Re: Is Ultimate ready for TV...no no....Ultimate IS ready for TV!!!

If you don't think that players jake in hockey, you are sorely mistaken.


"Garrett Dyer" <Shoot.the.puck@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On 20 Aug 2005 11:08:49 -0700, "Handy" <Xckack@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> >Look to recent commentary about the MLS by ESPN's guys:
> >"He's one of the best goal scorers in the league, also one of the best
> >at selling his 'falls.'" Is that something to be proud of?
>
> You don't see that shit in hockey, and they have two referees watching
> fewer players on a smaller playing surface. Know why? The referee
> will look the other way the next time something *really* happens to
> you, including when you get your ass beat by the other team's
> enforcer. Then the ref will skate over to you while you're bleeding
> and say "don't you EVER show me up like that again, you punk-ass
> bitch". End of problem.
>
> Making the case of cause/effect between the presence of refs and this
> pathetic behavior is a tough sell. There are too many sports with
> refs where flopping isn't a problem. It is simply soccer's black eye.
> Funny...I guess soccer's doing well enough that they don't care about
> putting an end to it, do they?


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