{"id":769,"date":"2010-06-13T23:27:22","date_gmt":"2010-06-13T14:27:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kilcher04.net\/?p=769"},"modified":"2010-06-13T23:27:22","modified_gmt":"2010-06-13T14:27:22","slug":"bandwagon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journal.kilcher04.net\/?p=769","title":{"rendered":"Bandwagon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2010 World Cup just opened Friday night local time and everyone’s been posting crazy about it on Twitter and Facebook.<\/p>\n

So, in the spirit of the games, and also because everyone around me just won’t shut up about it, and also because I’m a sports geek, I rolled my eyes and decided what the heck okay I’ll just join the frakking bandwagon. Whatever. It will not make me less of a Storm fan or whatever, right?<\/p>\n

So, anyway we completely missed the whole Opening Ceremonies because of office thingamajigs but eh … whatever. We tried to watch South Africa think they almost won it over Mexico but Marquez’s goal in the 79th minute just evened the score at 1-1. SA’s Mphela had a chance to take the lead and the game minutes before the final whistle but hit his shot off the left post. Argh — draw #1 for the night.<\/p>\n

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Siphiwe Tshabalala scored the first goal of the 2010 World Cup that gave the hosts the lead early in the match.<\/span>
\nPhoto by Sekretarev (AP)<\/span><\/p>\n

South Africa’s post-goal dance was almost too hilarious to ignore.<\/p>\n

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Photo by Ian Vogler<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Too bad Mexico scored. Haha.<\/p>\n

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\nPhoto by Arias (AP)<\/small><\/p>\n

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The rest of my buddies got their brains eaten by (no, not zombies) that Super Mario World game in Wii so they spent the whole break between the SA-MEX game and the France vs Uruguay game screaming their hearts out over Mario, Luigi, and a bunch of mushrooms as they went through maze after maze and world after world.<\/p>\n

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I sat at the side re-watching the last Seattle Storm game where they beat the LA Sporks again. As much as I kept thinking it was because they were awesome and all that but what if it was just because of Key Arena being a fortress or whatever or because most of the West just plainly suck at this point in the season?<\/p>\n

I love how we’re 9 and 1 right now and on top of the league and almost everyone in the starting lineup are up there in the statistical categories [Birdy in (1) AST, LJ in (4) PPG, Vesela in (1) FG%, Camille in (1) Steals — tied with Catchings, Swin in (#) in 3PG% or something, etc] but I would rest better if we just get to play Chicago again and beat them and call our 1 loss a fluke haha. Also, we ought to face CT and IND and NY and beat them too. Only then and there will everything will be alright in my world.<\/p>\n

I know, I drive a hard bargain. I hope Brian Agler does too. I would love to see this team go 33 and 1 or something. Wishful thinking? I think not, considering how the team is playing right now. And oh, I’m sure the law of average could catch up on them and they’d (God forbid) stumble in a few games in the future but … uhm … yeah, as long as they keep at this level of intensity and energy and awesome awesome chemistry, they could\u00a0definitely\u00a0smoke most teams in the league.<\/p>\n

They just have to stay healthy though. Oh gosh, LJ, please stay healthy, okay?<\/p>\n

And well, stay happy, just like this, yeah?<\/p>\n

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Photo by Aaron Last (Storm Photos)<\/a><\/p>\n

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I tried staying up for the France vs Uruguay game but I fell asleep about 15 minutes into the first half. Oh well. Found out later it was a o-0 draw haha. As if I care.<\/p>\n

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The next night, I tried to stay up for the USA-England match but once again, I fell asleep. Gaad, I must be getting old. I used to wake up at the crack of dawn whenever the Storm would make the trip east during the previous years.<\/p>\n

USA and England finished with a 1-1 draw, by the way. I’m too lazy to find out which player scored and which keeper made a blunder.<\/p>\n

Hohumm.<\/p>\n

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Argentina won.<\/p>\n

I think.<\/p>\n

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Germany vs the Socceroos later. I almost have a soft spot for all Aussie national teams because of LJ, Tully, Penny Taylor, and the rest of the Opals but whatever, it’s still Germany!<\/p>\n

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Brazil doesn’t play until Wednesday 230AM local time.<\/p>\n

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The Storm will go to Indiana and face a 5-4 Fever team with Tamika Catchings, Tully Bevilaqua, and Katie Douglas.<\/p>\n

Go Storm! Go 10 and 1!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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