Author Topic: Any anime and sports fans here? (Read 152445 times)

Animeman73 · « **Reply #200 on:** November 23, 2011, 05:54:59 pm »

Okay I will admit I am in complete shock over how the Detriot Lions have been doing. I mean this was a team that was NEVER on the radar and now all of a sudden they've turned the NFL Upsidedown. Things have gotten crazy in Pro-Football. All we need now is for Rod Serling to come in and do his Twilight Zone intro and things will be complete.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #201 on:** December 18, 2011, 12:44:18 pm »

^ I think it's about time, myself.

Watching the Seahawks destroying the Bears; a little payback for the playoff defeat last year.

The score just went up 31-17 with 12:39 left on the clock.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #202 on:** December 27, 2011, 12:46:34 pm »

NFL PLAYOFF PREDICTION UPDATE!

NFC
1) Green Bay Packers 15-1
2) San Francisco 49ers 13-3
3) New Orleans Saints 13-3
4) New York Giants 9-7
5) Atlanta Falcons 10-6
6) Detroit Lions 10-6

AFC
1) New England Patriots 13-3
2) Pittsburgh Steelers 12-4
3) Houston Texans 11-5
4) Oakland Raiders 9-7
5) Baltimore Ravens 11-5
6) Cincinnati Bengals 10-6

Wild-Card Weekend
Falcons def. Giants
Saints def. Lions
Ravens def. Raiders
Bengals def. Texans

Division Weekend
Packers def. Falcons
Saints def. 49ers
Patriots def. Bengals
Ravens def. Steelers

Conference Weekend
Packers def. Saints
Ravens def. Patritos

Super Bowl 46
Packers def. Ravens

Titus_Love_Doll · « **Reply #203 on:** December 28, 2011, 03:05:48 pm »

I really really dont like o.o sports but I like watching the duck and bevers go at it and i love base ball but i like to play it more then watch

Jacob_Blackfeather · « **Reply #204 on:** December 28, 2011, 04:20:37 pm »

I am a big baseball fan love the redsocks

Animeman73 · « **Reply #205 on:** January 08, 2012, 06:49:33 pm »

Okay folks here in thsi thread I'm introducing a new aspect to make it more interesting. The EPIC FAIL award. The award given to the s[ports team, or athlete who has pulled what could be considered an epic fail.

And the first winner of this dreaded award is: The Pittsburgh Steelers!

On the first play of their overtime game Tim Tebow QB for the Denver Broncos throws a pass 70 yards for the Broncos to get a touchdown, with not a Steeler in reach of the reciever. So to the Pittsburgh Steelers for letting your guard down and getting overconfident that you left yourselves wide open for a touchdown..THIS EPIC FAIL AWARD IS FOR YOU!!!!!!

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #206 on:** January 08, 2012, 06:59:49 pm »

^ HERE HERE!!!

Jacob_Blackfeather · « **Reply #207 on:** January 09, 2012, 03:40:55 pm »

^ yes

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #208 on:** January 15, 2012, 05:02:16 pm »

So, the conference finals are determined, and one hell of a shocker is part of it!

The AFC title will feature the Baltimore Ravens playing on the road against the New England Patriots! My pick: Baltimore 31-24

The NFC title will feature the surprising New York Giants in San Francisco against the 49ers! My pick: San Francisco 27-21

garfieldelric · « **Reply #209 on:** January 23, 2012, 06:08:21 pm »

Well, the Super Bowl matchup is set. And it's deja vu all over again, as Yogi Berra said. It's back to 2008 with the Patriots/Giants! Wowsers. I bet the Pats must be seeing blood after what the G-Men did to them then.

Oh, and while I may not be interested, I am pulling for the G-Men again.

On a more serious note, Joe Paterno, known for being the face of Penn State football for 47 years as its head coach (and who was forced after a TERRIBLE scandal involving one of his right-hand men) died Sunday morning at 85. May he RIP.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #210 on:** January 24, 2012, 04:07:28 am »

I, for one, was quite pissed with how the playoffs went this year. However, all that matters now is the big game. To be honest, I'm somewhat ambivalent on the subject...

