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| 7/12/2010 (morris d.) | |
| No complaints...finished in top 10 @ 9th place....life is good | |
| 7/12/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Spain is the winner.....and just like Joe...they are #1.... Nice world cup Joe.....cant wait another 4 years...guess March Madness and PSC will have to tide me over.... | |
| 7/11/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| congratulations to Joe Toledo on yet another successful bracket challenge, and congrats to Davis Phipps my old times tennis partner on a great picks, the only one who guessed the final four correctly. | |
| 7/11/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| Spain is the 2010 World Cup Champions! One of the closest finishes ever in our contest! Thanks everyone for participating and help a great cause in the process! Hope to see you during March Madness next year... |
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| 7/11/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| EN VIVO! min23 and still no goals, but the match it's gonna be full of goals! GO ESPANIA! | |
| 7/11/2010 (morris d.) | |
| 3rd place....GERMANY as predicted...just wrong score....now GO SPAIN .......for the Title | |
| 7/8/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Here we Go....For the TITLE.... SPAIN 2 Netherlands 1 GO SPAIN !!! For 3rd place....Germany 2 Uruguay 0 Lets see how it goes | |
| 7/7/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Two teams in the final 2010 FIFA WORLD CUP, who never one the title before, this is history in the making. A new blood in the elite club of FIFA WORLD CUP champions! wow! | |
| 7/7/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Rejoice my sons & daughters. Rejoice! Espaniaaaaaaa! on the final. | |
| 7/4/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| morris, as much as i want spain to win it all, Germany is the one thats looking mighty good so far. they're the team to beat. | |
| 7/4/2010 (morris d.) | |
| In fact ...lets go with NETHERLANDS vs SPAIN for finals.... BUT of course SPAIN WINS !!! | |
| 7/4/2010 (morris d.) | |
| I agree Sammy....E S P A N A !!! | |
| 7/3/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| ESPANA!!!! | |
| 7/3/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| This is comical. 2 penalty calls in less than 1 min. WITH NO GOALS. then the paraguay goalkeeper fouls the spanish player, and the comical referee doesn't even see it. WHAT A THEATRE. | |
| 7/3/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| total destruction by the Germans. Wow! impressive. A possible all vikings final? maybe! | |
| 7/3/2010 (James C.) | |
| PROST Deutschland!!! | |
| 7/3/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| If Paraguay and Argentina win their quarter final matches today against Spain and Germany respectively, I will promise myself to abandon my allegiance to Brazil forever, and wear the paraguay and argentina jersey every World Cup in the future. | |
| 7/3/2010 (morris d.) | |
| GO SPAIN....Brazil is gone and I like my chances...should be couple of great games on Saturday................. | |
| 7/2/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Too much drama from Uruguay and Ghana. smart hand block by Juarez. penalty didn't work for Ghana, either the first one, nor the shoot out. PIGS DIDN'T FLY! | |
| 7/2/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| ohhhh MAN!!! look how the standing are completely shuffled. hahahahahah wowowowowo, hehehehehe, blaaablaaalbaaa, wakakakakakakakak. | |
| 7/2/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| THE TOURNAMENT OF THE UNDERDOGS! | |
| 7/2/2010 (James C.) | |
| bye bye Brazil... | |
| 7/2/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| and what's up with those cute back-of-the-heal pass. this doesn't win you games. STUPID BRASIL. | |
| 7/2/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Stupid free header allowed Holland to score the 2nd devastating goal for Brazil. let that be another lesson to them. They just cannot come from behind, they become disoriented and stupid. | |
| 7/2/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Kaka the asshole, being so selfish not passing this ball at min. 30 to his teammate, I know for sure now Brazil is playing the rest of the match to lose. | |
| 7/2/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| Brazil is losing to Holand with 15 minutes left and a man down. Looks pretty dim for Brazil. They seem to be losing their composure... | |
| 7/1/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Joe, by the way, my buddy David Phipps used to be on the Cal State Fullerton Men's Soccer Team. He was one of my friends whom I introduced to this great brackets web site of yours. Good Job David. But I think it is going to be a short-lived glory when ARG beat GER and BRA takes on NED :)) | |
