Besides Bikin', what's your favorite sport to watch on TV?
06-26-06, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Artkansas
Superbike racing. Just beautiful. Poetry in Motion. 
But I don't care who wins, I just like the line and form.
But I don't care who wins, I just like the line and form.
06-26-06, 07:02 AM
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The uniforms in the Olympic Womans' Beach Volleyball were interesting.
06-26-06, 08:53 AM
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MOTOGP!!!
but I watch it real time on the laptop at motogp.com. 2nd World superbike, 3rd AMA
but I watch it real time on the laptop at motogp.com. 2nd World superbike, 3rd AMA
06-26-06, 09:05 AM
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Thunder ball! Except James Caan is probably too old to skate anymore. And ever since he got his legs broke up by that crazy woman a few years ago.......maybe James Caan in a wheelchair and Thunderball? Senior citizen Thunderball! Kids Thunderball! Little girls riding pink and purple bikes with sparkly streamers and training wheels and Thunderball! Pets from the pound Thunderball. Greyhound racing and Thunderball. Gardeners, bird hunters, and people with butterfly nets and Thunderball! Illegal immigrants, Oregonian gas station attendants and politicians and Thunderball! Mystery book writers, Microsoft programmers and bike mechanics and Thunderball! The list is endless.
"This week, ladies and gentlemen, we have here at the Halliburton Thunderball Arena a team of salad eaters that dont like cucumbers, people that try to fry eggs on black cars in hot weather, and those who thought they could get a new career by taking a gemology course. In just one hour, only one team will stand (sic) victorious!"
"This week, ladies and gentlemen, we have here at the Halliburton Thunderball Arena a team of salad eaters that dont like cucumbers, people that try to fry eggs on black cars in hot weather, and those who thought they could get a new career by taking a gemology course. In just one hour, only one team will stand (sic) victorious!"
06-26-06, 10:04 AM
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Motorcycle racing - - any kind; but I prefer dirt over pavement and GP over Superbike.
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06-26-06, 10:13 AM
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Golf. It's about the only thing I watch on TV, period. And I read during the commercials.
06-26-06, 10:32 AM
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Originally Posted by chromedome
Thunder ball! Except James Caan is probably too old to skate anymore.
Last edited by Big Paulie; 10-04-07 at 09:54 AM.
06-26-06, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Paulie
Speaking of cycling on TV, have you ever noticed that Paul Sherwin begins every comment he makes during a race by repeating the last sentance that Phil Ligget just said? Seriously! Check it out when the Tour starts next week!
Phil: "My goodness, Hincapie was certainly showing good form in the spring classics."
Paul: "Hincapie was showing good form in the spinrg classics, but he's 16 minutes in the arears now..."
Phil: "This is usually the warmest part of France during this time of year..."
Paul: "Usually the warmest part of France during this time of year, but great conditions today."
Phil: "My goodness, Hincapie was certainly showing good form in the spring classics."
Paul: "Hincapie was showing good form in the spinrg classics, but he's 16 minutes in the arears now..."
Phil: "This is usually the warmest part of France during this time of year..."
Paul: "Usually the warmest part of France during this time of year, but great conditions today."
Besides the Tour, I never miss an F1 race. Now that I have a digital video recorder (similar to TIVO) I again watch NFL football. I had given up on it because of all the commercials, but now I set the DVR and start watching the game about 1 1/2 hour after the start time. Jumping through the commercials and half time I usually catch up to live action towards the end of the 4th quarter.
I got high definition along with the DVR, and I will watch almost anything that is HD. I am still blown away by the quality after 7 months. I am even getting into World Cup.
06-26-06, 05:31 PM
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I went to high school in Oakland, CA, so I like to watch NFL football, but it's too bad the Raiders aren't as mean and dirty as they used to be...
But then I've been living in Canada for the past 34 years, so I like to watch ice hockey (what a great Stanley Cup series this year, Edmonton and Carolina; too bad the Canes won, but at least Rod Brind'Amour is from British Columbia - actually, the Canes had more Canadians on it than the Oilers...)
I also like watching Canadian football. In fact, I think I prefer it to US football. A wider field, 3 downs instead of 4, and a longer field make for a far, far more wide-open passing game. Plus, it's possible to get single points on punts or missed field goals, so there's way more strategy. The Grey Cup is always a close game, unlike the Super Bowl, which is usually a super blowout decided by halftime.
I was also really getting into the World Cup, but any more games like Switzerland/Ukraine and I may go back to Craftsman Trucks...
- L.
But then I've been living in Canada for the past 34 years, so I like to watch ice hockey (what a great Stanley Cup series this year, Edmonton and Carolina; too bad the Canes won, but at least Rod Brind'Amour is from British Columbia - actually, the Canes had more Canadians on it than the Oilers...)
I also like watching Canadian football. In fact, I think I prefer it to US football. A wider field, 3 downs instead of 4, and a longer field make for a far, far more wide-open passing game. Plus, it's possible to get single points on punts or missed field goals, so there's way more strategy. The Grey Cup is always a close game, unlike the Super Bowl, which is usually a super blowout decided by halftime.
I was also really getting into the World Cup, but any more games like Switzerland/Ukraine and I may go back to Craftsman Trucks...
- L.
06-26-06, 08:08 PM
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Originally Posted by lhbernhardt
I went to high school in Oakland, CA, so I like to watch NFL football, but it's too bad the Raiders aren't as mean and dirty as they used to be...