Reasons why I would like to root for the Patriots:
1) I've liked the Pats since Super Bowl XXX against the Packers.
2) I was cheering for them in SB42; they lost, I got sick...

3) I do like the Pats; I've never really liked the Giants, especially after they lost to the Ravens.

Reasons why I would like to root for the Giants:
1) Eli Manning. Though I'm not a huge fan of him, if he were to win two rings, it would make him look more successful than Peyton, who only deserved 2 of his MVP awards (in my opinion).
2) The Dallas Cowboys. These two division rivals met in the final game of the entire season, with a Win Or Go Home atmosphere, situated to be 4th with a 9-7 record; not looking good, right? Well, if the Giants win it all, that would be an extra sting to Tony Bore-mo and the Crap-boys.
3) ...not sure if I can come up with a third one.

Animeman73 · « **Reply #211 on:** January 24, 2012, 05:55:06 pm »

I'm a little sad.

I was hoping the 49ers would get in. But oh well, The Super Bowl's sure to be a good game nonetheless and i plan on watching it with my stepfather. And I wonder what kind of crazy ideas for commercials they'll come up with this year.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #212 on:** January 26, 2012, 08:34:06 pm »

I haven't really given much of a crap for the commercials lately; they've been getting more and more boring to me. The only thing that I've heard so far is that there's a Go Daddy commercial, which is supposed to be the most risque one that they've ever had. Didn't the NFL try to censor the Super Bowl as much as possible? Why allow commercials like that if they're going to condemn Janet Jackson for having Justin Timberlake rip off her chestpiece during HIS song about stripping off the clothes of women?

garfieldelric · « **Reply #213 on:** February 04, 2012, 06:33:54 pm »

Tomorrow's the big game. All I can say is, I'll be blunt: I'm going for the G-Men all the way. Here's to a(n) (hopefully) epic game!

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #214 on:** February 04, 2012, 09:56:11 pm »

Definitely looking forward to it, no matter who wins!

Animeman73 · « **Reply #215 on:** February 05, 2012, 08:15:37 pm »

Congratulations to the New York Giants on playing a great game of football during the Super Biowl. And to Eli Manning and the Giants again congratulations on proving the odds makers wrong.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #216 on:** February 06, 2012, 12:57:02 am »

^ ...and to one-upping the over-glorified Peyton Manning!

garfieldelric · « **Reply #217 on:** February 06, 2012, 02:51:46 pm »

What can I say? I was pulling for the G-Men through and through. And they came through again!

Griff_the_dragoon · « **Reply #218 on:** February 06, 2012, 04:09:31 pm »

The super bowl was yesterday?

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #219 on:** February 06, 2012, 06:26:57 pm »

^ Um, yes.

Griff_the_dragoon · « **Reply #220 on:** February 08, 2012, 12:49:18 am »

^wow had no idea who won?

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #221 on:** February 08, 2012, 01:43:13 pm »

The Giants won 21-17.

Animeman73 · « **Reply #222 on:** February 08, 2012, 08:32:13 pm »

Indeed and it was quite tense for a while, the sort of thing you'd expect in a Super Bowl game between two power house teams.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #223 on:** March 01, 2012, 01:59:24 pm »

So, the WWE was in Portland this Monday, and I really, REALLY wanted to see it... but I couldn't go.

Here's the reason why I wanted to go SSSSSOOOOOOOOOO BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADDD!!!

http://vids.wwe.com/16290/wwecom-exclusive-after-raw-goes

as well as

http://vids.wwe.com/16289/raw-the-rock-responds-to-john-ce

Yeah,... I'm rooting for the Rock. If Cena wins, the WWE will forever lose a fan.

