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Thursday, June 17th, 2010Almost called the final score on the mark. And much of what was expected from the first half analysis was accurate. Argentina came back form the half a somewhat different team. They were a touch slower, more focused on their defense. South Korea came back with a goal of getting an equalizer for the draw. [...]
World Cup: Argentina vs South Korea – half time
Thursday, June 17th, 2010When you think about the competition between Argentina and South Korea, you know it’s a bad match up. Argentina is expected to have the more aggressive team, and dominion over the ball. In the first half of the Group B match we have gotten what we expected. Mostly. The first 15 minutes of the game [...]
World Cup: South Africa vs Uruguay – final
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Pain. That is the word to describe the 2nd half. Sadly it was all against South Africa alone. As was mentioned in the first half, Uruguay’s #10 Diego Forlán was the man of the match. He had control of most of the touches that Uruguay had all match long. He was critical in making plays, [...]
World Cup: South Africa vs Uruguay – first half
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Well this certainly was not the same game that either team has played so far. Unlike the trend of relatively quiet first halves, this match started with a rush. Both teams know that a win is the key to clearing Group A. And they both want it badly. For South Africa, seen as the underdog [...]
World Cup: Spain vs. Switzerland – Final
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Spain is the European champion. They are the favored team to win the World Cup. They had not lost in 48 matches (though the last loss was to the United States). In the 45 times Spain had played against Switzerland, the spanish have always won. Those were the thoughts of odds makers and fans of [...]
World Cup: Brazil vs North Korea – Final
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010This was interesting. North Korea was guaranteed to lose this match up. Everyone knew it, except North Korea doesn’t get much world news so they missed that news flash. Thus they made the game interesting. First Half There isn’t much to say about the first half. Brazil had excellent ball control and almost laser passing. [...]
Central New York APA 9-ball pool tournament
Monday, June 14th, 2010As longtime readers are aware, I am an avid pool player. I play in the American Poolplayers Association for 8-ball and 9-ball. This past weekend was the regional tournament to determine who will go to Las Vegas for the National competition, playing the best in the country and several overseas teams. I present the following [...]
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