Hope Springs Eternal
Posted on September 27, 2011 1:23 pm
And then we have America’s Sweetheart, Hope Solo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5L_CCJPIGJ0
Forget what those idiot judges said, Hope. We love you anyway.
Granted, the whole routine was a bit confusing – I guess it was a little soccer vignette of some kind – but if having “great footwork” as a GK was the same as being able to dance like Julianne Hough then Brad Friedel would be starring in a revival of The Wiz instead of degrading himself by appearing with that neoCosmos Adult Open team in a cheesy Paul Scholes “testimonial match” just for a quick paycheck.
My only real complaint – no, I’m not going to say one damned thing about “Chaz” Bono; nope, not me, just not gonna go there, no way – has to do with your partner.
Now the truth is that you’re, well, not exactly a petite, delicate little flower. Not a thing wrong with that, truly. Hollywood notwithstanding, very few women are. But it does mean that you don’t partner well with some mincy little pretty boy who would never dare challenge you for a cross into the box unless he wanted to swap makeup tips.
Anyway, now that the Canada match is over and you don’t have to split practice time, we’ll all be looking for bigger and better things.
And so will that guy who appears briefly around 1:35.
From the Department of Ideas Whose Time Has Come:
They’re all excited down in the Bahamas about the opening of the brand spanking new Thomas A. Robinson National Stadium in Nassau. As well they should be; looks to be a right snazzy place.
And it’s impossible to say exactly where the idea originated, but some folks down in Nassau think it would be a spiffy venue for an MLS team.
“MLS started in 1993 and some 18 teams based in the United States and Canada make up the league. The Bahamas could very well end up being that third country involved with MLS.”
Well, why not? Instead of snooping around Edmonton, Calgary and Moose Dung Falls for another Canadian entry, or waiting around for the Kosmos Klowns to come up with another round of financing from some oil shiekh, why not a place where the daiquiris flow, the beaches are spectacular and the natives aren’t the least bit likely to beat crap out of you in the parking lot?
The best road trip in sports, hands down.
Just saying.
?????
Would this count as a presence in the “South?”
Time to go to Winter Schedule!! LOL
I’d go….
The Nassau Baha Men?
Well, they’d have a ready to go chant for the opening game…
Well, it’s not New York CITY, but really, I don’t think Nassau County is so ridiculously far that you can’t…what?
Well, if they can plunk one down in Chester…..
I think Sepp would be down with those US women’s kits.
Nassau has a fairly high crime rate. Lot’s of tourists get mugged. Many at gun point.
GIVE ME ALEX MORGAN!
And that’s why I only watched that show for one season back in 2005 or whatever. I’m an actual competitive (amateur) ballroom dancer. I can’t stand how the TV show turns such a fun thing like ballroom dance into a wacky funhouse TV show version of itself. I don’t know why Hope Solo couldn’t have worn a normal Latin ballroom costume (examples here: http://www.latindancefashions.com/shop/) rather than that goofy outfit they gave her. Hope Solo would have looked so much better in an outfit that is actually designed for that dance rather than the nonsense the TV producers gave her.
I think we an all forgive her for the novice attempt at the Jive. In the real world, no one attempts such challenging steps until they’re in the upper levels of competition. It takes lots and lots of practice to not look awkward with a dance that is specifically designed for advanced competition and showcases.
We in Washington are right proud of Hope. And, after tonight, we are beginning to suspect we sent the wrong Washingtonian to Guatemala.
Dear Kasey,
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
I have just now viewed the video and all I can say is the following:
What the fuck was that?
They can build that but Grand Bahama Island is in relative shambles. Whole neighborhoods still razed after that hurricane a few years back. What a shame.
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