Countdown to World Cup 2006

[Banedon]

I'm glad the matches are at least at more watchable times this year. They were at like 4am or something crazy last time right?

 

<---Soccer n00b

 

I didn't mind that they were on at 3am. It meant I was guaranteed to see the games. :D

 

My casual interest meant that I was guaranteed to not see them, as I was surely not getting up early for it. This way I can record it when necessary and watch it when I get home.

[USSoccer]

1 week to go before the US kicks off against the Czechs, and I'm still working on an airtight "World Cup Blackout" scheme to prevent me from learning the score before I get home from work to watch on TiVo.

 

Any suggestions?

 

Break your work computer.

 

Thus far I've come up with the following:

 

-iPod in the car for my commute, preventing me from listening to sports radio or stumbling onto an NPR or other FM update.

 

-Instituting a "Bring CD's to listen to at work" day so that the crap light FM station our office has doesn't further prove its sucktitude by babbling a score at some point.

 

-Going nowhere near Cnn.com, ESPN.com, or nsbb.com during the day at work.

 

-Having my wife get the TiVo ready so that, when getting ready to watch, I don't end up seeing the end of the game because our dvr likes to do that.

 

 

So basically all that's left is to try and prevent a babbling client or co-worker from wrecking my game-watching by telling me the score.

[Banedon]

Thus far I've come up with the following:

 

-iPod in the car for my commute, preventing me from listening to sports radio or stumbling onto an NPR or other FM update.

 

-Instituting a "Bring CD's to listen to at work" day so that the crap light FM station our office has doesn't further prove its sucktitude by babbling a score at some point.

 

-Going nowhere near Cnn.com, ESPN.com, or nsbb.com during the day at work.

 

-Having my wife get the TiVo ready so that, when getting ready to watch, I don't end up seeing the end of the game because our dvr likes to do that.

 

 

So basically all that's left is to try and prevent a babbling client or co-worker from wrecking my game-watching by telling me the score.

 

What's your phone number? :twisted:

[USSoccer]

Thus far I've come up with the following:

 

-iPod in the car for my commute, preventing me from listening to sports radio or stumbling onto an NPR or other FM update.

 

-Instituting a "Bring CD's to listen to at work" day so that the crap light FM station our office has doesn't further prove its sucktitude by babbling a score at some point.

 

-Going nowhere near Cnn.com, ESPN.com, or nsbb.com during the day at work.

 

-Having my wife get the TiVo ready so that, when getting ready to watch, I don't end up seeing the end of the game because our dvr likes to do that.

 

 

So basically all that's left is to try and prevent a babbling client or co-worker from wrecking my game-watching by telling me the score.

 

What's your phone number? :twisted:

 

This guy here...funny guy.

[1908]

What's your phone number? :twisted:

I can give you his email.

[wvcbxl]

Going nowhere near Cnn.com, ESPN.com, or nsbb.com during the day at work.

 

Wow, USSoccer is finally converted to office policy. 8)

[USSoccer]

Going nowhere near Cnn.com, ESPN.com, or nsbb.com during the day at work.

 

Wow, USSoccer is finally converted to office policy. 8)

 

Just for a fortnight.. :D

[USSoccer]

What's your phone number? :twisted:

I can give you his email.

 

As long as it's not my work email, I'm good there. :P

[sethuel1]

 

So basically all that's left is to try and prevent a babbling client or co-worker from wrecking my game-watching by telling me the score.

 

Buy the giant earmuff headphones. people will get the message. And if they don't, you probably won't hear them anyway.

[1908]

What's your phone number? :twisted:

I can give you his email.

 

As long as it's not my work email, I'm good there. :P

I record afternoon Cubs games on my DVR all the time, and I have no trouble avoiding spoilers on ESPN, NSBB, etc. With a little planning, you should be fine.

[USSoccer]

 

So basically all that's left is to try and prevent a babbling client or co-worker from wrecking my game-watching by telling me the score.

 

Buy the giant earmuff headphones. people will get the message. And if they don't, you probably won't hear them anyway.

 

I wish I could get away with it. Unfortunatly, I have to deal with people all day long, so I can't pull off the earmuff thing. Best I can do is have an earbud in one ear.

[USSoccer]

What's your phone number? :twisted:

I can give you his email.

 

As long as it's not my work email, I'm good there. :P

I record afternoon Cubs games on my DVR all the time, and I have no trouble avoiding spoilers on ESPN, NSBB, etc. With a little planning, you should be fine.