But then I've been living in Canada for the past 34 years, so I like to watch ice hockey (what a great Stanley Cup series this year, Edmonton and Carolina; too bad the Canes won, but at least Rod Brind'Amour is from British Columbia - actually, the Canes had more Canadians on it than the Oilers...)
I also like watching Canadian football. In fact, I think I prefer it to US football. A wider field, 3 downs instead of 4, and a longer field make for a far, far more wide-open passing game. Plus, it's possible to get single points on punts or missed field goals, so there's way more strategy. The Grey Cup is always a close game, unlike the Super Bowl, which is usually a super blowout decided by halftime.
I was also really getting into the World Cup, but any more games like Switzerland/Ukraine and I may go back to Craftsman Trucks...
- L.
But then I've been living in Canada for the past 34 years, so I like to watch ice hockey (what a great Stanley Cup series this year, Edmonton and Carolina; too bad the Canes won, but at least Rod Brind'Amour is from British Columbia - actually, the Canes had more Canadians on it than the Oilers...)
I also like watching Canadian football. In fact, I think I prefer it to US football. A wider field, 3 downs instead of 4, and a longer field make for a far, far more wide-open passing game. Plus, it's possible to get single points on punts or missed field goals, so there's way more strategy. The Grey Cup is always a close game, unlike the Super Bowl, which is usually a super blowout decided by halftime.
I was also really getting into the World Cup, but any more games like Switzerland/Ukraine and I may go back to Craftsman Trucks...
- L.
06-26-06, 09:13 PM
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often motorcycle road racing - WSB, WSS, AMA, MotoGP - 250 & 125
ski racing, especially the big Downhills, SuperG and GSs
Dakar (terrible broadcast team and coverage this year...)
used to luv hockey, back in the days of Orr, Richard, Gump, Sawchuk, Howe and so on.
Gretsky kept me interested, when the Euros came over it was new and better (more skating less hacking), but now the hack level is off the meter and not worth the effort.
Soccer/FuBball? - Mexican league - so heavy on the showboat style that they should all wear masks and costumes like their wrestlers. EPL - sometimes okay, often more like rollerball - refs are all descendents of Sweeny Todd..., Bundtes Liga - same as EPL except they smile incessantly as they hack the shins out of their opponents - like Lothar Mathias. French League - more the same of today's Italy V Aussie and Schweiz V Ukraine stuff. SerieA - heavy acting, occassional rare glimpses of football. Argentinian league - DaKine!!!
Brasil league - beautiful can also be boring when itz mostly 'pass-around'.
MLS - often quite some fun
Rugby - real sport, real exciting, reffed by real refs who take **** from no one. always worth recording.
gymnastics - watching perfect human specimens is enthralling, even if they are only 12 yrs old. The old "SO THATS what that muscle is spposed to look like..."
Iditerod - truly alien lifeforms
anything with nice lookin wimmenses
ski racing, especially the big Downhills, SuperG and GSs
Dakar (terrible broadcast team and coverage this year...)
used to luv hockey, back in the days of Orr, Richard, Gump, Sawchuk, Howe and so on.
Gretsky kept me interested, when the Euros came over it was new and better (more skating less hacking), but now the hack level is off the meter and not worth the effort.
Soccer/FuBball? - Mexican league - so heavy on the showboat style that they should all wear masks and costumes like their wrestlers. EPL - sometimes okay, often more like rollerball - refs are all descendents of Sweeny Todd..., Bundtes Liga - same as EPL except they smile incessantly as they hack the shins out of their opponents - like Lothar Mathias. French League - more the same of today's Italy V Aussie and Schweiz V Ukraine stuff. SerieA - heavy acting, occassional rare glimpses of football. Argentinian league - DaKine!!!
Brasil league - beautiful can also be boring when itz mostly 'pass-around'.
MLS - often quite some fun
Rugby - real sport, real exciting, reffed by real refs who take **** from no one. always worth recording.
gymnastics - watching perfect human specimens is enthralling, even if they are only 12 yrs old. The old "SO THATS what that muscle is spposed to look like..."
Iditerod - truly alien lifeforms
anything with nice lookin wimmenses
06-26-06, 09:48 PM
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Originally Posted by chromedome
Big Paulie is right. Its Rollerball.
Although, recasting Jamed Caan in a remake of Thunderball has it's appeal, especially if they bring back Ursela Andress!!!
Last edited by Big Paulie; 10-04-07 at 09:54 AM.
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Originally Posted by Artkansas
Superbike racing. Just beautiful. Poetry in Motion.
My favoritest motorcycle race is the Isle of Mann TT. Those guys are nutz!!!
Last edited by Hal Hardy; 06-26-06 at 10:51 PM.
06-28-06, 05:25 PM
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Women's Figure Skating. Where, oh where, are they keeping all those gorgeous babes? I swear, there must be some enormous secret base where they're hiding them.
That aside, I'll catch a Red Sox game when I can.
That aside, I'll catch a Red Sox game when I can.
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Never was or would have been a star but I really liked track in Jr. Hi and H.S. I was ran over the winter of my Junior year and that ended that but I love watching track and field on TV. Hmm...neither of my sports are really televised much.
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Anything on ESPN 8 'The Ocho'
Then Football, Nascar, soccer, Champ cars, and baseball.
Then Football, Nascar, soccer, Champ cars, and baseball.
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Any world championship chess match woweee some AWESOME moves, spine tingling blood racing
next ....flyfishing fantastic wrist motions
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