Another "Missing Sports" Thread - Page 3

Westheim · 07-10-2020, 05:22 AM

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Btw, the current 8-race schedule is expected to still be expanded

...and just now, additional races in Mugello and Sochi in September were confirmed.

PocketsAintFull · 07-12-2020, 04:40 AM

Big game coming up in the CPBL between the Brothers and Monkeys - Brothers can clinch the first half-season of the year

https://twitter.com/ElevenSportsTW

Déjà Bru · 07-12-2020, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by PocketsAintFull

Big game coming up in the CPBL between the Brothers and Monkeys - Brothers can clinch the first half-season of the year

https://twitter.com/ElevenSportsTW

[Scrambling . . .]

"In September 2019, negotiations with Lamigo Monkeys to acquire the team closed successfully. With the sale, Rakuten became the first foreign company to own a Chinese Professional Baseball League team. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. The team name was formally changed to the Rakuten Monkeys on 17 December 2019."

Uh, say, Rakuten owns Rakuten Kobo Inc., the maker of the e-reader that I like! (I actually prefer the Moon+ Reader app on my phone now but I fear repeated draining and recharging effects on my battery so my Kobo, with phone nearby for desired research, is a practical alternative.)

Uh, well then . . . I root for the Monkeys! Go Monkeys, yeah!

pauwoo · 07-12-2020, 02:40 PM

I caught some Spikeball on ESPN U this morning - I'm assuming it was a rebroadcast. I was a bit disappointed that the ball didn't actually have spikes. Weird little game.

What the world needs now is a professional lawn dart association.

pauwoo · 07-12-2020, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PocketsAintFull

Big game coming up in the CPBL between the Brothers and Monkeys - Brothers can clinch the first half-season of the year

https://twitter.com/ElevenSportsTW

The band playing on the Monkey's broadcast has something snappy. Reminds me of Dramarama.

Westheim · 07-12-2020, 03:06 PM

I enjoyed today's Styrian GP, held at the same track as last week for pandemic convenience.

PocketsAintFull · 07-12-2020, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by pauwoo

The band playing on the Monkey's broadcast has something snappy. Reminds me of Dramarama.

They do some good entertainment for sure

Boomcoach · 07-13-2020, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by pauwoo

I caught some Spikeball on ESPN U this morning - I'm assuming it was a rebroadcast. I was a bit disappointed that the ball didn't actually have spikes. Weird little game.

What the world needs now is a professional lawn dart association.

Is Spikeball the game with the basketball goals and the trampolines? I remember ESPN pushing that one for a while. I was amused at the fouls they would call, they always sounded like the ones we would make up on the spot during various games played on make-shift grounds, "Bouncing twice on the right trampoline and then moving to the left trampoline with out a dribble" and things like that. It was a vaguely amusing game for a few minutes, but someone would eventually have gotten killed.

TheMaus2 · 07-13-2020, 11:51 PM

Slamball (the sport boomcoach is referring to) stopped decades but it is still around in China (and Brazil last I checked?) there's a good StartUp podcast episode about the guy behind it

pauwoo · 07-14-2020, 06:17 PM

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Is Spikeball the game with the basketball goals and the trampolines? I remember ESPN pushing that one for a while. I was amused at the fouls they would call, they always sounded like the ones we would make up on the spot during various games played on make-shift grounds, "Bouncing twice on the right trampoline and then moving to the left trampoline with out a dribble" and things like that. It was a vaguely amusing game for a few minutes, but someone would eventually have gotten killed.

The athletes basically spike the ball into a mini trampoline at odd angles to keep the other athletes from spiking it back back into the mini trampoline... I think. Not sure, I could only handle it until I realized that there would be no spikes. From their website: “Some say that if volleyball and foursquare had a baby it’d be named Spikeball. We like to say we’re building the next great American sport.“

For what it’s worth, I don’t think anybody really says that.

Also, why hasn’t a professional team handball league been started in the US yet? That sport is bananas - I think it would do as well as the PBA.

PocketsAintFull · 07-16-2020, 05:08 PM

Real Madrid win the Spanish 'La Liga' soccer championship. 'Only' their 34th ever

Boomcoach · 07-17-2020, 08:12 AM

I have been enjoying the MLS is Back tournament so far. Some lackluster games, but also some very exciting ones. My enjoyment isn't hurt at all by the fact that my Crew are 2-0, with two shutouts.

Westheim · 07-23-2020, 07:04 PM

Baseball's back!!!

rink23 · 07-23-2020, 08:44 PM

But A-Rod is making this broadcast unwatchable.
He loves the universal D-H.
He loves starting extra innings with a runner on second.
He loves all the politics that are being dragged into the game.
If all broadcasts are like this, and I have a feeling they will, I may wait until 2021 to start following the sport again.

Westheim · 07-23-2020, 08:46 PM

A-Rod is a pain in the bum, but it's still baseball down on the field.

