Captain's Log,
Last set of games for the round of 16!
June 29
Paraguay will win the first game
Spain will win the second game
Alright, now after today, we are down to 8 teams!
Lorimer
6.29.2010
Stardate 100628.3
Captain's Log,
Easy picks today...
June 28
Netherlands will win the first game
Brazil will win the second game
When these two play each other...that will be a good game.
Lorimer
Easy picks today...
June 28
Netherlands will win the first game
Brazil will win the second game
When these two play each other...that will be a good game.
Lorimer
6.27.2010
Stardate 100627.4
Captain's Log,
Two of my teams got pitted against each other...which team do I cheer for? I think I will have to pull for Germany. They have been more impressive in this tournament and they have potential to go further.
June 27
Germany will win the first game
Argentina will win the second game
Later,
Lorimer
Two of my teams got pitted against each other...which team do I cheer for? I think I will have to pull for Germany. They have been more impressive in this tournament and they have potential to go further.
June 27
Germany will win the first game
Argentina will win the second game
Later,
Lorimer
6.26.2010
Stardate 100626.3
Captain's Log,
Round of 16 action! Go USA!!
Uruguay will win the first game
USA will win the second game
We need this win to revenge the loss from four years ago...don't let us down, US!
Lorimer
Round of 16 action! Go USA!!
Uruguay will win the first game
USA will win the second game
We need this win to revenge the loss from four years ago...don't let us down, US!
Lorimer
6.25.2010
Stardate 100625.3
Captain's Log,
Netherlands, of course, will advance first out of their group!
June 25
Ivory Coast will win the first game
Brazil will win the second game
Spain will win the third game
Switzerland will win the fourth game
Also, today is my dad's birthday. Happy Birthday, dad!
Lorimer
Netherlands, of course, will advance first out of their group!
June 25
Ivory Coast will win the first game
Brazil will win the second game
Spain will win the third game
Switzerland will win the fourth game
Also, today is my dad's birthday. Happy Birthday, dad!
Lorimer
6.24.2010
Stardate 100624.3
Captain's Log,
Awesome day yesterday!!! All three of my teams won, and the USA won group C!
Good games today as well.
June 24
Paraguay will win the first game
Italy will win the second game
Netherlands will win the third game
Japan will win the fourth game
Until tomorrow,
Lorimer
Awesome day yesterday!!! All three of my teams won, and the USA won group C!
Good games today as well.
June 24
Paraguay will win the first game
Italy will win the second game
Netherlands will win the third game
Japan will win the fourth game
Until tomorrow,
Lorimer
6.23.2010
Stardate 100623.4
Captain's Log,
More World Cup action today...another potentially awesome day...let's hope my teams don't let me down like they did last Friday.
June 23
England will win the first game
USA will win the second game
Germany will win the third game
Australia will win the fourth game
Later,
Lorimer
More World Cup action today...another potentially awesome day...let's hope my teams don't let me down like they did last Friday.
June 23
England will win the first game
USA will win the second game
Germany will win the third game
Australia will win the fourth game
Later,
Lorimer
6.22.2010
Stardate 100622.3
Captain's Log,
For the rest of the group stage it will be two games at a time and four games a day. It's too bad that USA and England will be playing at the same time. :(
Predictions for today:
June 22
South Africa will win their game
Uruguay will win their game
South Korea will win their game
Argentina will win their game
Tomorrow I will try to remember to post my record so far.
Lorimer
For the rest of the group stage it will be two games at a time and four games a day. It's too bad that USA and England will be playing at the same time. :(
Predictions for today:
June 22
South Africa will win their game
Uruguay will win their game
South Korea will win their game
Argentina will win their game
Tomorrow I will try to remember to post my record so far.
Lorimer
6.21.2010
Stardate 100621.3
Captain Log,
Predictions for today:
June 21
Portugal will win the first game
Switzerland will win the second game
Spain will win the final game
Until tomorrow,
Lorimer
Predictions for today:
June 21
Portugal will win the first game
Switzerland will win the second game
Spain will win the final game
Until tomorrow,
Lorimer
6.20.2010
Stardate 100620.3
Captain's Log:
Alright, today's picks...
June 20
Paraguay will win the first game
Italy will win the second game
Brazil will win the final game
These games are too early...
Lorimer
Alright, today's picks...
June 20
Paraguay will win the first game
Italy will win the second game
Brazil will win the final game
These games are too early...
