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Sachin
05 Aug 2002, 01:00 AM
Originally posted by Popero
Finally some World Cup coverage aobut countries other than the U.S. (Seize the Day, July 8). You've already Americanized every other sport; please, don't turn the World Cup into the Super Bowl.
-Gabriel Venditti, Palgranve, Ont.
Also in this SI, a good shot of the Red Sox kicking the Orioles' asses.
I guess articles on Bora, Owen and Maradona in the past six months aren't enough. :rolleyes:
Sachin
Mel Brennan
05 Aug 2002, 01:32 AM
Most of us remain so damn ignorant, in infallible lockstep only with what Brokaw, Jennings and Rather (or, more specifically in this case, Eisen, Scott, Patrick, and Rhome) decide to tell us about the world...
The GAISF is the association comprised of most, if not all, the world governing bodies of sport. just because we decide that the NBA or MLB national championships (yes, I know about Canada and the NBA and MLB, but its still pretty much a natonal championship) are "world championships" doesn't mean that are...not at all.
Indeed, almost all of the world governing bodies have a true World Championship for their sport. Check it out.
http://www.agfisonline.com/en/members.phtml
There is nothing wrong with the IBAF's current Baseball World Cup format. For SI to "propose" a world championship is the height of ignorance. And all this from a pub that reps itself as the be-all and end-all of sports...no wonder we can't get knowledgable soccer coverage without it becoming an "interest piece"...
superdave
05 Aug 2002, 08:37 AM
Originally posted by Popero
Finally some World Cup coverage aobut countries other than the U.S. (Seize the Day, July 8). You've already Americanized every other sport; please, don't turn the World Cup into the Super Bowl.
-Gabriel Venditti, Palgranve, Ont.
I love this sentiment. I mean, to what does it refer? Baseball? How can you Americanize that? Basketball? heh heh heh
What sport have we Americanized? Seriously, name one. Maybe they're referring to stuff like ice dancing, I don't know.
When someone spits out this, it's a pretty clear sign that they can't think, but only regurgitate undigested s***.