OK folks, the party starts Saturday at 10:30. We'll be watching the game taped delayed so try and hold off on your morning ritual of coffee and cric info. Since the game will be so damn long I am thinking we will want lots of snacky foods to munch on throughout rather than one big meal. I'm gonna make some sandwhiches, actually some wraps - a thai chicken wrap, a scampi wrap, and a hummus/veggie wrap. You guys bring anything that you think would be good to stuff our faces with. Who's in?
In Cricket news: Sri Lanka beat New Zealand today which surprised no one but New Zealand did put up a pretty good fight and can leave the tournament with the heads held high. Tomorrows game is India v. Pakistan. Should be a really good game. I'm cheering for India, well, Dhoni specifically. And Yuvraj, and Afridi, and the Haq, and ...........
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
It only takes two
Well, South Africa gave a huge gift to England when they beat Bangladesh and then choked while playing New Zealand. I guess it didn't pay to be so nice. Then England took that gift and promptly flushed in Aunt Katy's Outhouse this morning when they were trounced by Sri Lanka. This must be Odins way of righting the universe. So moving onto the Semis we have Sri Lanka who will face New Zealand on Tuesday and on Wednesday India will take on Pakistan.
We finally purchased the video feed of the cricket so Michael caught the end of this mornings game. He watched on with glee at seeing cricket on our new big TV. Giggling with joy as Dilshan apologized to Tharanga for hitting a 4 and then just stood there for the rest of the over. This allowed Tharanga to score not only the winning run but also earn his century. I'm not sure if Michael's glee was due to Dilshan's cheekiness or just being able to see cricket in general but he was dancing around like a ten year old girl at a Justin Bieber concert. So, if you are in the area on April 2nd come on over to watch the finals. We'll watch it delayed so don't go checking cricinfo that morning or you'll spoil the results. I'll get you more specifics soon about exact times and what you can bring.
Our competition is heating up. If you ignore James, and I try to, then there is some fierce competition in the upper ranks. Bob was in 2nd, then Katy S, then Suresh, and now Anna has jumped into that coveted position. There is lots of jockeying around. I was ahead of Bob - much to my glee, now he's ahead of me - much to my chagrin. Missy was down, now she's up. Cosmin has rocketed into the mix. It seems that anyone can shoot themselves into the top 5. Michael moved out of 11th only to get stuck in 10th, can he overcome and conquer 9th? Can Lynda and Moira at least break into the 8 thousands before all is said and done? Ok, James, we won't ignore you any longer, what is your world ranking these days? Ooh I just looked. You're sitting at 100 exactly - hang in there James! As much as I don't want to type this out loud It would be fun if you finished on the leader board.
OK, bit of break for the next few days. Next set of trades needs to be done by Monday night. Oh, a question: I have been thinking about strategy. do you think it best to split your squad in two and have half from each team playing, or to pick a side and load up on them? My strategy has been to split my team, I am thinking that may not be the best option. James, Anna, what does the almighty pivot say? Dad, does Odin have an opinion?
We finally purchased the video feed of the cricket so Michael caught the end of this mornings game. He watched on with glee at seeing cricket on our new big TV. Giggling with joy as Dilshan apologized to Tharanga for hitting a 4 and then just stood there for the rest of the over. This allowed Tharanga to score not only the winning run but also earn his century. I'm not sure if Michael's glee was due to Dilshan's cheekiness or just being able to see cricket in general but he was dancing around like a ten year old girl at a Justin Bieber concert. So, if you are in the area on April 2nd come on over to watch the finals. We'll watch it delayed so don't go checking cricinfo that morning or you'll spoil the results. I'll get you more specifics soon about exact times and what you can bring.
