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I don't understand the hatred for the US for losing (as if they did it on purpose?) and still making the round of 16. Let's say the Cubs needed a Cincinnati loss to make the playoffs on the final day. Would that cheapen their playoff appearance by "backing in" to the playoffs?

I don't understand the hatred for the US for losing (as if they did it on purpose?) and still making the round of 16.

redskingreg wrote:

I don't understand the hatred for the US for losing (as if they did it on purpose?) and still making the round of 16.

holy shit, was this the show so far today?

edit: Apparently drag racing.

If this isn't mandated from above I'll eat my hat that I don't own.

Don Tiny wrote:

edit: Apparently drag racing.

If this isn't mandated from above I'll eat my hat that I don't own.

It is. They had a guy from Joliet on to plug a drag race last year, too. Spots ran for it. So yeah.

Curious Hair wrote:

Don Tiny wrote:

edit: Apparently drag racing.

If this isn't mandated from above I'll eat my hat that I don't own.

It is. They had a guy from Joliet on to plug a drag race last year, too. Spots ran for it. So yeah.

Did Dan dig into the the Joliet raceway guys about those mean Joliet hockey moms that treated him so brusquely?

Have we talked at all about how Dan is kind of in a bind here, as the typical USA soccer fans who wear scarves and annoy everyone are generally snobbish liberals who whine that the United States aren't European enough? They may wrap themselves in "patriotic" imagery, but it's a self-aware joke; there aren't any deez-n-doze meatballs who go around giving a fuck about soccer.

Curious Hair wrote:

I agree--I think that berns showing disdain for u.s. soccer fans just shows his hatred for all things not him, as the guys watching premiership league games at the old Globe pub or Sedgwick's on Saturday mornings are exactly the kind of guys that Dan grew up with. He just likes to hate, or at least likes to do it as a bit. And I'm still startled that TB's got 500k to spank with...

FullfledgedATeam wrote:

Curious Hair wrote:

Anytime he sees someone enjoying something, it's his personal mission to inform them that they are enjoying things wrong. It's Dan's ongoing war against fun.

The soccer people are weird though. These massive watch parties that suddenly show up in places like Grant Park for a sport that barely exists for the other 3.5 years are just bizarre.

The soccer people are weird though. These massive watch parties that suddenly show up in places like Grant Park for a sport that barely exists for the other 3.5 years are just bizarre. If you were from a foreign country and only visiting for these two weeks you'd think soccer was the number one sport in America. It will be a rumor here(besides Saturday mornings at bars) by August.

I get into the Olympics too just like I'm watching the World Cup but I'm not going to Grant Park to watch speed skating or the pentathalon.

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

That's the point Curious Hair was making; American world cup fans are disingenuous band-wagon posers who pretend that they care and know a lot about soccer once every 4 years when it's "important" which is exactly what Bernsie does with every single sport. Bernsie hates hockey until the Blackhawks are good then suddenly his kid plays and he's and expert and this generation is being raised on hockery and hockey is here to stay. That's the exact same thing that happens with the world cup fans.

I remember when he said that the entire sport of ice hockey was destined to die because the world was getting "warmer" and "browner," supposing that Canada would stop having both winters and indoor ice rinks, and that no one with impure non-Aryan blood could ever play hockey. This means that somehow, Dan becoming a bandwagon Hawks fan made him less of a dipshit.

Councilman Les Whinen wrote:

Boilermaker Rick wrote:

Ad hockery: reliance on temporary solutions rather than on consistent, long-term plans

What an interesting typo. :lol:

Author:	Hatchetman [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:03 pm ]
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hopefully some well-deserved shots taken at USA fans today. I dunno. anything else?

Author:	Hatchetman [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:22 pm ]
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terry's fascinated with that mcdermott guy. not sure why this white guy is OK.

Author:	Smarmystein [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:32 pm ]
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Apparently if I root for and want the US to succeed...I would also root for a turd wrapped in a flag. Asswipe logic...par for the course for this show!

Author:	Hatchetman [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:41 pm ]
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tony snell kind of has that can't play look to him

Author:	redskingreg [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:47 pm ]
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I don't understand the hatred for the US for losing (as if they did it on purpose?) and still making the round of 16. Let's say the Cubs needed a Cincinnati loss to make the playoffs on the final day. Would that cheapen their playoff appearance by "backing in" to the playoffs?

