By kirsch | September 30, 2008
I just read that Sergio “Kun” Agüero got Diego Armando Maradona’s daughter Giannina pregnant and it’s a boy. I will now let you ponder on the possibilities…
I’ve received a large number of emails these past few days from people that took part in the wildly successful FIFA World Cup 2006 and La Polla América 2007 pollas asking about the 2008 Europolla.
Unfortunately, we will not be having a polla for the Euro2008. The reasons are:
It’s a ton of work.
There are unresolved technical [...]
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For a totally unrelated reason I spoke on the phone this morning with <name witheld>. The subject of the Champions League Final came up: Chelsea vs. Manchester United. He mentioned he would not be able to watch it but that he had a Slingbox set up at home connected to his Dish Network in Houston [...]
Instead of staying in Austin to watch the first leg of the Mexican Quarterfinals -Monterrey VS Chivas (the SuperlÃder)- on cable, I drove to Round Rock to watch it on Dish Network. Little did I know that a hail storm was brewing, which proceeded to knock out the TV signal sometime after Chivas scored the [...]
We’re trying to put together a Fantasy Football group using Medio Tiempo’s system. I’ve never seen it or used it. It will be a free, just for fun (i.e. bragging rights) ordeal. We need sign up by the league’s start on Friday night, I think. If you’re interested let me know ASAP.
Of course, we’re talking [...]
Chilean scoring sensation Humberto “El Chupete” Suazo has been presented with Rayados. Let’s hope he maintains the level shown in the Libertadores and Copa America. After all, it’s time we win the championship again.
serge shows his loot
After almost a month of excitement and sleepless nights,the tournament has come to an end and so has La Polla América.
The first place went to papichulo and gringo. One of them is a Tigres fan and the other is American. This proves that knowledge has little to do with who wins these [...]
Two games before La Polla América comes to its end, the current leader reports via MSN Messenger of the detrimental side effects of playing in La Polla (English translation here):
sirrony says: shalom motek
Salo Mongol Dman says: que pasó
sirrony says: nada Marcos, ya no vuelvo a entrar a una polla… si me llego a ganar la [...]
It’s here! After the unparalleled success of last year’s FIFA 2006 Polla (82 participants!) we have put together a similar but better polla for the Copa América.
Here’s what you have to do:
Sign up
Read the rules and the FAQ
If you choose to play, pay
Tell your friends, family, soccer lovers, fools
Post about it in your blog
Stay tuned [...]
Lionel Messi, April 18th, 2007: Barcelona VS Getafe, Copa del Rey Semifinals:
Diego Armando Maradona, June 22nd, 1986: Argentina VS England, Fifa World Cup Quarterfinals:
Sure, they’re both great… but one of them is the freaking World Cup Semifinal against England, no offense to Messi or the boys of Getafe.
[Update 4/20/2007] Replaced Messi’s video, as YouTube keeps [...]
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