Lorimer
6.19.2010
Stardate 100619.7
Captain's Log,
Well, I did better today at least. The Netherlands all but guarantying themselves a spot in the second round with a 1-0 win over Japan. I missed the call for the second game, because Ghana just couldn't find a winner. Australia played much better in this second game after their dismal performance against Germany. And finally, in the game that just ended, Denmark held on and now we are down to 31 teams in the World Cup. Today we witnessed the first elimination of the tournament. Cameroon no longer has a chance of moving on to the round of 16.
I'll be back in the morning.
Lorimer
Well, I did better today at least. The Netherlands all but guarantying themselves a spot in the second round with a 1-0 win over Japan. I missed the call for the second game, because Ghana just couldn't find a winner. Australia played much better in this second game after their dismal performance against Germany. And finally, in the game that just ended, Denmark held on and now we are down to 31 teams in the World Cup. Today we witnessed the first elimination of the tournament. Cameroon no longer has a chance of moving on to the round of 16.
I'll be back in the morning.
Lorimer
Stardate 100619.2
Captain's Log,
Yesterday didn't turn out at all like I was expecting. I was deeply disappointed. I had been look forward to that day above every other day in the group stage, because Germany, USA, and England were all playing on the same day.
Then what happens?
Germany gets sidled with a ref who doesn't know the difference between a foul and a yellow card offense. Klose is sent of before 40 minutes are up, and Germany, playing with 10 men, concede a goal and can't pull back into the game.
The toughest result to take was the United States game. They actually won their game, but due to some very ridiculous and poor refereeing, the last goal was disallowed. The last time I saw refereeing that came close to being that dastardly was when France qualified for the World Cup on Henry's hand-ball. What a heart-breaking result for the United States who staged an epic comeback in the second half, only to be thwarted by the most absurd of calls. Shocking.
And finally, England. This was the worst played game of the day. England didn't look ready to play at all. They looked tired and lackluster the whole time. Wayne Rooney, who spent the whole 90 minutes on the pitch, looked like he didn't care if he got the ball half the time. There was very little movement up front, and aside from a couple scant chances, England came nowhere near scoring.
It was just a horrible day all the way around. Not at all what I was expecting. Germany defeated by Serbia due to an unnecessary send off in the early stages of the game, United States robbed of a well-earned victory, and England playing disjointedly and poorly. All three of these teams play on the same day again--next Wednesday--and hopefully, the world won't be stunned again by some of the heavy favorites crashing out of the Cup.
Well, that aside, there are three more games today.
The Netherlands are first, and they are a fun side to watch. Very fast and very talented. It will be interesting to see how they do against Japan; a team who is not ranked very high where FIFA is concerned, but who put up quite a fight in their first game of the tournament. Though, beating Cameroon is one thing, and beating the Netherlands is quite another.
Ghana will face an Australian side who got shown the door in the first game by a German side who looked like they could win it all. Ghana won their first game and expect to win this one as well.
The final game of the day is Cameroon against Denmark, and the Danes might be worrisome for the Cameroonians. Denmark did well against the Netherlands for a while and looked as if they may have scored a couple of times. Should be an exciting game. Of course, the three games yesterday should have been an exciting game, and only one of them turned out to be worth watching.
So for the picks today
June 19
Netherlands will win the first game
Ghana will win the second game
Denmark will win the final game
I must say, I am doing horribly on my record for predictions this time around. So many upsets and disappointments. Oh well, that's the way it works, and to some degree, that's what makes the World Cup so exciting.
Until next time,
Lorimer
Yesterday didn't turn out at all like I was expecting. I was deeply disappointed. I had been look forward to that day above every other day in the group stage, because Germany, USA, and England were all playing on the same day.
Then what happens?
Germany gets sidled with a ref who doesn't know the difference between a foul and a yellow card offense. Klose is sent of before 40 minutes are up, and Germany, playing with 10 men, concede a goal and can't pull back into the game.
The toughest result to take was the United States game. They actually won their game, but due to some very ridiculous and poor refereeing, the last goal was disallowed. The last time I saw refereeing that came close to being that dastardly was when France qualified for the World Cup on Henry's hand-ball. What a heart-breaking result for the United States who staged an epic comeback in the second half, only to be thwarted by the most absurd of calls. Shocking.
And finally, England. This was the worst played game of the day. England didn't look ready to play at all. They looked tired and lackluster the whole time. Wayne Rooney, who spent the whole 90 minutes on the pitch, looked like he didn't care if he got the ball half the time. There was very little movement up front, and aside from a couple scant chances, England came nowhere near scoring.
