World Cup 2006

[bookeddy]

ok. enough econ bullshit. let's get some important blabbing underway.

World Cup 2006.

I thought about putting my whole wad on Brasil at 3 to 1, but decided that was boring and too easy, so i've got a third of my money on the Czech Republic at 18 to 1, another third of my money on Spain at 15 to 1, a sixth of my stake on Croatia at 40 to 1 and a sixth on the Ukraine at 35 to one.

What will be the biggest suprise? Anyone going? I just heard that the Preservation Pub is going to present two games a day.... My next door neighbors are going to TIVO the games and show them at 7 pm since their clientele doesn't generally get off work until 5 or 6....

Here's to a great tournament which still transcends the corporate-mega-state. The past grudges, the collective memory, the wars, the nationalism, all on a 120 by 70 pitch! Pretty interesting really.

Oh yea, there's the skill too.

[metulj]

Forget Spain.

I'd put my darkhorse money on Sweden. Yep. I said it.

Watch for a run to the knockouts by Cote D'Ivoire. They've been spanking people in friendlies.

If Wayne Rooney can heal, England is decent.

Brasil walks to the cup. This is the best team they have fielded since the 70s.

[Shinola]

I would say that we would be a great sleeper pick, but our group is murder. If we make it outta there, we will have accomplished something. Taking it to the Czecs first thing would help.

I would love it so very much if we won. I mean, it would just make my year.

[bookeddy]

Brasil walks to the cup. This is the best team they have fielded since the 70s.

It hurt to find Brasil at 3 to 1. I was tempted to "invest". I was at the Golden Nugget after backpacking in Utah for a week and there it was: 3 to 1!! They were +150(at two other places I checked.) I still couldn't do it though.

Molly bet on England at 5 to 1-the EPL(which is 75% not english i should remind her) is the only thing she occasionally glances over her book to see....

[metulj]

I would say that we would be a great sleeper pick, but our group is murder. If we make it outta there, we will have accomplished something. Taking it to the Czecs first thing would help.

I would love it so very much if we won. I mean, it would just make my year.

Not going to happen. A big hit against us is that our players are so fucking small. We also have to play aggressive offense in a group that includes the most defensive team in the history of the game: Italy.

[Quince]

Brasil walks to the cup.

But what a walk, Ladies.

[bookeddy]

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[Quince]

Ass shot, plizh.

[Raincrow]

Rooney just got cleared so England apparently has its best shot since '86 when that fucking cheating bastard Maradona claimed God himself scored the goal that put Argentina over England in the quarterfinals.

Since the US team is so erratic--on fire one day and sucky the next--I can't honestly expect them to make it beyond their group. Too bad, 'cause we've got great individual players in Landon Donovan, Brian McBride, Casey Keller, etc. We all love Brazil for elevating the game to one that makes all other field sports laughably irrelevant. But rooting for those guys is like being for Dallas back in the '70s when they owned the Super Bowl. Since I was indoctrinated into the beautiful game under the tutelage of English coaches during a time when they were the world champs, I am with England to go the distance. Especially since they've picked up their game from the days of European "long ball."

Well, foremost, I'm for the US, of course, in case the NSA is listening, which they are.

[rikki]

Forget Spain.

A Frenchman who was visiting my parents thought Spain was the best European team.

This should be a fine month for working from home.