Our competition is heating up. If you ignore James, and I try to, then there is some fierce competition in the upper ranks. Bob was in 2nd, then Katy S, then Suresh, and now Anna has jumped into that coveted position. There is lots of jockeying around. I was ahead of Bob - much to my glee, now he's ahead of me - much to my chagrin. Missy was down, now she's up. Cosmin has rocketed into the mix. It seems that anyone can shoot themselves into the top 5. Michael moved out of 11th only to get stuck in 10th, can he overcome and conquer 9th? Can Lynda and Moira at least break into the 8 thousands before all is said and done? Ok, James, we won't ignore you any longer, what is your world ranking these days? Ooh I just looked. You're sitting at 100 exactly - hang in there James! As much as I don't want to type this out loud It would be fun if you finished on the leader board.
OK, bit of break for the next few days. Next set of trades needs to be done by Monday night. Oh, a question: I have been thinking about strategy. do you think it best to split your squad in two and have half from each team playing, or to pick a side and load up on them? My strategy has been to split my team, I am thinking that may not be the best option. James, Anna, what does the almighty pivot say? Dad, does Odin have an opinion?
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
The Quarter Finals are Here
OK folks, we are getting down to the end of things. 8 teams left, and its win or go home time. Tonight we see Pakistan take on the WI, then tomorrow it will be India v. Australia, followed by New Zealand v. South Africa, and finally Sri Lanka v. England.
There are some tough battles heating up in our competition. I know lots of you have been saving up trades to have full teams in these later stages so it would seem that it may come down whether or not you can pick the one sneak attack player that earns big points. Everyone will have Afridi and Singh, so who will distinguish your team? And will they do enough? James figures you have to earn 200 more points than him in each game to beat him, can it be done? Don't know but I'll try. Bob and Katy S need to look at their collective rears again cause Anna and Cosmin are banging on the door, seems to be a bit of an urgent matter. I'm sandwiched between my Mom and my Mother in Law - hoping to leave them both in the dust. I know Michael just wants to finish higher than 11th, Henry? Moira? You both had brushes with fame and then sharp declines, can you fight you way back? Lynda???? Oooh Lynda....... we're playing cricket here, care to join us?
Get your trades on people, and goodness sake, HAVE FUN!!
There are some tough battles heating up in our competition. I know lots of you have been saving up trades to have full teams in these later stages so it would seem that it may come down whether or not you can pick the one sneak attack player that earns big points. Everyone will have Afridi and Singh, so who will distinguish your team? And will they do enough? James figures you have to earn 200 more points than him in each game to beat him, can it be done? Don't know but I'll try. Bob and Katy S need to look at their collective rears again cause Anna and Cosmin are banging on the door, seems to be a bit of an urgent matter. I'm sandwiched between my Mom and my Mother in Law - hoping to leave them both in the dust. I know Michael just wants to finish higher than 11th, Henry? Moira? You both had brushes with fame and then sharp declines, can you fight you way back? Lynda???? Oooh Lynda....... we're playing cricket here, care to join us?
Get your trades on people, and goodness sake, HAVE FUN!!
Friday, March 18, 2011
Pigs are flying and Hell is freezing over
No Catherine it is not due to global climate change or your recycling. Its due to the cheering support that England will be giving South Africa tonight! That's right, I said it, all over England you will hear the cheer "Go Proteas!!!" If South Africa beats Bangladesh then England makes it through to the next round. If not, Bangladesh goes through. The other match of the night pits Australia against Pakistan, both of whom are looking to come out on the top of group A.
The pigs aren't just flying over England but over our competition as well. I have been overtaken not only by Cosmin but by Missy as well - a mother should love her daughter more than that. Michael is out of 11th place, and what happened to Moira - you used to be in 4th girl! It's such a hard fall isn't it?
I'm working on our next worm so we can see it all in technicolor.
Have fun with your trades.
The pigs aren't just flying over England but over our competition as well. I have been overtaken not only by Cosmin but by Missy as well - a mother should love her daughter more than that. Michael is out of 11th place, and what happened to Moira - you used to be in 4th girl! It's such a hard fall isn't it?
I'm working on our next worm so we can see it all in technicolor.
