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July 03, 2019
SportsFilter: The Wednesday Huddle:
A place to discuss the sports stories that aren't making news, share links that aren't quite front-page material, and diagram plays on your hand. Remember to count to five Mississippi before commenting in anger.
Is the "mad despot" Piers Morgan? If so, sounds about right
posted by NoMich at 10:42 AM on July 03, 2019
Drink tea #ftw
posted by billsaysthis at 11:08 AM on July 03, 2019
Stand by for a statement from Rev. Pat Robertson explaining how some things just couldn't be anything but God's doing.
Those who prefer the superb basic value of Evan Williams Single Barrel Black Label or Eagle Rare, bow down and give thanks that your holiday merriment agenda was spared.
posted by beaverboard at 01:58 PM on July 03, 2019
Actually, I'm torn. My ancestors were Loyalists who were expelled from NY in 1783. I should have some feeling for England, but then, had the British had any clue about how to fight a war, my ancestors would still own half of Long Island. U S A...U S A.
posted by Howard_T at 08:21 PM on July 03, 2019
Does anyone else think the cockiness of the USWNT during this World Cup is great for women's soccer? Megan Rapinoe gave this tournament a major storyline from the best team from its most interesting player. Alex Morgan kept it going. Now we see the supremely confident U.S. team either win it all or go down in humbling defeat.
The cost of disappointing harrumphing scolds is lower than the heightened interest they've wrung from this tournament. Rapinoe's "are you not entertained?" is an iconic image that won't be forgotten.
posted by rcade at 11:11 PM on July 03, 2019
+1 rcade!
posted by billsaysthis at 12:40 PM on July 04, 2019
+2
posted by bender at 04:54 AM on July 06, 2019
New World women's soccer to-do list:
- Provoke mad despot
- Abandon Hope in Salem
- One up England, France, and Spain
- Celebrate Independence