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WC - Tuesday morning games (7:30 ET ESPN)

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Glad NZ got the tie. This was the first game I've seen where the officials had a bad game. The calls on yellow cards weren't consistent, and the Slovakian goal was scored by a guy that was clearly offside.
 
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One of the better games in the group stages on now, Ivory Coast vs. Portugal.

Would be even better with Didier Drogba on the field, but IC has decided to sit him, despite his arm cast being approved by FIFA.

I think they'll still compete (I hope...I have them in my $ pool).
 
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BigWoof31 said:
I can't follow the game at work - what's he doing?

Flopping around on the ground?
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An awful dive attempt as a player slid into him, then some rolling around. Drew a yellow card on an IC player.

He just got fouled (actual contact) near the box, ref didn't call it, then there was a confrontation between him and Demel of Ivory. Both got yellows.
 
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Simple Software Can Filter Out That Vuvuzela Whine From World Cup Broadcasts
Long after the game has ended and the TV has been shut off, the vuvuzela continues to echo in our ears. The plastic stadium horn, blown by World Cup fans to celebrate such moments in a game as — well, every moment — has achieved unprecedented fame and rancor this Cup, as its B-flat drone is broadcast around the world. From German blog Surfpoeten comes a DIY solution for home Cup-watchers driven to distraction by the stadium horns: a software filter that selectively mutes the particular frequency of the vuvuzela. The horn drones, apparently, at 233 Hz, with harmonic overtones at 466 Hz, 932 Hz, and 1864 Hz.
Tube, the inventor behind Surfpoeten, runs the audio from his TV through a Mac Mini running Logic Express. A series of bandpass EQ filters in the software neatly excise the offensive frequencies, leaving the game blissfully vuvuzela-free.
Tube isn't the only one with that idea — I noticed at least one pub in New York yesterday doing the same with a component graphic equalizer hooked to a giant TV. For those of you following at home, that's 233, 466, 932, 1864.
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Ref is starting to have some issues after Ronaldo's first dive.

I think he realized he got suckered on the 1st one, and now there's been 2 or 3 fouls where he has been reluctant to call and instead thinks he's getting sold.

This game may get a little ugly.
 
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jlb1705;1717430; said:
Wow! NZL get an equalizer in the final minute of stoppage time against Slovakia!
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Just leaving for work when I tuned in to the last 5 minutes...that was an awesome in ball. Plenty of drama for a game that few people cared about. That last goal cost me my win bet, but I still got the under, so it's all good :biggrin:
 
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Even the ESPN GameCast person giving game updates is getting sick of Ronaldo's antics... update at 36':

"Ronaldo stands hands on hips staring at the referee after one of his flicks goes out of play. He is a right old moaner sometimes isn't he? Get on with it fella."
 
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