Have fun with your trades.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Well, well, well
England has given everyone something to think about. Their win over the West Indies keeps them in contention for the next round. Top four teams from each group moves on. In group A things are pretty much settled, Australia, New Zealand, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka will be moving onto the quarter finals. But with England win things are up in the air in group B. Ireland and the Netherlands are out but everyone else still has a shot. So, should be an exciting few days.
How did England do it? They bowled liked mad in the waning innings. The West Indies were up and chasing 243. This seemed a surmountable task and everyone thought they'd do it right up until the 19th over. At this point West Indies were 118/4. Then Bresnen and Bopara collaborated to bowl 3 maiden overs in a row racking up a 4th wicket in the process. Then Sarwan and Pollard had a shot at coming back putting the pressure on England but Swann was able to take out Pollard leaving the West Indies at 150/6 with 22 overs remaining. They conceded only 5 runs in the next 3 overs. Then Sarwan and Russell started to get into a groove making it look good for WI again. By the 41st over England looked all but out. WI only needed 22 from 54 balls with 4 wickets remaining. Then England struck again knocking Russell out. Sarwan hung in for another 2 overs but as soon as he fell so did the rest of the team. England finally took the match by 18 runs.
What excitement - were you watching Catherine? Sure wish I could have been especially now that we've caught up with the Barnett's and Robinson's and scored ourselves a High Def TV. And the good news is we can stream willow.tv directly to it, so we can watch live cricket matches on the big screen in the future. We are thinking of ordering the finals if they offer a good deal. If that happens, Bay Area folk should expect a finals party to watch the game.
In other news, Suresh zoomed past Bob and Katy S and now is attacking James. He's gaining James........ and speaking of gaining, Cosmin is also soaring past a lot of folk. Who are these people Lynda? and why aren't they giving you better advice? Cosmin is hot on my tail but I have plans people, plans. So I expect to be leaving him in my dust.
3 days of double headers lead up to teh quarter finals next week. Tonight is Ireland/ Netherlands - nobody cares about that one. And New Zealand/ Sri Lanka - nobody cares about that one either as all those teams have either secured their pass into the next round or not. But, that doesn't mean there aren't points to be had, so trade early and trade often. Maybe consider changing your captain at this point..........
How did England do it? They bowled liked mad in the waning innings. The West Indies were up and chasing 243. This seemed a surmountable task and everyone thought they'd do it right up until the 19th over. At this point West Indies were 118/4. Then Bresnen and Bopara collaborated to bowl 3 maiden overs in a row racking up a 4th wicket in the process. Then Sarwan and Pollard had a shot at coming back putting the pressure on England but Swann was able to take out Pollard leaving the West Indies at 150/6 with 22 overs remaining. They conceded only 5 runs in the next 3 overs. Then Sarwan and Russell started to get into a groove making it look good for WI again. By the 41st over England looked all but out. WI only needed 22 from 54 balls with 4 wickets remaining. Then England struck again knocking Russell out. Sarwan hung in for another 2 overs but as soon as he fell so did the rest of the team. England finally took the match by 18 runs.
What excitement - were you watching Catherine? Sure wish I could have been especially now that we've caught up with the Barnett's and Robinson's and scored ourselves a High Def TV. And the good news is we can stream willow.tv directly to it, so we can watch live cricket matches on the big screen in the future. We are thinking of ordering the finals if they offer a good deal. If that happens, Bay Area folk should expect a finals party to watch the game.
In other news, Suresh zoomed past Bob and Katy S and now is attacking James. He's gaining James........ and speaking of gaining, Cosmin is also soaring past a lot of folk. Who are these people Lynda? and why aren't they giving you better advice? Cosmin is hot on my tail but I have plans people, plans. So I expect to be leaving him in my dust.
