Comments on: If Donovan is Suspended I’ll Eat my Shirt

By: Laurie

Laurie — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:56:52 +0000

Jen, off topic, but you might enjoy this too:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sounders/2009881668_sounders17.html

(He had BETTER NOT be thinking about coaching Portland!!)

By: jen

jen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:23:01 +0000

I haven’t been known to do that — minus the r in shirt — for, well . . . never!

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:05:36 +0000

The first time I read the headline I missed the “r” in Shirt. Thought it was a little extreme.

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:29:13 +0000

Jen, the best post photos, always, and Laurie, hilarious video. Agree with the photo-context. One more frame and you see a couple of players trying to separate teammates in a scuffle.

By: Dustin

Dustin — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 04:17:48 +0000

(joke drum roll, please)

I believe it’s called a Rimshot.

By: Colin

Colin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:04:33 +0000

The only choking Beckham does is the World Cup knockout rounds. (joke drum roll, please).

But in all seriousness, this whole suspension thing is stupid. Aren’t you supposed to inflict pain in a scuffle with someone? No cards were issued, so the MLS should just let it go, or just fine them some $$$ and not suspend anyone for any length of time.

By: jen

jen — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:35:34 +0000

Laurie, that’s too funny! Again, it’s just a marketing ploy to bring attention to their site/blog/business.

That still of Becks “choking” Hernandez is hysterical! It just goes to show how taking that still out of context can be so incriminating. Riot Squad debacle notwithstanding, Beckham is a professional and I just don’t see him being able to “choke” another player.

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:39:01 +0000

Thought you’d enjoy this. No idea what they’re saying, but “Brutale Würge Attacke in Amerika” is kind of self-explanatory. The European press is having far more fun with this than the Americans.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qYh5ehzGGY

By: Nicole

Nicole — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:39:57 +0000

No kidding, Jen.

To me, the whole thing is dubious, given the source – both the web site reporting it and the player whining about it. I mean, Goal.com is hardly a reputable site. They take the most inocuous events/quotes and try to turn them into a major story to try to gain some credibility. But they just fail. Then tabloid-esque sites in europe just pick up on it and run with it. No serious web sites or journalists are even mentioning it.