Any anime and sports fans here?

[garfieldelric]

OK, guys. Some of us like the two great things in life, IMO: Anime and sports.

I know that some of you guys will say that it's tough to like both, but I have no difficulty in being enthusiastic in both fields.

My fave sports are baseball, football, soccer, hockey and tennis. I also like to attend sporting events when I can, and even with the slightly high prices, they are worth the money to attend.

How about you guys? Any sports/anime fans among us?

[Konan-ChanX3]

Pitsburg Steelers all the way bby.

OSU Beavers fo sho.

[jaybug]

Okay, even though I watched the NCAA final last night, it had been a really long time since I had done that. Basketball is not my thing. It just hurts too much on my knees. Although it is certainly my brother's life! But then he actually gets paid for it too, not to play however.

My fave sport if football. Even though I didn't play it beyond 6th grade. I went to a new school that had soccer instead. sigh

To me we are coming up on the doldrums of sports, the NBA finals are  months away, and the only thing there is available on a daily basis is baseball. Although I do like Ichiro! But then I have always admired a guy who can always get on base. I like that better than homeruns.

I have been watching NASCAR races more this year, in order to have more to talk with my co-workers. Actually I would like to go to Bristol, Tn. in August for the race then. Yeah, right! It would be about as easy to score tix to Lambeau field to watch the Packers play.

My favorite hockey team is the Detroit Red Wings! Even if they are too long in the tooth.

[nyahaha]

I'm currently in a sport if that counts. I'm on the Track and Field team at my school.

[jaybug]

It counts! Without them, what would the summer Olympics look like? And Oregon Women's team just won the national crown for the indoor season.  And Eugene is hosting the NCAA track and field finals this year.

[nyahaha]

yay! true that. hmmm I don't think the coaches told us about the women's team xD

[reppy]

I love to play and watch basketball.  I frequent a basketball message board.  I'm an op on the channel #basketball on EFnet (er, IRC -- Internet Relay Chat -- in case anyone is unfamiliar.)  I'll watch the 2 worst NBA teams face off.  

[KogaRyu]

If Motorsports count, I follow WRC.

[Kimiski]

I'm more into playing sports than watching them
I love playing a hard and competitive game of basketball, softball, kickball, floor hockey, soccer.
Though I do enjoy watching college football.

GO OREGON DUCKS!!!
*quack quack*

 

[jaybug]

I thought you were gonna be a Beaver. hunh.

If motorsports don't count, then why do 160,000 people go see a race in Bristol, Tn.? And you can't get tickets to it for like a 3 year waiting list.

[Kimiski]

I thought you were gonna be a Beaver. hunh.

If motorsports don't count, then why do 160,000 people go see a race in Bristol, Tn.? And you can't get tickets to it for like a 3 year waiting list.

No way!
EWWW *hissssss*

[Washougal_Otaku]

I've always been a fan of sports, long before my love for anime came to be.  For me, the top sports I enjoy watching are wrestling, football, baseball, and hockey.  In fact, I just watched the shootout win for the Boston Bruins over the Washington Capitals, which is significant, because I believe that Boston is the only team in the East that has a shot at preventing Washington from making it to the Stanly Cup finals this year.

[jaybug]

Yeah, but Boston lost their best scorer for the season last month. Can they keep those kind of games going against Ovechkin (sic) in a 7 game series?

How about horse racing?

[Washougal_Otaku]

I think they could surprise people.  What I'm shocked by is Philadelphia, not just that they won, but how quickly they did it!

[princessmoon]

*raises hand* ^.^

Supporter of the Portland Trail Blazers, OSU Beavers, Seattle Mariners, and the infinity and beyond. :3

Anime? You betcha, monsieur.

[Negima]

I'm a fan of college sports, specifically football and basketball.  Not enough to give stats and whatnot but enough to at least know the rules of the game.  I prefer college because you know that every 4 years it's a totally brand new team and you don't know what you'll get.

And when they're on, the Olympics.

[makichan]

I love going to hockey games :>
And I really like soccer, despite the fact that I'm not as good at it as I used to be.

[jaybug]

So by and large, have these been great first round Stanley Cup playoff games or what! That's what we've been watching on the Internet at work.

Red Wings Sharks tomorrow night.

[Washougal_Otaku]

HOORAY FOR CHICAGO!!!

[camname21]

I'm sure everyone here has seen some sport over tv, if not at school or in person. 

Personally I like sports but watching, or going to games is not worth it unless the company is good.  I would much rather play sports with people I don't know and make friends and have fun, then go to some game and sit and watch, even with people I knew.  I enjoy playing soccer, tennis, basketball, football (flag) frisbee, golf, and just about anything with a ball (baseball is still stupid boring while playing it however), even if I'm not particularly good at that one, I still like playing.  Not being good at a sport doesn't mean you cant have fun playing.