3 days of double headers lead up to teh quarter finals next week. Tonight is Ireland/ Netherlands - nobody cares about that one. And New Zealand/ Sri Lanka - nobody cares about that one either as all those teams have either secured their pass into the next round or not. But, that doesn't mean there aren't points to be had, so trade early and trade often. Maybe consider changing your captain at this point..........
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Things are winding down, or up depending on your point of view
So we've had a few worms - thanks Michael. And there are some interesting developments that have arisen. While Bob and Katy S were battling for second place Suresh snuck up on the both of them. Two weeks ago Suresh was wallowing in the bottom group and look at him now. He should be inspiration to all of us. James is not out of sight. We CAN catch him. So, set a goal for yourself and make it happen!
Tonight's game is Australia v. Canada. Then England / West Indies, followed by 3 days of double headers. Then its on to the quarter final matches. Its in the quarter finals that I plan to really surge, who's with me?
Tonight's game is Australia v. Canada. Then England / West Indies, followed by 3 days of double headers. Then its on to the quarter final matches. Its in the quarter finals that I plan to really surge, who's with me?
Sunday, March 13, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
India win but it wasn't pretty
India beat the Netherlands by 5 wickets but according to the commentary it was more of a Netherlands loss than an Indian win. They went in as huge favorites but had a shoddy performance. The Netherlands batted first and put up a measly 189, no one really stood out for their batting except maybe Zuiderent who went out for a duck, -10 if you had him. It took India 36 overs to polish off the 189 with the highest numbers coming from Yuvraj Singh, he got a half century. So 2 points to India and they are currently at the top of the leader board for group B.
James in the lead blah, blah, blah. But look, Bob is on the move. In fact he was doing some boasting today and apparently will have a full set of Sri Lankans for tomorrows match - watch out James. But Bob should double check his rear-view mirror every now and again cause Katy S is only 42 points behind. Can you smell her? If we had a worm I am sure it would be very tense for Bob to see how that line is just closing in.......... Anna and Suresh are also continuing to climb so no one should feel to comfortable in their places. Except maybe Kathy who is graciously keeping an eye on our collective rears.
Next match, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Wouldn't it be fun if Zimbabwe surprised Bob with their first win of the tournament?
This just in, James made it to 94th place in the Global competition. If you want to show his name to your neighbor so that you can gloat that you know him.......hit the "home" button on the fantasy site - this takes you to the main page where you log in. Then in the top left corner you see a green box that says Top Managers. At the bottom of that box click on "more", select World Cup 2011 from the Current Global Competitions drop down menu. Scroll down to #94, see James, curse that its not you, call a friend and gloat, explain for 10 minutes what cricket is and why they should care, hang up feeling frustrated that they weren't as impressed as they should be, come back here and leave a comment.
James in the lead blah, blah, blah. But look, Bob is on the move. In fact he was doing some boasting today and apparently will have a full set of Sri Lankans for tomorrows match - watch out James. But Bob should double check his rear-view mirror every now and again cause Katy S is only 42 points behind. Can you smell her? If we had a worm I am sure it would be very tense for Bob to see how that line is just closing in.......... Anna and Suresh are also continuing to climb so no one should feel to comfortable in their places. Except maybe Kathy who is graciously keeping an eye on our collective rears.
Next match, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe. Wouldn't it be fun if Zimbabwe surprised Bob with their first win of the tournament?
This just in, James made it to 94th place in the Global competition. If you want to show his name to your neighbor so that you can gloat that you know him.......hit the "home" button on the fantasy site - this takes you to the main page where you log in. Then in the top left corner you see a green box that says Top Managers. At the bottom of that box click on "more", select World Cup 2011 from the Current Global Competitions drop down menu. Scroll down to #94, see James, curse that its not you, call a friend and gloat, explain for 10 minutes what cricket is and why they should care, hang up feeling frustrated that they weren't as impressed as they should be, come back here and leave a comment.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
New Zealand on a rampage
well, New Zealand kicked Pakistans butt today. Sorry Afridi. Did anyone have Ross Taylor? Cause he was doing alot of the kicking scoring 131 runs!! If you were a Pakistan fan then you should have had Gul, which unfortunately for me Anna did. And he's her captain so it rocked Anna right past me.