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Author:	Don Tiny [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:13 pm ]
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redskingreg wrote: I don't understand the hatred for the US for losing (as if they did it on purpose?) and still making the round of 16. Let's say the Cubs needed a Cincinnati loss to make the playoffs on the final day. Would that cheapen their playoff appearance by "backing in" to the playoffs? Well, you wouldn't necessarily be cheering a Cubs accomplishment so much as a Cincy failure in that case, so virulent "rah rah" would, at least on the surface, seem a tad peculiar.

Author:	Reared on the Score [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:21 pm ]
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redskingreg wrote: I don't understand the hatred for the US for losing (as if they did it on purpose?) and still making the round of 16. holy shit, was this the show so far today?

Author:	Hatchetman [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:23 pm ]
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not really. mostly lebron talk.

Author:	Councilman Les Whinen [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:32 pm ]
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redskingreg wrote: I don't understand the hatred for the US for losing (as if they did it on purpose?) and still making the round of 16. Let's say the Cubs needed a Cincinnati loss to make the playoffs on the final day. Would that cheapen their playoff appearance by "backing in" to the playoffs? Its easy to understand; the USMNT coach said they weren't as good as the rest of the team, Bernsie jumped all over that and started declaring that the US had no chance and we shouldn't even care. Now all he wants is for the USMNT to lose and lose quickly so he can be proven right. During the first US/Ghana game this year you could hear Bernsie actively getting excited for Ghana when they had a scoring chance and then disappointed when they didn't score.

Author:	badrogue17 [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:32 pm ]
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redskingreg wrote: I don't understand the hatred for the US for losing (as if they did it on purpose?) and still making the round of 16. Let's say the Cubs needed a Cincinnati loss to make the playoffs on the final day. Would that cheapen their playoff appearance by "backing in" to the playoffs? What's interesting is that if it were one of the favorites backing in they would be totally on board because it would be a shame if some "undeserving " team that has no chance of winning it all got in instead of studs like Brazil or Germany.

Author:	Swingandalongonetoright [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:46 pm ]
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Reared on the Score wrote: redskingreg wrote: I don't understand the hatred for the US for losing (as if they did it on purpose?) and still making the round of 16. holy shit, was this the show so far today? whirl cub talk almost makes me yearn for black hawk talk.

Author:	Kirkwood [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:53 pm ]
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Not sure why B&B think stars can only be added through free agency. There is this concept called "trade".

Author:	Don Tiny [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:57 pm ]
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Very sporadic listening for the first time since I walked into Dan's stupidity from last week (I know, which part) .... anyway, I just heard a fun Mike Murphy drop and then Dan said they were going to make a new friend in a moment ... what's that mean? edit: Apparently drag racing. If this isn't mandated from above I'll eat my hat that I don't own.

Author:	good dolphin [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:42 pm ]
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redskingreg wrote: I don't understand the hatred for the US for losing (as if they did it on purpose?) and still making the round of 16. Let's say the Cubs needed a Cincinnati loss to make the playoffs on the final day. Would that cheapen their playoff appearance by "backing in" to the playoffs? Let's be realistic. Say the Cubs needed a Reds loss to make game 162 in order to then make it to a 1 game play in against another wild card team so that the fans could claim they made the playoffs once this decade...not cheap at all.

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Author:	Curious Hair [ Thu Jun 26, 2014 5:01 pm ]
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Don Tiny wrote: edit: Apparently drag racing. If this isn't mandated from above I'll eat my hat that I don't own. It is. They had a guy from Joliet on to plug a drag race last year, too. Spots ran for it. So yeah.

Author:	Councilman Les Whinen [ Fri Jun 27, 2014 8:21 am ]
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Curious Hair wrote: Don Tiny wrote: edit: Apparently drag racing. If this isn't mandated from above I'll eat my hat that I don't own. It is. They had a guy from Joliet on to plug a drag race last year, too. Spots ran for it. So yeah. Did Dan dig into the the Joliet raceway guys about those mean Joliet hockey moms that treated him so brusquely?

