Soccer, Sports and Politics - Part Deux

I don't understand the obsession these brass workers have with dick bulges

 

Makes me wonder if it's like the statue just off the Grand Place in Bruxelles (not the mannekin pis, but the one that is on the same street), where you are supposed to rub it for good luck.

 

That's TOTALLY on the 3rd base coach. Stanton is a DH, not an outfielder, and he's getting up there. Add to that the fact that the ball wasn't hit that deep to begin with AND there were two outs...

The third base coach did his job all wrong there.

Edit: The Athletic tells me I'm right!

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/58...rld-series-game-3-giancarlo-stanton-playcall/

After mentioning that the Dodgers' left fielder doesn't have the most accurate arm in baseball, the paper turns to Stanton.

But in Stanton, the Yankees had yet another problem. He’s their slowest runner, constantly on cruise control as he tries to avoid the soft-tissue leg injuries that have plagued him in recent years. All season, he’s run out grounders with the urgency of a recreational jogger. He’s perhaps their most fragile player, yet he has been their best postseason hitter, with a team-best six home runs and a 1.110 OPS these playoffs. They didn’t want to see him attempt to turn on the afterburners, let alone slide into home.

But that’s how desperate the Yankees were. Starting pitcher Clarke Schmidt had put them in a 3-0 deficit, giving up a two-run shot in the first inning to Freddie Freeman and an RBI single in the third inning to Mookie Betts before exiting after just 2 2/3 innings. His opposition, Walker Buehler, was holding the Yankees’ bats down.

So, the Yankees sent Stanton home even though it was risky, and it backfired as Hernández made a perfect throw to nab him.​

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Heard. https://t.co/jUSFEASCnw pic.twitter.com/kKxVji9Wg4

— Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) October 29, 2024

 

Uhm, you're not very specific, given the number of statues on the Grand Place.

 

34 ain't like 40. He's a muscle-bound stiff. A one trick pony.

 

It's the only bronze statue as you exit the Grand Place on the street that goes to the Mannekin Pis. Tradition is you rub it for good luck when you pass it.

 

Actors making more moves in Wales

Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney Sell Minority Stake in Wrexham Football Club, Acquire U.K. Brewery

The actors and 'Welcome to Wrexham' stars are partnering with New York's Allyn family on the deals, which will see them acquire Wrexham Lager.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/b...otball-club-acquire-lager-brewery-1236049078/

 

Inter used some shenanigans to sign Blaise Matuidi as a 4th DP. When the league office found out about it, Inter got a severe punishment. That’s why they sucked so bad when Messi got there…the roster was hobbled.

 

That’s funny!

 

Happy Halloween!
Last minute costume idea:
Put on a Yankee hat and pry candy out of the hands of small children pic.twitter.com/rD7aGhlPRK

— Brad Williams (@funnybrad) October 31, 2024

 

I was really shocked at what fans in some regions will do for a win, but I ought not be. They probably still have cops playing bagpipes for that crass, uncivilized SOB who stuck his hand out to award a home run to a hack Yankee batter.

Ive said it before... Somebody ought to raze the whole metro area and then build some schools. Hire teachers from out of region.

 

Martino says Inter can’t sign Neymar unless MLS changes the rules.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5891368/2024/11/01/inter-miami-neymar-move/

 

Two teenage girls in Yankee uniforms came trick or treating to the house last nite "why you got those on? They lost"

Giggling "we know. But we already planned to wear them"

So I gave them sour grape candies. JK, they got mini snickers & milky ways like everyone else.

 

Snoop wants a piece of Celtic

https://news.stv.tv/sport/snoop-dogg-would-love-to-invest-in-celtic-after-seeing-special-support

 

Did they go full Aaron Judge and drop them?

 

I hope he's prepared to invest in the roster, depending on the percentage of his ownership. I don't know if he's got the cash to make them serious UCL contenders anyway. Is Snoop worth billions?

 

Don't know. But dudes everywhere nowadays like Kevin Hart & Shaq

 

The “green” tie ins will be, um, interesting.

 

A group showed up last night with one little blonde kid wearing an Al Hilal jersey of all things. My son was the one who answered the door, complimented the kid’s jersey and gave him extra candy both for the soccer theme and repping a relatively obscure team.

 

I saw a kid wearing a Al Hilal jersey with Neymar on the back a while ago.

Also plenty of kids wearing Messi shirts from Miami.

 

I don't generally support corporal punishment. On the other hand, I don't want to take any chances.