If anyone near Gladstone/milwaukie/clack area like/wants to play tennis let me know.  I've even got an extra racket, and just hopping for someone to play with once in a while.  You can suck really bad too   I'll even teach you what little skill i know ^.^

[KogaRyu]

World Cup!!

[Washougal_Otaku]

Once again, lemme say...

HOORAY FOR CHICAGO!!!

[livexluvxlaugh]

hell yaz!
i love anime/manga with a passion but i have loved sports a tad longer.

i love basket ball, soft ball, soccer, dance, track and feild, swim team, tenis, gymansitcs, rollar skating, boating (rafting kaykaing ect), hikeing, four wheeling and mudding!
 thoose are sports i actually play or have played and still every once in a blue moon.

soon i'll be taking up dirt biking and LOVE MOTO GP!!!!! valenito rossi aka THE DOCTOR!!!

but anime, manga, drawing, loving the life u live.... u cant do all that with out sports haha i mean it brings people to gether when the con's arent going on! (or when school dances, volunterring arent going on)

[jaybug]

Anyone else watch Ookiku Furikabutte, about High school baseball?

Trying to get to Tennessee for the Duck game on 9/11. It's to see "family". lol No srsly, lil' bro' lives in Nashville now.

[lychee-twist]

I just did a chibi commission involving Momoe from Ookiku Furikabutte playing a recorder. Hahaha. Looks like a cute series.

As for sports, I am a fan of the Blazers. It was a travesty that they traded out Steve Blake. Pretty funny because most people thought I was talking about Outlaw when I mentioned I was sad about the trade. He was amazing in the Playoffs of '09. Camby is an awesome addition so it has worked out to the benefit of the team. We should've gone for Durant when we could have rather than Oden. Oden is a great player, but he's made of glass. Besides, he's three years my younger and looks thirty years older. There's something genetically wrong with him, I suspect. He shouldn't look that old for someone so young and fit.

During the Playoffs this year, I rooted for the Celtics. Kobe is the only player on the Lakers. I don't know what they'll do when he retires. The last win of the Celtics, he had scored 33 points where the next four highest scorers on the Lakers scored 8 or 6 points. He's an amazing player, but that's a horrible statistic for the Lakers to have.

I look forward to the Timbers starting the MLS. I'm not much of a soccer fan, but this is really cool. The FIFA cup has got me pumped for soccer. Go Italy! Too bad I work each time there's a game.

[livexluvxlaugh]

During the Playoffs this year, I rooted for the Celtics. Kobe is the only player on the Lakers. I don't know what they'll do when he retires.

the lakers will be in deep water when kobe is gone, but hes a shmuck anywas.
and WOOT i was rooting for the celtics too!
...i guess my us hist teacher was too, he was in the crowd behind the celtics lawls

[lychee-twist]

Lucky. Then again, I wouldn't want to be in L.A. with either of the outcomes. Annoyance from celebration and riots from loss. It's a lose-lose for me.

[jaybug]

I hate Vulcan for firing Kevin Pritchard! And so I am not going to root for the Trail Blazers this upcoming season. They keep the garbage that should be thrown away, but fire what we love.

It's called customer service.

[lychee-twist]

Hmm. I guess we'll see what happens with that. Honestly, with players like Wallace out of the way, I don't think we'll fall back into the "jail blazer" era again just because Pritchard was fired.

Jay, you confused me at first since I was thinking I had just seen Pritchard on TV a few days ago. I didn't know he had been fired.

Really, it's best for the team Blake was traded. He was really horrible this last season. I think Fernandez is gone this year, too. That stinks because he was my second favorite after Blake. I guess I'll move on to Batum then.

Batum is stinking awesome. He's gone most of the season and comes back with a game like he's a seasoned player. Hard to believe he's as young as he is. Go Frenchie!

[reppy]

Yeah.  Screw Vulcan.  They mess everything up.  Pretty sure they were responsible for that debacle with Darius Miles, too.

[Blackstar]

I love anime and I LOVE SPORTS! In highschool I played football and Lacrosse. My fav teams: Football:Seattle Seahawks  Basketball(my fav sport):Portland Trailblazers Baseball: seattle mariners   Lacrosse: Pro: Chicago Machine NCAA: Johns hopkins blue jays   MLS: Chicago Fire (soon to be Portland Timbers)  NCAA: ARIZONA WILDCATS

ZONG le tour de france is comeing up

GO USA IN THE WORLD CUP

[lychee-twist]

Go Italy!