It was just a horrible day all the way around. Not at all what I was expecting. Germany defeated by Serbia due to an unnecessary send off in the early stages of the game, United States robbed of a well-earned victory, and England playing disjointedly and poorly. All three of these teams play on the same day again--next Wednesday--and hopefully, the world won't be stunned again by some of the heavy favorites crashing out of the Cup.
Well, that aside, there are three more games today.
The Netherlands are first, and they are a fun side to watch. Very fast and very talented. It will be interesting to see how they do against Japan; a team who is not ranked very high where FIFA is concerned, but who put up quite a fight in their first game of the tournament. Though, beating Cameroon is one thing, and beating the Netherlands is quite another.
Ghana will face an Australian side who got shown the door in the first game by a German side who looked like they could win it all. Ghana won their first game and expect to win this one as well.
The final game of the day is Cameroon against Denmark, and the Danes might be worrisome for the Cameroonians. Denmark did well against the Netherlands for a while and looked as if they may have scored a couple of times. Should be an exciting game. Of course, the three games yesterday should have been an exciting game, and only one of them turned out to be worth watching.
So for the picks today
June 19
Netherlands will win the first game
Ghana will win the second game
Denmark will win the final game
I must say, I am doing horribly on my record for predictions this time around. So many upsets and disappointments. Oh well, that's the way it works, and to some degree, that's what makes the World Cup so exciting.
Until next time,
Lorimer
6.18.2010
Stardate 100618.3
Captain's Log,
It should be quite clear who I am pulling for today in all three games.
June 18
Germany will win the first game
USA will win the second game
England will win the third game
What a great day of football!
Lorimer
It should be quite clear who I am pulling for today in all three games.
June 18
Germany will win the first game
USA will win the second game
England will win the third game
What a great day of football!
Lorimer
6.17.2010
Stardate 100617.2
Captain's Log,
Well, I am not doing as well as I did four years ago. A big shocker yesterday. Spain couldn't pull out a win over the Swiss and I picked the hosts against Uruguay against my better judgment. Oh well. On to today.
I was doing quite well at this time last world cup, but there were far fewer draws, so that is hurting my record right now. I am currently at 7-4-6...terrible. Maybe I can start turning that around today.
June 17
Argentina will win the first game
Nigeria will win the second game
France will win the last game
Let's hope those picks are better than yesterday's...
Alright, time to go to work.
Later,
Lorimer
Well, I am not doing as well as I did four years ago. A big shocker yesterday. Spain couldn't pull out a win over the Swiss and I picked the hosts against Uruguay against my better judgment. Oh well. On to today.
I was doing quite well at this time last world cup, but there were far fewer draws, so that is hurting my record right now. I am currently at 7-4-6...terrible. Maybe I can start turning that around today.
June 17
Argentina will win the first game
Nigeria will win the second game
France will win the last game
Let's hope those picks are better than yesterday's...
Alright, time to go to work.
Later,
Lorimer
6.16.2010
Stardate 100616.3
Captain's Log,
Day 6: Spain plays today. The second set of games in the group stage start. It's going to be good.
June 16
Chile will win the first game
Spain will win the second game
South Africa will win the last game
Later,
Lorimer
Day 6: Spain plays today. The second set of games in the group stage start. It's going to be good.
June 16
Chile will win the first game
Spain will win the second game
South Africa will win the last game
Later,
Lorimer
6.15.2010
Stardate 100615.3
Captain's Log,
Fifth day of the World Cup and the upsets have begun. Japan took a surprising 1-0 lead over Cameroon and held on to that lead for the win. Italy was almost defeated by Paraguay, but managed to pull a point back to tie the game.
Today, three more games. Here are my picks:
June 15
Slovakia will win the first game
Portugal will barely win the second game
Brazil will surely win the final game
Alright, I actually have to go to work today, so I will be signing off now.
Later,
Lorimer
Fifth day of the World Cup and the upsets have begun. Japan took a surprising 1-0 lead over Cameroon and held on to that lead for the win. Italy was almost defeated by Paraguay, but managed to pull a point back to tie the game.
Today, three more games. Here are my picks:
June 15
Slovakia will win the first game
Portugal will barely win the second game
Brazil will surely win the final game
Alright, I actually have to go to work today, so I will be signing off now.
Later,
Lorimer
6.14.2010
Stardate 100614.3
Captain's Log,
The first game is on! The Netherlands are a flashy team and qualified quickly for this World Cup. Let's hope they can carry that goal scoring over onto the big stage.
