MorphRC Posted August 22, 2004 Author Share Posted August 22, 2004 IRAQ BEAT AUSTRALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats bad, but good, they deserve a major win after that theyve been thru! GO IRAQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phazzan Posted August 22, 2004 Share Posted August 22, 2004 [quote name='MorphRC' date='Aug 22 2004, 12:30 AM'] IRAQ BEAT AUSTRALIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats bad, but good, they deserve a major win after that theyve been thru! GO IRAQ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [/quote] Traitor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappie Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 [url="http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/08/24/1093246455496.html"]SMH Link[/url] [color=red]Australia wins 4000m team pursuit gold[/color] What happened to the Brits????????????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeraMaria Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 [quote name='Phazzan' date='Aug 22 2004, 11:06 AM'] Traitor. [/quote] Phazzan, you little cheating lying avatar-stealing ghost of a guy :angry: :angry: STOP STEALING MY AVATAR :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappie Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 Stealing is a sin and should be repented of with a strong penance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorphRC Posted August 24, 2004 Author Share Posted August 24, 2004 [quote name='cappie' date='Aug 24 2004, 08:39 AM'] [url="http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/08/24/1093246455496.html"]SMH Link[/url] [color=red]Australia wins 4000m team pursuit gold[/color] What happened to the Brits????????????????? [/quote] Dont know Padre, maybe the sun burnt them to a crisp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phazzan Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 [quote name='VeraMaria' date='Aug 23 2004, 05:10 PM'] Phazzan, you little cheating lying avatar-stealing ghost of a guy :angry: :angry: STOP STEALING MY AVATAR :angry: :angry: :angry: :angry: [/quote] WHA! You're stealing MY avatar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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cappie Posted August 24, 2004 Share Posted August 24, 2004 I watched the Australians defeat Japan in the baseball. Call me ignorant but Cricket is positively riverting, baseball comes right up there with grass growing or paint drying. (my brother plays baseball in Sydney) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincessKRS Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 lol Father you crack me up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorphRC Posted August 25, 2004 Author Share Posted August 25, 2004 (edited) [quote name='cappie' date='Aug 25 2004, 08:35 AM'] I watched the Australians defeat Japan in the baseball. Call me ignorant but Cricket is positively riverting, baseball comes right up there with grass growing or paint drying. (my brother plays baseball in Sydney) [/quote] Yeh. Go Aussies!!!!!!!!! I watched the soccer game between Iraq and Paraguay, OMG Iraq was awesome, a bit sloppy, but I pray they win against Italy, after the stuff that country has gone through, if they win bronze, it was be beyond anything! I agree on the cricket thing to. I use to hate it. But when Brett Lee came in, it become kinda cool. Footy season is almost over, so cricket soon padre. [b]GO AUSSIES!!!!![/b] [img]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/Bushido_Boy/PhatMass%20HotLinks/AustralianFlag.gif[/img] Oh and Padre, dont forget Jana Pittman on tonite for the hurdles! Edited August 25, 2004 by MorphRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLAZEr Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 it's already #USA . . . where are these horrible stats coming from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorphRC Posted August 25, 2004 Author Share Posted August 25, 2004 USA is #1 or has China taken over again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappie Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 By population Australia with its realtively small population it streets ahead of all the big bully boys communist or capitalist!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cappie Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Oh God I suppose I will have to watch again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aces of bases: Australia one win from gold By Michael Cowley August 25, 2004 In the most monumental moment in Australian baseball history, the Olympic team has produced a stunning performance to qualify for the gold-medal game with a 1-0 semi-final victory over Japan on Tuesday. Australia will meet Cuba, who beat Canada 8-5 in the other semi-final, for the gold medal on Wednesday. Australia have lost to both sides already in this event but, with no expectations, are poised to cause the biggest upset in Olympic baseball history, surpassing the one they supplied against Japan. Putting the win in context, beating Japan in baseball is like Australia beating Russia in ice hockey. Australia skipper David Nilsson, who spent several years in the Major League in the US, described the win as "the best moment in Australian baseball". "Everyone is very proud," he said. "Obviously we feel we're playing well, but we have to get over this one and look to the next game. We came here to win the gold medal, so we still have one more game to go. "Good pitching and a really focused performance got us through today. Japan also played well, but the good guys won." The gold or silver will be Australia's first Olympic baseball medal. Their previous best finish at the Games was seventh in 2000. And they weren't expected to even figure in the finals in Athens, especially after losing their opening two games to Cuba and Chinese Taipei. But since then the team has turned around its performances, making it to the final four after winning its next four games - including one against Japan, 9-4, in a pool game. After a loss to Canada, the team came out in the semi and defeated the gold-medal favourites. And Australia did it despite a dominant performance from Japanese starter Daisuke Matsuzaka, who struck out 13 Australians over 7 innings, the second-best effort in Olympic baseball history. The Australians had a taste early of what they would be up against in Matsuzaka - who baffled the Cuban hitters earlier in the tournament - when each of their first three hitters to the plate all struck out. While Australia remained unable to touch Matsuzaka through the second and third, Japan were able to take hits off Australian starter Chris Oxspring, only to have good defence and solid pitching under pressure stop any threat of runs. Japan continued to threaten and it seemed only a matter of time before they would post a run or two, but Oxspring continually worked his way out of jams. Andrew Utting ended Matsuzaka's hopes of a no-hitter with a single in the fifth, then in the sixth Australia finally took to the starter. After striking out his 11th hitter to start the inning, a single to Brett Roneberg followed by a walk to Nilsson gave Australia another scoring chance. Glenn Williams advanced the lead runner to third, and Sydney's Brendan Kingman stepped up and drove in the run with a single to right field. Two fielding errors in the seventh allowed Japan to get a runner as far as third, before reliever Jeff Williams, who plays in the Japanese league, came into the game and retired the side. He did the same in the eighth, and then closed it out in the ninth to secure the memorable win. Pitcher Graeme Lloyd has won two World Series rings with the New York Yankees, but he couldn't hide his excitement at making the Olympic final. "What a great game," Lloyd said. "Japan played a great game but we got that one run and that's all we needed. "This is just amazing. When you're playing your event at the Olympics, and you're getting to the gold medal, it's a thrilling feeling and we can't wait to have a go at it tomorrow." Asked if it was all cream now for the Australians having won a medal and not expected to win the gold, Lloyd said: "The guys out there in the circle said we want some more. It's not over yet." Reuters reports that Cuba rallied in the eighth inning to beat Canada. Cuba took advantage of a Peter Orr throwing error that turned what should have been a double play into first and second with no one out. After the error, Cuba exploded for six runs in the frame to take the lead and dash Canadian hopes for pulling off the second major upset of the day. Cuban catcher Ariel Pestano put Cuba ahead with a bases loaded single that scored two. Cuba have won two gold medals and one silver in baseball since it was reinstated as an Olympic sport. Japan and Cuba were considered the two strongest teams in the field. Canada and Japan will play for the bronze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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