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Friday, March 14, 2008
and the Winner is...
Don't feel bad if you got it wrong. Joe got three of them wrong. My sister asked me who the strange kid was in the second picture because she didn't think it was one of mine. I have a hard time telling all of their baby pictures apart unless I look at the background and scrutinize the color of the walls and the clothes the kids are wearing.
A few of you got them all right, but the first one was Denise! Congrats! I'll get the gift card off to you this week! Thank you to everyone for playing!
It was like 60 degrees outside today! Woo Hoo! Yay spring! While Joe was taking a walk with Clay and Brooklyn, Clay picked up some strange looking rocks and said, "Look at these weird rocks, Daddy!" Joe looked at the "rocks" and told Clay, "Umm that's rabbit poop. Let's go wash your hands."
A little later while I was outside with Clay, he looked up in the sky and said, "Look! There's a hammer!"
"A what?"
"A hammer! See it? A hammer!"
"I don't see any hammers, hon. What are you looking at?"
"Right there! See the red hammer. He hammers on trees!"
The light finally dawned as I saw a red bird fly from the tree. "Ohhhh, do you mean a woodpecker?"
"YES! A hammerbird!"
"LOL! That's a cardinal, sweetie and you, my dear, crack me up."
Kids are goofballs, aren't they?
Posted by Dawn at 11:38 PM
28 comments:
ROFL!!! Kids are so funy when they think of names for things. My son who is autistic comes up with so many and when you think about it the names actually fits the items.
I haven't been to your blog in a while so I have a lot of reading to do.
- March 15, 2008 at 12:03 AM
- Jan Scholl said...
Lexington looks like a young Prince William http://www.buzzybee.no/images/princess_diana01.jpg
- March 15, 2008 at 12:40 AM
I love hammerbirds....
- March 15, 2008 at 12:41 AM
Oh boy! I was so close, I just mixed up Lexi and Savannah!!! Lexi does look very different from the rest of the babies! And Savannah was such a beautiful baby!!! I was so sure about Austin and Clayton, they just look exactly the same :) Thanks Dawn, it was fun
- March 15, 2008 at 12:56 AM
- Heidi said...
LOL! I always LOVE your stories--thank you!!
- March 15, 2008 at 1:05 AM
- Robin said...
I love the things kids say! Speaking of hammers...when my son was little he used to call a sledge hammer a "fudge hammer". We still call it that.
Have a wonderful weekend!
- March 15, 2008 at 8:00 AM
- Brenda said...
Congrats Denise. Your babies are all so cute Dawn. It sounds like you will have a fun spring with their little comments : )
- March 15, 2008 at 8:10 AM
- Mabunny said...
LOL, the only one I got right was Brooklyn. Congrats to the winner. You have beautiful kids Dawn. You are very blessed.
Keep us laughing!
- March 15, 2008 at 8:16 AM
- Deanna said...
Dawn, I just wanted to tell you how much I like "Mamas Like." Thank you for doing all the research and posting your thoughts. Whenever I need a gift, I don't hesitate to go to your site first. Thank you for such a great site!
- March 15, 2008 at 8:32 AM
I wonder if looking at the baby pictures makes you think about having another. I get that feeling once in awhile but then I recall the 5 months of throwing up and come back to my senses. Jennifer in WI
- March 15, 2008 at 8:40 AM
- My Kids' Mom said...
My son has seen "birdhackers" at our backyard trees.
Your children do look remarkably similar. Can you publish a baby picture for both you and Joe?
- March 15, 2008 at 9:07 AM
- Chels said...
LOL good story!
- March 15, 2008 at 9:19 AM
- Sherry said...
Hammerbird... that's cute. Kids probably should name things... sometimes they have better names for things or at least more memorable names. I have been enjoying watching the birds arrive. Spring is in the air! Have a great weekend, Dawn!
- March 15, 2008 at 9:28 AM
- Sherry said...
Question for you. You have comment moderation enabled... does moderating take a lot of time and do you have to delete very many comments each week?
- March 15, 2008 at 9:30 AM
Ok Dawn... seriously... those are all the same kid right?? What do you guys do clone children??
Haha :)
- March 15, 2008 at 10:29 AM
- Beyond A Mommy said...
Hammerbird, that is hilarious! Gotta love what kids come up with :)
- March 15, 2008 at 11:20 AM
- Katherine said...
Beach trees! When my son was little and we lived in California he kept talking about beech trees. But that wasn't what he meant at all--"No, Mom! Beach trees, like the tree at my school!" Palm trees.
I love hammerbirds. Can't wait to tell my DH.
- March 15, 2008 at 12:13 PM
- Nat said...
My baby boy cracks me up too.
If you don't mind (and you can delete it at will) I'll copy a post that I recently put on my blog ( www.navide.blogspot.com):
Boys will be boys.
I am always amazed at the innate difference between boys and girls.
I've been spoiled by my little girl who's been always proper and obedient. All it always took for her to obey me was to be told once, occasionally twice. When she was two we went to Italy and a friend of mine invited us for supper with some other friends. Everybody was amazed at the fact that my little girl could pretty much quietly sit at the table for - literally - two hours and calmly eat without complaining or even ask me to get down (which, by the way, I would have had no problem allowing her to do).
Life was good.
Than I had my little boy.
And things changed! Did they ever! The guy is something else! As much as Juniper was all girl, he is all boy. He likes to throw stuff; he can get punished 150 times for the same offense and turn around and do the same thing one more time! He likes to kick the ball, but also, occasionally the dog or the cat for no reason whatsoever (and, yes, he gets punished for that, too). He likes to hammer and play drums on metal lids.
The other day we were at Lowe's. We were walking in the store with him holding my hand and all of a sudden he started yelling: "Mom, mom tome loot, tome loot!!" (come look) and pulled me towards a shelf full of wrenches (or some similar metal tool); he let go of my hand, grabbed one and with the excitement I would have in front of a real italian pizza he exclaimed: "MOM!! LOOT AT THIS!!!"
He's definitely all boy.
And life is still good.
Ah! Boys! (and girls for that matter!)
Thanks for making us smile.
- March 15, 2008 at 12:25 PM
- Lowa said...
WOW! I got them all right:)
Too bad I wasn't fast enough, huh??It was pretty easy really. They do look a lot alike, but enough like themselves to distinguish who is who. Esp. Lexy!
Clay is at such a fun age. I loved the video of Brooklyn saying she wouldn't go for her nap and you can just barely tell Clay is in the background, playing happily. Brings back memories of my two youngest. They are 16 mo apart and SO CLOSE. Which also means they fight the worst at times! LOL
MAN! I can't believe I "won", but I didn't "win". LOL
- March 15, 2008 at 12:32 PM
- Diana said...
You don't know me, but I just have to tell you how much I enjoy reading your blog. Thanks for staying so positive and brightening my day. :_)
- March 15, 2008 at 2:12 PM
Dawn, Your kids all look the same!! Thanks for the contest. You are the best:):)
- March 15, 2008 at 3:15 PM
- nutralady2001 said...
Well I got the first and last ones right.........congrats to Diane
Haha at hammerbird
Each of my 3 children called the windscreen wipers on the car "windscreamers". Years later we still call them that
- March 15, 2008 at 3:45 PM
Oh my god...
I never guessed, but was going to...
I would have gotten all of them right.
- March 15, 2008 at 3:55 PM
Looking again at your adorable baby pictures with the names next to them, I just noticed something, and a question occurred to me...does Savannah ever feel left out because she is the only one of your children whose name doesn't end in an "N"? (or the "in," "on," or "yn" sound, which are all very similar)? Or does that make her special when you holler all their names out the back door? And before you ask, yes, I do think too much.
- March 15, 2008 at 4:14 PM
- nutralady2001 said...
Ok I know this isn't the birthday thread but that was a couple of blogs ago.
Just found this story about a man popping an engagement ring in a balloon to propose to his g/f and the balloon floated away!!
and here
Poor fellow hope he finds it
- March 15, 2008 at 4:50 PM
- Just your everyday average married momma... said...
Oh I am so excited that I got it right..... even if I wasn't the first!
I was very scientific and spent over an hour perusing various photos posted to your blog previously checking kids eyes, facial features (chins/noses) etc. The only one I didn't have to do that for at all was Brooklyn LOL! She still looks the same LOL!
- March 15, 2008 at 10:02 PM
- BoufMom9 said...
WOW! I don't think I got a single picture right. heehee
I am just THAT good. LOL
- March 16, 2008 at 12:53 AM
Okay, I don't mean to be difficult or anything, but in the entry where you show which child is which, Clayton and Jackson have the same picture. The picture missing is the baby with the onesie with blue . . . rocking horses . . . . maybe!
- March 16, 2008 at 8:31 PM


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Monday, September 7, 2009
Your Turn: Sprint Cup Series From Atlanta On ESPN
Thanks for continuing to give us your comments after the NASCAR TV telecasts this season.
Sunday night ESPN handled the Sprint Cup Series night race from the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Allen Bestwick opened the show from the Infield Pit Studio with Rusty Wallace, Brad Daugherty, and Ray Evernham. Tim Brewer was in the Tech Garage.
Up in the broadcast booth was Jerry Punch along with analysts Dale Jarrett and Andy Petree. Down on pit road was Shannon Spake, Jamie Little, Dave Burns and Vince Welch.
