Posted Monday, August 16, 2010 12:51 PM
32-36-6 +15.87 world cup 2010
I know it's old news, but i'm glad the worldwide leader has stepped up and started showing some intl soccer and not just some more 1st take, sportsnation, or whatever other b.s. filler programming they can put together
GL to us all Futbolistas!
Newcastle +1.5/2 1.03/1 Sure Man U have looked good and Rooney and the rest of the team will have something to prove this season, but I don't expect a rout of 3 or more goals to start the season. Maybe I have something against these uber public teams (Cowboys, Yankees, Notre Dame), but I think the price here favors the dog.
Posted Saturday, July 10, 2010 10:44 AM
While you and your cronies from the rules committee get together after the WC to discuss implementing instant replay and using some of this 21 century technology like every other sport has been able to do, how about you do something about CHANGING THE OT RULES!
It is a joke that any championship gets decided by the randomness of PK's. It can't be good for the sport to have 2 of the last 4 championships decided in this manner. The process of getting to this moment for both teams is long and arduous journey and is unfair to both teams to be decided like this.
My solution;
instead of 2 - 15 min periods, we make it 3 periods of 15 with a couple modifications;
1) After the 1st OT period, both teams loose one player making it a 10 v 10 game, except for red carded teams who will maintain being a man down.
2) After the 2nd OT period, both teams loose another player, but get one addtional sub to use, making it a 9v9 game.
3) At the end of 3 OT periods with both sides having 9 players each, the game goes to PK's.
If at the end of any period a team is winning, the game is over. So it's still not sudden death, but it's more of a "sooner death"
With these rules modifications, you can say you've tried to have the game settled on the field, which would be a victory a sport that should never want to see it's championship decided on PK's.
Posted Thursday, June 10, 2010 09:32 PM
Welcome to Copa Mundial 2010 Sud Africa No big write ups here...just the plays and what I'm thinking as we go along.
Spain +400 To Win the CupTo advance out of group play:
Australia +230 (.43)Denmark EVEN (1)Chile -140 (1.4)Total points;
S. Africa Under 3½ -130 (1.3)Greece Over 3½ -1.02 (1.02)
USA Under 4½ -150 (1.5)
Australia Over 3 +106 (.94)
Posted Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:33 PM
I'll be headed to the DC United game tonight and was going to make a play on the game. Click
here for a preview
There's a revenge factor here since DC United last lost to this team in PA two years ago as their only loss to a USL level or lower team. Add to the fact that this same United side struggled for 60 minutes, and needed some starters to enter game to get some goals. They just played on the road on Saturday, but HC Sohn probably would include more starters this time around.
Bottom line - DC's reserves struggled against the all amateur side and now gets Harrisburg, who by the way, knocked-off another MLS team last week in the New England Rev's. This team has moxy and has what it takes to make it interesting.
The plays under consideration;
draw +350
under +115
As i recall, they have needed overtime before to close out these games, so right now i have a slight lean towards the draw.