OT - London Olympics thread

[jstewismybastardson]

bodog odds (decimal odds - money line)

Japan 4.30
USA 1.77
Draw 3.60

bizarre ... must be heavy betting on USA

/$25 on Japan ... done

 

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jstew, is it considered a draw (betting wise) if the game is decided by penalty kicks?

/Good luck, by the way

 

[jstewismybastardson]

jstew, is it considered a draw (betting wise) if the game is decided by penalty kicks?

/Good luck, by the way

yah ... moneyline is 90 Minutes plus injury time.

... draw would have been the better bet ... but 4.3 to 1 for the defending world cup champs???

 

[jstewismybastardson]

zoinks!!!

Helene Elliott ‏@helenenothelen
apparently manteo mitchell of the US broke his leg halfway into relay stint today...but he finished it. pain threshold of a hockey player!

 

[forty_three]

zoinks!!!

Helene Elliott ‏@helenenothelen
apparently manteo mitchell of the US broke his leg halfway into relay stint today...but he finished it. pain threshold of a hockey player!

Holy crap!

 

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Speaking of hockey:

1988 - Edmonton Oilers trade Wayne Gretzky to the LA Kings for $15-$20 million

tis a very good day (and anniversary) today

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Helene Elliott ‏@helenenothelen
US relay leadoff Manteo Mitchell on broken fibula: 'as soon as i took the 1st step past the 200-meter mark, I felt it break. I heard it.'

 

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Helene Elliott ‏@helenenothelen
US relay leadoff Manteo Mitchell on broken fibula: 'as soon as i took the 1st step past the 200-meter mark, I felt it break. I heard it.'

Oh man, unreal.

 

[pixburgher66]

Fibula, eh? Huh. He's lucky in a sense. That's a non-weightbearing bone.

 

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Fibula, eh? Huh. He's lucky in a sense. That's a non-weightbearing bone.

Just walk it off, eh pix?!?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

peekaboo

 

[dare2be]

Fibula, eh? Huh. He's lucky in a sense. That's a non-weightbearing bone.

For the weightlifter who dropped his barbell, the cranium IS a weightbearing bone.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Come on, Medium-Sized Ball Of Hate! #Verbeek

 

[pixburgher66]

Just walk it off, eh pix?!?

Yep SUCK IT UP PRINCESS! I tell that to my athletes allllll the time.

 

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Come on, Medium-Sized Ball Of Hate! #Verbeek

Silver for Ball of Hate - Oh well, who wants gold anyway?

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Silver for Ball of Hate - Oh well, who wants gold anyway?

truth be told, coulda done without the silver as well

bronze is where its at!

 

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What the heck? Where's the Japan - USA soccer game? I like beach volleyball, but caman.

 

[jstewismybastardson]

What the heck? Where's the Japan - USA soccer game? I like beach volleyball, but caman.

not on tsn?

 

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Latvia forced a 3rd set, so they're sticking with beach volleyball - I'm about to throw a shoe at the Latvians.

 

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Wambach gets USA on the board (#tsnfail for not showing it live)

Edit: Make that Carli Lloyd