| 7/1/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| As expected, a lot of upsets in this WC. Italy and France did not make past the first round, USA was 1st in their group, with England taking 2nd. Early exits for England, Portugal and USA has not helped most participants. Only 1 entry (David P.) has all the final 4 teams "alive" in the WC, but that is going to change after the Germany-Argentina game... | |
| 6/30/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Can Ghana beat Uruguay on Friday? When pigs fly. | |
| 6/30/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Joe...sorry about Portugal...good game...but not enough... I am hanging in there......GO SPAIN !!! | |
| 6/29/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| I concur. | |
| 6/29/2010 (Mark L.) | |
| Netherlands and Germany need to go down next! | |
| 6/29/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| And I thought I was the compulsive gambler in here. Anyhow, David "Villain" scored the first goal and ruined it for me and many others. He might get his punishment from Paraguay, or the main Sherrif (Argentina). But the match is not over yet, or it may seem this way. | |
| 6/29/2010 (Michelle T.) | |
| I'm torn...Spain winning for this pool...or Portugal winning for my office pool. You people might get lucky. I hope Portugal takes it. The office pool has a bigger purse :) | |
| 6/29/2010 (Mark L.) | |
| Spain wins or my tournament is over.... | |
| 6/29/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Potugal must win for me today. Give them the strength and wisdom dear O Lord. If they knock out Spain, I'll be rocket propelled in the standings, clearing all those who picked Spain as eventual winner or runner up. | |
| 6/29/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| @ Randy & Joe. Another classic :)) | |
| 6/29/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| Today's game will mean the biggest shift in the standings: A lot of peope have Spain winning or Portugal going deep. Stay tuned... | |
| 6/29/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| Hi there Randy. I feel your pain! Unfortunatelly, changes are "locked down" once the tournament starts. I'm sure most people would consider "Rooney Rules" as a joke anyway... :) | |
| 6/28/2010 (Randy C.) | |
| Joe, could you change my team name for me? Please change "Rooney Rules" to "Rooney Sucks." | |
| 6/28/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| One final thought on Brazil, they have terrible history of rallying from behind when the other team score first. Look what happened in 2006 against France, and 1998 against France in the final. Also in 1982 against Italy. The point is: in order for Brazil to keep on rolling to the final, they have to take the initiative in scoring the first goal. Otherwise, they are bound to lose. | |
| 6/27/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| England embarrased by Germany! Standings are current! | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| MICK JAGGER'S FACE SEEMS TO GE GETTING MORE GROOVY WITH EVERY GERMAN GOAL. | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| GERMANY DROPS A FOURTH BOMB ON ENGLAND. UNITED STATES OUR THR WORLD CUP AND UNABLE TO COME TO ENGLAND'S RESCUE. | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| GERMANY BOMBS ENGLAND WITH A DEVASTATING THIRD GOAL. | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| WAR BREAKS OUT AGAIN WITH ENGLAND'S DEFENSES WEAKENING BY THE MINUTE. | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| shame on you FIFA for your stubbornness in implementing technology to judge calls. GET WITH THE 21ST CENTURY FIFA!! | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| why didn't the main referee consult with the line referee to the potential second goal. The possibility that the linesman might have a better viewing angle didn't occur to him? | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| A 15-MIN TRUCE DECLARED BETWEEN GERMANY AND ENGLAND. | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| REFEREE SUSPECTED TO BE A NEO-NATZI. | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| REFEREE DEPRIVES ENGLAND FROM ITS SECOND GOAL. | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| ENGLAND DEFENDS ITS NATIONAL DIGNITY WITH A HEADER. | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| GERMANY INVADES ENGLAND WITH GOAL 2. | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Rooney! what a joke. How many times so far in this World Cup we saw Rooney getting caught offside. Sorry Rooney! but if this how you became England's best scorer because you get away standing behind the other team's defense line, then we all feel sorry for you. But you know what? The English seem ok over pay you for that. What a Clown. | |
