Monday, June 30, 2003
footy
Does anyone else not get what Eric Jimbo Jimbo is talking about. For a month now the Cameroonian has been saying that he's wanted by United and yet there's nothing coming out of Old Trafford. While this isn't entirely surprising, given the way most big clubs have stopped advance publicity on transfers, it's unusual for a player to say that they're talking to a club when in the same paragraph he says he feels confident his current team will let him go if the prospective new clubs puts an offer in. It's just odd.
But not as odd as Gerard Houllier standing by his man, Emile Heskey. I admit it would be embarrassing for GH to sell the Emile for a fraction of the 11m he shelled out on him, especially since Heskey's performances last season and the deflated transfer prices which are kicking in will make it difficult got Houllier to recoup even half of his investment; but it just makes the manager look like he has no clue of what's going on when he sticks by and even defends Heskey and his shoddy showing last term.
The Atlanta Beat, the women's team, are top of the women's league. They have the only double-digit goal difference but that's mostly due to 5-0 and 6-0 wins in the first two games of the season. Since then it's been much closer.
beisbol
The Braves scraped past the Devil Rays yesterday. It's not been a good week for Atlanta's baseball team. Losing to the Phillies and only just edging the Tampa Bay Devil Rays who are now an unfortunate 26 wins and 54 losses this season - only Detroit and San Diego have more losses in the MLB.
Russ Ortiz came close to a shut out and is actually getting better at not walking every batter. He has this annoying habit of needlessly walking the bases full and I'm not sure if it's his tactics or the great defensive playing of the other fielders that has kept him in the pitching order.
Tonight sees the Maddux pitching as the Braves take on the Marlins in Florida. While the Braves were inching past Tampa Bay, the Marlins were being kicked around by the Red Sox, losing the series, 8-25, 10-9 and 7-11.
gridiron
Falcons are in passing camp again - I might try to get to see them tomorrow afternoon. The season begins September 7th.
hoops
I don't actually know much about the Hawks, except that they're a terrible basketball team and have just drafted a frenchman. The season just ended so I figure I have some time to bone up on it.
pucks
Thrashers season begins again in October and this year looks like it might be Atlanta's year. After changing coach mid-season last term, Atlanta went on to charge from dead last to actually be in contention for a playoff place. If the improvement continues next year then the final series will be worth watching.
everything else
College ball starts in September, I'll be at the USMNT game against Paraguay and other than that I'm just looking forward to the start of the Premier League in six weeks.
Does anyone else not get what Eric Jimbo Jimbo is talking about. For a month now the Cameroonian has been saying that he's wanted by United and yet there's nothing coming out of Old Trafford. While this isn't entirely surprising, given the way most big clubs have stopped advance publicity on transfers, it's unusual for a player to say that they're talking to a club when in the same paragraph he says he feels confident his current team will let him go if the prospective new clubs puts an offer in. It's just odd.
But not as odd as Gerard Houllier standing by his man, Emile Heskey. I admit it would be embarrassing for GH to sell the Emile for a fraction of the 11m he shelled out on him, especially since Heskey's performances last season and the deflated transfer prices which are kicking in will make it difficult got Houllier to recoup even half of his investment; but it just makes the manager look like he has no clue of what's going on when he sticks by and even defends Heskey and his shoddy showing last term.
The Atlanta Beat, the women's team, are top of the women's league. They have the only double-digit goal difference but that's mostly due to 5-0 and 6-0 wins in the first two games of the season. Since then it's been much closer.
beisbol
The Braves scraped past the Devil Rays yesterday. It's not been a good week for Atlanta's baseball team. Losing to the Phillies and only just edging the Tampa Bay Devil Rays who are now an unfortunate 26 wins and 54 losses this season - only Detroit and San Diego have more losses in the MLB.
Russ Ortiz came close to a shut out and is actually getting better at not walking every batter. He has this annoying habit of needlessly walking the bases full and I'm not sure if it's his tactics or the great defensive playing of the other fielders that has kept him in the pitching order.
Tonight sees the Maddux pitching as the Braves take on the Marlins in Florida. While the Braves were inching past Tampa Bay, the Marlins were being kicked around by the Red Sox, losing the series, 8-25, 10-9 and 7-11.
gridiron
Falcons are in passing camp again - I might try to get to see them tomorrow afternoon. The season begins September 7th.
hoops
I don't actually know much about the Hawks, except that they're a terrible basketball team and have just drafted a frenchman. The season just ended so I figure I have some time to bone up on it.
pucks
Thrashers season begins again in October and this year looks like it might be Atlanta's year. After changing coach mid-season last term, Atlanta went on to charge from dead last to actually be in contention for a playoff place. If the improvement continues next year then the final series will be worth watching.
everything else
College ball starts in September, I'll be at the USMNT game against Paraguay and other than that I'm just looking forward to the start of the Premier League in six weeks.
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