Author:	Don Tiny [ Fri Jun 27, 2014 8:25 am ]
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Councilman Les Whinen wrote: Curious Hair wrote: Don Tiny wrote: edit: Apparently drag racing. If this isn't mandated from above I'll eat my hat that I don't own. It is. They had a guy from Joliet on to plug a drag race last year, too. Spots ran for it. So yeah. Did Dan dig into the the Joliet raceway guys about those mean Joliet hockey moms that treated him so brusquely? Literally have no idea what was said ... probably "listened" for eight minutes, but didn't hear one word ... turned it off and I don't think I came back. This show is an old habit that's not dying quite as hard as the old adage might otherwise suggest.

Author:	Curious Hair [ Fri Jun 27, 2014 8:31 am ]
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Have we talked at all about how Dan is kind of in a bind here, as the typical USA soccer fans who wear scarves and annoy everyone are generally snobbish liberals who whine that the United States aren't European enough? They may wrap themselves in "patriotic" imagery, but it's a self-aware joke; there aren't any deez-n-doze meatballs who go around giving a fuck about soccer.

Author:	FullfledgedATeam [ Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:19 am ]
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Curious Hair wrote: Have we talked at all about how Dan is kind of in a bind here, as the typical USA soccer fans who wear scarves and annoy everyone are generally snobbish liberals who whine that the United States aren't European enough? They may wrap themselves in "patriotic" imagery, but it's a self-aware joke; there aren't any deez-n-doze meatballs who go around giving a fuck about soccer. I agree--I think that berns showing disdain for u.s. soccer fans just shows his hatred for all things not him, as the guys watching premiership league games at the old Globe pub or Sedgwick's on Saturday mornings are exactly the kind of guys that Dan grew up with. He just likes to hate, or at least likes to do it as a bit. And I'm still startled that TB's got 500k to spank with...

Author:	Brick [ Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:37 am ]
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The soccer people are weird though. These massive watch parties that suddenly show up in places like Grant Park for a sport that barely exists for the other 3.5 years are just bizarre. If you were from a foreign country and only visiting for these two weeks you'd think soccer was the number one sport in America. It will be a rumor here(besides Saturday mornings at bars) by August. I get into the Olympics too just like I'm watching the World Cup but I'm not going to Grant Park to watch speed skating or the pentathalon.

Author:	Curious Hair [ Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:40 am ]
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Boilermaker Rick wrote: The soccer people are weird though. These massive watch parties that suddenly show up in places like Grant Park for a sport that barely exists for the other 3.5 years are just bizarre. The rest of the time, they're going around trying to convince you that MLS isn't a glorified rec league. They're up in Seattle wearing scarves and singing songs on their "March to the Match."

Author:	Don Tiny [ Fri Jun 27, 2014 9:59 am ]
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Councilman Les Whinen wrote: Boilermaker Rick wrote: The soccer people are weird though. These massive watch parties that suddenly show up in places like Grant Park for a sport that barely exists for the other 3.5 years are just bizarre. If you were from a foreign country and only visiting for these two weeks you'd think soccer was the number one sport in America. It will be a rumor here(besides Saturday mornings at bars) by August. I get into the Olympics too just like I'm watching the World Cup but I'm not going to Grant Park to watch speed skating or the pentathalon. That's the point Curious Hair was making; American world cup fans are disingenuous band-wagon posers who pretend that they care and know a lot about soccer once every 4 years when it's "important" which is exactly what Bernsie does with every single sport. Bernsie hates hockey until the Blackhawks are good then suddenly his kid plays and he's and expert and this generation is being raised on hockery and hockey is here to stay. That's the exact same thing that happens with the world cup fans. Ad hockery: reliance on temporary solutions rather than on consistent, long-term plans What an interesting typo.

Author:	Curious Hair [ Fri Jun 27, 2014 10:02 am ]
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I remember when he said that the entire sport of ice hockey was destined to die because the world was getting "warmer" and "browner," supposing that Canada would stop having both winters and indoor ice rinks, and that no one with impure non-Aryan blood could ever play hockey. This means that somehow, Dan becoming a bandwagon Hawks fan made him less of a dipshit.