And I was already mad that ESPN is taking two of the first three Mets games, replacing our first-rate broadcasters with ... well, THIS... but it's still baseball down on the field.

rink23 · 07-23-2020, 08:58 PM

I agree with the Mets' broadcast team. It is the cream of the crop.
Cardinals TV crew is almost unwatchable.
Edmonds is the best of them, as he knows the game so well and has enough cred as a player to call people out without fear of losing his job.
But he's still very raw and learning how to work in the booth.

CBeisbol · 07-23-2020, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by rink23

But A-Rod is making this broadcast unwatchable.
He loves the universal D-H.
He loves starting extra innings with a runner on second.
He loves all the politics that are being dragged into the game.
If all broadcasts are like this, and I have a feeling they will, I may wait until 2021 to start following the sport again.

He's auditioning for the role of owner.

Why do you think he made those salary cap comments a while ago

rink23 · 07-23-2020, 09:40 PM

This reminds me of August 9, 1998, when the Cubs' attempted to play the first night game at Wrigley Field.
It got rained out. I was there, I think they got into the third inning before the heaven's opened up.
Maybe it's The Higher Power's way of saying this whole thing is a bad idea.

Westheim · 07-23-2020, 10:01 PM

Alright, gonna go to bed; have to drop by the office briefly once more in the morning to get some things sorted out before devoting the next week to baseball, baseball, baseball.

low · 07-23-2020, 10:27 PM

How is it that the world's worst ump gets the opening day job?

07-12-2020, 04:40 AM	#42
PocketsAintFull All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,917	Big game coming up in the CPBL between the Brothers and Monkeys - Brothers can clinch the first half-season of the year https://twitter.com/ElevenSportsTW __________________ ---------------- Bob Uecker, RIP

07-12-2020, 02:40 PM	#44
pauwoo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Seattle Posts: 2,266	I caught some Spikeball on ESPN U this morning - I'm assuming it was a rebroadcast. I was a bit disappointed that the ball didn't actually have spikes. Weird little game. What the world needs now is a professional lawn dart association. __________________ Be excellent to each other. the Portland Pioneers \| the Los Angeles Leopards

07-12-2020, 03:06 PM	#46
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,184	I enjoyed today's Styrian GP, held at the same track as last week for pandemic convenience. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 96 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

07-13-2020, 11:51 PM	#49
TheMaus2 All Star Starter Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The OOTP Forums. Always. Posts: 1,951	Slamball (the sport boomcoach is referring to) stopped decades but it is still around in China (and Brazil last I checked?) there's a good StartUp podcast episode about the guy behind it __________________ I write a monthly newsletter on the Food Baseball Association. I also listen to music no one's ever heard of in hopes of looking cool and alternative.

07-16-2020, 05:08 PM	#51
PocketsAintFull All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,917	Real Madrid win the Spanish 'La Liga' soccer championship. 'Only' their 34th ever __________________ ---------------- Bob Uecker, RIP

07-17-2020, 08:12 AM	#52
Boomcoach All Star Reserve Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 846	I have been enjoying the MLS is Back tournament so far. Some lackluster games, but also some very exciting ones. My enjoyment isn't hurt at all by the fact that my Crew are 2-0, with two shutouts. __________________

07-23-2020, 07:04 PM	#53
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,184	Baseball's back!!! __________________ Portland Raccoons, 96 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

07-23-2020, 08:44 PM	#54
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 24,992	But A-Rod is making this broadcast unwatchable. He loves the universal D-H. He loves starting extra innings with a runner on second. He loves all the politics that are being dragged into the game. If all broadcasts are like this, and I have a feeling they will, I may wait until 2021 to start following the sport again. Last edited by rink23; 07-23-2020 at 08:46 PM.

07-23-2020, 08:46 PM	#55
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,184	A-Rod is a pain in the bum, but it's still baseball down on the field. And I was already mad that ESPN is taking two of the first three Mets games, replacing our first-rate broadcasters with ... well, THIS... but it's still baseball down on the field. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 96 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

07-23-2020, 08:58 PM	#56
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 24,992	I agree with the Mets' broadcast team. It is the cream of the crop. Cardinals TV crew is almost unwatchable. Edmonds is the best of them, as he knows the game so well and has enough cred as a player to call people out without fear of losing his job. But he's still very raw and learning how to work in the booth.

07-23-2020, 09:40 PM	#58
rink23 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 24,992	This reminds me of August 9, 1998, when the Cubs' attempted to play the first night game at Wrigley Field. It got rained out. I was there, I think they got into the third inning before the heaven's opened up. Maybe it's The Higher Power's way of saying this whole thing is a bad idea. Last edited by rink23; 07-23-2020 at 09:41 PM.

07-23-2020, 10:01 PM	#59
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 14,184	Alright, gonna go to bed; have to drop by the office briefly once more in the morning to get some things sorted out before devoting the next week to baseball, baseball, baseball. __________________ Portland Raccoons, 96 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 * 2071 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

07-23-2020, 10:27 PM	#60
low Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2010 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 6,315	How is it that the world's worst ump gets the opening day job? __________________ My fictional team logos and uniforms