Bow chicka bow wow

Whassup with the porn stache Lexi?

C'mon Tigers

Just win one game. A game five means Aretha Franklin will sing the national anthem, and Giants fans will have to deal with that little kernel of doubt.

ETA: of course the moment I publish this, Posey hits one out for the Giants to take the lead.

Fucking Zombie Baseball Team

As a die hard Reds fan, The success of the Giants in the post-season is killing me.
I was at Game 2, and left thinking the Reds have the stuff to be champions.

Dammit.

The annoying thing is...and don't tell nobody...I like the Giants.
That team is an incredible mix of personalities and weirdness and passion.

...and it works...for a baseball team that's big and rare. 

I was totally there throwing ticker tape during the 2010 World Series celebration parade.

However, their fans have been annoying me lately, and I'm still bitter how the Reds went out so...go Tigers!

The Williams' Court at the Home Depot Center

I propose that the tennis stadium at the Home Depot Center in Carson, CA be named after the Williams sisters.

From A Left Wing: Keelin Godsey, on being a genderqueer athlete

From A Left Wing: Keelin Godsey, on being a genderqueer athlete: Watch this. Remarkably candid conversation.

This is an incredible interview.

The Diva of the Galaxy

I'm beginning to wonder if Beckham schedules his histrionics whenever he's need to go or be somewhere else during the season.

Kick a ball at a Quake and a ref, get into a scrum, maybe they'll suspend me long enough to hang out at the Olympics. :)

ETA: The league suspended him for one game. Guess he'll have to try harder.

ETA #2: He's at the Wimbledon Men's Final. HA! I picked the wrong event.

Ruud is right

I think Ruud isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, and that's being kind, but his response to Platini's idiotic, asinine, and plain stupid statements on what players should or shouldn't do in response to racist taunts directed at them, is dead fucking on point.

Yes, tell the refs, then walk the fuck off.

Platini's a naïve tool. He doesn't grasp the enormity of the problem.

Considering the Dutch incident already, he's about to find his shoulders are about to get much heavier.

Happy Pills?

Is it me, or do the US Men look miserable out on the field? I don't mean the way they're playing, but their lack of joy at playing. Donovan hinted at his occasional lack of passion recently, but it feels like no one on that team is having fun.

Taylor Twellman mentioned during yesterday's broadcast that the boys might be tired. They're definitely playing like it now. The mood of the team just seemed dour. It's a sharp contrast to their smiling, positive coach.

I makes me wonder if Jürgen turns into Mr. Hyde during practice. Grinding them down behind the scenes.

Okay, enough German S/M Nazi fantasies. :)

I gotta agree with Twellman. They look like they need a day or two off. It wouldn't surprise me if Guatemala pulls off the upset on Tuesday.

Really, England?

You're doubling down on John Terry, aren't you?

Seriously?

You're gonna make me root against you in the Euros, aren't you?

Fuckers.

Maybe his hurt hammie will help keep him from embarrassing the team.

Now can we build this thing?

Start digging, dammit!

Been too damn long, and fans have been put through too damn much.

So much to unpack, but I'll keep it simple this time.

Suarez's actions today prove that not only is he a racist, he's a complete asshole.

I don't condone Evra taunting him after the game, especially after he made several attempts to put the issue to bed, but seriously, what the fuck Luis?

I don't care if "negrito" is part of Uruguayan culture, and is supposed to be a term of endearment. In the context it was used, it was not meant as such, and in the context of Uruguayan culture it is still arguably racist.

Memín Pinguín, anyone? He's a negrito.

Qatar - featured on 60 Minutes

I'm among the many that went "WHAAA???!!!" when Qatar was picked to host the 2022 World Cup.
This feature on 60 Minutes sheds a little light on the country. I'm still not convinced they were a better choice than the U.S. or even Australia, but this helps me understand why it was considered.