Really I'm pretty new to the entire "Sports" thing. It's just with the Blazers that I've taken interest. My mom's so proud!

[Animeman73]

I'm an anime fan and I'm into the following teams:

NBA:
The Portland Trailblazers (Surprise, Surprise)

NFL:
The Seattle Seahawks
The Washington Redskins
The San Francisco 49ers.

MLB (Major League Baseball):
The Atlanta Braves
The Seattle Mariners
The San Francisco Giants

How's that for sports talk?

[jaybug]

Vulcan, why the Seahawks go to the super bowl one year, and into the toilet the next, why they don't own the Rose Garden anymore, why paul allen almost sold the team or moved it elsewhere, yadda yadda yadda.

Well USA lost out on the world cup. At least it was by being beaten, and not from shenanigans by the referee. Nice no calls in their last game, for both sides. He let them play, which is how it should be.

Seems like the Eugene Emeralds are gonna suck again this year. Due to lack of run support. This isn't going to help me become any sort of baseball fan.

Is it football yet? Didn't get to watch the Les Schwab bowl much today.

[Blackstar]

Go Italy!

Really I'm pretty new to the entire "Sports" thing. It's just with the Blazers that I've taken interest. My mom's so proud!

Can you say epic fail for Italy

[Washougal_Otaku]

Seems like the Eugene Emeralds are gonna suck again this year.

...who?

Okay, since people were listing their favorites sports teams...

NFL
Seattle Seahawks
Carolina Panthers
Tennessee Titans
New England Patriots

MLB
Seattle Mariners
Houston Astros
Toronto Blue Jays

NHL
St. Louis Blues
Vancouver Canucks
Pittsburgh Penguins

NBA
Boston Celtics
Houston Rockets

[jaybug]

Seems like the Eugene Emeralds are gonna suck again this year.

...who?

go-ems.com them's who.

Speaking of which it's game time on 953thescore.com

[Washougal_Otaku]

Another fun sport is wrestling; no, I'm not referrign to professional, I'm referring to amateur.

[jaybug]

Another fun sport is wrestling; no, I'm not referrign to professional, I'm referring to amateur.

I thought you were referring to mud.

And where's your congratulations to the darned Spaniards for winning their first world cup?

It won't be coming from me, I have a Dutch last name.

[camname21]

I watched the first half of the world cup final and thought it was a joke, didn't bother watching the rest.  I see better game play in college soccer.  What I saw today (and have been hearing about from friends of most the games I didn't watch) seemed like they were back in high school trying to  prove who was the cooler kid, or some thing like that.

[lychee-twist]

Steve Blake has been traded to the Lakers! Yaaaaaay!

Well, I hate that I'll cheer for the Lakers, but at least its not the Clippers and he can probably get a ring! Whoo hoo!

BTW, Kobe still sucks. He sucks in his fabulously talented way. Let someone else win, Kobe!

[Dubaby]

And where's your congratulations to the darned Spaniards for winning their first world cup?

It won't be coming from me, I have a Dutch last name.

Ughhhh... My heart broke on that day.

Not only is my mom half-dutch, but the game was on her birthday and they STILL lost. I had to go straight to work right afterwards and I felt so defeated.

First the Canucks fail to make it to the Finals for the Stanley Cup, and now this! I have decided that 2010 is going to be my year of "almost wins" for sports. lol. XD

[Washougal_Otaku]

Another fun sport is wrestling; no, I'm not referrign to professional, I'm referring to amateur.

I thought you were referring to mud.

And where's your congratulations to the darned Spaniards for winning their first world cup?

It won't be coming from me, I have a Dutch last name.

I personally don't give a whoopdty doo.  Soccer is boring, and it was somewhat predictable that 3 of the 4 final teams would be European.

[lychee-twist]

I was talking about basketball.

[Washougal_Otaku]

^   Was that directed towards me?  If so, I wasn't even commenting on that; see?  I was commenting on jaybug's mentioning of the World Cup.

[lychee-twist]

Well, that's true. Sometimes I don't like to put two and two together.

Anyways.... basketball ?

[Washougal_Otaku]

Not a huge fan of it, either.  I hate the Lakers, especially because of Kobe.  I also can't stand the attention LeBron James has received, or the nickname he gave himself (arrogant little jerk...).  Besides, there's no more Seattle SuperSonics, so I have less reasons to care about the sport.

[lychee-twist]

...

Ping pong? I'm pretty good at ping pong.

[Washougal_Otaku]

I haven't played in years, but I enjoyed it, though I wasn't too good at it.

[lychee-twist]

C'mon. It's <i>ping pong</i>. Even if you're lousy it's still fun.