This was a very long race that started in the daylight and transitioned to night. The challenge for the TV team was to balance calling the race while keeping things in perspective for the Chase for the Championship.
ESPN continued with the colored graphics, emphasized the Chase drivers and was faced with a very interesting tire situation.
We would like you to review your NASCAR TV experience. Your comments can be of any length, we would just like you to stay on topic. This is a family-friendly website, please keep that in mind when posting.
Thank you for taking some time out of your holiday weekend to give us your comments.
30 comments:
- Walter said...
Dear ESPN -
(1) let JP's excitement show on PXP like it did on pit road or in studio
(2) or embalm him ...current effort won't be missed
(3) thx for aerial shots, but pls more racing action here
(4) great to see finishers
(5) lose flying heads
(6) drop-down works well - use it!
(7) better to show headlights, not tailights
(8) thx for taking time to read our thoughts
ps - it's easy to tell when you do
- September 6, 2009 at 11:42 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Thanks for leaving us some comments on the race tonight.
- September 6, 2009 at 11:42 PM
- Buschseries61 said...
The Good:
- ESPN moved out of the top 10 to show racing many points tonight. Throught the field updates on drivers from 1-23 was greatly appreciated.
- Dale Jarrett & Andy Petree. Kept the energy level up all night.
- Infield Studio. Allen Bestwick is great making sense of the chaos & directing traffic from the booth to the pit reporters to the fans. Ray Evernham was well used tonight & has shined this weekend.
- Showing every car finish. Just the right thing to do. Every driver has a fan & every competetor deserves respect.
- Atlanta Race. This is the Atlanta I remember. New faces up front, comers and goers, cars sliding all over the place. Great racing
The Bad:
- Struggle at the beginning: ESPN struggled with what to cover the early laps. Charges to the front by Juan Pablo Montoya & Dale Earnhardt Jr. were not noticed until they cracked the top 10. Many of Jeff Gordon's early passes were not seen. The mix of tight shots of a single car and wide shots of 5 cars in a battle made up the inconsistent start.
- Dr. Jerry Punch. Provided no S&P updates. He started out the night doing some play-by-play, but as the laps clicked off, a strange system developed. Dale Jarrett became the play-by-play announcer. Andy Petree was the primary analyst, Ray Evernham was called out by Dale Jarrett many times at the end and became the second analyst. Dr. Jerry Punch was just there to offer stats & cliches. It is painful to watch each week & guess when he will shut down.
- Tech Center: Should never be used under green flag racing. Breaks the flow of the broadcast & happened to fall when Carl Edwards had a problem. It vanished the last 100 laps. An unnecessary toy.
Overall TV Braodcast:
*** 1/2 / *****
Overall Race:
**** 1/2 / *****
- September 6, 2009 at 11:59 PM
- peggyann said...
ESPN's camera work was a little better tonight, but...
Back in '01, Jerry Punch patted me on the shoulder when he was in the stands walking up to the booth at the Milwaukee Mile to call the Truck Series race. Little did I think that if it was today, I would trip him to keep him out of the booth!
- September 7, 2009 at 12:01 AM
- Sally said...
A better than usual broadcast. A bit fewer in car and bumper cam shots, and that helps a bunch. Please remember that, in spite of the 'chase', there are 43 cars racing on the track. Covering only 1/3 of the field is not good. I realize the media is enthralled with the chase, but many of us fans are actually interested in the race taking place right NOW, not what might happen in another 11 races. Thank you for the wider shots which help us keep track of an overview of the field.
- September 7, 2009 at 12:02 AM
- Jonathan SouthSide of Chicago said...
I enjoyed the coverage today! Dr P NEEDS to be replaced w AB ASAP! Espn did a lot of things right tonight I do have to give it to em great job. I didnt see one bumper cam (THANK YOU) and thats a plus! Just one thought, dump the spotter when u go full throttle
- September 7, 2009 at 12:31 AM
- Anonymous said...
Off topic but I love Victory Lane being on live after the race!
- September 7, 2009 at 12:34 AM
- David said...
Missed the whole race, caught the last 11 per PRN.
Victory Lane has been good, but they need to have a lap graphic for what the highlights are actually showing. Can't keep up with where the race is at with their clips without it!
- September 7, 2009 at 12:35 AM
- Karen said...
Probably the best broadcast by ESPN in the last three years. That's not saying a lot though since every other one has been awful. Less bumper cams, in-car cams. More wide shots and more racing mid-pack that we, the fans, have wanted for so long.
Sorry, JP, but can't give you a good grade. Not your fault. You're just misplaced.
- September 7, 2009 at 12:42 AM
- Dot said...
First, I want to thank JD for letting us update our drivers during the race. If BSPN won't cover them, we will.
I have questions.
Why show wrecks from a car cam view? The one they showed (I forget who), it was way in front of the car with the camera. It would make sense if there was some evasive action going on.
How fast did they have to change the script when Carl went to the garage? I wish he would have run better for Jody.
How come they didn't have another in race reporter? It's a curse. They ought to use it to punish drivers who miss the drivers meeting, etc. Forget about starting in the back, you'll be in the garage.
Surprisingly they didn't go on and on about Weed & Vickers. I thought they would have their own ticker.
Why not show the cars crossing the finish line? Or, at least the lead lap ones. How long could that take? Like Buschseries61 said, show some respect.
Why show the racing in the small box and fluff in the big one? Yes, TB is fluffy. Really? You have to show a driver in a dark car just sitting there steering? Now, that's informative.
@ Walter, ditto on 1 & 2.
DJ & AP, good job.
- September 7, 2009 at 12:45 AM
- Sophia said...
I TOTALLY missed Vic LANE! would've like to have seen that. Never saw it MENTIONED here or during the race but i was multi tasking and not watching tv or listening to it much. DARN. just catching wind up of show.
I still thought way too many in car cams myself AND bumper cams. the restarts would just get going and they would switch to in car cams and side/car roof cams..THAT's WHAT drove me to PRN???
Everybody talking how improved this race was!?...well it must have gotten a LOT better AFTER I gave up...and when I looked at tv, too many in car cams...restarts were NEVER SHOWN WIDE angle so I got ticked off.
then again I did not watch even half the tv but everytime I looked up MORE in car cams..it shows in my comments during the race and other comments.
I think many are just getting "too used to them".
Typical BSPN coverage.
PRN gave some info but are the ESPN of NASCAR RADIO.
MRN is soooooooooooo much better.
- September 7, 2009 at 12:46 AM
- Anonymous said...
ESPN needs to cover the non-chasers too. JP needs to be replaced asap.
- September 7, 2009 at 12:56 AM
- Anonymous said...
The question Harvick get's asked after the race is so tortured and convoluted as to almost not make sense. At the end of the day, she ends up just asking and answer "what does this run mean to you?" So why not just ask that? Stop trying to sound smart or do a season-long summation in your question when the driver can't even hear you to begin with. Just ask him your final sentence and save all the histrionics for your dressing room mirror.
PS This was a good day for Jerry Punch... but only by Jerry Punch standards. By any other standards he was horrible.
- September 7, 2009 at 1:10 AM
- Tgro said...
Its a shame many call this a vast improvement over previous efforts. While I'll agree that the crew seemed "slightly" less irritating, it still felt a long ways from a good broadcast. And we are just convincing ourselves that this is not bad because it was better than usual. We just seem to have lowered our expectations.
The #1 problem I have with ESPN is they are just plain boring. They add no excitement to the race. Their is never anyone with any interesting stories or in depth insight to a situation. Just continual comments of who is doing what with obvious statements throughout and told with as much drama as watching paint dry.
I actually drifted off to sleep for about 50 laps and struggled to stay awake for the remainder when I did come too again. It honestly seems like the same repeated nightmare week in and week out. These guys are so boring, I really think of doing other things with my time. Like taking a nap.
I'm sorry, there is just no comparison when I think of someone like Mike Joy calling the race and compare it to the job Jerry Punch does. I swear he makes every race sound exactly the same. He is so cliche in his approach to calling a race that he doesn't appear to know how to call a race without using one of his clever voice patterns that he hits us with every week. Im so tired of hearing him strain words for emphasis. It always sounds like he thinks it sounds cooler if he makes it appear he is saying things while taking a dump.
I know people like to give props to Dale Jarret and Andy Petree but I'm sorry, they seem just as boring to me as the rest of the crew. They both seem to be challenged in making a race exciting. There is more to this job than just providing info. And often when they do provide it it seems so blatantly obvious any of us could have given the same color commentary. Im sorry, in my book, Dale aint no Ned Jarret. Dale always seems like he is collecting a check. If I didn't already know it, I would never know Dale was ever a race car driver while listening to him on ESPN. While people may get sick of DW, you could always count on him telling us what situations feel like and the human emotion that comes with being a driver and facing certain situations. DJ just seems to tell us and we should just respect him for it because he was there. But he never gives you that feeling of what it was like. We just have to respect his authoriti'. Andy just aint no Larry McReynolds. He often sounds like a buffoon and seems like his thoughts are too slow to make his mouth move with any pace to keep us up to speed. He just is not a joy to listen to. He never seems to give us any strategy insight beyond what any casual fan could think of on their own.