| 6/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| That's classic Joe. Italy-France. Did they sip wine while waiting for the gate to open? | |
| 6/27/2010 (morris d.) | |
| in 17th now....go S P A I N !!!!! | |
| 6/27/2010 (morris d.) | |
| USA...gave it a good try...got to knockout round but....get'm in 4 years...... | |
| 6/26/2010 (Mark L.) | |
| Joe - lol about the airport :-) | |
| 6/26/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Sitting 25th ...GO SPAIN ......and USA.... knockout time.... | |
| 6/25/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| Must share department: In 2006 Italy-France met in the final game, in 2010 they met at the airport! LOL | |
| 6/25/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| Hi there Jeff. Your bracket says what YOU predicted, not how they actually ended. Since they both went through, they both count as correct picks. This means the either Germany OR England will move on. That will mess up your bracket and I'm sure most of everyones'. GREAT World Cup! | |
| 6/25/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| fellow bracketeers! still too early to be optimistic or pessimistic about your brackets. Who ever picked the eventual winner, plus few correct picks in the semi and quarter finals is going to be amongst the top 10. Always been this way. | |
| 6/25/2010 (Jeff R.) | |
| Joe, When I look at my picks it looks like the bracket says England won group C and US finished 2nd. It won't impact scores so far but the bracket looks mismatched for the go forward. This is always a lot of fun. Thanks for organizing | |
| 6/25/2010 (Mark L.) | |
| 54th place - in striking position! | |
| 6/25/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Oh boy! looks like we will have a rematch between Spain and Portugal. Brings back memories from 2006 World Cup. ha Joe? | |
| 6/25/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| looks like the Swiss and Chile fate is hanging in a delicate balance. If the Swiss score a goal against Hondoras in the 2nd half they will beat Chile in terms of Goal Differential and go to next round, or Chile to survive to the next round must score at least one goal against Spain, and no more goals against Chile. How exciting is this....we won't know until the last referee whistle. | |
| 6/25/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Thank you Joe for invite. It's always fun watching world cup with the Toledos. Unfortunately I have a faculty and his wife coming over to my place to watch the USA vs. Ghana. If you decided to come watch the 2nd half in my place, I'm not far from Brea (Buena Park).........Joe I'll save you for the ARG VS. BRA in the Championship Match ;) | |
| 6/25/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| Hi there Brian/Sammy I'm going to watch the game at my brother Manny's in Placentia (next to Brea) If you interested in joining us, just send me an email to jt@folga.org and I'll send you the address/directions. Go USA!!!!! | |
| 6/25/2010 (BRIAN W.) | |
| any good sports bar? | |
| 6/25/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Or at the Toledos'. lol | |
| 6/25/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| @ Brian, on ESPN using iPhone, or iPad 3G connection. Or any other smart phone that carries ESPN simulcast. | |
| 6/25/2010 (BRIAN W.) | |
| i have to be in the chino-ontario area tomorrow. where would the best place to watch the usa game be??? | |
| 6/24/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Here goes my Cameroon. supposedly my "dark-horse" turns into "dark-mule". | |
| 6/24/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Gotta have a whole new level of respect for the Japanese. Those two free kick goals are just out of this world. beeeeeeutifuuuuuul. Endo is my man! he should be on the Brazilian team. | |
| 6/24/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| Amazing!!! Standings are current! | |
| 6/24/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Italy out!, who's next? Spain? | |
| 6/24/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| yeah. dream on Morris. As long as franchise monsters the likes of NFL, NBA, MLB clinching the brains of americans, there is a little chance for soccer to thrive in this society of elite powers. | |
| 6/24/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Just how far CAN team USA go???? What would a WORLD CUP title do for Soccer in the USA????? Oh, yes we can dream...I mean this is the country that brought us the MIRACLE METS and even for those old enough to recall.....THE BROOKLYN DODGERS beating the YANKEES................thats what dreams are made of..GO USA !!! | |
