World Cup Open Thread: USA vs. Ghana

June 25, 2010 by Schnookie

You know what’s awesome about weekends these days, aside from all the general awesomeness just sort of naturally inherent in a weekend? We get to watch World Cup games live! WOO HOO!

Posted in Off-Season, Open Thread | 130 Comments

130 Responses

on June 26, 2010 at 1:32 pm Tim

Spoiler alert! There can be no spoiler alerts today!
on June 26, 2010 at 1:38 pm Schnookie

Dammit, Tim — you’ve given away the ending!
on June 26, 2010 at 1:41 pm Pookie

Ooh, you just blew my mind with that spoiler logic!
on June 26, 2010 at 1:47 pm Tim

According to my FIFA World Cup predictor game, the semi-finals will involve Brazil, Germany, Spain, and Zimbabwe. I don’t think that’s right. It gave me the most evil World Cup ever, with Zimbabwe, Iraq, Iran, North Korea AND Italy all in it. Icky.
on June 26, 2010 at 2:05 pm Schnookie

Oh poor Italy. :(
on June 26, 2010 at 2:13 pm Pookie

Italy who? I’m all over Uruguay now. I’ve never loved a team as much as I love Uruguay!
on June 26, 2010 at 2:17 pm Schnookie

Pookie’s right. It’s ALL about Uruguay. :D

And I have to say, since giving up on hockey on NBC, I haven’t seen much live network TV. Seeing these commercials on ABC, I’m utterly horrified. Do people watch that crap??? (I say, from my “Make It Or Break It” and “ANTM” glass house.)
on June 26, 2010 at 2:24 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Schnookie, I do the same thing every time I see an NBC hockey game. I expect to be pretty horrified by the ABC ones, too.

That one where they smash your prize if you don’t win it? That’s not right.
on June 26, 2010 at 2:26 pm Amy

Whee! Finally a World Cup game that I can watch!
on June 26, 2010 at 2:31 pm Pookie

That one where they smash your prize if you don’t win it? That’s not right.

Yeah, that one seems really disgusting. I sometimes feel squicked out when Mythbusters smashes stuff up for the sake of smashing, and that stuff is all garbage to start out with.
on June 26, 2010 at 2:31 pm Schnookie

That one where they smash your prize if you don’t win it? That’s not right.

Yeah, that one really bugs me. I mean, what a fucking waste. Like, why don’t they, instead of smashing a brand-new car, just give it to a deserving charity? I realize I have pinko tendencies anyway, but seeing one commercial for that show really sent me into overdrive. :P
on June 26, 2010 at 2:33 pm Pookie

Whee! Finally a World Cup game that I can watch!

Yay! Welcome to the World Cup, Amy!
on June 26, 2010 at 2:35 pm Patty (in Dallas)

jmnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn b

Boucher and Skipper say hey! They’re my new kitties. They’ve just been introduced to the room with the TV. Just in time for the game! They’re pulling for the good ol’ USA!

BOOOOOOO!!
on June 26, 2010 at 2:36 pm Schnookie

jmnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn b

Boucher and Skipper say hey!

Hey Boo-Boo and Skippy! :D

Dude, US, you’d think you’d have figured this shit out by now. The game started over 6 minutes ago. How did you not notice?
on June 26, 2010 at 2:37 pm Amy

Oh boo. Should I just turn the TV off now? Am I a jinx?
on June 26, 2010 at 2:37 pm Pookie

Welcome to the IPB Family, Boo-Boo and Skipper!
on June 26, 2010 at 2:39 pm Schnookie

Should I just turn the TV off now? Am I a jinx?

No, no, not at all, Amy! The US team does this in every game. Totally seriously. It’s their M.O.
on June 26, 2010 at 2:40 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I sometimes feel squicked out when Mythbusters smashes stuff up for the sake of smashing, and that stuff is all garbage to start out with.

Same here!