I think on different crews and in different situations, these guys could be decent 3rd string sidekicks. But as it is, it seems we have 3 boring broadcasters with 3 boring viewpoints and the result is 1 very boring broadcast crew that can't seem to make any race exciting no matter what goes down in front of them. I honestly think as long as this crew is together, this will always be a lost cause. They need just 1 person in the booth who is fun to listen to and they just dont have it.
Its a damn shame this crew gets half the season. I think they should switch spots with TNT and only do 6 races. It seems like ever since TNT went to 6 races they got a lot more enjoyable. There is no way ESPN keeps Nascar fans tuning in year in and year out the way this is. They are single-handedly a huge reason why Nascar's numbers are in decline.
You just cannot be this boring every week and expect people to keep showing up. It's getting to the point where I think Nascar is boring and I always loved it. Im just left with having to say....
ESPN is just plain boring and its their #1 flaw.
- September 7, 2009 at 4:59 AM
- Jim said...
The Sheer Guts award doesn't go to a driver this week. Give it to ESPN for trying to entice race fans to switch channels and watch a baseball game. Live stick&ball was shown in the big square, live racing in the small square.
- September 7, 2009 at 8:47 AM
- TexasRaceLady said...
The first half of the race was nonsensical --- there was no rhyme or reason to the myriad of camera shots. Example, why use a roof cam of a wreck when all you could see was smoke at the other end of the track?
I could never get into the "flow" of the race because the commentary and pit reporting were so disjointed. And the tech center is a high-tech toy that has no purpose other than raising my blood pressure.
The intense coverage of only the Chasers, or occasionally the top 10 cars on the track, had me wondering if all the other competitors had left!
The second half of the race was a bit better. More wide camera angles made it a bit easier to see the racing. The booth got a bit better when DJ and Andy began actually telling us what was happening.
The infield studio was a hit --- all night. AB was at his best keeping us up to date and coordinating the chaos that was this broadcast. Ray took a bit to get going, but when he warmed up, he was superb --- giving lots of info and insight.
I appreciated the still shot of the finish line --- but it would have been a bit better had I been able to see who was finishing where. The flying heads don't do a thing but make me dizzy.
- September 7, 2009 at 10:12 AM
- brad said...
Rather than beat the dead horses, I'll just ask for 1 thing at a time. Please ESPN replace Jerry Punch. There are better places to utilize Jerry's talent and better options in the booth. Allen Bestwick would be great in the booth and it would be a perfect fit since he is already on the payroll and as luck would have it at the track every week anyway. And if you replace the play by play guy I think some of the other issues with your broadcast would fix themselves. An on the ball PxP guy will guide the camera shots as the race unfolds. You need only look at the way Marty Reid guided the coverage of what was happening on track and then the production truck put it on my screen. I realize it is easier said than done but the concept is simple and on occassion you prove you can do it. I know we cant rebuild Rome in a day so lets take baby steps and go 1 at a time. And please don't take our criticism of Jerry Punch as a call to fire him. We would like to see him reassigned to a better position for his many talents. I think in a poll most would agreee we like Jerry and think he is a good interviewer and very knowledgeable about the history of Nascar but just don't like him in a play by play roll.
JD Sorry to use so much space but purposely spelled out everything because i sent a friend this way last week and being new he didn't understand the abbreviations for a lot of things. Hadn't thought of that problem before. Love the blog and hope someone with a big desk at ESPN is reading and takeing these comments seriously.
- September 7, 2009 at 10:16 AM
- brad said...
All that typing and forgot to put that the reference to Marty Reid was the Nationwide race from Indy.
- September 7, 2009 at 10:18 AM
- Tim Robinson said...
Look, the coverage was still an *ss whipping as far as I was concerned.
It is rare anymore for me to sit through a complete race, and this proved why.
Jerry Punch is horrible. He needs to be back on pit road, or just plain gone. He likely would improve the entire pit road reporting, as they could send Vince Welch back to Indy cars where he seems a little more comfortable. And why must Carl Edwards be referred to as "Cousin Carl?" Stupid!
Tim Brewer and the tech thingy is a complete waste of time, especially during green flag racing.
It seems as though AP and DJ are OK, although I find Petree repeating things that were said a couple laps ago by someone else. He seems to be not always listening.
I will keep harping on FULL THROTTLE until they get rid of it. It drives me nuts to hear all the psycho babble spotters talking over each other. It is the dumbest thing ever.
Like I said, just a complete *ss-whipping!
- September 7, 2009 at 11:12 AM
- red said...
my thoughts and observations: i was determined to just listen to the race on prn and watch the visuals from espn but that got blown away when prn went stupid on me and failed to consistently call the race. so then i went to watching lap times on the leaderboards and glancing at the screen for visuals for the balance of the race. moderately better.
the few positives:
* aerial shots were great: use more. and when you think you've used enough, use even more. an aerial shot is THE best way to show viewers what's happening on the track.
* i actually turned up the sound for the tech center on the broken axles on johnson and vickers. it was one of two interesting pieces i've seen this season. and it wasn't a topic we've suffered thru repeatedly. nice job.
(the second? a piece from sometime this weekend on edwards' issues with the throttle and his ankle. best part of that piece was the all-to-brief explanation of how the throttle spring might be adjusted to help edwards.)
things that continue to annoy:
* flying head finishes: please just use the standard drop down: it works so much better
* "bubble drivers" racing each other thru out the night and the cameras would stay with them right until it became REALLY tense . . . and then shift to a single car shot of the leader or a driver already in the chase. make up your mind: cover the "bubble boys" or don't but don't switch just when it becomes compelling viewing.
* big box is for the race; little box is for everything else and . . .
* race fans don't appreciate the live baseball updates during a race! if someone wanted to know how the padres (!?! the padres?) were doing, my guess is they wouldn't be watching the race to find out.
* BIG miss: a battle for first and we (finally) get a thru the field. really? seriously? do i have to explain why that was a monumentally bad choice right then?
the "why do i even watch this?" moments:
* bumper cams, in-car cams, all sorts of cams that not only didn't add to the coverage but actually detracted from it.
* lots of facts but very little information. statistics have a place but the race shouldn't be reduced to that.
* PxP vs analyst: figure our which role you want for dr punch and then let him go at it. by the way: if, as he claims, he's been told to "bring it down a notch," then whoever advised that should be demoted immediately
* we still have to rely on multiple sources of information -- including each other! -- to learn basic information. read thru the live comments and see how many times someone asked "what happened to so and so?" or "how did so and so fall so far behind/move to the front so fast?" or (my favorite) "why was the #31 blackflagged?" (never did get the explanation for that from the booth.)
overall? does it really matter what i think?
planeteers may be a minority of race fans and we may be more vocal about the telecasts than most. but we're intelligent, informed fans who are deeply committed to our sport and wait each week for these races. we give live feedback, we use multiple sources to keep up with the action, we're focused and determined to stay for the entire broadcast.
so why is it that when we take time to compose our thoughts and offer specific feedback, nothing changes? if there was ANY interest in connecting with the viewers, it would be different. if there was any sign that some of the easiest complaints to fix would be addressed, it would be different. if there was an sign that our voices are being heard, it'd be different.
but it's not. it's just more of the same.
so, show us you get it, espn. show us you understand our frustrations. make some changes in the off-season that indicate that you really ARE committed to "this nascar thing" and that you are interested in making race broadcasts a great experience for your viewers.
that's the gauntlet thrown down at your feet by me. do you have the cajones to pick it up?
- September 7, 2009 at 11:16 AM
- Anonymous said...
gotta say
the play by play was so dispassionate and so uninspired that I ended up watching women's us open tennis.
Now THAT has never happened in 40+yrs as a Nascar fan
thought the coverage cameras mad the track seem empty
when the field gets spread out, find racing somewhere!
ESPN din't do it
The womens tennis match ws great
- September 7, 2009 at 12:58 PM
- Matt/Canuck said...
Great race, loved the show.
I just can't handle all the what if's finishing here or there.
Let them finish and then explain what it means.
Best ESPN coverage of the year.
- September 7, 2009 at 1:01 PM
- allisong said...
I thoroughly enjoyed the race last night, including the broadcast. I thought all the guys sounded like they were having fun, probably because the racing was unpredictable, with several dominant cars and an "anything can happen at any time" kind of vibe.
Only two things stood out to disturb my viewing experience. Listening to Ray give his opinion on Danica's ability as a racer was kind of creepy to me, and I normally like Ray. And Bestwick's assumption that since the NASCAR fan base is close to 50% female, that Danica's move here would generate much excitement was insulting to me as a female race fan. Please don't assume that since I am female and a race fan, that I would automatically be all atwitter over the possibility of her racing in NASCAR, and become her biggest fan. Because this female fan couldn't possibly care less.
- September 7, 2009 at 1:09 PM
- Anonymous said...
The only time Jerry Punch was competent was when he was describing which bones broke in Carl Edwards' leg. Beyond that, he is such a waste of talent. ESPN putting him in the PxP chair is like Hendrick saying "Wow, Chad Knaus has really worked his way up to the top of the organization, let's put him in the 5 car next year."
Chad Knaus isn't a driver and Jerry Punch isn't a play-by-play announcer. If you want talented guys like this to perform, you have to keep them in the right job. Put either in the wrong job and they will fall flat on their face. Jerry Punch is proving that every single week.