| 6/23/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| It's official: USA-Ghana and England-Germany on Saturday. A chance for the US to redeem the 2-1 loss to Ghana in the 2006 WC.Standings are current. | |
| 6/23/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| England and USA are through. Standings are current. | |
| 6/23/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| HAHAHA. i wrote it with 5 minutes to go. | |
| 6/23/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| GREAT game by USA! Don't know what game you were watching Sammy. Seems like we need to score twice before a goal counts! VERY impressive win! USA goes as a 1st place team. Well deserved... | |
| 6/23/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| THE DONOVAN DIVE. LOVE IT. | |
| 6/23/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| I spoke too early.....USA USA USA. last minute gooooooooooool. great. WOW. | |
| 6/23/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| And Mexico seems to be playing better each match. Go Mexico, you've earned it. | |
| 6/23/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| USA and Algeria impetuous of goals....almost like playing to go home. very disappointing match by both teams. I really rather see USA or Algeria advance than seeing Slovenia and England. Matches are not over yet. But look they're heading this way. | |
| 6/23/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| sorry Suzan, but no african team had impressed me thus far. I picked cameroon to be the underdog. So far all in vain. We'll see what Cameroon shall do. | |
| 6/23/2010 (suzann d.) | |
| It is really sad, because South Africa should have gone through, much more entertaining than Mexico | |
| 6/23/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Sorry to see host S Africa gone...good showing.... Just one thing to say for today>>>>>>>> GO U S A !!! | |
| 6/22/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Tomorrow interesting matches in group C. Algeria must win if they gonna have the slightest chance of advancing to the sweet 16. as for the US, a win is nice than just a tie to propel them to 5 point, then pray that England doesn't win over Slovenia with nicer game differential. To cut the crap; tomorrow is a big day for all teams in group C. | |
| 6/21/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| France have major problems with it's own football federation, with it's coach, the players dislike the coach, even players among themselves some cant stand each other. It almost taste like that french lemonade Joe ;) | |
| 6/21/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| If the Swiss can beat Honduras, Spain MUST win against Chile. Funny how Spain, England, Germany, Italy must depend on their final game to see if they'll go thru! France is a joke... | |
| 6/21/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| My Grandma could have scored from the penalty shot granted to Spain. Man! Spain is pathetic team coming to this world cup. Maybe they're having a slow start. If this continue, they won't pass Chile. | |
| 6/21/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| after today's 7 goals. they really got themselves warmed up on how to find the goal and score. It won't surprise me if POR steals a goal from BRA and defend it till the end. | |
| 6/21/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| 7-0. Very nice performance by Portugal. Just hope they saved some goals for Friday. I have a feeling they'll need it.... They have not allowed a single goal so far... Impressive... | |
| 6/21/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Five minutes to go (POR 5 vs. KOR 0), please! that's enough goals POR!!. You don't want to piss off Kim Jong Il to much, or he'll start firing his nuclear missiles all over the world. | |
| 6/21/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| minute 21, 1st half. POR can't see to get the "scoreless" monkey off its back. Would they prove otherwise, we shall see. | |
| 6/19/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| POCKET VUVZELA. fun free app for iPhone/iPad if you wanna bring the vuvuzela horns of South Africa stadiums right into your home ;) | |
| 6/19/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Funny. Ghana seems to be winning ONLY by penalty kicks. | |
| 6/19/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| "Jabulani"....the name of the new ball of the 2010 FIFA WorldCup. The science and controversy surrounding the ball......interesting video....you be the judge. copy and paste this link to watch the video: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=5303206 | |
| 6/18/2010 (James C.) | |
| IPhone users can watch the games live on ESPN by loading the MobiTV app (free), then subscribe to a 1 month period ($9.99) and you can catch the ESPN feed. I have been watching some of the games that way and I love it. The only problem is that it drains the IPhone battery, so keep recharching. | |
