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Post by admin on Jun 19, 2009 17:08:01 GMT
I wouldn't stake my life on it but I'm sure I remember a time a few years ago when a player (maybe Murray) had to prove to the referee that the mp3 player they took on court had only music on it.
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Mpol
3rd Round
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Post by Mpol on Jun 20, 2009 8:46:35 GMT
Wow, that is a little crazy.
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Post by admin on Jun 22, 2009 13:08:22 GMT
Same old boring story with Federer's match. Opponent does well for 90% of the set, blows it away at 5-4 or 6-5, then capitulates in the next set. I hate Federer. Did you know?
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Mpol
3rd Round
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Post by Mpol on Jun 22, 2009 13:12:24 GMT
 I hate that Channel Nine has the rights to the two main arena matches and yet their coverage doesn't start for another hour. It is hardly ever live. And on Fox 3, they have the Blake match. |
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Post by falafaclese on Jun 22, 2009 14:03:20 GMT
I hate Federer. Did you know? Really??!?! Since when?  I must say, I'd prefer to see a little more fight too. It's almost like he puts some sort of weird voodoo whammajamma on them during the coin toss, and it just takes it a while to take effect. |
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Post by vallegirl on Jun 22, 2009 14:07:16 GMT
Since I mentioned it in the Wimbledon thread, I thought I'd go more into it here. I HATE FEDERER'S STUPID OUTFIT.
A neo-fascist jacket AND a vest? Really? Why not just wear a sign that says "I'm a jackass?" And I LOVE Federer but his goofy clothes annoy me to no end. I know he's "friends" with Anna Wintour, but even she can steer you wrong. Just wear a warm up suit. That would be showing true style because wearing a costume just begs for attention and looks ridiculous.
The jacket/vest combo isn't quite in the Serena pro-wrestler, faux-leather jacket and knee high spats costume from the USO a few years ago, but why even get that close? Why beg people to laugh at you and call you a douchebag?
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Post by falafaclese on Jun 22, 2009 14:21:57 GMT
Since I mentioned it in the Wimbledon thread, I thought I'd go more into it here. I HATE FEDERER'S STUPID OUTFIT. A neo-fascist jacket AND a vest? Really? Why not just wear a sign that says "I'm a jackass?" And I LOVE Federer but his goofy clothes annoy me to no end. I know he's "friends" with Anna Wintour, but even she can steer you wrong. That shows how much you know. Neo-fascism is the new black this season. Fed's on the cutting edge. Next year he's coming to Wimbledon dressed as Charlie Chaplin, complete with the paintbrush moustache, cane and bowler hat (all in white for Wimbledon of course). |
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Post by admin on Jun 22, 2009 14:23:55 GMT
Next year he's coming to Wimbledon dressed as Charlie Chaplin, complete with the paintbrush moustache, cane and bowler hat (all in white for Wimbledon of course). I would become an instant fan if he did that. |
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Semi Finals
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Post by lt on Jun 22, 2009 15:49:55 GMT
You'd be a fan for life if he walked onto the court in the Chaplin-esque manner--twirling the cane and everything.
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Post by sapienta on Jun 22, 2009 15:53:39 GMT
Fro a number of years now, when certain people (Roddick) win and have to face Federer in the draw, I've been hoping that he comes out on the court and does the throat swipe from Bloodsport.
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Post by admin on Jun 29, 2009 12:25:32 GMT
Ahh suck it Roger. Beer bitter face strikes again as he strikes out on a obvious in call.
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Post by ashley on Jun 29, 2009 15:57:09 GMT
Well, it's time for some more hating on NBC:
Gee, thanks guys, I much prefered watching a tape-delayed Serena Williams blowout over any of the numerous closer matches being played live.
Jesus fucking Christ. It's almost impossible to articulate how much NBC's tennis coverage blows. Remember at the French when they didn't even freaking air Federer's semi, instead deciding to show Gonzalez-Soderling on tape delay? Thankfully the Canadian network was using an international feed for that instead, so I got to see it, but nope, it's back to the American networks for Wimbledon. It's 2009, YOU CANNOT SHOW SPORTS ON FUCKING TAPE DELAY ANYMORE!!!!!!!
BTW, their hockey coverage blows too. So that's my two favourite sports they get to ruin, but being in Canada I at least usually get a different option for hockey (except when the cheap-asses at TSN just latch onto their coverage rather than using their own guys). NBC just shouldn't be allowed to show sports.
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Post by roseha on Jun 30, 2009 2:48:11 GMT
You know, the ATP/WTA/ITF should just break their contract with NBC. Really, they are the 4th place network and if showing soaps is more important to them than showing a Slam semi once or twice a year, then they should show the soaps. I bet there's a free or cheap channel that would take on the the responsibility (*not* Fox sports though). I envy you people in the UK for your BBC coverage, it sounds so much more professional, even though I have no idea why they hired Tracy Austin.
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Post by vallegirl on Jun 30, 2009 13:48:10 GMT
What I don't understand is why NBC feels the need to broadcast during the week, anyway? They used to just broadcast the weekend coverage. Can't interfere with the 15 hours of the Today show, can't interfere with their soap operas, so they'll slip a pathetic three hours of coverage, all tape-delayed while pretending it's "live" so they don't go past their window.
Even worse, they seem to be embargoing ESPN from broadcasting their first three hours of subsequent coverage on the west coast. So not only are we stuck with NBC's crap coverage, we can't even watch all of ESPN's coverage because it overlaps with NBC on the west coast and no self-respecting sports fan would watch that crap over live ESPN coverage.
And ESPN isn't all that awesome, either. First, they cut away from the Federer/Soderling match to show Serena/Hantuchova in all it's Sominex glory, so we missed the end of the first set and only got the last few games and tiebreaks for the second and third sets. And then, in their total headscratching foolishness actually thought what we really, really, really wanted to see was Venus' boring as all get out press conference while watching Serena boringly beat Hantuchova. Like, we're all supposed to sit up like eager puppies because it's a Williams sister. But it isn't 1999 anymore. All Williams, All the Time, isn't what tennis is about. No matter what Venus or Serena say.
But if Tracy's with the BBC, now, I'm happy. Can't they take Bud Damn Collins, too?
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Post by prettyvacant on Jun 30, 2009 14:34:56 GMT
I agree with all the NBC hate. I am not even going to tape their coverage now that I can get the BBC coverage for most matches online.
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