tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645052288536432642.post7349723269323160595..comments2023-10-22T05:48:02.354-04:00Comments on The Legend of Carl Awesome: Oh I'm SureJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02688242689952272690noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645052288536432642.post-56875477302297951232008-02-21T14:14:00.000-05:002008-02-21T14:14:00.000-05:00Ignoring Jake's excellent predictions since he fai...Ignoring Jake's excellent predictions since he failed to fill out a WGC bracket, to whci I am doing very well, I have my final four intact, and seven of my elite eight.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I digress -<BR/><BR/>Having the opportunity to watch Ronaldinho in the World Cup (yes, I am bragging) sitting next to Jake and my dad, I was able to see why he is what he is. Just like people say some people's speed doesn't translate to TV, well Ronaldinho's ability to create space really doesn't translate quite the same. Watching everything unfold, you see how his subtle touch, and positioning, and strength on the ball, allows for so much. <BR/><BR/>It is quite clear that when he plays hard, he plays great. Sometimes it is also a matter of how he is utilized. He has shown to be better as a withdrawn stirker / attacking midfielder, then a CM, which he has been utilized by both Barca and Brasil. It is in these instances that he is hidden. If they continue playing like they did, it's hard to find a D that can stop them.<BR/><BR/>Bayern is up 2-0 as we speak, all is good, except ESPN wrote a horrid prediction of the cardinals. Basically saying they are the worst team in the NL, especially if Pujols goes to the DL. It just hurt you know. Like somehow ruining my memories.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07283535888133954764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7645052288536432642.post-60610620108546980542008-02-21T13:33:00.000-05:002008-02-21T13:33:00.000-05:00so i will say it does look incriminating, noting t...so i will say it does look incriminating, noting that the time of the post is at about half time of that game, i will say that at that point i think inter were down to ten men, roma-real were tied at the half, schalke had their goal, and chelsea were doing there boring thing,<BR/><BR/>in my defense, it takes me about 3 hours to write a post, as i told ben, if all this was in math it would go a lot faster, so i had started writing all this out before the matches started, inevitably, as peaking is oh so tempting, i did see real and schalke's early goals before finishing, the typing, perhaps subconciously it influenced my schalke-porto prediction, but i think the theme was home team advantage,(even for olympiacos who held chelsea) <BR/>also the other and perhaps bigger driving factor in my picks from both tuesday and wednesday were my fantasy league picks, (hence mancini (although totti really was the hero with the absurd through ball), and the want of stoltidis to score in greece, the premonition that messi would undoubtedly score since i passed him over and the want for ManU to bag a bunch and hold a clean sheet in france,<BR/>the results i think mostly are a result of never underestimating home field advantage and also i had a good fantasy day teusday a poor one wednesdayJakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16298733728300862795noreply@blogger.com