WCS, OK I just dont get it

Swimming, cycling, running and triathlon. 

Fatherhood?

...Oh...not that kind of tie! 

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There are dead heats in track fairly frequently. It's not common, but not unheard of. I've never heard of it in triathlon, but it's possible. And if it happens, there's no rematch, both atletes are just awarded the same place.

I've got to admit I used to be anti-soccer.  Never played, thought it was dumb.  No appeal.  Then I got, um, "volunteered" to help coach.  After a couple years of coaching it and my kids getting into it, I'm beginning to see the appeal.  Like most other sports, once you understand some of the nuances of the game and how hard what they are doing is you begin to appreciate it the way the pros play.  The difference is most US kids learn those things about baseball, basketball and football so early on that we think they are part of our genetic code.  If you want to try to gain an appreciation for what those guys do another way is to try to play it yourself.  It is a WAY more physical game than you might think it is.

Chris,

You obviously possess an unsophisticcated and uneducated point of view toward the game, and causing you to miss the most exciting aspects of a soccer match. Let me give you just a primer, so that next time you watch you will put your focus on where the action is:

Next time you're watching, don't focus on the ball. Don't focus on the players away from the ball either, because that's even duller. If you really want to get to the gist of the action within the match, focus on an empty part of the fireld AND WATCH THE FRIGGIN' GRASS GROW! Ultimately more stimulating than the game itself.

Are you referring to soccer or golf?

AB - I hear you.  Recently I went to a tournament game of my cousins (high school state tourney game) and those are some hoss chicks.  Very exciting game.  Rainy, mud everywhere, pushing, scrapping.  Fun to watch.

Of course, the game also had some lousy refs.  They made the WC refs look great.  And my cousins team won the game.  Usually its the losing team that complains about the refs.

What lacrosse games are you watching??? Virgina beat UMass 15-7 in the championship game.

Yeah, there's no shot clock but 22 goals aint no soccer game and they sure as he!! aint exchnaging jerseys afterwards 

I hope you're talking about water polo.  I used to play real polo (yes with horses) and it is anything but keepaway.  It's like running consecutive breakaways, except the only defensive moves you have are body checking the other person (with the horse) or blocking his swing with your mallot.  It's more like hockey without the icing rule, really.

yes I know, another random fact emerges about me.  I really do miss playing that.  It was a hell of an adrenaline rush.

Because I am trying to understand the appeal of something I do not like. Maybe, just maybe there is something I am missing about it, that would make it more enjoyable...

I would be impressed if it was Water Polo with horses, but your way... nah

Do you honestly think we're gonna tell you something here that's going to make you a sudden fan?

And honestly, my comment wasn't so much about your post as it was about others that I've seen over the last week or so.  "Soccer sucks." "Soccer is boring."  Great, you don't like it and don't find it enjoyable to watch.  I don't like sewing on TV, but I don't make threads complaining about it.

had a friend that played water polo at the time and we'd always tease him about that.  "I just don't get water polo..... I mean, how do you get the horses in the pool?"

I KNOW you're not going to say something disparaging about CraftCorner Deathmatch.  Lest the Craft Lady of Steel goes all hot glue gun on you. 

For those who are fans of the Daily Show, the new correspondent Jason Jones used to be the host of CCD.

Now, I'm just going to collect my purse and run to Costco. 

Hockey, at least the NHL, doesn't have ties anymore.  This season they implemented overtime and then a shootout.

Ernie