The second game is Japan v Cameroon. Tough call. Cameroon can surprise.
The last game of the day will be the current World Cup champions, Italy, v Paraguay. Italy has some age on them, since the team is almost exactly the same as the one that played in Germany (2006). We will see if the experience can help them through these early games.
June 14
Netherlands will win the first game
Cameroon will win the second game
Italy will win the last game
Alright, I'm watching the game now.
Lorimer
The first game is on! The Netherlands are a flashy team and qualified quickly for this World Cup. Let's hope they can carry that goal scoring over onto the big stage.
The second game is Japan v Cameroon. Tough call. Cameroon can surprise.
The last game of the day will be the current World Cup champions, Italy, v Paraguay. Italy has some age on them, since the team is almost exactly the same as the one that played in Germany (2006). We will see if the experience can help them through these early games.
June 14
Netherlands will win the first game
Cameroon will win the second game
Italy will win the last game
Alright, I'm watching the game now.
Lorimer
6.13.2010
Stardate 100614.0
Captain's Log,
It is very early in the morning...too early to still be awake. Tomorrow, well today, three more games. I will post when I wake up, but in case I don't make it for the kickoff, I am going with the Netherlands for the first game.
June 14
Netherlands will win the first game.
Good night everyone.
Lorimer
It is very early in the morning...too early to still be awake. Tomorrow, well today, three more games. I will post when I wake up, but in case I don't make it for the kickoff, I am going with the Netherlands for the first game.
June 14
Netherlands will win the first game.
Good night everyone.
Lorimer
Stardate 100613.3
Captain's Log,
Day 3: the second half of Group C, both games from Group D, should be exciting.
The United States put up a good game yesterday. With a little bit of luck, they drew with England and split the points in the first game of the group stage. Overall though, great result for the United States against a strong side. It will benefit both teams to have only a tie out of that game and not a loss. The other two teams in the group are much weaker, so England and the US shouldn't have a problem for the rest of the group stage.
For today, it is a tough call for the first two games. The teams are pretty evenly matched.
June 13
Slovenia will win the first game
Serbia will win the second game
Germany will win the final game
Now for the first game!
Lorimer
Day 3: the second half of Group C, both games from Group D, should be exciting.
The United States put up a good game yesterday. With a little bit of luck, they drew with England and split the points in the first game of the group stage. Overall though, great result for the United States against a strong side. It will benefit both teams to have only a tie out of that game and not a loss. The other two teams in the group are much weaker, so England and the US shouldn't have a problem for the rest of the group stage.
For today, it is a tough call for the first two games. The teams are pretty evenly matched.
June 13
Slovenia will win the first game
Serbia will win the second game
Germany will win the final game
Now for the first game!
Lorimer
6.12.2010
Stardate 100612.6
Captain's Log,
Greece went down hard in that first game when South Korea came out shooting. South Korea scored early in both halves and put the game out of reach with their aggressive offense.
Argentina blew Nigeria away from the first with their quick attacks. An early goal just helped up their momentum and kept them moving through the game. Play slowed down slightly near the end and Nigeria just couldn't find an opening in the Argentine defense.
Next game: USA v England
Just 2.5 hours away now. :)
Lorimer
Greece went down hard in that first game when South Korea came out shooting. South Korea scored early in both halves and put the game out of reach with their aggressive offense.
Argentina blew Nigeria away from the first with their quick attacks. An early goal just helped up their momentum and kept them moving through the game. Play slowed down slightly near the end and Nigeria just couldn't find an opening in the Argentine defense.
Next game: USA v England
Just 2.5 hours away now. :)
Lorimer
Stardate 100612.3
Captain's Log,
Day 2 is upon us. Greece is just about the play South Korea. I think, even though Greece has a fairly recent major trophy under their belts, that South Korea will come out very strongly this game and dominate early.
The second game should be all Argentina. Nigeria is a good team in Africa, but with Argentina's fire-power and speed, I don't see them loosing today.
And the match we've all been waiting for. England v USA. I don't know who to call for this game. I would love to see USA do well and win this game, but England is a strong side.
Here are my calls for the day,
June 12
South Korea will win the first game
Argentina will win the second game
England will win the final game, though I would like to see an upset there. :)
Later,
Lorimer
Day 2 is upon us. Greece is just about the play South Korea. I think, even though Greece has a fairly recent major trophy under their belts, that South Korea will come out very strongly this game and dominate early.
The second game should be all Argentina. Nigeria is a good team in Africa, but with Argentina's fire-power and speed, I don't see them loosing today.
And the match we've all been waiting for. England v USA. I don't know who to call for this game. I would love to see USA do well and win this game, but England is a strong side.
Here are my calls for the day,
June 12
South Korea will win the first game
Argentina will win the second game
England will win the final game, though I would like to see an upset there. :)
Later,
Lorimer
6.11.2010
Stardate 100611.8
Captain's Log,
Well, the first day of the 2010 World Cup has come to a close, and it has ended with Group A all tied at 1 point. I was wrong on both of my predictions today...bummer.
Tomorrow, we will see Greece play S Korea at 0730 EST and then Argentina v Nigeria. Both should be good.
The big game tomorrow is England v USA. This is probably one of the most awaited match ups of the entire tournament. Don't miss it.
Here are my guesses for the first two games, in case I don't get up in time to post...
June 12
S Korea will win the first game
Argentina will win the second game
Until tomorrow,
Lorimer
Well, the first day of the 2010 World Cup has come to a close, and it has ended with Group A all tied at 1 point. I was wrong on both of my predictions today...bummer.
Tomorrow, we will see Greece play S Korea at 0730 EST and then Argentina v Nigeria. Both should be good.
The big game tomorrow is England v USA. This is probably one of the most awaited match ups of the entire tournament. Don't miss it.
Here are my guesses for the first two games, in case I don't get up in time to post...
June 12
S Korea will win the first game
Argentina will win the second game
Until tomorrow,
Lorimer
Stardate 100611.6
Captain's Log,
Good first game! I was a little disappointed with the result, but South Africa put up a good fight and almost had the win. Mexico did get cheated out of a goal in the first half, so I guess it was only fair that they didn't lose 1-0. Oh well, on to the next match; France vs. Uruguay. 1430 EST.
Lorimer
Good first game! I was a little disappointed with the result, but South Africa put up a good fight and almost had the win. Mexico did get cheated out of a goal in the first half, so I guess it was only fair that they didn't lose 1-0. Oh well, on to the next match; France vs. Uruguay. 1430 EST.
Lorimer
Stardate 100611.5
Captain's Log,
It's time for the World Cup once again! All the excitement that has been building over the past four years will culminate in less than an hour. Just as I did four years ago, I am going to make predictions for the games as we go through the tournament and see how well I can predict the results. Feel free to comment with your own predictions. :)
The first game of the tournament will see the hosts, South Africa, pitted against Mexico. Never before has the host nation lost the opening game or failed to reach the second round. This might be the toughest test of that record, since South Africa is considered to be the weakest teams to have ever hosted the tournament. I would love to see the host nation win, because it means so much to the people of that country, but it will be a tough test. I am going to go with the hosts on this one in the belief that they will rise to the occasion when they take the field to the rousing cries and cheers of their nation's devoted fans. Go South Africa!
In the second game, France will play Uruguay. This will be a tough test for the once-powerhouse team France. Their star, Henry, will most likely be on reserve for the first game, and without him they have trouble scoring goals. Uruguay may surprise some today. In addition to injuries, France did not have the easiest time qualifying and their recent friendlies have been a little shaky.
June 11
South Africa is going to win the first game
Uruguay is going to win the second game
All right, that is all for now. I am now going to focus on the game...
Lorimer
It's time for the World Cup once again! All the excitement that has been building over the past four years will culminate in less than an hour. Just as I did four years ago, I am going to make predictions for the games as we go through the tournament and see how well I can predict the results. Feel free to comment with your own predictions. :)
The first game of the tournament will see the hosts, South Africa, pitted against Mexico. Never before has the host nation lost the opening game or failed to reach the second round. This might be the toughest test of that record, since South Africa is considered to be the weakest teams to have ever hosted the tournament. I would love to see the host nation win, because it means so much to the people of that country, but it will be a tough test. I am going to go with the hosts on this one in the belief that they will rise to the occasion when they take the field to the rousing cries and cheers of their nation's devoted fans. Go South Africa!
In the second game, France will play Uruguay. This will be a tough test for the once-powerhouse team France. Their star, Henry, will most likely be on reserve for the first game, and without him they have trouble scoring goals. Uruguay may surprise some today. In addition to injuries, France did not have the easiest time qualifying and their recent friendlies have been a little shaky.
June 11
South Africa is going to win the first game
Uruguay is going to win the second game
All right, that is all for now. I am now going to focus on the game...
Lorimer
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