| 6/18/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| For those of you who use iPhone, iPad, or even iPod Touch. Go to the App Store, and search for FIFA World Cup 2010 App by ESPN. Great App for FREE!......you can watch Video on Demand. and for extra upgrade you can watch all matches live on your iPhone or iPad via 3G network or wifi. Love ESPN. They're innovative in quickly adapting to integrating their sports events with mobile devices, regardless of make or model. ESPN360.com speakes for itself loud and clear. VIVA ESPN! | |
| 6/18/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| VIVA ESTADOS UNIDOS!! best match so far in the WorldCup. Heroic comeback. USA the better player no doubt! They should have won 3-2. BULLSHIT call from the referee in 38' 2nd half. | |
| 6/18/2010 (morris d.) | |
| GO USA !!! | |
| 6/17/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| VIVA MEXICOOOOOOO! | |
| 6/17/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| don't you guys love Diego Armando Maradonna, he was my favorite when I was a kid watching World Cup 1978 thru 1986. It's nice to see him again as a coach for a team that is looking mighty good so far. Love it when he kissed his lucky-charm pendant. hahahaha! | |
| 6/17/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Mark, you're are becoming will come true "IF" Spain doesn't win the next 2 matches and by nice goal margin. If this doesn't happen, embrace for an early clash with Brasil. And guess who will prevail. Yes: Spain. Not good for any of you who picked Brazil and/or Spain to make it to the final 4. hahahah! (including myself) waaaaa! | |
| 6/17/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Spanish armada went down in flames.....but it aint over till its over | |
| 6/17/2010 (Mark L.) | |
| For all you Spain-Brazil finals guys (like myself), Spain's loss is really bad. If Spain get's second in their group instead of first, guess who they play in the first game in the round of 16? | |
| 6/16/2010 (James C.) | |
| Adios Bafana Bafana.... Uruguay destroyed the home team.... waka waka.... | |
| 6/16/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Exactly James. Just comes to tell that (especially at World Cup) no matter how immaculate your record is as a team, you're just as good as the moment/game you play at the moment. Anything can happen. Spain before this match were on 37 straight games undefeated. This WC gonna be for the underdogs. We've seen this early on from the start. | |
| 6/16/2010 (James C.) | |
| Here's the first surprise.... Spain just lost to the Swiss..... :-( | |
| 6/15/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Despite Brazil winning today, there performance was below par. If Brazil was playing golf this would be a good thing to be under par, but they're not and of they continue to play like they played today against north Korea they may be in jeopardy in their upcoming matches. | |
| 6/15/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| I agree. Most teams are playing NOT to lose, instead of going for a WIN! Hopefully it will be better in the next games... | |
| 6/15/2010 (James C.) | |
| Brazil just beat North Korea 2-1 in another boring game..... | |
| 6/15/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Little disappointed watching CIV vs. POR @ min 70 and no score. But you gotta give CIV a credit, they're neutralizing CR. | |
| 6/14/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| 9:30 pm California time. Did you guys feel the earthquake? Short, but with a quick powerful jolt. Let's move to south africa. | |
| 6/14/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| "I LOVE THIS GAME" | |
| 6/14/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| writing this during half time break between Italy and Paraguay. Lets see how the Italian team comes back from a deficit. Just tells us all that anything can happen during World Cup. | |
| 6/13/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| FYI...Germany and Australia never met in any formal football competition before. "WEST" Germany and Australia did meet before. The only meeting was in 1974 World Cup. West Germany won in that match. According to the Washington Post World Cup Database. | |
| 6/13/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Disheartening to see Algeria loses. Looking forward to seeing Algeria beating USA On the 23rd. | |
| 6/13/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| The "Hand of God" didn't work for the Serbian team today. It only works for France. I'm happy for the penalty kick goal by Ghana. | |
| 6/13/2010 (morris d.) | |
| USA....I will take the TIE....... | |
