3-dot lounge welcomes the "odyssey generation''
... the 20-somethings who live at home or live with friends or live anywhere that doesnt require much capital upfront, so they can indulge their whims and not grow up... NY Times syndicated column about them in this AM's Enquirer... how tough it is now being 20-something. I'm sorry, but is this 1943? 1929? 1966 Vietnam? Finding yourself used to mean graduating from college or high school and looking for an apartment. Now it involves navel-gazing and blowing off adulthood...
Pete Mackanin for bench coach.
Anyone else a little mystified about the popularity of UFC? Kinda barbaric, arcane rules, borderline staged? Saw one UFC match, local guy M. Hamill and Brit M. Bisping... in London... Hamill beat the guy up 2 of 3 rounds, judges gave it to Bisping... only conclusion was it made for a nice return bout in the States, playing up the grudge/revenge angle and all that. Seems a little cheesy to me, but I'm old...
why the outcry over a 16-0 high school soccer match? The little dears can't handle a blowout? Then they need to get better. Question: Would you rather be blown out or patronized? I'd rather be blown out. By the time you get to high school, sports is no longer play hard and have fun. It's play hard, compete and win. Life Lesson #1...
new report says drug testing high school athletes isnt a deterrent to their use of drugs... do it anyway... playing sports is a privilege, not a right... and if you're innocent, you should welcome it...
Hopefully, Paul O'Neill tonight on SportsTalk, 6-9, 700 WLW...talking about Joe Torre... Big won four rings playing for Torre, who yesterday told the Yanks to shove it... I'll talk to O'Neill and about all the stuff above...
Live big, Don Draper.
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Post a Comment*To add a little background to 16-0 that the All Rightous Crowd overlooked if they looked at all.
All Milford starters were pulled in the 1st half. The 2nd half was the JV squad that had a rule on shots on goal.
If they had a breakway they WERE NOT allowed to shoot. They had to cross pass to a teammate before shooting on goal. IF having your JV squad pass instead of shooting on breakaways is running up the score go to Costco a get a case of Kleenex.
Robert Young
Milford
Nothing wrong with getting beat 16-0 in soccer against a very strong team. I would question why the article was so large... it was going to be a terrible match on paper... two photos also... seems the Enquirer could be flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct on this one.
Bill in Fairfield
Doc, I must have missed that you're a Mad Men fan. Great show. Imagine living and working in that environment. That must be the epitome of the term 'Back in the day'. So what kind of ending was that? Have you heard if the series will be continued? They left alot dangling!!
Chris
Mason
WTF is 3-dot lounge? I meant to ask this first 20 times I saw it.
Paul, I suspect that your first paragraph is strongly related to your question about the 16-0 beat down.
UFC is one small step from man on man rape. It's disgusting.
My 6th grade soccer team lost every game by multiple goals. It's part of life.
High school kids do drugs? What's this world coming to? Oh, right, highly rated television showing sublimated man on man rape. Must be the drugs...
Wish Torre would have told Big Stein to shove it a week or so ago - he was interested in the Reds job if the Yankees didn't work out.
I agree, the issue wasn't so much with the Milform Team winning 16-0 as it was the paper making a big story out of it--what was the thought process there?
Why exactly did it deserve that type of coverage compared to so many very close, well-played games that never get a sniff of coverage?
Pete Mackanin's worthy of any job the Reds have open. Was totally impressed by the way he bailed water out of that ship, would be a real shame to lose his professionalism. Dusty's reputed to be a wizard dealing with the vets, how about keeping Mackanin around to work with the young guys?
Then again, can't say I'd blame Mackanin if he told the Reds to get lost after they bumped his salary down after the season and hired Baker to replace him. Any feel on how that could go?
Hey, 953... 3-dot lounge is a place to hang out with... uh, 3 dots...
hey, 936... Mad Men was he best thing on TV the last 13 weeks, slightly better than Damages on FX... it's coming back next year, in January '08... just an incredibly well-written and thought-out show... for those who missed it, maybe they'll re-run it (AMC) before the new season begins.. all of us have a little Don Draper in him...
Hey Doc,
As a 20-something working my tail off to make it in a competitive profession I agree with you completely ... have many friends who are pulling of the slacker routine and it isn't because 'its too hard to find something,' it's because they're either too lazy or unwilling to do what it takes (i.e. move, take responsibility, etc. )
I also blame parents for some of this. I can't imagine either of my folks allowing my 23-year-old butt to sit around the house. I would have been out on the curb.
Doc,
Any jobs available for a 22 year old college grad who also likes to watch and comment on sports for a living? If so, I'm definitely interested.
PDaug, Don't write stream-of-conscious columns after your Keystones - my Grandma always told me that.
Prof.
Probably not the right place for this, but I wanted to say it while it was on my mind. You are a good guy, Paul Daugherty. Columns like the one today about Jillian give poeple an all-too-rare glimpse of that. You are one of the reasons I am "livin large" in Las Vegas right now and not enough people know that side of you. Among the things thing people don't do often enough as life passes them by too quickly is say thanks. So, thanks. 'Nuff said
Butterball -- A belated happy birthday to Jillian. Very touching column.
Another great column today... the reason I read everyday is to get the non-sports side of life from you... keep reminding us of the important things...live big.
Bill in Fairfield
The UFC is borderline staged? I guess Rich Franklin had his nose borderline broken. In reality MMA is alot less violent than boxing. You don't have to like it, but give me a break with the "oh it's so barbaric talk". Grow a pair. There will be more concussions today during the Bengals/Jets game than there was last night at the US Bank Arena.
Good post Robert Young! Good, relevant info that wasn't available otherwise.
Don't always agree but respect that you justify your position and keep a reasonable tone. Wonder what's so hard about that.
Grow a pair. Nice. It's intellectual discourse such as that that keeps me blogging away. Grow a brain cell. That'd be different.
Re: the 16-0 win ... For those who do not follow soccer, that is the functional equivalent of a 16-touchdown win or 112-0. In fact, goals are more rare than touchdowns. Would anyone think that 112-0 was not "running up the score," under any set of circumstances?
It is called class and sportsmanship, which may be completely lost in today's world where parents scream for blood on sidelines and UFC backs the Arena.
What exactly was the lesson learned at 16-0, which was somehow not communicated at 6-0, 8-0, 10-0? My guess is that this team knew they were overmatched before the opening whistle sounded ... but hey, nothing like rubbing their face in it.
Even that is not enough, let's just HUMILIATE our opponent, make them be completely embarassed and ashamed in front of this crowd, let's make them regret ever laces on a pair of cleats or showing up.
And of course, if this is "sportsmanship," and we are sending student athletes out there not just to win, but to humiliate and "teach lessons," shouldn't the other team teach a few lessons too, go in high and hard on tackles to maybe take out a knee or two.
Look, there are a dozen ways that a smart/experienced soccer coach can work with a blow-out situation, from limiting touches, to requiring a number of passes before scoring, to swapping defenders for attackers, to limiting the type of goals that can be scored (headers only or left-foot only), to simply working on possession. These are important skills that the Milford players could use when they play a competitive team, and they could have shown class and good sportsmanship in the learning process. "No breakaways" as a playing restriction? That is like saying "no dunks" in basketball.
But Paul, you go on encouraging these kind of "lessons" in youth sports.
16-0 soccer match gets more coverage that Big East Media Day...
Says it all folks...
AJ 8:55, great points. I would have NEVER let the kids I coached run up the score like that on anyone, regardless of the sport, age, gender, etc. It comes down to class, or a lack thereof.
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