I don’t have many pinko tendencies (:^::::::::::::::), but when Mythbusters built that huge fruit stand with hundreds of pounds of really nice fruits and vegetables, just to smash it, it really bothered me.
on June 26, 2010 at 2:41 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Boo-Boo and Skippy: Is that us? Oh! *waves*
on June 26, 2010 at 2:42 pm Schnookie

when Mythbusters built that huge fruit stand with hundreds of pounds of really nice fruits and vegetables, just to smash it, it really bothered me.

Yeah. I tried to tell myself that it was all diseased fruit, and they were going to compost it later. Sigh.
on June 26, 2010 at 2:42 pm Schnookie

Boo-Boo and Skippy: Is that us? Oh! *waves*

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on June 26, 2010 at 2:45 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I think Skipper and Bouche are ACTUAL twins. I haven’t found a distinguishing difference yet. They have different personalities, but I don’t know which one has which personality. :D
on June 26, 2010 at 2:47 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I know it’s cold at the game, but I have trouble believing it.
on June 26, 2010 at 2:49 pm Pookie

In the first week, the announcers were talking about preferring to call the games in Durban because it’s nice and warm there, but then one of them mentioned some person (I didn’t hear the first part of the story) was telling them about when they found a green mamba in their garden. So now I’ve now decided you have two choices in South Africa — cold or mambas. I’ll take the cold.
on June 26, 2010 at 2:56 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Both venues aren’t cold?
on June 26, 2010 at 2:57 pm Pookie

It’s currently 67 in Durban, aka Mamba City.
on June 26, 2010 at 2:58 pm Schnookie

Both venues aren’t cold?

Well, they are in different parts of the country. :P
on June 26, 2010 at 3:00 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Yeah, but I didn’t realize it was a big enough country to have hot parts and cold parts at the same time. :P I should probably refresh my meager knowledge of South Africa. :P
on June 26, 2010 at 3:01 pm Patty (in Dallas)

It’s currently 67 in Durban, aka Mamba City.

Oh, okay. One’s cold and one’s not as cold. :P
on June 26, 2010 at 3:02 pm Schnookie

I should probably refresh my meager knowledge of South Africa. :P

:^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: You should have seen the three of us this morning trying to posit where Uruguay is. Needless to say, we were all SHOCKED when we looked it up. None of us had been even remotely close.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:08 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I was gonna make a diving/writhing joke about that poor Ghanan, but eek, that’s gotta hurt. The ankle twist is one of my big fears. That and house fires. :P
on June 26, 2010 at 3:14 pm Schnookie

The ankle twist is one of my big fears. That and house fires. :P

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: I’m with you there.

And I gotta say, this game is not quite as thrilling as the Uruguay/S. Korea one this morning was.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:24 pm Patty (in Dallas)

And I gotta say, this game is not quite as thrilling as the Uruguay/S. Korea one this morning was.

It will be when the US ties it and then gets the winner in the 91st minute!! :P It’s just a little ways away.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:31 pm Schnookie

You make a good point, Patty. It can’t exactly be that kind of heart-stopper early in the game, can it?
on June 26, 2010 at 3:35 pm Patty (in Dallas)

The guy said the player was not tuned to the same radio as his goalkeeper. :P I might have to use that someday.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:36 pm Patty (in Dallas)

It can’t exactly be that kind of heart-stopper early in the game, can it?

Right. What good is a miracle goal if you have to defend it for 45 more minutes? :D
on June 26, 2010 at 3:39 pm Meg

You should have seen the three of us this morning trying to posit where Uruguay is. Needless to say, we were all SHOCKED when we looked it up. None of us had been even remotely close.

Yeah…the only South American countries I could locate on a map are Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. Alas, I don’t think knowing that Uruguay is in South not Central America is sufficient to count as an accomplishment.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:40 pm Schnookie

Alas, I don’t think knowing that Uruguay is in South not Central America is sufficient to count as an accomplishment.

::shifty eyes::

(Okay, I didn’t think it was in Central America… I just thought it was right next to Central America. :P)
on June 26, 2010 at 3:45 pm Meg

Oh, by the way, have we all seen this picture of US player Benny Feilhaber lip-syncing dramatically?
on June 26, 2010 at 3:46 pm Meg

Video that is. I’m not sure why one would have a picture of someone lip-syncing.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:47 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’m no expert, but it seems to bet getting more exciting.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:48 pm Meg

Woot!

(And by the way, Patty, I’m hoping you’re planning on putting up pictures of the Kittens. Want to see!)
on June 26, 2010 at 3:49 pm Patty (in Dallas)

WOOOOOO!! Donovan does it again!
on June 26, 2010 at 3:49 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I’m planning to. Maybe later tonight. Nothing artistic yet — they won’t be still!
on June 26, 2010 at 3:49 pm Heather B.

Okay, someone tell me one more time what the consequences for a yellow card and red card are?
on June 26, 2010 at 3:50 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Woops. That was in answer to your question about the kittens, Meg. :D
on June 26, 2010 at 3:51 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Heather, I think two yellow cards equals a red card and red card equals suspension for a match. But I’m not sure.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:51 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! U-S-A! U-S-A!

Meg, that video is hilarious! I’m sure the hilarity would translate to a still photo, too.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:52 pm Pookie

Meg, thanks for posting a link to that video — that’s HILARIOUS!
on June 26, 2010 at 3:52 pm Meg

That’s the impression I’m under as well. And if the player gets a red card they have to leave right away leaving their team down a man for the rest of the game as well as without their services for the next game.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:55 pm Schnookie

Heather, you get tossed out on a red card, and your team plays the rest of the game down a man. If you get a second yellow card in one match, you get a red card upon receipt of the second yellow, and your team plays the rest of the game down a man. And there are suspensions in the tournament for getting yellow cards, but I’m not entirely sure where the cutoffs are. I thought the slate was clean again after group play, but I guess it’s not? I dunno. Anyway, the yellow cards go on your record, so if you get one yellow card in one game, and one in the next game, you get suspended for the game after that.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:55 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Meg, that video is so cute! And that player is so HAWT.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:56 pm Pookie

The announcers in the Uruguay game said that you can get a yellow card for “excessive fouling”. I’m thinking the NHL should add a 5-minute major for “excessive stupid penalties”.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:57 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I heard somebody say a while back that the slate is clean once knockout play starts.

Why do you ask, Heather? Did somebody get a red card?
on June 26, 2010 at 3:57 pm Schnookie

I’m thinking the NHL should add a 5-minute major for “excessive stupid penalties”.

Dude, I love that idea. They can call it the Alexander Semin rule.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:58 pm Meg

I’m thinking the NHL should add a 5-minute major for “excessive stupid penalties”.

There are some Sabres who could learn a lesson from that. They wouldn’t though–because they’re stupid.
on June 26, 2010 at 3:59 pm Pookie

They wouldn’t though–because they’re stupid.

Did you read Errol Morris’s series in the Times this week? (I ask because it sounds like the kind of thing you’d read, at that was the topic this time around.)
on June 26, 2010 at 4:01 pm Heather B.

No, no red card. But Mark thought that last yellow card – the one we got the penalty kick on – said the guy would miss the next match (I didn’t see the onscreen message) so we were debating what happens when.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:01 pm Meg

I didn’t, Pookie. But I will now. :)
on June 26, 2010 at 4:08 pm Pookie

Meg, it wasn’t as good as some of his others, but it had moments. (Moments that made me think of stupid hockey players. )

Dempsey is by far my favorite player on the US team, but geez louise, he is SUCH a whining, diving baby!
on June 26, 2010 at 4:10 pm Meg

but geez louise, he is SUCH a whining, diving baby!

He is. But since you were cheering for Italy before you’re used to that, no? :P
on June 26, 2010 at 4:12 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I immediately liked Bocanegra and now I’m thinking he’s a defender, isn’t he? He had a great defensive play earlier.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:12 pm Schnookie

But since you were cheering for Italy before you’re used to that, no? :P

I gotta admit — it’s a big factor in why I like him! :P
on June 26, 2010 at 4:13 pm Pookie

But since you were cheering for Italy before you’re used to that, no? :P

Ha ha. Seriously, Italy dove no less often or dramatically than pretty much any other team I’ve watched play. I get that they have a reputation for being the first to bring diving to international soccer, but hearing the announcers harp on their diving while letting everyone else’s go was a little like listening to everyone whining that the Devils killed hockey. So there, International Soccer Community! I clearly know more about this than anyone else! :D
on June 26, 2010 at 4:14 pm Meg

I immediately liked Bocanegra and now I’m thinking he’s a defender, isn’t he?