 

I do the same thing, and you're right, it's not usually a problem. It's just with the infrequency of World Cup games, it's something I'm really excited about seeing pseudo-live.

[soccer10k]

 

So basically all that's left is to try and prevent a babbling client or co-worker from wrecking my game-watching by telling me the score.

 

Buy the giant earmuff headphones. people will get the message. And if they don't, you probably won't hear them anyway.

 

I wish I could get away with it. Unfortunatly, I have to deal with people all day long, so I can't pull off the earmuff thing. Best I can do is have an earbud in one ear.

 

Just tell everybody that you talk to not to mention the World Cup around you on the days that you don't want to hear the results. My dad does this all the time. Most recently, he did it for the Champions League Final. Nobody said anything to him, he went with a complete media blackout all day, and was able to watch the match when he got home from work without knowing anything about the outcome.

 

He started doing this because a couple years ago, my mom spoiled part of the game for him. I don't remember what game it was, but one of the teams scored a late goal to send the game into overtime and before the match my mom told my dad this little bit of information essentially spoiling the surprise of the goal because he knew it had to happen. My mom hasn't done that since.

[sethuel1]

make a t-shirt for yourself that states what you are doing firmly and concisely, and then nobody will bother you.

 

i prefer the line "tell me any World Cup scores and I'll choke you to death."

[Marco4]

and then wait for the first choker-joker.

[sethuel1]

and then wait for the first choker-joker.

wear chain-mail gloves

[Marco4]

and then wait for the first choker-joker.

wear chain-mail gloves

I do - that's why so few of my posts make any sense. :wink:

[USSoccer]

make a t-shirt for yourself that states what you are doing firmly and concisely, and then nobody will bother you.

 

i prefer the line "tell me any World Cup scores and I'll choke you to death."

 

That might be too big for a shirt, but will look nice taped on my cubicle window.

[USSoccer]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=370104&cc=5901

 

Nothing like an unhappy US player to get the week started.

 

I'd like to point out that if Beasley hadn't played like utter crap over the last year, there wouldn't be anything to be "irritated" about, since he'd be a lock for the first 11.

[Balsa]

ONE WEEK 'TILL POSSIBLY THE MOST IMPORTANT GAME!!!!

 

Even less until the first England match!!!

 

:D :D :D :D Can't Wait!!

[USSoccer]

According to ESPN.com, the US beat Angola 1-0 in a non sanctioned, closed door game with Brian McBride scoring the goal for the US. According to Angola, Reyna played and looked good.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=370104&cc=5901

 

Nothing like an unhappy US player to get the week started.

 

I'd like to point out that if Beasley hadn't played like utter crap over the last year, there wouldn't be anything to be "irritated" about, since he'd be a lock for the first 11.

 

Looks sensationalized, IMO. Beasley didn't come off real peeved to me.

[USSoccer]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=370104&cc=5901

 

Nothing like an unhappy US player to get the week started.

 

I'd like to point out that if Beasley hadn't played like utter crap over the last year, there wouldn't be anything to be "irritated" about, since he'd be a lock for the first 11.

 

Looks sensationalized, IMO. Beasley didn't come off real peeved to me.

 

I don't see why ESPN would run an article like that, then. It's in their best interest to present the US team as favorably as possible.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=370104&cc=5901

 

Nothing like an unhappy US player to get the week started.

 

I'd like to point out that if Beasley hadn't played like utter crap over the last year, there wouldn't be anything to be "irritated" about, since he'd be a lock for the first 11.

 

Looks sensationalized, IMO. Beasley didn't come off real peeved to me.

 

I don't see why ESPN would run an article like that, then. It's in their best interest to present the US team as favorably as possible.

 

It's a Reuters article, and ESPN would probably be worse off withholding potentially negative articles than just reporting everything that comes in.

[goonys evil twin]

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=370104&cc=5901

 

Nothing like an unhappy US player to get the week started.

 

I'd like to point out that if Beasley hadn't played like utter crap over the last year, there wouldn't be anything to be "irritated" about, since he'd be a lock for the first 11.

 

Looks sensationalized, IMO. Beasley didn't come off real peeved to me.

 

I don't see why ESPN would run an article like that, then. It's in their best interest to present the US team as favorably as possible.

 

It's a Reuters article, and ESPN would probably be worse off withholding potentially negative articles than just reporting everything that comes in.

 

And the article doesn't say "the team sucks and has no chance of winning so don't bother watching." It's an attention grabber that might draw a little more attention to the team and the tourny in general. Looks a lot more like a "any publicity is good publicity" story than anything that would put off viewers.