Animeman73 · « **Reply #224 on:** March 03, 2012, 08:57:55 pm »

I definitely think The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) is cool and I'd love to meet him someday or have him be a character is a piece of writing turned into a movie someday. But I must admit I'm a card carrying DX (Degeneration X) fan. They were wild crazy and out of control and they drove Mr. McMahon crazy with their shinnanigans. I'll always cherish the memory of i think it was shortly after i turned 30 when they made an absolute fool of Mr. Mcmahon on RAW after he'd banished them from the building where RAW was taking place. I know WWE is keyfabe (Scripted or fake) but still it was so much fun. I guess that's the sadist in me talking.

garfieldelric · « **Reply #225 on:** March 04, 2012, 11:15:29 am »

In other news.... spring training has started, and the Mariners.... well, hopefully this year won't be a TOTAL trainwreck!

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #226 on:** March 05, 2012, 10:59:16 pm »

^ Yeah,... good luck with that...

Quote from: Animeman73 on March 03, 2012, 08:57:55 pm

I definitely think The Rock (Dwayne Johnson) is cool and I'd love to meet him someday or have him be a character is a piece of writing turned into a movie someday. But I must admit I'm a card carrying DX (Degeneration X) fan. They were wild crazy and out of control and they drove Mr. McMahon crazy with their shinnanigans. I'll always cherish the memory of i think it was shortly after i turned 30 when they made an absolute fool of Mr. Mcmahon on RAW after he'd banished them from the building where RAW was taking place. I know WWE is keyfabe (Scripted or fake) but still it was so much fun. I guess that's the sadist in me talking.

I like to think of it as an athletic version of Comedia del Art, and don't forget about Mr. Socko.

UPDATE: http://vids.wwe.com/16404/raw-the-rock-educates-john-cena

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #227 on:** March 17, 2012, 03:56:14 pm »

The National Hockey League is inching closer to Playoff time!!! Here's what I'm predicting!

Eastern Conference
Pittsburgh Penguins - 109
Boston Bruins - 100
Florida Panthers - 96 (Wow!)
New York Rangers - 106
Philadelphia Flyers - 99
New Jersey Devils - 97
Ottawa Senators - 93
Washington Capitals - 86

Western Conference
St. Louis Blues - 111 (It's about time!!!)
Vancouver Canucks - 105
Dallas Stars - 96
Nashville Predators - 101
Detroit Red Wings - 100
Chicago Blackhawks - 94
Colorado Avalanche - 90
San Jose Sharks - 89

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #228 on:** March 20, 2012, 11:43:08 am »

SEAHAWKS UPDATE!!!

http://www.seahawks.com/news/articles/article-1/2012-Opponents-Determined/dcc9d6a8-5e03-4549-a96f-44c62b2132b8

As the link says, the 2012 opponents have been determined! I'm excited! I'd love to go to the Dallas game and watch the Cowboys get crushed!

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #229 on:** April 04, 2012, 06:03:13 pm »

UPDATE ON NHL STANDINGS!!!

Where they're at now:
Teams G Points
1Rangers   80   109 <--The three division winners/leaders
2Bruins   80   98
Panthers   80   92 - D

xPenguins   80   104 <--Guaranteed 4, 5, and 6 seeds
xFlyers   80   101
xDevils   80   98

xSenators   80   92 <--Guaranteed 7 seed

Sabers   80   88 <--In contention for final seed (or division title)
Capitals   80   88 - D

Western
yCanucks   80   109 <--The three division winners/leaders
yBlues   80   107
Kings      80   93 - D

xRed Wings   80   101 <--Guaranteed 4, 5, and 6 seeds
xPredators   80   100
xBlackhawks80   98

Coyotes   80   93 - D <-In contention for 7 and 8 seeds (or division title)
Sharks   80   92 - D
Stars      80   89 - D
Avalanche   80   88

My new predictions:
Eastern
1-Rangers, 2-Bruins, 3-Panthers, 4-Penguins, 5-Flyers, 6-Devils, 7-Senators, 8-Capitals
Western
1-Canucks, 2-Blues, 3-Kings, 4-Red Wings (*insert obscenity here) , 5-Predators, 6-Blackhawks, 7-Coyotes, 8-Sharks

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #230 on:** April 11, 2012, 10:59:31 am »

Playoff time!

