I'll be honest. This is the first women's world cup game I've caught this year. Still, the combination of national pride and all the intensity that comes with the final in an international competition such as this was too much to ignore. Random pre-game thoughts.
- I had no idea what Hope Solo sounded like. Her voice was a lot higher and softer than I was expecting. Not important just random.
- I really wouldn't sleep on Japan. They've beaten some very good teams to make it thus far. Their technical style, ball movement, and execution can cause problems for Team USA if they are unprepared or sloppy.
- It looks like US coach Pia Sundhage has moved Lauren Cheney up and reinserted Megan Rapinoe into the starting lineup at left midfield. Rapinoe's been a sparkplug off the bench and the American offense is much better with her on the field, creating more (and better) shots. We'll see if it makes a difference when she goes the whole 90 as opposed to subbing in for 40 (or so) minutes.
- The montages showing the '99 championship team reminded me how epic those players were. Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, Michelle Akers, Brandi Chastain, etc. What a talented group.
That's about it. Like I said I haven't really watched much and the game's about to start. Go go USA!
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
The OTHER C. Anthony
Here are the facts.
Carmelo Anthony
Real name: Carmelo Kiyan Anthony
Place of birth: Brooklyn, NY
Date of birth: May 29, 1984
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 228 lb
Affiliation: New York Knicks, Syracuse
Best known for: Being picked after Darko Milicic in the 2003 NBA Draft, holding the Denver Nuggets hostage during the 2010-2011 NBA season, his ability to score with a variety of methods from a variety of spots on the floor, collapsing during a game as play went on around him, being Mr. La La Vasquez
Waka Flocka Flame
Real name: Juaquin Malphurs
Place of birth: New York, New York
Date of birth: May 31, 1986
Height: 6'4"
Weight: ???
Affiliation: 1017 Brick Squad Records, Warner Bros. Records, Asylum Records
Best known for: Going hard in the mf'in paint, throwin' money while women do it with no hands, being named after Fozzie Bear's catchphrase, saying his name a lot (FLOCKA!)
Marshawn Lynch
Real name: Marshawn Terrell Lynch
Place of birth: Oakland, California
Date of birth: April 22, 1986
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 220 lb
Affiliation: Seattle Seahawks, Cal
Best known for: Being the 12th overall selection by the Buffalo Bills in 2007, breaking the 1,000 yard plateau as a rookie, making the Pro Bowl as an alternate in his second year, disappointing Bills fans and fantasy owners alike in his third year ultimately being replaced by Fred Jackson, most importantly BEAST MODE!!!!!
Like I said on Facebook...has anyone seen these three at the same place at the same time?
Carmelo AnthonyReal name: Carmelo Kiyan Anthony
Place of birth: Brooklyn, NY
Date of birth: May 29, 1984
Height: 6'8"
Weight: 228 lb
Affiliation: New York Knicks, Syracuse
Best known for: Being picked after Darko Milicic in the 2003 NBA Draft, holding the Denver Nuggets hostage during the 2010-2011 NBA season, his ability to score with a variety of methods from a variety of spots on the floor, collapsing during a game as play went on around him, being Mr. La La Vasquez
Waka Flocka Flame
Real name: Juaquin Malphurs
Place of birth: New York, New York
Date of birth: May 31, 1986
Height: 6'4"
Weight: ???
Affiliation: 1017 Brick Squad Records, Warner Bros. Records, Asylum Records
Best known for: Going hard in the mf'in paint, throwin' money while women do it with no hands, being named after Fozzie Bear's catchphrase, saying his name a lot (FLOCKA!)
Marshawn Lynch
Real name: Marshawn Terrell Lynch
Place of birth: Oakland, California
Date of birth: April 22, 1986
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 220 lb
Affiliation: Seattle Seahawks, Cal
Best known for: Being the 12th overall selection by the Buffalo Bills in 2007, breaking the 1,000 yard plateau as a rookie, making the Pro Bowl as an alternate in his second year, disappointing Bills fans and fantasy owners alike in his third year ultimately being replaced by Fred Jackson, most importantly BEAST MODE!!!!!
Like I said on Facebook...has anyone seen these three at the same place at the same time?
An Uninformed Opinion
It seems like the Casey Anthony case swept the nation by storm, culminating in yesterday's "not guilty" verdict. I take no interest in law or legal proceedings nor did I follow this case closely (or at all), but there was a pretty massive barrage of expressions of shock yesterday across social media platforms.
It seemed like everyone had an opinion about the case, mostly how appalled and outraged they were that a cold-blooded murderer of a little girl would walk freely and how justice was not served.
I thought it was pretty crazy how extreme and violent these reactions were. Promises of vigilante justice were made (but hopefully not followed up on) as were comparisons to the infamous OJ Simpson case.
