West Brom Red Sox
Reading on every other US weblog that the Boston Red Sox have won the World Series (world? but they haven’t played the English champions “DML Sisters”:http://www.hitandmissrounders.co.uk/FixturesResults/Tables.htm yet :).
I learn from whump.com that the Red Sox last won the World Series in 1918, so there is hope for Tottenham (1961), Man City(1969) and Liverpool (1890) yet.
Wondering what on earth was going on in English Football I wandered over to a “statistics site”:http://www.nozdrul.plus.com/zfeweb/england/league/engchamp.html#c1920 and discovered that not much was happening because virtually all the players had been called up for the war. The first post-war winners in 1920 were “West Bromwich Albion”:http://www.baggies.com/, their first and last success. I don’t think the will have any chance of making a Red Sox style comeback this season and winning the league. Now that would be impressive.
Random associated points relating to football: Many complaints about the lack of variety in who wins the league these days, yet it’s been that way for a while now. Look at the 70’s. The only non-big clubs winning back then were a Brian Clough anomaly. In the 90’s Blackburn Rovers won it Chelski style by throwing a lot of money at the team in a very short space of time. A few years later they were relegated.
Also, many complaints about tackling in football. Apparently Arsenal would like it banned because they are girls[1]. And as for them moaning about penalties … what goes around, comes around and I only have to say Pires Portsmouth. It’s a good job they lose rarely, cos I can’t take their moaning for long.
[1] Van Nistelrooy on Cole excepted. No need.
October 28th, 2004 at 18:35
As an American Baseball fan, I’m sworn from birth to declare that the game is sui generis and has nothing to do with rounders or cricket. Reality not withstanding.
November 2nd, 2004 at 13:50
Let’s hope the Baggies don’t make a come back like that it would probably kill me off
As for the whole Man U v/s Arsenal thing. it’s mad. Both managers complaining about the fact their players obviously aren’t under their control on the pitch and blind to the fact that their own players also commit offences.
Man U won due to a penalty conversion by a player who shouldn’t be on the pitch after a fall under the least contact possible. It’s a total reverse of last years match with the predictable outcome that both managers start moaning again. I am glad Van scored the penalty and I am glad he celebrated like a man to show certain players good sportsmanship but the whole food fight / moaning managers thing ruins what used to be one of the highlights of the premiership season.
November 2nd, 2004 at 17:36
I think you are safe on the baggies front
I wish both managers will shut their mouths. At first I thought Fergie was maintaining a digified silence for a change, and then he comes out with this Henry/Berkcamp crap.
I was at the game, and it is very interesting (or not very) that there was a complete difference between the view I came out of the game with (you don’t hear the moaning, don’t see the replays etc) and the view in the media.
November 3rd, 2004 at 21:47
…Arsenal would like it banned because they are girls…
I feel, in the best Molesworth tradition, that
this should be “cuz they are gurls…”
November 4th, 2004 at 9:24
Mags: I missed a trick with that one, thanks