Yesterday saw Canada beat Kenya and the day before England triumphed over South Africa. Catherine was ecstatic, she even instant messaged Michael at 3am to tell him how exciting the game was. Michael was snoring peacefully in bed totally unaware of the cricket. I was up, I heard the message come in.....sorry I could respond Catherine I was feeding the baby. Try me again tonight at 3, you never know.
WORM WORM WE NEED A WORM. I know we need a worm and I've been recording results for Michael but he's been a little busy so you just have to wait. And besides it gets a little depressing seeing James line cruising along the top. But I know Bob wants to see his line surge as does Anna I am sure. And what about Suresh, he's coming up in the ranks as well. So hopefully some day soon we'll get another worm.
Tonight's match: India v. Netherlands
Go get your trades on.
Yesterday saw Canada beat Kenya and the day before England triumphed over South Africa. Catherine was ecstatic, she even instant messaged Michael at 3am to tell him how exciting the game was. Michael was snoring peacefully in bed totally unaware of the cricket. I was up, I heard the message come in.....sorry I could respond Catherine I was feeding the baby. Try me again tonight at 3, you never know.
WORM WORM WE NEED A WORM. I know we need a worm and I've been recording results for Michael but he's been a little busy so you just have to wait. And besides it gets a little depressing seeing James line cruising along the top. But I know Bob wants to see his line surge as does Anna I am sure. And what about Suresh, he's coming up in the ranks as well. So hopefully some day soon we'll get another worm.
Tonight's match: India v. Netherlands
Go get your trades on.
Saturday, March 5, 2011
Its raining, its pouring
it makes the cricket boring......
Sri Lanka was suppose to play Australia today but got rained out after 14 overs. So no result there. We were awarded points for the few things that did happen. Sangakarra managed 73 runs and Smith and Tait racked up some points for their bowling/ fielding.
Not much changed with us. James in the lead, Bob in second followed closely by Katy S and Moira. Ok, for all you middle of the packers (me included) NOW is the time for us to make our moves, We can not let these folks get to far ahead. It would be shameful, so get to trading and make em good.
Next up (assuming no rain) another double header (I'm making trades now so as not to miss out!)England will battle South Africa (Moira, Catherine - you two play nice now) and India takes on Ireland. After Ireland's win over England India shouldn't get to cocky.
Sri Lanka was suppose to play Australia today but got rained out after 14 overs. So no result there. We were awarded points for the few things that did happen. Sangakarra managed 73 runs and Smith and Tait racked up some points for their bowling/ fielding.
Not much changed with us. James in the lead, Bob in second followed closely by Katy S and Moira. Ok, for all you middle of the packers (me included) NOW is the time for us to make our moves, We can not let these folks get to far ahead. It would be shameful, so get to trading and make em good.
Next up (assuming no rain) another double header (I'm making trades now so as not to miss out!)England will battle South Africa (Moira, Catherine - you two play nice now) and India takes on Ireland. After Ireland's win over England India shouldn't get to cocky.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Bob and the Irish surge
Well, well, Catherine's pessimism might not be so misplaced. England took a tough defeat to Ireland today. From what I've read their bowling and fielding was pretty shoddy. And apparently Kevin O'Brien was not to be stopped reaching a century in record time. SO Ireland beats England by 3 wickets.
In our humble tournament Bob is making big moves and has overtaken Katy S for second place! Watch out James your Dad is on the move. And check out Moira! Did you two have O'Brien??
baby crying.......gotta go.......two games tomorrow, get your trades in on time!
In our humble tournament Bob is making big moves and has overtaken Katy S for second place! Watch out James your Dad is on the move. And check out Moira! Did you two have O'Brien??
baby crying.......gotta go.......two games tomorrow, get your trades in on time!
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