- September 7, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- David said...
Only saw the last 40 laps on the re-air but it gave me enough to comment on these things. First off, this, by the expectations we all have for ESPN, was an improvement from what I could gather. But, it still left the world to be desired.
Something was just missing there at the end. Harvick comes out of nowhere to run down Montoya and pass him yet they missed most of his run. A lap by lap top speed rundown would have been awesome here as it was something the old ESPN would have done in that situation. Probably just me being nitpicky but I hate how for most all intents and purposes the networks have all gone away from using that tool.
JP was okay, I can't say he was any better or worse than usual. DJ tried, AP has still been a tick off I think but Ray seems to be really stepping it up which is great.
AB needs to be in the booth period.
One thing that has left me VERY disappointed from the highlights and recaps I've seen has been the HORRIBLE replay coverage of spins and wrecks. All you had of Kurt Busch was an onboard?! Jimmie's spin is only covered by an onboard from 400 ft back?! They only catch Bowyer from the turn 1 camera?
JD when are the re-airs for the race this week?
- September 7, 2009 at 2:40 PM
- David said...
nevermind, i see its on classic. that means no luck for me. =(
- September 7, 2009 at 2:41 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Both re-airs are listed on the TV schedule on the right side of the TDP main page.
- September 7, 2009 at 5:45 PM
- Anonymous said...
I thought the telecast was pretty good. The race started rather disjointed. I like that ESPN tries to bunch up the commercials early on, especially since they're usually short, and since we got to see the final 40 minutes or so without interruption, but it seemed to leave the announcers with no sense of direction in the beginning. Come halfway, though, and the telecast clicked. I didn't really notice JP. Some of the graphics/stats were nice, too.
I also didn't mind the ads for CFB as much as I normally do. I had ESPN on all-day on Saturday, and they were constantly promoting the Cup race. Seeing those endless promotions made me okay with having to see promotions for the other events.
All-in-all, this might have been one of their best Cup telecasts this season. Indy and Pocono were good, too, but this one was awesome because the race itself was good.
- September 7, 2009 at 6:58 PM
- NorCalFan said...
Dear ESPN:
For the remaining 11 cup races left in the season, would you please utilize the "Backseat Drivers" format like you use in the Nationwide series and put Allen Bestwick in the driver's seat and put Jerry Punch either in the trunk or the studio? It's a given there would be a remarkable improvement in your NASCAR entertainment package and a whole lot less for the TV fans to complain about.
Like others posted, I thought the race was disjointed with the voices in the booth not matching what was been shown on the screen and I actually liked what I was seeing. I did have to use PitCommand the entire race to tell me who was where and who is in the garage. I did, however, find the camera work much improved just with the amount of wide angle shots compared to the number of bumper/roof/and in-car and other useless camera shots we normally are treated to during a race.
I actually looked forward to returning from commercial breaks because I knew AB would recap the highlights thus far and attempt to make some sense of the race. Basically he was doing JP's job in 60 seconds or less.
I really hope someone at ESPN reads our comments. As a fan, I simply want to sit back and just have fun watching the races on TV but ESPN's broadcast makes it impossible to follow a race without multi-tasking on the PC listening to the radio broadcast and following leaderboards. Doesn't anyone in charge at ESPN care about the quality of the product that is being broadcast? It is truly shameful and yet one of the solutions to this whole mess is staring them in the face.
- September 7, 2009 at 9:29 PM
- Anonymous said...
Please replace Jerry Punch in the booth. I have to echo others' comments in that the commentary is BORING and half the time I find myself not really paying attention to what they're saying and just watching the action. The excitement is just not there. Jerry would be a welcome addition to the pit road reporters. Reduce the use of the Tech Center...I respect Tim Brewer but I feel like I gain nothing from having to watch this, and the issues could be explained by the announcers while racing is still occuring.
The wider camera angles were much appreciated!
- September 8, 2009 at 9:56 AM


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There is one other color style that is sometimes used in features. When the feature directors want you to think they are doing some kind of serious statement, they use dirty colors. Colors of waste products and boogers. This is a sort of limited palette and is the opposite style of the all primary and secondary color palettes of most cartoons. It's not warm and rich or inviting.
Here are some pee and poo colored BGs from cartoons you are to take seriously as you contemplate suicide:
This looks like an overuse of art school color theory, where they tell you to mix yellow ochre and burnt sienna in everything to make it look like waste products.
So, all the above, to me seems to be the opposite of fun or mood or life. They sure don't say "cartoon". Dingy colors make me depressed. It looks like the painters never clean their brushes and all the colors are dirty and muddy.
On the other hand, limited color palettes when done by artists with taste can be very colorful and fun indeed.
Now, it's funny, but these color schemes from Blame It On The Samba are actually supposed to show that Donald and Jose are depressed and down, but when I first saw this cartoon it was like a color revelation to me. These colors look like candy, even though they are greyed.
These Mary Blair trees have a bluegrey BG behind greyed down light green leaves. The leaves are close enough in value to the grey behind making them blend together to create a new total color as if they were mixed.
This blue-green-greyish BG lets the more colorful birds contrast against it and they really pop.
Almost every bird is its own bright color scheme. The colors that make up each bird are related-they harmonize to keep the bird a complete, non-broken up image. Notice that the shadow colors on the birds aren't the same exact tint as the color they are supposed to be darker versions of. This makes the colors richer and happier.
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Thursday, June 17, 2010
ARG 4-1 KOR: Player ratings
Dave P is still travelling, so I'm rating the players again myself.
Here you go:
Sergio ROMERO (6): Not at fault in South Korea's goal. Otherwise, he was his usual solid and sober self. One curious note? He had a shot on goal! I don't know if they gave it to him officially, but that was what happened when he cleared a ball running out of the area and it ended up in the hands of the Korean goalkeeper.
Jonas GUTIERREZ (6): Much better than on Saturday. Was helped by Maxi's inclusion on the right. Joined in the attack in a couple of occasions and he even showed some dribbling skills in the first half! He got a second yellow and will miss our next game. Was he thinking about it and did it throw the ball away on purpose to clean himself up for the rest of the tournament? I don't know, but it sure looked like a silly way of getting booked.
Martín DEMICHELIS (3): Our weakest link this time. Lio MESSI came to his defence and attacked the vuvuzelas after the game. Apparently Micho didn't hear his team-mates telling him he had a man on. However, that's no excuse. He can't be that careless in that area of the pitch. Just a quick turn of his head before receiving the ball would have helped him be aware there was someone coming. He costed Sergio ROMERO his second clean-sheet in his World Cup career.
Walter SAMUEL (N/A): As a rule, I don't give a grade to players that are less than 30 minutes on the pitch. The Wall got injured after only 23 minutes and had to leave. We can only hope it's not a serious injury and that he is available at least for the second round.
Gabriel HEINZE (4): Same old Gab was back today. He looked shaky. He saw a very silly yellow card after touching a ball with his hands and then delaying the resulting Korean free-kick. Got exposed in the second half when he lost his man and got off the hook because their player missed what would have been an equalizer. Never lacked the same intensity and attitude, of course. But that's not enough to give him more than a 4.
Javier MASCHERANO (6): After committing only one foul v. Nigeria, he went up to 5 today and that could be because he had more room to cover and wasn't getting to the man in possession as comfortably as on our first match. He was the player with the most completed passes of our entire team, but was careless in a tackle that resulted in a yellow card for him. Not happy with that, he kept going to the ball full-strength when the match was already 4-1 and he stayed down for a while grabbing one of his knees in pain. I think he should be more careful and manage his effort and his intensity level more wisely.
Maxi RODRIGUEZ (7): A silent warrior. Not flashy to the eye, but his inclusion gave the team a lot of balance and helped our forwards do their game, whilst helping Jonas deal with his defensive duties. He ran more than any other Albiceleste player with 10.363 km. Good to see him perform like this for Argentina and don't forget he played BURDISSO inside the area for Nico to flick it towards Pipita for our second goal.
Angel DI MARIA (6): Started off really brightly. Showed some quality early on and had a great shot on target but was denied by the goalkeeper. Faded out a little bit as the match progressed and was busy helping HEINZE in defence too. He was the only other Argentine player to run more than 10k.
Lionel MESSI (7): I'm tempted to give him an 8 because he played a part in three of our four goals. Took the free kick for PARK to score an own goal. Forced the goalkeeper into a save, captured the rebound and hit the post for HIGUAIN to score his second goal of the game and then sent a brilliant pass to AGÜERO for him to cross it to Pipita for our fourth. He didn't score. So what? Maybe, as MARADONA said after the first match, Lio is saving his goals for later.
Carlos TEVEZ (8): If it wasn't for Pipita's hat-trick, he would have been my Man of the Match. His first half was excellent. Sent a ferocious shot that went close and participated in the game a lot. He also placed a ball between two defenders for DI MARIA to cross it for HIGUAIN only for the Real Madrid striker to be denied by the keeper from close range. That was a really sweet pass from Carlitos who combined very well with MESSI. Maybe the best they have ever combined as my friend Matías pointed out to me by e-mail after the game.
Gonzalo HIGUAIN (9): I'm not giving him a 10 because I think he didn't play the perfect game despite scoring three times. He missed some clear chances and cast a shadow over his level of confidence and his overall form early on, but then he scored three striker-like goals and put the game out of reach for South Korea whilst getting to the top of the scoring chart in this World Cup.