| 6/12/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| I'm hosting a World Cup party today and rooting for the USA. I know the USA is a very long shot against England, but I like the fact they are playing them in their first game. Who knows? Don't forget the WC game in 1950... :) | |
| 6/12/2010 (suzann d.) | |
| Korea was impressive... I expect England to play well tho...and the US to lose.. | |
| 6/12/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Sammy...figured something like that...its just I am starting off pretty good and wanted to see my name up there in kights !!! | |
| 6/12/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Korea...way to go....now USA over ENGLAND...??? Maybe............ | |
| 6/12/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| my commentary on first day: south africa shined with shalalala...shalalala....hay...hay....yay....ya lalala. Mexico sucked so bad. they got lucky to catching up and scoring to a tie. Uruguary (or like Homer Simpson: URgay) showed they can stand up to a strong europa, no problem. I'm writing this while watching the Korea VS. Greece match at 2-0. Who picked up Korea to be the dark horse of the tourney? coz they sure looking extra good this year. Unlike the mexicans they where the goal is. | |
| 6/12/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| @ Morris. they'll be displayed once the group play is over, if I recall correctly from 2006. | |
| 6/12/2010 (morris d.) | |
| OK ...opening day off to good start....but let me play dumb for a second....where do I click to see current standings????? | |
| 6/11/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Obviously you more of a football follower than I am. Confession, don't follow the WC qualifiers. Missed the Euro cup, and the WC qualifiers, don't watch the English, Spanish, or Italian leagues --starvation-- just to be able to enjoy the mother of all to the fullest. It's maximizing "marginal satisfaction" in economics. Now time to cut this short and head to YouTube university to catch up on what was missed. | |
| 6/11/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| C'mon, you forgot or just missed it? "Hand of God II" by Henry against Ireland that put France in the 'Cup. If you missed it, Youtube it... | |
| 6/11/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Lol @ Joe, you mean cheaters in their match against Uruguay today? Or cheaters in the final against Brazil in '98? Or just cheaters in general? | |
| 6/11/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| Not much to talk about, other than France (aka cheaters :) may not have it as easy as they thought... | |
| 6/11/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| ehem! wow....after 2 full games with no one talking. it's cold in here. | |
| 6/11/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Nine teams competing in the World Cup will be wearing environmentally friendly jerseys made from recycled plastic bottles. Brazil, the Netherlands and Portugal are among the teams who will be sporting the shirts made in Taiwan. Each jersey is made from eight plastic bottles that are melted and processed into polyester which is 13% lighter and can absorb and disperse sweat more quickly than traditional fabric. | |
| 6/10/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| You got the winter flu season in full swing right now in South Africa with the VUVUZELA VIRUS spreading all over. Needless to mention VOODOO magic. Expect a lot surprises in this world cup, it won't shock me if a team or two don't show up to thier secheduled match at some point in the tournament. | |
| 6/9/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Yes Joe, you have a good point. Not all countries are as fortunate as Brasil or Argentina for having complete team. And I think Spain might falter this time. Too much pressure being put on the team. | |
| 6/9/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| Hi there Sammy. I agree with you when it comes to Brazil or even Argentina (this year) but most countries have 2-3 key players and when absent are sorely missed, and I think Nani is one of those players. My 2.5 cents... | |
| 6/9/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Here's my guarantee for world cup....bet on SPAIN...I know they will win because I am picking them but didnt submit a donation this time around....which of course means I WOULD HAVE WON...so trust me...SPAIN WILL WIN......Good Luck to all and Congratulations early Joe on another well run event..... See you for P S C in the fall................. | |
| 6/9/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Read the news today that a prominent player on the Portugal team is out of the world cup due to collar bone injury. Doesn't really matter? How do we emphasize individualism in a team sport? A good team is such because all players are on equal slate for set of skills. if one or even 2 players are out the side-liners should be able to fill in with unnoticeable degradation in performance. my 2 cents. | |