It's funny how quick our seemingly non-judgmental society is to denounce a 25 year old single mother who lost her daughter based on the opinions of talking heads, blogs, and circumstantial evidence.
I'm not saying she did or didn't do it. Like I said, I haven't followed the case much at all, but from what I've read, the case against her was built almost completely on circumstantial and anecdotal evidence and experimental forensic research. By all accounts, she was probably a pretty terrible mother and involved in her daughter's death in some fashion.
But "probably" is not the same as "beyond reasonable doubt" and being a crappy mother is not the same as murder.
It bothers me how easily the general public turned on Casey Anthony using a criteria that certainly none of us would like used against us.
Today it seemed there was no shortage of people wondering who was to blame for what happened. Was the defense just an all-star cast? Did the prosecution fail? Was the jury incompetant?
Those are valid and likely probabilities, sure. But did it occur to anyone else that maybe, just maybe, the judicial system worked exactly how it should? That Casey Anthony was not guilty and the court system saved her from ramifications of crimes she didn't commit? I think this didn't cross the mind of a lot of people, and in that case, I'd ask them why a full trial was even necessary? If "probably" should be enough to put her away, what's the use of judges and attorneys anyway? After all, EVERYONE knows that she did it. Right?
I was listening to the radio on the way home from work today. One caller said that she thought the jury messed up because they came to a verdict so quickly. According to this woman, there's no way the jury spent enough time going over the facts and details of the case.
First of all, no, that's not what a quick verdict means. Second, I thought it was hilarious that this woman would have the gall to say something like that. I highly, highly doubt that she spent more than 1 hour of her life reading or watching anything about this case. And she's doubting the jury, who sat through every minute of the trial and were necessarily consumed by it? That's ridiculous.
Again, I don't want to come off sounding like I think Casey Anthony is some wonderful, innocent human being. But someone can be not guilty without being innocent. I wish that this case had spawned more intelligent discussion, not emotionally charged rants about lawyers drinking champagne or tweets of shock from the daughter of the man who helped OJ Simpson walk free.
Whatever the case may be, it's a sobering reminder that true, real justice is never served on earth. But when it is, it will be swift and unmistakable.
It seemed like everyone had an opinion about the case, mostly how appalled and outraged they were that a cold-blooded murderer of a little girl would walk freely and how justice was not served.
I thought it was pretty crazy how extreme and violent these reactions were. Promises of vigilante justice were made (but hopefully not followed up on) as were comparisons to the infamous OJ Simpson case.
It's funny how quick our seemingly non-judgmental society is to denounce a 25 year old single mother who lost her daughter based on the opinions of talking heads, blogs, and circumstantial evidence.
I'm not saying she did or didn't do it. Like I said, I haven't followed the case much at all, but from what I've read, the case against her was built almost completely on circumstantial and anecdotal evidence and experimental forensic research. By all accounts, she was probably a pretty terrible mother and involved in her daughter's death in some fashion.
But "probably" is not the same as "beyond reasonable doubt" and being a crappy mother is not the same as murder.
It bothers me how easily the general public turned on Casey Anthony using a criteria that certainly none of us would like used against us.
Today it seemed there was no shortage of people wondering who was to blame for what happened. Was the defense just an all-star cast? Did the prosecution fail? Was the jury incompetant?
Those are valid and likely probabilities, sure. But did it occur to anyone else that maybe, just maybe, the judicial system worked exactly how it should? That Casey Anthony was not guilty and the court system saved her from ramifications of crimes she didn't commit? I think this didn't cross the mind of a lot of people, and in that case, I'd ask them why a full trial was even necessary? If "probably" should be enough to put her away, what's the use of judges and attorneys anyway? After all, EVERYONE knows that she did it. Right?
I was listening to the radio on the way home from work today. One caller said that she thought the jury messed up because they came to a verdict so quickly. According to this woman, there's no way the jury spent enough time going over the facts and details of the case.
First of all, no, that's not what a quick verdict means. Second, I thought it was hilarious that this woman would have the gall to say something like that. I highly, highly doubt that she spent more than 1 hour of her life reading or watching anything about this case. And she's doubting the jury, who sat through every minute of the trial and were necessarily consumed by it? That's ridiculous.
Again, I don't want to come off sounding like I think Casey Anthony is some wonderful, innocent human being. But someone can be not guilty without being innocent. I wish that this case had spawned more intelligent discussion, not emotionally charged rants about lawyers drinking champagne or tweets of shock from the daughter of the man who helped OJ Simpson walk free.
Whatever the case may be, it's a sobering reminder that true, real justice is never served on earth. But when it is, it will be swift and unmistakable.
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