Nicolás BURDISSO (7): Great game by Nico. Not easy to come on as a sub in the first half for an injured team-mate, but he had no problems to cope. He even had an assist after deflecting Maxi's ball towards the path of Pipita for Argentina to make it 2-0. Very solid at the back when he was called into action.
Sergio AGÜERO (N/A): Talk about making an immediate impact! Replaced Carlos TEVEZ in an attempt to give the team some fresh lungs in that area of the pitch and to have more explosion in the final third of the pitch. And he did just that. Helped create the third goal when he found MESSI against the run of play on the left and then he sent the cross for HIGUAIN to get his hat-trick. The only bad thing he did was not releasing MESSI late on the game and trying an individual effort that was too difficult to manage. Again, I don't grade players who have played less than 30 minutes, but I'm tempted to give him a really high note.
Mario BOLATTI (N/A): Another good decision by Diego. Replacing HIGUAIN with BOLATTI gave Argentina another player in midfield to better distribute the pitch between him, Maxi, MASCHERANO and DI MARIA. At the same time, we still had Kun and MESSI to attack if needed. BOLATTI played 8 minutes in his World Cup debut and didn't have an impact, of course, but he did complete 6 of his 7 passes.
79 comments:
Romero: 7
Guti: 6.5
Demi: 5
Heinze: 5
Mascherano: 7
Rodriguez: 7.5
Di Maria: 6
Messi: 9
Tevez: 8
Higuain: 8.5
Kun: 8.5
Burdisso: 8
- 11:38 am
- lz said...
I agree with Sebastian wholeheartedly on his appreciation of Maxi's role: "A silent warrior. Not flashy to the eye, but his inclusion gave the team a lot of balance and helped our forwards do their game . . . " and it showed. [I would rate him a little higher than 7. His presence today really made a difference in the way we played].
As per Messi, I would definitely give him more than 7! Using your metaphor of "silent warrior" for Maxi, I would say that Leo today played as a "silent, team-first, humble warrior" with a genius and a humility that one does not see from other so-called cracks anywhere else. For that humility and team-first spirit I applaud you, Leo. Vamos Leo, vamos Argentina!
- 12:47 pm
this team had 1 thats right 1 midfielder in it i find that amassing
mascharano evcery other player you could say isnt a midfielder yet they play like that so impressive,clearly argentina are in first gear not really trying at all,we havnt seen any of the fighting charactor just so impresive,i think veron would have helped keep things solid when he returns to think we got messi in a midfield diamond its just remardable maradona is turning messi into him and its great
- 12:58 pm
fantastic display and with 1 midfielder on the pitch that is shockingly good
to think of england with gerrard lampard and a winger and a anckor man behind
we played with mascharano everyone else was ether a defender or a forward or a winger messi in front of mascharano simply amassing stuff against bigger teams we need veron in there with out a seconds dout aguero is clearly the player that has that SS abillity more than the others he sliped into that front 3 and was devine much more natural than tevez
and milito fans please step into realityt higuain leaves the guy for dead
MILITO IS NOW SOMEONE SAYS IN A ARTICLE MILITO IS NO WERE ANY TIME show me one single thing he has done for argentina dont make me giggle and dont run this blog like a dictator from your youth you should know better
- 1:14 pm
I said it in my last 2 posts:
1. The players that we criticized would play great against Koreans.
Gutierrez, Di Maria, and especially Higuain proved it.
2. The BEST number 9 in the world (statistics wise, value wise, age wise, skill wise), named GONZALO HIGUAIN did miss stupid chances in CL this year against Lyon, but he scored 2 goals 4 days after. He'll score the next game.
The result it...hattrick shows it all. Let me say it again...ever since his debut for the u-23 friendly against Guatemala 2 years ago where he scored 2 goals, I was one of the very first guys who declared that we have finally DISCOVERED Bati n Crespo's successor as our great number 9...his name is Higuain.
Now let me make a prediction again... Higuain will at least score more goals than Crepo for Argentina in his career.
My rating:
Romero 6.5: not making mistakes. Was quick to rush out in Koreans only chance.
Gutierrez 6: better defensively but wasn't that good offensively. We need to seriously reconsider him for the second round game as our Right back.
Demichelis 4: poor Demi...he blamed "zuzuela" or whatchamacalit...the positive thing are Maradona trusts him and he won't make that mistake again in the whole tournament.
Samuel 6.5: didn't make any mistake when he played. Not tested that much against a very defensive team in the first half.
Heinze 6: I don't think he's as bad as you guys rated him. At least he got activated Di Maria tonight.
Mascherano 7: amazing defensively.
Maxi 7: look better than Veron despite playing a bit out of position. Good set pieces.
Di Maria 7.5: was activated...this should confirm that he is safe in the starting 11. I'm totally against the idea of getting him benched.
Tevez 8.5: great, sharper than usual, one of the best Tevez performance for our senior team. Could have been the MOM.
Messi 9: it's so unfair that he didn't score. The scarriest player on the planet. Great teamworks especially with Tevez, Aguero, and Higuain. Finally Maradona figured out how to unleash him.
Higuain 9: MOM. It's a close one between him and Messi. He made it look easy. His positioning is great. After Bati and Crespo, there was just one player that has goal/game ratio. His name is Figueroa. His problem is one. He's someone who'd play good only in country level. He's never a star for club level except his brief spell in Mexico. Ever since we'd been searching for number 9. Tevez and Aguero weren't number 9. Lisandro isn't good enough. Milito is never convincing (don't tell me that we never played him 90 minutes), Cruz is too shaky, Pavone, Denis, Saviola, Palermo, are too raw n old. Finally we have this one guy who's as good in his international level as he is in club level. It's Higuain. I was never a fan of him, but unlike the progressions of Saviola or Aguero was in their early Europe career, Gonzalo has made an improvement each year. I'm sure it won't stop next year.
- 1:17 pm
Wow French are playing SHIT. And I thought Diego had bad tactics and player choice. The French just seem like they don't care. So now in my point of view; we might possibly meet the Mexicans again like last time in the last 16. And maybe, the Germans in the last 8 like last time.
Vamos Argentina
- 1:18 pm
oh no, not the mexicans once again! this will be very difficult, and they foul all the time. they were unlucky many times in the las world cups, so i fear they can become lucky this time.
however at that point we play against greece, we know who is first and secong and group A. maybe we should shoot some oen goals:) if demichelis does it, nobody becomes suspicious:)
- 1:26 pm
- Apocalyptic Creator said...
I read this @ http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-06-17-3443961789_x.htm
"Although as unassuming as a turtle in its shell off the field, Messi is growing as a leader on it. That was clear from the way he ticked off Gabriel Heinze for drifting out of position as the Koreans were looking to equalize after Park Chu Young's own goal gave Argentina the lead after 17 minutes. Messi jabbed a finger at the spot on the field where he wanted the defender far older and more experienced than him to go."
I didnt notice it in teh match as it was not on the broadcast but if this is true, I am mightily impressed. It truly shows how much Messi cares and will give and also shows the team spirit and zeal to win.
- 1:33 pm
- Happer said...
Haha, but hey Vitalij if we finish second, we probably will have to face Brazil in the semi-final (or Spain if they also finish second in group H). As for me, I'd prefer beating them in the final :D
- 1:36 pm
will the yellow card that mascherano got be held into the second round also?
also any news over Samuel's injury?
- 1:36 pm
- Sebastian said...
Players get a clean slate after the eight finals. All cards will be erased once the team reaches the QF. So, yes, MASCHERANO and also HEINZE will carry their yellow cards all the way to QF (so don't expect to see them against Greece).
As for the Anonymous who accused me (or us) to run this blog like a dictator...oh boy...what can I say? Nothing. So I'll shut up because I could never write something as amusing as what you wrote.
Want me to be a hypocrite and say I think HIGUAIN is better than MILITO? Look elsewhere, because I won't. And I still think it's unfair to judge MILITO after he only played 90 minutes ONCE in his career with Argentina (v. Uruguay in 2003 and he scored twice that night, by the way). There's a reason why newspapers or any football analyst with a brain won't rate players that played less than 30 minutes in a game. Honestly, I don't know how much back into time you have to travel to find the last time MILITO was given at least 30 minutes.
I'm sticking to my opinion and in my opinion, HIGUAIN is one of the best strikers in the world too. It's just that I prefer Diego MILITO. Is that a crime?
If so...I wouldn't mind. I'm a dictator after all. That's what we do, no? What a joke! What a stupid joke your comment was.
- 1:57 pm
- Sebastian said...
Oh...and one more thing: AU REVOIR FRANCE! You won't be missed with that kind of heartless performances. I wish Ireland would have played instead of you. Robbie KEANE alone has more heart than the 23 players you brought to South Africa.
What a shame we won't have the chance to meet you in the second round and send you packing. There's only one hand of god, OK? hahaha!
- 2:00 pm
oh that's great regarding yellow cards.
because most probably we will face Mexico in the second round and the players must play with no fear of getting a yellow card.
Mexico though looks to be a very difficult oponent, even much harder than 2006.
wondering now if maradona plays Messi against Greece. Personally i hope not. and i REALLY hope that Pastore gets the 90 minutes to show what he can do. i was very disappointed that he did not play today.
