The World Series is in the books and the San Francisco are the unlikely world champions despite the better, though almost non-existent, efforts of the Texas Rangers. After the last drop of champagne was sprayed in the Giants’ clubhouse and Tim Lincecum smoked the first of many joints on the night, I thought it would be a good idea to look back on the series through the magic of TV screencaptures. So here’s a look at the best images captured from the TV coverage of the fall classic. Continue reading
Month: November 2010
Not News of the Week
If it’s not worth talking about, then it must be the Not News of the Week.
Soccer is a pretty intense undertaking in most parts of the world. It’s so intense that a match for promotion into Peru’s top tier involved one team drugging the other. Hijos de Acosvinchos received energy drinks from coaches of opponent Sport Ancash during a break in play. When action resumed, four players on Acosvinchos started collapsing. It is alleged that the Ancash coaches gave the opposition drinks containing tranquilizers. Not surprisingly, Sport Ancash won the match and promotion pending an investigation into the incident. Ancash’s president has his own theory as to what happened. He thinks indigestion and overexertion caused the players to pass out. That’s a new one. Continue reading
The Lowdown 