsorship - recall that baseball fans made an outcry over spiderman lgos on the bases for ONE GAME and got their way. And America is supposedly the bastion of corporate greed????
And by the way, as far as being the #2 sport .... if the NFL had 162 games the average attendance would be 6,000 a game and the teevee ratings would be nonexistent. I am not buying the #2 arguments - baseball is always there for its fans for 7 months out of the year and the composite numbers are king.
by Rev Halofan on Jul 13, 2007 2:17 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
IMagine Vlad Guerrero
I would buy theri merchandise, watch their games on satellite as I am a big Vlad fan. Now imagine Jeter doing the same thing - how many Yankee fans would watch? That is what the Galaxy and their league are doing. It is a briliantt marketing thing to do.
by Rev Halofan on Jul 13, 2007 2:19 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Soccer is a great sport...
But it's just boring as hell to watch.
Any sport that has so many games end 1-0 is just not going to be that popular in American society. Yes, I know some baseball games end with that score, but in general there's much more scoring in baseball than soccer.
Like Rev said, this Beckham thing is some brilliant marketing, but it's not going to make soccer a mainstream sport in America.
by Dogman on Jul 13, 2007 2:37 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Are you kidding?
by akathelorax on Jul 13, 2007 3:23 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess
by cupie on Jul 13, 2007 2:52 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Did you see the Houston Dynamo score last night?
by Chompo on Jul 13, 2007 3:07 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Chompo Started This Thread
by Rev Halofan on Jul 13, 2007 4:11 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Could not
by ineptituderunsamok on Jul 13, 2007 4:17 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just trying to enlighten those with blinders on.
by Chompo on Jul 13, 2007 7:08 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
106 comments? Seriously?
But seriously, 106 comments?
by mattwelch on Jul 13, 2007 4:42 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
ineptitude ran a mok
by hauldog on Jul 13, 2007 4:44 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why Soccer Sucks
2. Hooligans like to fight.
3. Soccer players fake injuries to draw penalties
4. I could play mid field for Manchester and no one would know I have no idea what I'm doing.
5. No game clock. Official keep track of time with a stop watch.
6. Penalty kicks are like batting practice.
7. You can't use your hands
While soccer may be the post popular sport in the majority of non-US countries, the rate of disease, poverty and suppression of human rights is also higher in non-US countries.
by melvintoast on Jul 13, 2007 5:30 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
It tastes like toast
I get that you are trying to make fun of soccer and generally it's well deserved. But at least try to be original.
1-6 can be applied to most the major sports in the USA. Except for number 4, which is just ridiculous, although i would love to see it.
And i dig some of your silly photos that you post on the blog.
by cupie on Jul 13, 2007 8:05 PM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
Why Hockey Sucks
by melvintoast on Jul 13, 2007 5:32 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
but with more scoring and fighting!
by CaLiKrAzY on Jul 14, 2007 1:29 AM PDT up reply actions 0 recs
another reason soccer sucks...
by thejd on Jul 13, 2007 5:49 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
Go Galaxy!
I am looking for an old school Mauricio Cienfuegos or Cobi Jones jersey, not a posh spice jersey.
GO GALAXY!
by Downing Rules on Jul 15, 2007 12:29 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
so
by ANewFoundThrice on Jul 15, 2007 7:18 PM PDT reply actions 0 recs
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