- 2:05 pm
oh that's great regarding yellow cards.
because most probably we will face Mexico in the second round and the players must play with no fear of getting a yellow card.
Mexico though looks to be a very difficult oponent, even much harder than 2006.
wondering now if maradona plays Messi against Greece. Personally i hope not. and i REALLY hope that Pastore gets the 90 minutes to show what he can do. i was very disappointed that he did not play today.
- 2:06 pm
I am happy with the result but based on pure play the match against Nigeria was far better excluding the positioning of Gutirez and the finishing . If it were a better team today we would have been exposed at the back. I have never been convinced with DeMichellis and Gutirez. They are of greater concern than Heinze.
Regarding the rating my opinion is different
Maxi: Did not deserve 7. He never built up plays except for the set piece that led to goal. Any day I would prefer Pastore to him on current form
Tevez: How many times did he get caught with defenders when he had a chance to pass. I still feel he is not in the same wavelength as Messi. I would anyday opt for Aguero to play with Messi because I feel Aguero is better one on one. Aguero has better footballing sense than Tevez
Messi: Today's win is purely his. Be it the free kick that led to the first goal or the vision for the last two goals.
Hope that Argentina plays with a sense of purpose like they did against Nigeria, that is play the ball through Messi. Otherwise against the bigger teams we stand 40- 60 chance. Scorelines can be deceptive. If you follow the match closely today we played like the qualifiers except that Messi lifted his game and Higuain positioning was great.
The best that happened in the match was Gutirez not being available for the next match. My hope is on Burdisso playing as a right back. And the worst that happened is Mascherano's yellow card. We just dont have anyone even at 50% of his level. Just praying that he doesnt pick up another card before the Quarters.
Relief that we are more or less into the second round. Concerned that the bench looks extremely lean in midfield and defense. Hope Samuel gets fit for the round of 16.
- 2:54 pm
well, we can have a difficult road to the final or a grateful one.
the most difficult:
1/8 Mexiko
1/4 Germany/England
1/2 Brazil/Spain
the most easy (realistic?):
1/8 uruguay
1/4 USA/Slovenia/ghana
1/2 portugal
ok, in the semis it can also be swiss or paraguay, but that is too unrealistic.
is there any team you would like to avoid at any cost till the final, except brazil and spain?
- 3:12 pm
im also very happy with result of the day but the mid at times was non existant and mexi run a lot but did little and pastore should be ahead of him.
ive said before demi is not the same since the head kick and tevez run run run and whet??not enough end result for all the bell he has.
de maria has not shown his potential yet as well.
rom 7
demi 5
bud 7
hein 6
guti 6
mash 7
messi 8
maxi 5.5
de maria 5.5
tev 6
hig 9
- 3:23 pm
- Apocalyptic Creator said...
Can you enlighten us with the details of the coaching staff and their roles that Diego has.
Here in USA, I watch in ESPN and Rudd Gulitt was saying that Bilardo is in charge of all tactics and strategies and Maradona is just there namesake. I find that hard to believe considering the way I have seen Diego interact with the players on the pitch and also by following the news for sometime.
Is carlos Bilardo is still with the team in WC, what is his role?
- 3:56 pm
Now I know where Higuain learnt to score Hatrick!!!! ;)
Vamos Argentina!!
- 4:09 pm
- voili said...
I absolutely don't agree Messi's score is less than Higuain's. Messi is the king, is everything. Higuain is just normal forwarder, any Aguero, Millito or Palermo can do that if have Messi's support
- 4:13 pm
The odd makers are made Argentina the favorites now. Crap, do not like this title.
- 6:59 pm
- Sebastian said...
Off topic. Four N. Korean players went missing:
- 9:03 pm
NO! It looks like we might have to face Mexico after greece!!! They have the ability to punish our defensive errors
- 9:40 pm
Does anyone think DI MARIA has been under performing a bit lately by his high standards? (I swear i am not whining because i made him the captain of my fantasy football team instead of HIGUAIN)
Well this may explain why:
Benfica has finally reached an agreement with Madrid. 5 year contract with a salary of €2 million/year.
- 9:56 pm
Just to clarify. Diego Milito started in 3 games in what I can remember. Against Norway, in a friendly in 2007-2008 where we lost. Then against Paraguay with Tevez upfront in Copa America third game where we won 1-0. Then the game after in quarter final. I forgot the opponent. Milito didn't score at all I think in those 3 x 90 minutes games.
So I think either Basile or Maradona has every reason not to start him, especially now Higuain's goal/game ratio for Argentina is very good.
I recorded every single Argentina game on video tape since 1998. So I can easily watch any game I want.
- 11:40 pm
hi everyone..
does anyone knows what's SAMUEL's condition is?
and I think you are wrong about the yellow card thing, because I read fifa decided to delete the yellow cards for the teams that would reach the SEMI FINAL,(so everyone can play in the final) so it's doesn't make sense thay would do it also in the QF. don't they usually do it after the group stages? makes more sense..
- 2:03 am
after 24 hours i think Argentina didn't play really well. we had 1 owngoal, 1 goal after a freekick where the koreans defended stupid, one offside goal and one great goal when game was decided. we controlled the game, but we played again a much weaker opponent who didn't even seem to believe that he can win.
our defense didn't look good, the one chance for korea to equalize after a counter should never happened. and i think higuain's hattrick doesn't mean more than batistuta's against greece. i think we played better against nigeria, maybe not in the attack, but all combined.
but we will defeat mexiko or uruguay, no doubt about it. and then there are three 50/50 games.
- 5:21 am
It is outrageous to even think that higuain is better than Milito coz of this hattrick. If we see last two games, higuain was easily one of Argentina's worst players. The three goals he scored yesterday were absolute freebies in my opinion. Even yesterday, he missed sitters like he always does. Now some smarta$$es are gonna compare a guy who played 160 minutes with a guy who played 10 mins. In the first 80 minutes, he was the WORST player of the team. Period.
- 5:35 am
- Gabriel said...
I absolutely agree with your qualifications, maybe with the exception of Heinze, whom I saw having a better game.
I have to say, I didn't think Argentina's victory was impressive. We have a very strong offence, so you can expect these guys to score three, four goals in a match. But our defence still looks shaky and our midfield is still a little confusing. We shouldn't have had to suffer like we did for the first 30 minutes of the second half.
Here are my posts about this game:
My own blog
CBC's Superfan
- 6:25 am
M3SS!, Higuain was one of our worst players??? WOW that's new!
Germany just lost hahaha! How amazing is that, we are the only team with real quality so far, I hope it stays that way.
- 6:27 am
yes i agree with M3SS! about Higuain. i mentioned it above, this hattrick is like batistuta's hattricks in 1994 and 1998, nothing to really talk about. ok, maybe he is the best striker in the world, but the hattrick doesn't have any validity.
germany lost. unbelievable, but i wanted them at least to make a draw. now hope for germany-england in the 1/8. great to see the germany suffer in the groupstage. the toughest group (but not the group of death) for germany since 44 years!!!, now maybe they get a little bit taste how Argentina feels for decades. and even the referee was against them!
any news about samuel?
- 6:33 am
How about Brazil-Spain-Germany-England on the same side of the round of 16 bracket?? It can happen, is how things are shaping up...
- 6:42 am
- Sebastian said...
To the anonymous saying he has recorded every Argentina match since 1998 and saying MILITO started AND PLAYED 90 minutes in thee matches. Are you sure?
I heard another source saying he only played 90 minutes v. Uruguay in that friendly I mentioned.
Now you seem so confident in your information and you're making me doubt that source I trusted.
BUT! I remember that match he started in that Copa America (because CRESPO got injured by taking a penalty kick) and I remember MILITO starting but he was also replaced and he didn't play the second half. I remember it clearly.
So I don't know if I can entirely go with what you're telling us here.
My memory is fragile and I don't have an archive here with me, so that's what I'm asking. I remember MILITO scoring a goal in that tournament coming on as a sub (I think against Colombia), but he wasn't given the chance to keep playing.
- 7:44 am
- Sebastian said...
Hugo: Add Holland, Spain and Italy too!
It's possible!
It's possible we see the round of sixteen (thanks Sam!) looking like this:
And on the other side of the bracket:
CHI/SUI-POR/CIV -that's Ivory Coast-
How do you like that?
In order for all of that to happen, England, Brazil and Holland have to win their groups (looks likely and possible).
And Germany, Italy and Spain have to finish 2nd.
Now if Ghana and Serbia beat Australia (very likely) and Ghana hold Germany to a draw or they beat them, the Germans could very well be out.
Italy and Paraguay will fight it out against the other two. After Paraguay drew Italy, I think they stand a chance to win their group.
And I guess all I could say about Spain you already know it.
What about that possible round of 16????
- 7:50 am
I will never understand why you guys keep rating the players like they were Basket Ball ones. Teh defence is in trouble because they need to take care of Jonas who is not suited to his position. VAMOS DE MICHELIS! VAMOS HEINZE! VAMOS HIGUAIN! VAMOS ARGENTINA!
- 8:38 am
Seba, Milito did start n played 90 minutes against Norway in 2007-2008. We lost 2-1. Carew scored both goals. I watched the game again. In Copa America, Milito was supposed to replace the injured Crespo, but Basile didn't like what he saw because Tevez did more as a sub. As a result, Tevez was the one starting from the semis until the final game.
Yes, your source is clearly wrong because I have my video tapes available.
- 8:42 am
Seba! i am thinking about these possibilities all the time! but i afraid to speak them out loud! after so much bad luck in the last world cups, i don't thrust hopes, i only believe in facts, like the disappeared big caps guy (where is he???)
our group was a joke after all. nigeria were so weak, we saw it against greece. corea also weak against us. so we didn't lose any substance this time, not like 2006.
maybe a little bit of luck returned to us with maradona? but let's do it step after step, we even don't know who will play in the 1/8.
- 8:51 am
Maxi Lopez, are you ever wring? :D I totally agree w you! I don't understand some of the opinions expressed by the guys here! too irrational sometimes.
Vamos Demi, Heinze, Higuain
Vamos Argentina!!!
- 9:10 am
- johnny said...
The USA was F****d today by that piece of s**t, cheating scumbag. Monitor his bank account.
- 9:13 am
- Sebastian said...
Thanks for the info, Anonymous. I have no intentions to fight with your or anything. But I see you lower your number of starts and 90 minutes for MILITO from 3 to 1 after my message.
Plus...MILITO did score in one of those matches you mention (a 4-2 v. Colombia in which he was a sub).
Then, he played only the first half in the following match.
A friendly v. Norway and a friendly v. Uruguay are the two definite and confirmed matches in which he played 90 minutes.
Not a bad record. He scored 2 in 2 matches, then.
Again, this is with no intention to fight or anything. I'm just tired of people killing Diego MILITO even when he didn't have enough chances to prove his worth for the national team.
That's not disputable. It's a fact. How can you judge a striker if you never see him play complete matches on a regular basis?
I would present a case for ANY player that's criticize without playing. ANY player.
Where is the love for Diego MILITO? If you read some comments here it looks as if he was Brazilian!
- 10:20 am
- Sebastian said...
Johnny...sorry you were busy and we couldn't meet to watch that very exciting match together! You were absolutely robbed!
Is this theory I have a bad one?
Or you could say that a match like this would help 'soccer' become popular in the US?
I mean...it had everything!
An early 2-0 disadvantage. An improbable comeback and then a horrendous call by the referee to deny the USA of what could have been a well-deserved win.
What else do you need to make people at least start talking up there, north of Mexico and south of Canada?
That said...If England were to win today, I think the USA have the upper hand to make it through. They would only need to beat Algeria in the last round (by any score) and for England to beat Slovenia (again, by any score) and that's that.
They're through.
What do you think?
I'm off now. I'm watching Algeria-England at a pub. Should be interesting to see David JAMES coming on as a starter! A calamity waiting to happen????
- 10:24 am
- Sebastian said...
Back to the MILITO thing, I guess we need Roy to help us out here and we need him to settle the argument when it comes to complete matches played.
I don't have those numbers with me.
Obviously my source was wrong, but it seems that Anonymous was also wrong with some of the information he shared with us here.
Gotta go now.
- 10:26 am
no matter who we will face in the second round, maradona will be committing suicide if he plays the same formation he's using in the group stage.
one of DiMaria or Tevez has to be dropped because the midfield looks so weak.
i do not know who agrees but this is how i see it..
again i ask; any news about Samuel injury? the team doctor said yesterday that it does not look serious but that was not final...
- 10:34 am
- johnny said...
Thanks for your comments Seba. I rarely use the word "gutted", but I am, and furious. It wouldn't be so infuriating if the ref had explained (he hasn't to my knowledge) where they supposed foul took place. No replay I have seen indicates a foul, except by maybe more than one defender !
Unfortunately this type of event most likely poisons the well for futbol in the states. The more "non-global" of american citizens will be absolutely certain that a fix was in and blame whatever international thieves there are to blame. As evidenced by the title of an email I received from my brother within minutes of the matches end-it read "F**k Soccer". That says it all.
- 10:38 am
I feel the same as you. We need holding midfielders if we play against better teams. We have limited choices in the midfield. My choice would be Pastore or Veron over DiMaria and Maxi(based on current form). My 11 with the limited resources we have would be
Burdisso DiMichellis Samuel Heinze
Veron Pastore
Higuain Milito/Aguero
We just need to ensure that we play the attack through Messi and based on whatever I have seen of Pastore at Palermo he seems to be the best choice. Not sure how he will play with the pressure of world cup. DiMaria can be used as a super sub along with Tevez.
If we don't play the possession game I am sure we will not stand any chance with teams like Brazil or Spain with our fragile defense.
- 11:04 am
Hi! I'm from Argentina and I've been reading your blog since the World Cup started. I have a few friends from Canada who wanted to root for Argentina this year (thanks to me not being able to talk about anything else since the year started haha) and found this website for them with great information in english, so thanks!
Today the press conference was led by Mascherano and Samuel and I have to say I enjoyed it, I really like Masche's answers and the way he expresses himself, it's pretty important for a captain.
We are not in the round of 16 yet, so we have to win against Greece. We can't assume it's going to be an easy game, especially after all the upsets that the "better" teams had up to now. In a way I'm happy that Jonas accumulated yellow cards (i think he did it on purpose btw, to be clean for the hypothetical round of 16, I mean if it wasn't on purpose it would be really disappointing and tremendously unprofessional). Anyway, I'm kind of eagear to see the defense without him, and a replacement there becuase I feel it's our weakest side, we get the rivals coming to our area many times from that side. I wonder who Maradona will play...
Not so happy to see Samuel hurt though, since he's the only one I actually trust in the defense (except for when he missed that ball at the beginning against Nigeria). But we REALLY need to word with our defense. Now, against teams like Nigeria and S. Korea maybe people shake it off, but once we are up against a bigger threat, or once an opponent team raises the stakes, I'm sure that's going to be our downfall. I hope Diego, or whoever, is doing something about that and not thinking that the game was all around perfect like he said in the conference. Because clearly, and I mean clearly, there were mistakes and pretty important ones at that.
- 11:58 am
Spot on, I would love for Pastore to start. but i would select DiMaria or Tevez with Messi and Higuain/Milito. Aguero can be a super sub. See DiMaria and Tevez both have defensive efforts and track back but Aguero does not.
but i really hate the fact that Pastore does not seem to be in Maradona's plans
- 12:21 pm
Seba, this tournament become unpredictable. Do you see any posibilities even germany and england out early. If algeria held england to draw O-O, usa will in 2nd place (by goal margin). In the last game, not easy for England to beat Slovenia. Germany too. How they played agains Serbia, it's not easy for them to beat Ghana. Or even Germany and England finish in 2nd place.
- charlie-
- 1:03 pm
england are so awful and i hate them sooo damn much. but they are very hard to beat. they can't beat anyone and anyone can't beat them. i hope they draw against slowenia and go home.
hey man, after all we had really luck with our group. our opponents underperformed against us, played much under their potential. this is a good thing.
- 1:25 pm
- johnny said...
England looked petrified today. Horrible performance. Are they afraid Capello is going to give them a spanking so they tighten up ?! On the attack they stood around like a bunch of mannequins !
- 2:19 pm
Samuel says he is ok :)
- 2:23 pm
Am I the only one very nervous about the prospect of us facing mexico???
- 3:50 pm
- 5:22 pm
- 5:27 pm
- Sebastian said...
Maru! Bienvenida! (you are a woman, aren't you? If not, I apologize!)
Thanks for sharing some quotes from MASCHERANO from today's press conference. I was out and missed it so I couldn't post anything here.
I'm glad you have recruited more fans for Argentina and I'm glad they are enjoying this blog.
Welcome to Mundo Albiceleste again!
Thanks for joining us in this crazy ride!
- 6:05 pm
Thanks for the welcome Sebastian! I am indeed a woman haha.
You are welcome about Mascherano's conference. I actually just watched parts of it again on the news... I can leave some quotes that stuck with me. I apologize for my translation if it's bad! (I really like Mascheranos' answers):
"We are not looking ahead of these games. We are not yet mathematically classified. The coach will decide who gets to play against Greece, and in the case that I do, you are always going to be a bit conditioned by the yellow card"
"I felt comfortable playing both ways (with Veron in 1st match, and alone in the 2nd). My position doesn't change in spite of that"
"Like I said yesterday there are many things to work on. The important thing is that we realize these things, and know what we are doing well, and where we have to get better. We are on the right track, and these victories help us gain confidence to grow after each match"
"I agree that Argentina today has many people attacking, and even though that can be seen like we don't have balance, it's also a benefit because if we put a lot of people on attack the rival has to defend with more people, and attack with less people. So that depends on how you look at it"
"We know how we are as Argentines, we don't have balance, we go from one extreme to the other one. That's why we have to cool off the euphoria, because it should come way later on... We have to stay calm. We only won two matches and that wasn't enough to put us through yet, so we have to be focused. "
- 6:41 pm
Hello All,
I am AsianFan from Singapore ... 2006
Good to see this site bubbling ...
- 1:12 am
what a player/person:
- 5:09 am
- Sparrow said...
I was told by a friend from Guinee (I couldn't contain a burst-out laugh) that : 'Tevez c'est pas un etre humain, c'est un animal man!'
meaning Carlitos is not a human being man, he is an animal!