| 6/8/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| Hi there Sammy. Picks will be locked late on Thursday, June 10th. Good Luck! | |
| 6/7/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Hi Joe. When are you going to lock in the picks? I'm asking cause I haven't done my #2 and I wanna do it last minute ;) | |
| 6/7/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| Four days left and injuries are starting to pile up! Time to revise my picks... :) Good luck everyone! ...and keep inviting friend and family to participate! | |
| 6/6/2010 (morris d.) | |
| OK...not much time left....I pulled out my rabbits foot...4 leaf clover.... 2 headed nickle.....4 year old dirty socks....magic lamp.....and thought about emailing a black cat to everyone..... I should be ready..... Lets get ready to hear the magic word... G O O O O O A A A A A L L L L L L L L L L L L L L........ | |
| 6/4/2010 (Mark L.) | |
| Joe- You should post the results from the Euro 2008 contest :-) | |
| 5/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| And one little thought...the spanish channels 34 Univision KMEX and the other one ( I believe channel 52 Telemundo) will provide all matches live. Love hearing the commentator saying: "GOOOOOOOOOOL". Going to enjoy the matches far more than watching them on ESPN or ABC. | |
| 5/27/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| The official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup (South Africa)....enjoy, there is also the english version of the song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR5RQZ88P1U&playnext_from=TL&videos=8Daf4-huzyM | |
| 5/23/2010 (suzann d.) | |
| I came to a Brasil/Spain myself....I wonder if Spain is that good...hmmm | |
| 5/22/2010 (James C.) | |
| One of the greatest pleasures of life is starting June 11th................... | |
| 5/20/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Going to be hard to pick teams....injuries keep popping up everywhere....maybe a question of who is the most healthy !!! | |
| 5/15/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Sammy... You sort of read my mind...was thinking Portugal or Netherlands had shot -and- of course host country South Africa... When you think about it...guess EVERYONE has some sort of chance...but have ruled out at least 9 teams in my mind so far Figure Joe is all over Portugal !!! | |
| 5/13/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| :) Morris. Here's a bone at you, consider the big contenders like spain, brazil, germany, argentina, france, or england to win it all with varying odds of course. Consider the following dark horses: portugal, cameroon, nigeria, netherlands, or USA to reach the semi final at best. Well, Netherlands may have shot at the cup. | |
| 5/9/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Just reviewing some early picks and thought I would see if anybody has some input.... I feel like Brazil or Spain is the way to go...but looking for any feedback...any good darkhorses out there....? Come on....trow me a bone.... | |
| 5/1/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| This is my first message from my new iPad, yes i repeat, iPad (wifi+3G). I would positively attest that this web site looks so good surfing the web via iPad. Wow!! | |
| 5/1/2010 (morris d.) | |
| Cup play just over a month away..cant wait..is it BRAZIL's turn?? I dont know...some tough choices to make this time.... | |
| 4/28/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Brazil just reclaimed its spot as No. 1 ranked team in the world, after defeating Spain. | |
| 4/8/2010 (Joe T.) | |
| We're here! I expect this to be a very busy board again. Can't wait!!! | |
| 4/8/2010 (Sammy A.) | |
| Almost time to get ready for the mother of all sports! lets see more postings here....Aiken & the gangsters....where are you? | |
| 3/1/2010 (Julia D.) | |
| Hi Samuel - really like your picks... lol | |
| 2/5/2010 (Carolyn T.) | |
| Happy Friday everyone... I just wanted to toot my brothers horn here for a moment. For those of you who know Joe, know what a wonderful guy he is. For those of you who dont, your missing out. He goes above and beyond every year to work on his chosen charity. This year it is especially close to his heart WORLD CUP SOCCER. So jump on board for the ride of your life and have some fun while raising money for a great cause. We ALL LOVE you brother. | |
| 1/16/2010 (morris d.) | |
| World Cup......almost time and Old Mo is ready and waiting... | |
| 12/31/2009 (Joe T.) | |
| Happy New Year! The World Cup is here!!! (Well, almost... :) | |