First Round Predictions
East
#8 Ottawa Senators vs. #1 New York Rangers - Rangers win in 5
#7 Washington Capitals vs. #2 Boston Bruins - Bruins win in 7
#6 New Jersey Devils vs. #3 Florida Panthers - Devils win in 6
#5 Philadelphia Flyers vs. #4 Pittsburgh Penguins - Penguins win in 5
West
#8 Los Angeles Kings vs. #1 Vancouver Canucks - Canucks win in 5
#7 San Jose Sharks vs. #2 St. Louis Blues - Blues win in 6
#6 Chicago Blackhawks vs. #3 Phoenix Coyotes - Blackhawks win in 5
#5 Detroit Red Wings vs. #4 Nashville Predators - Red Wings win in 6

4evaRyuk · « **Reply #231 on:** April 20, 2012, 08:30:18 pm »

Red Socks are my favorite team in all sports history!

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #232 on:** April 24, 2012, 01:22:22 am »

Hockey update! (before I go bonkers)

East: #5Flyers def. Penguins 4-2

#3Hurricanes leading Devils 3-2
#8Senators vs. Rangers & #7Capitals vs. Bruins tied at 3-3

West: #8Kings def. Canucks, #2Blues def. Sharks, & #4Predators def. Red Wings 4-1
#3Coyotes def. Blackhawks 4-2

For the remaining series, I'm saying Rangers, Capitals, and Hurricanes to win.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #233 on:** April 27, 2012, 01:24:08 am »

Hockey update!

#7 Capitals vs. #1 Rangers - Rangers in 6
#6 Devils vs. #5 Flyers - Devils in 6

#8 Kings vs. #2 Blues - Blues in 7
#4 Predators vs. #3 Coyotes - Predators in 5

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #234 on:** May 14, 2012, 03:59:21 am »

^ Well, at least I got the East teams right...

Rangers vs. Devils - Rangers in 6
Kings vs. Coyotes - Coyotes in 7

-if that's correct-

Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 5

garfieldelric · « **Reply #235 on:** June 16, 2012, 11:40:57 pm »

News items:

On June 8th, history was made. The Mariners used not one, not two, but SIX pitchers to throw a no-hitter! They beat the LA Dodgers 1-0, first no-hitter for the M's since 1993.

The LA Kings have won the Stanley Cup, over the New Jersey Devils 4-2. First cup for them.

On a personal note- I may attend a Seahawks game! But which one? The 9/24 Monday Night tilt over the Packers, or the 10/14 battle of the Patriots? Hmm.....

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #236 on:** June 16, 2012, 11:43:22 pm »

^ I have some nasty things to say about the Kings, but I won't do it here... and I'd go with the Pats, myself...

garfieldelric · « **Reply #237 on:** June 26, 2012, 06:16:21 pm »

Let me ask everypony out here: If Portland ever got an NFL team, what would it be called? In 1998, I thought it would be the Pokemon. But then again, it wouldn't fly IRL because of licensing issues.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #238 on:** June 26, 2012, 07:45:04 pm »

^ On a slightly related topic, I took a Public Speaking class this past quarter. As part of our exercising, we had to do a quick 1-minute speech on a random topic based off of a pre-submitted list of topics. I had to once do one on ideas on how to make the NFL more popular while making the speech funny. One of the ideas I said was to change the names of all of the mascots into various Pokemon; the Packers could become the Pikachus, etc., but I pointed out that since the NFL is anti-Seattle, the Seahawks would be forced to be the Psyducks.

Chances are that if Portland were to get an NFL team, it would be a team getting relocated. Teams that I could see being "contenders" for relocating to Portland are: the Rams, the Browns, or the Jaguars. Assuming that I am right, I would think that the Rams would keep their name, the Browns would probably stay the same...?, and the Jaguars would possibly change. For the Jags, perhaps keeping the mascot something cat-related...? The Portland Bobcats? The Portland Cougars? The Oregon Pumas? The Portland Pumas? The Oregon Bearcats?