- 7:51 am
Seba, I'm so happy that you have managed to gather many albiceleste maniacs here. I've been a big fan since 1990, was just only 9 years old at that time. I still remember shouting in happiness when Diego put the ball perfectly at Claudio's feet to kill the Brazilians. And the penalty shootout against Yugoslavia and Italy never escapes my mind. And I shared D10S' tears when they were robbed in the final.
Hopefully, after 20 years, I finally get to see them lift the greatest Cup of all. VAMOS ARGENTINA! TENEMOS QUE GANAR TODOS LOS PARTIDOS!
- 10:27 am
Someone tell me please. If the points are the same, what will make a team qualify? Head to head record or goal difference?
For example, if England is draw with Slovenia; and USA is also draw with Algeria. That means Slovenia will be first with 5 points, who will be second? USA or England?
If Germany won their final game against Ghana; and Serbia beat Australia. Serbia and Germany will have 6 points. Who will top the group?
Please help
- 10:52 am
- Sebastian said...
Gebrihell, I guess the age difference works on my favour here! I'm 4 years older than you. So I was 9 when we did win it in 1986 and got to really enjoy those moments. 1990 was terrific too, not so much for our football, but for the epic nature of that campaign that ended in the final. It pains me to see that we never made it back all the way to the 7th game in a World Cup. Fingers crossed now!
And welcome to Mundo Albiceleste!
We're glad to have another maniac on board! hahahaha!
- 11:58 am
the goal difference will be the judge. if the goal difference is the same then the head to head result will decide.
- 12:26 pm
- Sebastian said...
To the anonymous asking about the tie-breakers. Here's how to break it down.
GROUP C scenarios. It's a rather long explanation and I'm trying to contemplate every possible scenario here.
-They are through with a win or a draw.
-They win the group with a win or a draw (provided USA don't beat Algeria)
-They finish second if they lose and Algeria v. USA ends in a draw or if they draw and USA beat Algeria.
-They will win the group if they beat ALG and England beat Slovenia by the same score (say...1-0). At the moment, the tie-breaker between USA and ENG is goals scored. Even though both teams have 2 points and both teams have same goal-difference, USA scored 3 whilst England scored 1. Now if USA beat ALG say 1-0 and ENG beat Slovenia say 3-2. They will be absolutely tied!
The next tie-breaker? Result between them. And they would be tied too because it was 1-1.
They will have to decide which team is the group winner by a draw performed by FIFA. Have in mind that it wouldn't be so tragic because both teams would advance. The draw will be just to determine which team wins the group. Both of them would have 5 points and Slovenia will be third with 4.
-They are through with a win regardless of the result between England and Slovenia.
-They are through as second team from the group with a draw combined with a win by Slovenia or a draw between Slovenia and England.
-They will be eliminated with a loss.
-They will also be eliminated with a draw combined with a win from England.
-They are through with a win, regardless of the result between USA-ALG.
-They win the group with a win combined with a draw between USA-ALG or a win by Algeria.
-They win the group with a win combined with a win by USA v. Algeria if they get a better goal-difference than the USA.
-They are through as second placed team with a win combined with a win by the USA if they get a worse goal-difference than the USA.
-They are eliminated if they don't win. A draw or a loss by England will make it impossible for them to advance because any result from USA-ALG would kill them.
-They are eliminated with a loss or a draw.
-They are through as second-placed team with a win combined with a win by Slovenia v. England.
-They can't win the group.
- 12:43 pm
- Sebastian said...
GROUP D scenarios (I hope you don't mind! I love doing these things!)
-They win the group with a win over GER or a draw combined by a win by AUS.
-They are through with a draw, regardless of the other result, but if Serbia beat AUS, GHA will be second.
-They can still qualify with a loss v. GER. But they need AUS to beat Serbia with the combined goal-difference from those two matches of no more than 6 goals (for example: lose 1-0 v. GER and AUS beat Serbia 1-0 and GHA are qualified. However, if GHA lose 1-0 and AUS beat Serbia 4-0, then Germany and Australia will advance.
-A win and they are through. They would win the group provided Serbia don't beat AUS by a difference of four or more goals than they score against GHA.
-They advance as 2nd-placed with a draw combined with a draw between AUS and Serbia or a win by AUS provided the Socceroos don't win by 7 goals!
-They will be eliminated with a draw combined with a win by Serbia by any score.
-They will be eliminated with a loss regardless of the result between Australia and Serbia.
-They qualify with a win, regardless of the result between GER and GHA.
-They win the group with a win combined with a draw between GER and GHA or a win by GER, provided Serbia win by a difference of four more goals than Germany.
-They advance as second with a win or a draw combined with a win by GHA.
-They will be eliminated with a draw or a loss combined with a win by GER or a draw between GER and GHA.
-They are through with a win combined with a win by GHA over GER.
-They can't win the group. All they can aim for is to advance as 2nd placed team.
-They are eliminated with a draw or a loss.
-They are eliminated with a win combined with a draw between GER and GHA provided AUS don't win by 7.
I think that covers it!
- 1:14 pm
- Sebastian said...
Cameroon OUT OF THE WORLD CUP.
First team to be eliminated. Holland are the first to advance to the round of sixteen.
Cameroon have 0 points, Japan and Denmark have 3, whilst Holland have 6. Problem for Cameroon is that Japan and/or Denmark will get at least a point when the meet each other next, making it impossible for Cameroon to get ahead of both.
A shame to see an exciting-to-watch African team crash like this so early, though they didn't deserve to get much from their two matches so far.
- 1:23 pm
african teams totally disappoint. many people, me including, believed and feared that africa would show their big potential at this cup. but it seems they are worse than 20 years ago. but i don't really care, i don't support them.
- 1:38 pm
- Sebastian said...
Forgot to add that Australia can still advance with a win combined with a win by GER, though they would have to do it on goal-difference so they need to win big and wait for GHA to concede a few too.
- 3:24 pm
I thought the first team to be eliminated was nigeria
- 3:34 pm
nigeria still chances to reach the 1/8, and these chances are not small. if we win and nigeria wins, they are in the 1/8.
however i hope we draw greece, 0:0 would be the best result. it is not good to win all 3 group games.
- 4:22 pm
Maybe I'm being a bit pessimistic (when it comes to football, and especially in the World Cup- I admit I've always been pessimistic) but I'm getting really worried about this...
I mean ¿what if we lose against Greece? I know most people are going to be like "we are obviously not going to lose". Maybe the odds are in our favor, and maybe it's only fair for us to win, BUT what if we don't? I mean, after all Spain lost to Switzerland, Germany lost to Serbia... And in BOTH cases I think Spain and Germany were the better teams... So it's not crazy for me to think that MAYBE we'll get a shock on tuesday and lose to Greece...
And so I think between S. Korea and Nigera, S. Korea have much better chances of winning. I'm really mad at the stupid Nigerian player who committed that stupid foul (stupid, stupid, stupid) that ended in an obvious and inevitable red card. Without his mistake I'm pretty sure Nigera would have won, and we would be classified.
Anyway, if - as probable - S. Korea wins against Nigeria, and we shockingly lose against Greece (so far in the World Cup we've seen proof that it COULD happen), we wouldn't be classified!!
So, bottom line, I'm getting really worried about this.
Also, comparing that to England, with a team that from what we've seen so far doest NOT deserve to clasify to the next round... If that scenario w/ Argentina does happen (toco madera) and England wins their last game they are clasified and we are not. How unfair is that? I mean they would be on to the next round having won only ONE game, and we would be out having won TWO... I mean, I know this is all mathematically calculated, and the worst case scenario, and I'm being really pessimistic, but after all the upsets we've had at the World Cup, I can't help but get a bit nervous about this... After all it's not like our team showed perfect football, there are mistakes and big one... And I still don't completely trust (or like for that matter) Maradona as our coach...
Anyways, just worried I have... I thought maybe I could write them down to make them sound silly and then I wouldn't have them anymore!
- 4:29 pm
Even if Greece beats us and S Korea beats Nigeria all three teams will be on 6 points. Our goal difference is +4 and S Korea and Greece's goal difference is -1. So unless there is a repeat of the Bolivia mauling (I hope not!) we should qualify as the first placed team in Group B!!
Does anybody have videos from the latest training session? I read (article link below) that it was open to the press for an hour and Maradona took lot of free kicks against Andujar and Pozo
- 5:36 pm
Thanks Anonymous, I guess that is good news... I just can't seem to get away from my pessimistic mentality, it's probably due to many disappointments in every world cup since I was born (1989).
¡Vamos Argentina!
Anyway, here is the video you were asking for. Of Diego with the free kicks (you have to click on "Video" right above the picture) The part that shows the free kicks isn't that long, but it's something!:
- 7:34 pm
Thanks for the video Maru! Yes, I too understand our disappointments in every world cup...and I don't know how far we'll go this world cup but I know that every player will fight for the team and for each other every minute they are on the pitch...and that is something!
- 8:41 pm
Thanks for the explanation! What I hope is Germany finish second and England finish first or third (not qualify). If that's the case, they both won't meet us in the big eight if we won our second round.
- 11:19 pm
Thanks for the explanation! What I hope is Germany finish second and England finish first or third (not qualify). If that's the case, they both won't meet us in the big eight if we won our second round.
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