So, why is it OK to cheat in soccer, but not golf? Do soccer players have less integrity than golfers?
I do not buy 'taking a dive' is a 'part of the game' any more than I buy that trying to cheat the rules is a part of any other sport or game. To me, there is no difference between a soccer player taking a dive trying to elicit a penalty and a golfer improving their lie (or not calling a penalty on themselves that should be called). And I would prefer not wasting my time watching either. On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > > golf is sacred. that's why. it is built upon integrity, and laws of the > game. > nothing about it is subjective or left to interpretation. so yeah, no. > > On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:33 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Could you not say its 'crafty' for a golfer to try and improve their >> lie? Are you OK with cheating under those circumstances? Or is it only >> when its considered 'part of the game' to roll around like a pansy >> hoping to get a penalty called on your opponent? >> >> I know it happens in other sports (players pretending to be hit by a >> pitch in baseball, or pretending to be interfered with in football, >> for example), but not only are they less prevalent, but they are more >> likely to be 'caught' and not have the penalty called (or given a base >> or whatever). And yes, I hate it when these players do the same thing. >> >> Its not mental, its not crafty, its not pushing lines....its cheating >> - just like improving your lie when no one can see it. >> >> I think back to the golf tournament last year where Brian Davis, in a >> sudden death playoff, with Jim Furyk called a penalty on himself - >> which could only be seen in 'super slow motion' replay. It not only >> cost him the tournament, and about $400,000, but he missed out on an >> exception to the US Open. You will NEVER see that type of gamesmanship >> in a professional soccer game....EVER. >> >> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:15 AM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> idk, i love it. to me, its all part of the game. sport isnt just the bat >>> and >>> the ball, or the foot and the ball, its mental, its being crafty, its >>> pushing lines, >>> its subject referee's and umpires and their subjective calls. and if >>> im smarter or >>> slicker than the eyes of the official... more power to me! >>> >>> bring on the FRENCH WOMEN, its time to shut them down on wednesday. >>> >>> let's go girls! >>> >>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Scott Stroz <boyz...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> If pretending to get hurt to draw a penalty is 'part of the >>>> game'...that is not a game I wish to partake in, or even spend my time >>>> watching. >>>> >>>> Most times I have seen someone 'take a dive', the ref does nothing but >>>> call a penalty - while the player who was just writhing in pain on the >>>> field gets up and runs away like nothing happened. >>>> >>>> Sorry, in my opinion, that is not 'gamesmanship', its cheating or, at >>>> the very least, an attempt at cheating. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 8:57 AM, Ras Tafari <rastaf...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> i REALLY dont get why people have such problems with this. >>>>> its gamesmanship. and look where it got brazil! a LOSS. >>>>> >>>>> the only reason there was enough time for the USA to score >>>>> was due to the fake ass fall of the player "Erika" i think, and when >>>>> the ref (Who was a fucktard most of the game) saw her just walk away, etc >>>>> gave her a yellow card, and then went on to add more time! >>>>> >>>>> excellent mastery of the gamesmanship inside soccer. >>>>> >>>>> idk, i love it all... its all part of the game. sometimes it helps you >>>>> sometimes it hinders you. >>>>> >>>>> and now brazil is sitting because of it! >>>>> >>>>> w000t >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 9:26 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Grrr! Don't get me started. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 1:05 AM, Ray Champagne <r...@raychampagne.com> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Don't forget to teach them how to dive properly. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:340229 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