He is.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:14 pm Pookie

Pardon me, no more often! Heh.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:16 pm Meg

Freudian slip, Pookie?

Seriously though…I can’t judge as I didn’t see any of Italy’s games this time around. They’re all pretty bad as far as I can tell.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:17 pm Pookie

Freudian slip, Pookie?

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on June 26, 2010 at 4:17 pm Meg

Speaking of dives…
on June 26, 2010 at 4:20 pm Schnookie

I love ABC telling us to watch next week’s MLS Game of the Week on ESPN2 next week. I was just saying to Pookie and Boomer that that would be like NBC being all, “Hey, casual fans, did you like these NHL playoffs? Well then you’ll love the ECHL preseason game we’ve got coming up!”
on June 26, 2010 at 4:21 pm Patty (in Dallas)

He is.

Chicks dig defense. :P
on June 26, 2010 at 4:26 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Is “extra time” sudden-death?
on June 26, 2010 at 4:27 pm Pookie

Chicks dig defense. :P

And diving.

No, it’s not sudden-death.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:27 pm Patty (in Dallas)

I was just saying to Pookie and Boomer that that would be like NBC being all, “Hey, casual fans, did you like these NHL playoffs? Well then you’ll love the ECHL preseason game we’ve got coming up!”

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Hey, wait a minute! I actually fell for that. Except it was the AHL. :P
on June 26, 2010 at 4:28 pm Patty (in Dallas)

And diving.

No, just defense! Although if the d-man is hot enough, chicks can live with diving. :P
on June 26, 2010 at 4:28 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Oh, nooooooooooooooooooooo.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:29 pm Pookie

It’s like the US thought it was the start of a whole new game and thus they needed to give up an early goal.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:29 pm Meg

Well that wasn’t very sexy.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:29 pm Meg

Extra time is 30 minutes?
on June 26, 2010 at 4:30 pm Pookie

Although if the d-man is hot enough, chicks can live with diving. :P

::thinks of Team Italia:: Yeeeeeah.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:32 pm Pookie

Yeah, 30 minutes. I don’t know if they add stoppage time.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:33 pm Schnookie

Chicks don’t think THAT kind of defense is sexy. Heh.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:38 pm Schnookie

I like our announcers here whining about the time-wasting. Hey, announcers, if the US wanted the pace to be kept up, maybe they should have considered that before letting Ghana score. :P
on June 26, 2010 at 4:49 pm Meg

Oh I really can’t take the stretcher.
on June 26, 2010 at 4:49 pm Pookie

I hope Ghana doesn’t match-up well with Uruguay. Go Uruguay! Sorry, US, but you kinda suck after all. :(
on June 26, 2010 at 4:58 pm Pookie

OK, at least they’re making it fun here at the end!
on June 26, 2010 at 4:59 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Did the US pull the goalie?!
on June 26, 2010 at 5:01 pm Meg

Patty, the goalie was playing up front with everyone else. They’re allowed to go wherever they want–it’s just that they can only use their hands in certain areas.
on June 26, 2010 at 5:01 pm Schnookie

Oh well, US. Next time. (Assuming you learn how to play defense some time in the next four years… :P)
on June 26, 2010 at 5:02 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Bummer. Get ‘em next time, boys!
on June 26, 2010 at 5:03 pm Meg

Alright then…moving on to other teams.

I hope England loses tomorrow!
on June 26, 2010 at 5:04 pm Schnookie

Alright then…moving on to other teams.

I hope England loses tomorrow!

WOOOOOOOOOOOO! ::Fist bump:: Heh heh heh.
on June 26, 2010 at 5:04 pm Patty (in Dallas)

Patty, the goalie was playing up front with everyone else.

That was interesting! I never saw that before.
on June 26, 2010 at 5:05 pm Pookie

Alright then…moving on to other teams.

