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I think hockey has a lot of things going for it. It's has a much faster pace than all but the best soccer.
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I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891 -
the style of play so far this year is known as "BAD"Originally posted by Asher
It's not the players that make it interesting, it's the teamwork and the style of play.
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The Flames didn't have a lot of big-name stars, the reason they got to game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final is because they play good hockey as a team (once they get going and gel).
Calgary is 4-7-2
you still holding on to 2003-2004 season? that was over a year and a half ago now man... times have changed... it's a whole new game now... LITERALLY!!!
I don't really care about watching "teamwork" hockey. Funny how you just ripped New Jersey for playing the "trap" (the ultimate teamwork style of play) but yet praise the Flames for teamwork.
I watch hockey for the players. That's usually how I choose which Blackhawks games to go to. I'm currently in a boycott against the owner BILL WIRTZ (DIE YOU EVIL ****ER), but when I was going to Hawks games, I would either go against division rivals, like Red Wings, or teams with good players... like I went to go see Pittsburgh (Mario Lemieux
) and I got to see Colorado the year they won the Cup with Bourque, Roy, and company.
Sports is about the players. Not the "style of play". That is why hockey started to suck when the trap came around.To us, it is the BEAST.Comment
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No sport is more boring to watch on television than baseball. We get to watch the pitcher spit and scratch himself for a minute between each and every pitch of a 3 - 4 hour game. Sweet.I'm about to get aroused from watching the pokemon and that's awesome. - PekkaComment
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Football > Baseball > Basketball > Soccer > Hockey
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Basketball > Baseball > Soccer > Football > Hockeymeet the new boss, same as the old bossComment
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Football is an intellectual game nowadays. The forward pass requires it.Originally posted by Colon
Why should I care? What doesn an uber-long preparation time do to make a game exciting?
To be clear, I think that we're just now starting to get a hang of how to do the forward pass correctly, after 100 years of practice and innovation.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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If you have a 4 hour baseball game, that means it goes into extra innings... definetly not boring, in the slightest.Originally posted by Wycoff
No sport is more boring to watch on television than baseball. We get to watch the pitcher spit and scratch himself for a minute between each and every pitch of a 3 - 4 hour game. Sweet.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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The beginning of the season is an adjustment period. It doesn't mean anything.Originally posted by Sava
the style of play so far this year is known as "BAD"
Calgary is 4-7-2
you still holding on to 2003-2004 season? that was over a year and a half ago now man... times have changed... it's a whole new game now... LITERALLY!!!
The Flames had an even worse start in 2003-2004.
There's a difference in exciting teamwork and teamwork designed to slow the game down and prevent anything from happening.I don't really care about watching "teamwork" hockey. Funny how you just ripped New Jersey for playing the "trap" (the ultimate teamwork style of play) but yet praise the Flames for teamwork.
Hockey is a team sport, and the reason a lot of teams do badly is they focus on the star players only."The issue is there are still many people out there that use religion as a crutch for bigotry and hate. Like Ben."
Ben Kenobi: "That means I'm doing something right. "Comment
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I've seen plenty of 3 1/2 - 4 hour long 9 inning games.Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui If you have a 4 hour baseball game, that means it goes into extra innings... definetly not boring, in the slightest.I'm about to get aroused from watching the pokemon and that's awesome. - PekkaComment
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Wait, wait, wait... you consider the sport immensely boring, yet you've seen PLENTY of 3.5 to 4 hour 9 inning games?Originally posted by Wycoff
I've seen plenty of 3 1/2 - 4 hour long 9 inning games.
“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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This is a basic problem with games like American rugby and baseball. Football and basket are pretty straightforward: get that ball into that goal. With those 2 other games OTOH you barely have a clue about what's going on.Originally posted by DanS
Football is an intellectual game nowadays. The forward pass requires it.
To be clear, I think that we're just now starting to get a hang of how to do the forward pass correctly, after 100 years of practice and innovation.DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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What's American rugby?American rugbyI came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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How is baseball confusing? You hit the ball, run around the bases until you go all the way around, and the defense has to prevent you from doing so, by tagging you or tagging the base you have to run to (because two people can't be on the same base at once).
Sure there are some small obscure rules, but the basic premise is simple.“I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
- John 13:34-35 (NRSV)Comment
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I didn't personally sit and watch them. Some of my roomates are big time baseball fans, and there were always baseball games on in the living room. I'd catch glimpses of them as I'd walk through the room.Originally posted by Imran Siddiqui Wait, wait, wait... you consider the sport immensely boring, yet you've seen PLENTY of 3.5 to 4 hour 9 inning games?
I'm about to get aroused from watching the pokemon and that's awesome. - PekkaComment
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You know, that handlemon game.Originally posted by DanS
What's American rugby?DISCLAIMER: the author of the above written texts does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for any offence and insult; disrespect, arrogance and related forms of demeaning behaviour; discrimination based on race, gender, age, income class, body mass, living area, political voting-record, football fan-ship and musical preference; insensitivity towards material, emotional or spiritual distress; and attempted emotional or financial black-mailing, skirt-chasing or death-threats perceived by the reader of the said written texts.Comment
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Oh, I see. You were being too cute by half.I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891Comment
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