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Olympic Curling

Russell — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 05:44:12 +0000

Maybe I should have put up some Olympic clips earlier because so many have piled up over the last week, but I’ll start with a bit of curling. Since this is the first Winter Olympics where I can actually watch and record curling, I’ve found that it’s a very interesting game. Except for the fact that Team USA (both men’s and women’s) stinks and are out of medal contention, it’s been a lot of fun eating dinner while watching the day’s recorded curling matches. However the standouts have been the curling commentators, Don Dugrid and Colleen Jones. Their insight has been simply exquisite. They make you want to go out to your “local” curling club and start playing. I’ve also found that there is quite a bit of yelling involved as seen in the clip below.

There are more intricacies to the game as well, but I’ll let Michael Scott explain.

One thing that I have to complain about with NBC’s coverage is that the streaming video is much much worse than the coverage for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It’s practically non-existent unless you have premium NBC channels. Even then you can only watch curling and hockey live. I’m sure someone would like to see their favorite Indian skier finish 57.09 seconds off the pace in the Men’s Giant Slalom. The other problem is NBC’s habit of tape delaying the popular sports to show in primetime. At least the upcoming short-track and ladies’ figure skating is mostly live (without tape delay, not live streaming). Great job by Kim Yu-Na tonight though, that 007 James Bond music medley was much more exciting than the typical classical music everyone else picks. The Pirates of the Caribbean music Mirai Nagasu picked was probably a close second.

Good Job Umpires! Another Blown Call!

Russell — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:01:28 +0000

Another blunder by an MLB umpire. Should have been 2nd and 3rd with 2 outs at the very least.

Here’s a little bonus animation I capped earlier during a big AJ Burnett strikeout.

And a bit of Jay-Z as well. “Yes!”

Ninja Yankees Fan

Russell — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:23:54 +0000

Just saw this on TV while watching game 2 of the Yankees vs. Angels ALCS game.

A little bonus animation for a Rivera strikeout.

And another animation for the other Rivera strikeout.

Game-tying homer for A-Rod!

Francisco Cervelli’s rally cap in the bottom of the 13th works!

Yankees vs. Angels ALCS Game 1

Russell — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:38:53 +0000

Good start for the Yankees in game 1 of the ALCS. Lead-off hits by Jeter and Damon, sac-fly by A-Rod, then a big dropped pop-up between Chone Figgins and Erick Aybar to score the second run. Looking good after one inning.

Guy That Didn’t Get Picked for Dodgeball and Fake Walk

Russell — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:05:08 +0000

Of course I was watching the Yankees vs. Twins game tonight, so here are a couple clips I found during the game.

Twins Fan Facepalm after A-Rod and Posada's Home Runs

AJ Burnett Non-Call Reaction

Russell — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:05:36 +0000

So while I was watching the Yankees vs. Twins game tonight, on what looked like a double-play, Denard Span was called safe and here’s AJ’s reaction. Almost like a mini-tantrum.

For a little bonus, here’s Mark Texiera’s game-winning homer so you can watch it over and over again.

The Nicest WTA Player in 2005 was…

Russell — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 02:19:40 +0000

Kim Clijsters! The signs for Serena’s lack of anger management were there at least 4 years ago. Take a look at this poll I found that was taken in 2005 on TennisForum.com.

It’s a welcome sight to see two smiling players on the court during tonight’s final of mom (Kim Clijsters) vs. kid (Caroline Wozniacki). And I don’t think we’ll be seeing any line judges being threatened tonight.

Update: Congrats to US Open 2009 Champion Kim Clijsters, 7-5 6-3 over Caroline Wozniacki!

Serena Williams Losing Because of a Foot Fault + Code Violation? No Problem!

Russell — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:10:33 +0000

“I didn’t say I would kill you. Are you serious?” Kim Clijsters was about to win the match anyway. And Kim isn’t mean. Looking forward to watching Clijsters vs. Wozniacki tomorrow in the final.

Soderling Reaction While Getting Destroyed by Federer

Russell — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:41:23 +0000

After getting down 6-0 5-2, here’s Robin Soderling‘s “show of emotion” to double faulting during a lopsided surprisingly competitive match with Roger Federer. Federer already won the first two sets in under an hour.

Update: Well, Soderling actually made it competitive at the end with Federer still winning 6-0 6-3 6-7 7-6. Roger even added a little humor during his post-match interview.

Actual Worst Overhead Ever

Russell — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:19:50 +0000

I misspoke when I thought Petra Kvitova’s overhead was the worst I’ve seen from a professional a couple days ago. Here’s Dick Norman during his doubles match with Wes Moodie vs. Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy.