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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Mar 2, 2005 7:12:57 GMT -6
The Manitoba women won the Tournament of Hearts (Canadian Womens Championship) with a shot that is being called by some, one of the best final shots ever in curling history (equivalent to an out of the park grand slam home run with two outs, bottom of the ninth, down by 3, last game of the World Series... except there is NO ONE on deck behind you). Video of shot, is the first listed under More Video on this page... www.cbc.ca/sports/curling/content/video.htmlEnjoy Gordon |
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Post by Merlot Joe on Mar 2, 2005 13:13:06 GMT -6
The only time I watch Curling in during the Winter Olympics. Never watch any other time but I find it an interesting sport.
Joe.
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Mar 2, 2005 13:49:28 GMT -6
As an avid fan and player... its MUCH better participating than watching, like a good game of chess!
Gordon
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Post by Irish Stu on Mar 2, 2005 14:35:13 GMT -6
It's a slow day indeed on the board when the day's hot topic is... curling  Jake, I fear you've created a monster  Simon |
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Post by DT on Mar 2, 2005 14:59:42 GMT -6
Ahhhhhhhhh, so to burn a rock here has nuttin to do with smoking crack. I dunno anything about Curling but will take the announcers word that its the best shot he has ever seen. I like sports. Thanks for the education Gordon. I myself liked that double take out shot.  psssssst..... Did Dan Rather authenticate these vids  |
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Post by Merlot Joe on Mar 2, 2005 16:34:43 GMT -6
As an avid fan and player... its MUCH better participating than watching, like a good game of chess! Gordon Okay Gordon I have to ask!!!! How does one get interested in a sport like curling? I mean it's not main stream. I like to go bowling, but that's pretty main stream. Joe. |
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Post by JustIan on Mar 3, 2005 4:52:37 GMT -6
Okay Gordon I have to ask!!!! How does one get interested in a sport like curling? I mean it's not main stream. I like to go bowling, but that's pretty main stream. Joe. It's all about where you grow up Joe. I used to watch curling as a kid. It was on TV every Saturday morning. Cable TV wasn't invented yet so there were only a few channels to chose from . Hell, I think that color TV had already been invented but we didn't have one. Why do you think that so many great hockey players come from Canada? There is a hockey rink at every public park. All you need up there is a little water and a few wooden boards for a hockey rink. I was amazed at what people paid for ice time here and at the ungodly hours that they rented it. |
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Mar 3, 2005 6:28:03 GMT -6
likewise for me... growing up in Detroit, curling was on Canadian TV all the time throughout the winter. After that it was just a matter of actively wanting to participate. I did that in my 20's when I moved to Madison Wi to go to grad school. Wisconsin/Minnesota has probably 1/2 of the US curlers, most of the rest being in the northeast, northwest. Since 2002 Olympics curling has grown a lot outside of that area with new clubs in California, Florida, Arizona, Tennessee, and Texas.
And yes Joe is was a SLOW day indeed ;D
Go to your local video rental and get the movie "Men with Brooms" a sort of comedy from a few years ago, stars Leslie Neilsen... The main thrust of the movie revolves around the concept in curling that you a supposed to call your own rule violations, and the main protagonist did not in a national championship game.
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Post by Merlot Joe on Mar 3, 2005 8:26:53 GMT -6
It was on TV every Saturday morning. So was Rollerderby. ;D Just kidding. Yeah I guess where you live has a lot to do with it. Gordon will see if they have that move. Thanks guys. Joe. |
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Mar 3, 2005 10:59:29 GMT -6
So was Rollerderby. ;D Just kidding. Yeah I guess where you live has a lot to do with it. Gordon will see if they have that move. Thanks guys. Joe. Joe, It was such a BIG, no HUGE hit that it should have a special place in the store, usually in a corner, behind a bunch of cobwebs Gordon Editted to add... NOT only is it sooo slow in here that a curling thread is the hot topic... but a couple more posts and it will be the longest "Play Ball" thread ever. Go Figure |
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Post by Merlot Joe on Mar 3, 2005 13:08:45 GMT -6
Editted to add... NOT only is it sooo slow in here that a curling thread is the hot topic... but a couple more posts and it will be the longest "Play Ball" thread ever. Go Figure Gordon, Anytime you want to talks sports lets go for it. Might keep the tempers down in the WE forum for a while. NBA, NFL, NASCAR, CART, MLB, Golf. I am ready. Joe. |
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Mar 3, 2005 13:39:02 GMT -6
Hey... Roller Derby... Lets see... it was the LA Thunderbirds!!! versus the world (always figured the got their name from the "wine", could never come up with a better explaination), I think I even remember the rules.
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Post by Irish Stu on Mar 3, 2005 13:43:13 GMT -6
NOT only is it sooo slow in here that a curling thread is the hot topic... but a couple more posts and it will be the longest "Play Ball" thread ever. Go Figure Here's another one to help it along then ;D So who are the NASCAR fans on the board? And do you hate Jeff Gordon? Simon |
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Post by Merlot Joe on Mar 3, 2005 16:02:20 GMT -6
I like NASCAR Simon, but I limited it to the oval tracks, don't like the road racing tracks it to slow.
Yeah I like Jeff Gordon he is one of the many I like. he a good driver and had a good crew with him.
Joe.
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Post by Chicago Jake on Mar 3, 2005 16:04:37 GMT -6
All I know about NASCAR is that I once heard it characterized as "a soap opera for men" which sounds about right......Jake
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Post by Irish Stu on Mar 3, 2005 17:46:12 GMT -6
I like NASCAR Simon, but I limited it to the oval tracks, don't like the road racing tracks it to slow. Yeah I like Jeff Gordon he is one of the many I like. he a good driver and had a good crew with him. Joe. I agree with you about the road races, I find them very dull. I grew up on Formula One which I still think is the most exciting motor sport in the world when it's at its best, but these days it's been reduced to a bunch of cars in a long line following Michael Schumaker's Ferrari round the circuits most weeks. I watched my first NASCAR race three years ago while staying with friends in Texas and was instantly hooked. They follow all the Hendrick drivers, in particular Jeff Gordon, so as I didn't know any of the drivers at the time it was natural to follow suit, and I've followed Gordon and Jimmy Johnson ever since. I subscribe to a satellite TV station www.nasn.com that only shows American sports and I follow every race, and we even flew over for the Texas 500 last year and were surprised how much so many fans really do hate Gordon. It's a shame because he is a great driver and seems to be a good ambassador for the sport. Simon |
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Post by Merlot Joe on Mar 3, 2005 20:12:02 GMT -6
I don't understand why so many hate him. Maybe it's because he is always winning. He not a "dirty driver" and I have never heard a bad word about him away from the track. I guess people have their reasons.
Joe.
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Post by DT on Mar 4, 2005 9:25:10 GMT -6
Rumors of him being gay had alot of the Rednecks jumping off the Gordon Band Wagon.
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Post by Merlot Joe on Mar 4, 2005 10:06:56 GMT -6
Rumors of him being gay had alot of the Rednecks jumping off the Gordon Band Wagon. My nephew said the same thing. It is a sport followed very closly by lots of rednecks, in the Good Old Boys Club. Joe. |
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Post by Ardbeg... innit on Mar 5, 2005 8:02:14 GMT -6
I never cared much for stock car racing, EXCEPT with the old figure 8 tracks. Bring those back and I would watch in a second (I wouldnt be watching for the crashes though ). I do perfer road racing. Even though it is slower there is a helluva a lot more skill required than zipping around making nothing but broad left turns. Gordon |
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Post by Irish Stu on Mar 6, 2005 8:56:45 GMT -6
I don't understand why so many hate him. Maybe it's because he is always winning. He not a "dirty driver" and I have never heard a bad word about him away from the track. I guess people have their reasons. Whatever reasons the anti-24 folk come up with for hating Gordon the bottom line is it seems to boil down to him daring to go out and beat the old-timers before he'd 'paid his dues'. Simon |
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Post by Tex on Mar 6, 2005 12:36:13 GMT -6
I like Formula One (even went to Monaco in '78) but I really want to get half blitzed in England and watch a caravan race with the beds and toilets falling out on the track.
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Post by DT on Mar 6, 2005 13:03:24 GMT -6
Formula One is about the only auto racing I watch anymore. The gear head in me died when I sold my scooter.  |
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Post by Irish Stu on Mar 6, 2005 14:07:40 GMT -6
I like Formula One (even went to Monaco in '78) but I really want to get half blitzed in England and watch a caravan race with the beds and toilets falling out on the track. There are more exciting F1 races to watch on TV but for pure spectacle Monaco has to be the highlight of the season and the race I would go to given the choice. We are about 2 hours from Silverstone and one day I hope I will get around to going to the British Grand Prix, especially if the new rule ch-ch-changes that came into force today in Australia inject the excitement that's been missing for some time back into the sport. I think if you came to the UK to watch caravan racing I'd have to join you. Those damn boxes on wheels cause endless frustration for other motorists caught behind them on holiday weekends, it'd be good to see justice being done ;D www.bbc.co.uk/threecounties/do_that/2004/04/caravan_racing_review.shtmlSimon  |
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Post by DT on Feb 22, 2014 9:22:08 GMT -6
Blast from the past. This thread, is why I watched Curling, in the 2014 winter Olympics.
pssst.... IMHO, the Russian (female ice skater) beat the South Korean.
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