I strongly recommend Uruguay, Spain, and Mexico (from, er, my scouting report’s point of view, ifyouknowwhatimean)!
on June 26, 2010 at 5:10 pm Meg

There are so many good options. Seriously, the World Cup seems to have an endless supply of hot men. Good stuff.
on June 26, 2010 at 5:20 pm Mags

I hope England loses tomorrow!

Disagree (1). Part of the process of getting a Dutch passport is swearing to always root against the Germans. So fuck Germany. Fuck ‘em hard.
on June 26, 2010 at 5:24 pm Patty (in Dallas)

The one guy on the sports radio station that follows soccer was talking about England vs. Germany being a huge rivalry. He was saying it’s a REAL rivalry. Like, people will say Houston and San Antonio might have an NBA rivalry, but they never bombed each other. :P
on June 26, 2010 at 5:25 pm Schnookie

There are so many good options. Seriously, the World Cup seems to have an endless supply of hot men. Good stuff.

I know! This is the greatest sports event on earth, truly. :D
on June 26, 2010 at 8:51 pm Tim

Sorry about the loss, filthy American pig-dogs. Go England (in eventuality of England being knocked out by Germany on penalty kicks, go Ghana! [not because they beat the US, because they're the last Africans])! Can’t say it wasn’t an exciting last game though, eh?

The one guy on the sports radio station that follows soccer was talking about England vs. Germany being a huge rivalry. He was saying it’s a REAL rivalry. Like, people will say Houston and San Antonio might have an NBA rivalry, but they never bombed each other. :P

(To the tune of Camptown Races) Two world wars and one world cup, doo dah doo dah, two world wars and one world cup, England all the way.

Disagree (1). Part of the process of getting a Dutch passport is swearing to always root against the Germans. So fuck Germany. Fuck ‘em hard.

I like how England’s biggest rivalry is Germany, but the Germans don’t care. All they care about is the Dutch.
on June 27, 2010 at 10:33 am Meg

Yay, the Germans are still fun! (Sorry Mags and Tim, but England is lame every time I watch them.)
on June 27, 2010 at 11:03 am mcguffers

Are we live today? Is this space anti-spoiler? Go Germany!

You know the M&M’s commecial where the wife asks the husband to get her a snack and when he goes to the cupboard, the M&M’s throw bread and bananas at his head. I always laugh when Red goes, “YOU get in the bowl.” And I mean out loud laugh. Every time.
on June 27, 2010 at 11:09 am Meg

Are we live today? Is this space anti-spoiler? Go Germany!

I’m not sure–I think the -Ookies are live but am refraining from spoilers in case.
on June 27, 2010 at 11:21 am mcguffers

Smart Meg. Better safe than banned. :D

Why didn’t I pay more attention to the soccer team in high school? Did they all look like this?
on June 27, 2010 at 11:32 am Meg

Why didn’t I pay more attention to the soccer team in high school? Did they all look like this?

I’m guessing no. The soccer players at my high school didn’t as far as I can recall.
on June 27, 2010 at 11:50 am mcguffers

Maybe it’s just the entire country of Germany looks like that. Every time I pick a player boyfriend, I start mentally cheating on him with someone else.

And something I’m noticing… Whenever someone says they have those All American looks, what it seems like they’re saying is they look Polish or German.
on June 27, 2010 at 2:01 pm Pookie

Aw, thanks for being so spoiler-conscious, Meg! On the weekends we tend to just not log on until we’re all caught up. And we’re now live for the Mexico-Argentina game. Gooooooooo Mexico!
on June 27, 2010 at 2:28 pm Schnookie

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Go Germany! That game was awesome (except if you’re Tim, in which case that game was a bit of a bummer. Sorry)! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!

And now I’ve got my outlandishly-sized sombrero on, and I’m ready to cheer for Mexico!
on June 27, 2010 at 2:33 pm Tim

England deserved to lose, though they also deserved to have that second goal. Guess I’m a Ghana fan now.
on June 27, 2010 at 2:35 pm Schnookie

Ghana??? BOOOO! Go Uruguay! (I’d be saying that if they were playing the US, too, just for the record. :P)
on June 27, 2010 at 2:51 pm Tim

Pah I say to you and your-aguay! Ghana is Africa’s last hope.
on June 27, 2010 at 2:55 pm Meg

Yeah…I really just can’t bring myself to care about Africa when it comes to football.

