http://soccernet.espn.go.com/world-cup/story/_/id/5338733/ce/us/sepp-blatter-says-fifa-reopen-file-replay&cc=5901?ver=us
I will never get tired of posting about this. I'm shooting for the POB all-time monthly record.
Showing posts with label soccer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label soccer. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Monday, June 28, 2010
This Just In
You don't need to cut down on your mistakes if you can try to prevent people from knowing about them!
FIFA 2010: Embrace mediocrity!
FIFA 2010: Embrace mediocrity!
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Too Much Of A Good Thing
You know me. I'm all for accepting change into our beloved sports traditions. Technology can help us. We don't need to accept things the way they have always been when we have an opportunity to improve them. That whole deal.
And then, of course, we have this. Change gone amok. New technology interfering with the greatest tradition in all of sports. FIFA is doing its best to undermine my point--but just watch while I twist this into supporting my point of view.
What FIFA is helping us see is simply the fact that we have to be reasonable. I've argued that the idea that we can't change our sports is unfounded, but the other extreme is just as insane: the idea of changing our sports for nothing other than the sake of changing them. Case in point: what on Earth was wrong with whatever soccer balls we used last time? Why can't we just pick a ball and stick with it, instead of changing it for absolutely no reason? This is, in fact, the same frustration I've shown before--just as we shouldn't change our sports equipment for no reason, we also shouldn't change our team logos and colors just because we feel like it.
When we promote change for nothing more than the sake of change, we're suggesting that change is inherently good. When we argue that we can't add replay to baseball because human error has always been a part of the game, we're suggesting that change is inherently bad. And I can't understand either point of view. Whether or not change is good depends entirely on what we want to change and why. If we have a good reason for updating our beloved sports, then we're damaging them by not following up on that opportunity. If we have no good reason at all, then we're throwing our dearly held sports traditions away just because we're bored. Thankfully, things are ultimately very simple: if we can just act for the right reasons, then everything won't just be okay, it will be better.
And then, of course, we have this. Change gone amok. New technology interfering with the greatest tradition in all of sports. FIFA is doing its best to undermine my point--but just watch while I twist this into supporting my point of view.
What FIFA is helping us see is simply the fact that we have to be reasonable. I've argued that the idea that we can't change our sports is unfounded, but the other extreme is just as insane: the idea of changing our sports for nothing other than the sake of changing them. Case in point: what on Earth was wrong with whatever soccer balls we used last time? Why can't we just pick a ball and stick with it, instead of changing it for absolutely no reason? This is, in fact, the same frustration I've shown before--just as we shouldn't change our sports equipment for no reason, we also shouldn't change our team logos and colors just because we feel like it.
When we promote change for nothing more than the sake of change, we're suggesting that change is inherently good. When we argue that we can't add replay to baseball because human error has always been a part of the game, we're suggesting that change is inherently bad. And I can't understand either point of view. Whether or not change is good depends entirely on what we want to change and why. If we have a good reason for updating our beloved sports, then we're damaging them by not following up on that opportunity. If we have no good reason at all, then we're throwing our dearly held sports traditions away just because we're bored. Thankfully, things are ultimately very simple: if we can just act for the right reasons, then everything won't just be okay, it will be better.
Sunday, November 2, 2008
now that's something to celebrate
october 30th might as well be a national holiday in east timor. that is the day that FIFA's lowest-ranked nation clinched its first-ever point by tying cambodia, 2-2.
okay, so east timor has only been a country for six years. but its first non-loss... ever? that's pretty miserable, even for a nation so economically ravaged.
but hey, when you're at the bottom, even a tie is a reason to celebrate. winning isn't everything, right? just ask caltech.
(on a side note: two soccer posts in one day? poop on boozer is finally finding its niche.)
okay, so east timor has only been a country for six years. but its first non-loss... ever? that's pretty miserable, even for a nation so economically ravaged.
but hey, when you're at the bottom, even a tie is a reason to celebrate. winning isn't everything, right? just ask caltech.
(on a side note: two soccer posts in one day? poop on boozer is finally finding its niche.)
Saturday, November 1, 2008
espn360.com: trying to take it to the next level?
cynopsis digital reported yesterday that espn360.com had reached an agreement with IMG Sports Media to stream australia's hyundai a-league - 84 regular-season matches and up to six playoff matches, including the "grand final."
now, i know you all are thinking the same thing i did when i first read this: what the hell is the hyundai a-league? and how the hell did a crappy car company like hyundai manage to gather enough cash to sponsor something?
well, if the word "matches" wasn't a good enough hint, the a-league is australia's premier league - soccer, to most of you reading, or football, to the real sports fans out there. i can't say that i've heard of too many of the "star players" that ball under the hyundai logo, but this league is apparently up and coming according to wikipedia, with the 2008-09 season to feature a seven-team youth league and an eight-team women's league (very creatively named the w-league).
here's hoping this experiment goes a little bit better than the wusa. or the wnba, for that matter.
now, i know you all are thinking the same thing i did when i first read this: what the hell is the hyundai a-league? and how the hell did a crappy car company like hyundai manage to gather enough cash to sponsor something?
well, if the word "matches" wasn't a good enough hint, the a-league is australia's premier league - soccer, to most of you reading, or football, to the real sports fans out there. i can't say that i've heard of too many of the "star players" that ball under the hyundai logo, but this league is apparently up and coming according to wikipedia, with the 2008-09 season to feature a seven-team youth league and an eight-team women's league (very creatively named the w-league).
here's hoping this experiment goes a little bit better than the wusa. or the wnba, for that matter.
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