IF there were a brand-spanking new team made for Portland, I'd take on the guess that it would be an AFC team. Why? Because the AFC West has two Californian teams, and Los Angeles would be more likely to get a new team, which would go to the NFC West, or they would get the Rams, which is already in that division. Now, I could see one of the driving forces to getting a team in the Beaver State being Nike. Therefore, I can see them wanting to play with: the Portland Ducks (

), going with another Disney animal in the Portland Dogs...? ( $:-\$ ), going with another bird in the Oregon Ospreys (

), or running (PUN!) with the Greek theme in the Portland Hydras, the Oregon Minotaurs, or (my favorite) the Portland Chthonics.

XigbarofRainier · « **Reply #239 on:** June 28, 2012, 11:28:06 pm »

....Am I the only one who seems to not really enjoy baseball or football really and enjoy swimming? I love swim teams and anime...They seem to go hand in hand...

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #240 on:** June 29, 2012, 12:23:12 am »

Swimming really doesn't have as much to talk about as baseball or football. Personally, I only give a damn about it during the Olympics, and even then, it's not on the top of my priority list of sports to watch. (They just show it a lot, along with Track & Field).

XigbarofRainier · « **Reply #241 on:** June 29, 2012, 09:30:46 pm »

Or when it's summer time...But yeah, I swim competitively during the winter time and watch anime afterwards.

garfieldelric · « **Reply #242 on:** July 10, 2012, 10:49:44 pm »

Well, the 2012 MLB All-Star Game is in the books, the National League will have home-field advantage in this year's World Series- thanks to three SF Giants' big hits in the 8-0 win. Their win streak stands at three now.

NFL Training Camp stars in less than a few weeks now..... who do y'all see taking the Lombardi trophy? My money is on the Ravens, again.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #243 on:** July 11, 2012, 01:14:23 am »

That All-Star game was a joke... did the AL even try to win?

Well, for me, it helps to analyze who I think will win the divisions, first:
NFC: Falcons, Giants, Packers, 49ers + Saints, Cowboys as wild cards
AFC: Texans, Patriots, Ravens, Raiders + Steelers (

), Dolphins as wild cards

Hmm... I'm gonna say... I think I'd agree with you on the Ravens, over the Falcons or Packers (kinda hard to say at this point, though)

Animeman73 · « **Reply #244 on:** July 12, 2012, 01:15:25 pm »

In the wild world of professional sports anything is possible.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #245 on:** July 13, 2012, 01:22:09 am »

This is true. Heck, we could see Super Bowl XLVII come down between the Browns and the Lions!!! (I won't hold my breath on that one, though...).

garfieldelric · « **Reply #246 on:** July 25, 2012, 08:09:16 pm »

Time to update this thing.

As many of you know, as of Monday, July 23rd, 2012, Ichiro Suzuki, our stalwart for the Mariners outfield for 11 years, is no longer with the team. He was traded to the New York Yankess in exchange for two pitching prospects. He had a wonderful style at the plate that earned him a reputation as a hit machine for a decade; and many in the PNW loved his excellence in the outfield, and how Superman-esque he was for those feats. We'll miss ya, Ichiro. It was one hell of a ride.
---
My thoughts: I'll be frank. I kinda knew this day would come, it came as a very small surprise to me, however. I later found out shortly after the trade went down that he approved of it; more power to him, I guess. I really wish it was with some other team. The Dodgers I woulda appoved.

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #247 on:** July 26, 2012, 01:24:05 am »

I'm quite pissed that he's now a Yankee. I would have been fine with any other team. On the bright side, he has a good chance at winning a World Series ring now. Unfortunately, I now have a "reason" to root for the Yankees...

(I was rooting for the Nationals...).

garfieldelric · « **Reply #248 on:** August 05, 2012, 01:15:58 pm »

Is anypony watching the Olympics? Post your thoughts. I haven't been able to keep up- so many sports!

Oh, and the one Seahawks game I want to watch in person the most this year? The matchup against the Patriots on 10/14!

Washougal_Otaku · « **Reply #249 on:** August 05, 2012, 03:47:41 pm »

Unfortunately, no. My schedule keeps me asleep during much of the day, and when I'm not, like now, it's because I'm running around, like now. I do know that America and China are still pretty close in medal count, and last I heard Japan was 3rd.

News:

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