I don’t like the stripey Argentinian jerseys.
on June 27, 2010 at 3:00 pm Schnookie

I am outraged on Mexico’s behalf. OUTRAGED!!!
on June 27, 2010 at 3:00 pm Schnookie

Yeah…I really just can’t bring myself to care about Africa when it comes to football.

I agree. It’s all just “other countries” as far as I’m concerned.
on June 27, 2010 at 3:00 pm Tim

Meg doesn’t care about black people.

This year’s Argentine jerseys are all wrong, which is a shame. The Argentine blue and white stripes are one of the world’s classic jerseys.
on June 27, 2010 at 3:01 pm Pookie

If Ghana were playing anyone else, I’d be all over rooting for them and their partying fans, but Uruguay is too special. Sweet, sweet Uruguay.
on June 27, 2010 at 3:02 pm Schnookie

Meg doesn’t care about black people.

:^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Me neither, apparently. :P
on June 27, 2010 at 3:03 pm Schnookie

If not for Maradona, I might be able to cheer for this Argentina team. But, alas. Poor, sad Mexico. :(
on June 27, 2010 at 3:08 pm Meg

If not for Maradona, I might be able to cheer for this Argentina team.

New York magazine’s World Cup writer had this to say about Maradona:
“By the way, if you’re new to the game, you might think a photo of Maradona taken today would make a good PSA against the ravages of cocaine abuse. He’s fat, bug-eyed, and puffy-faced, with a nasty beard that looks like it would smell of steak seasoning. He wears a suit, but it still appears as if his pockets might be bulging with fried-chicken legs. The thing is, Maradona was always kind of a troll”

Not inaccurate so far as I can see.
on June 27, 2010 at 3:10 pm Schnookie

Meg, :^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: That pretty well sums the situation up perfectly.
on June 27, 2010 at 3:24 pm Tim

Maradona managed to score the greatest goal in history and the worst case of cheating all in one game against England. He also promised to run naked through the streets of Buenos Aires if Argentina bring back the Cup. I think knowing that, you will all join me in rooting against the Argy Bargies.
on June 27, 2010 at 3:37 pm Pookie

He also promised to run naked through the streets of Buenos Aires if Argentina bring back the Cup.

Clearly the refs didn’t hear this, or else they would call every Argentine goal back for being offsides.
on June 27, 2010 at 3:39 pm Meg

Clearly the refs didn’t hear this, or else they would call every Argentine goals back for being offsides.

They’re all: Hey, what do we care? We’re blind anyway.
on June 27, 2010 at 3:40 pm Schnookie

This game sucks. Now I know how the England fans felt this morning! (Heh.)
on June 27, 2010 at 3:44 pm Tim

I have a friend at this game, so….there’s that.
on June 27, 2010 at 3:45 pm Pookie

I just wish they’d stop talking about Maradona!
on June 27, 2010 at 3:48 pm Tim

I feel sorry for the maids at the English and Mexican hotels. They’ve pooped the beds so hard they’ll have to burn the duvets.
on June 27, 2010 at 4:01 pm Schnookie

It totally sounds like they just said the Mexican goal scorer’s nickname is “Chico Eats-o”. But… I might be hearing things.
on June 27, 2010 at 4:22 pm Meg

All these slow motion pirouettes the Argentinians are providing could, quite frankly, put some ballet dancers to shame. Heh.
on June 27, 2010 at 6:07 pm Tim

It totally sounds like they just said the Mexican goal scorer’s nickname is “Chico Eats-o”. But… I might be hearing things.

His name is Javier Hernandez, but his nickname is Chicharito, which means little pea. His grandpa played for Mexico and was nicknamed pea (Chicharo) because he had green eyes.
on June 27, 2010 at 9:32 pm Patty (in Dallas)

They’re all: Hey, what do we care? We’re blind anyway.

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