tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post1123105759074366332..comments2023-12-14T10:28:43.397+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: The All-Ireland Hurling Final: A Special Post For Peter RozovskyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-74429011310936897922009-09-08T10:35:56.958+01:002009-09-08T10:35:56.958+01:00This final is now regarded as one of the very best...This final is now regarded as one of the very best. Coming from a Tipp man this is small consolation!<br />Well done to all. It looked like Tipp were going to sneak it but as usual KK are not beat till you are on the bus home ... with the cup under your jumper. Up Chip<br /><br />Fogra fogra Plan B indeed"Cycle into them Tipp"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-55019900173453286902009-09-06T22:13:01.139+01:002009-09-06T22:13:01.139+01:00Declan, my bit of knowledge of hurling is an indic...Declan, my bit of knowledge of hurling is an indication of how overwhelming Kilkenny's performance was last year. The newspapers were straining for superlatives and invoking great teams and achievements of the past as a measuring stick against which to set Kilkenny.<br /><br />In any case, I wrote last year that Kilkenny looked set to keep on doing well because its under-18 team also won an all-Ireland title.<br /><br />I could not watch the match this year, as you know, but I will look for reports on it.<br />==============<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-85309855225596818052009-09-06T22:05:29.882+01:002009-09-06T22:05:29.882+01:00Dana, you've got it in one.
Peter - Cork won...Dana, you've got it in one. <br /><br />Peter - Cork won a four-in-a-row back in the 1940s; Kilkenny are the only other team to have achieved it. They were lucky today; Tipperary should have won it, and probably would have if one of their men hadn't been sent off, and Kilkenny been gifted a penalty by the referee. But that's not to take away from their superb standards over the last four years. <br /><br />No team has ever won five in a row, by the way. <br /><br />Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-29395343625756522712009-09-06T21:58:32.833+01:002009-09-06T21:58:32.833+01:00Dana, that’s exactly what it means. Last year, Kil...Dana, that’s exactly what it means. Last year, Kilkenny scored three goals (at three points each) and 30 points for a total of 39. Waterford scored one goal and 13 points for a total of 16. I posted the score as 39-16, but the more precise way, and the way Irish newspapers reported it, was Kilkenny 3-30, Waterford 1-13.<br /><br />I believe Kilkenny is the second team to win four all-Ireland titles in a row. Either that, or the first. I don't think any team has won five straight.<br /> ==============<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-15686946037443655312009-09-06T21:08:48.773+01:002009-09-06T21:08:48.773+01:00I'm a little confused. Is the final score disp...I'm a little confused. Is the final score displayed as "balls in the goal-balls through the posts?" If so, does this mean Kilkenny got 28 ((2x3)+22=28) points, as opposed to Tipperary getting 23?Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-46362352347944761722009-09-06T07:56:02.312+01:002009-09-06T07:56:02.312+01:00Loos as if this will be available in Ireland only,...Loos as if this will be available in Ireland only, and I lack the technical savvy to get around the restriction. Advice on how to get the broadcast on my computer is welcome.<br /> ================= <br />Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-19223464892703527952009-09-06T04:29:53.695+01:002009-09-06T04:29:53.695+01:00Many thanks for the link that may lead me to this ...Many thanks for the link that may lead me to this year's final. I should add for the benefit of viewers from my continent that hurling is a fine game for viewers with the notoriously limited American attention span. It's fast, and there are any number of ways to advance the ball, which limits the possibility of boredom. It's also, as I discovered when watching clips after the splendid final, a graceful game.<br /><br />In the meantime, here is my favorite quote, overheard on O'Connell Street after the match:<br /><br /><i>"The first two minutes were excitin'. Then it got a bit shite, didn't it?"</i><br /><br />But you mislead your readers gravely when you say you played a poor host. Your baby daughter was quiet and delightful company, the shower was hot, and Aileen served a breakfast that struck a perfect balance between traditional greasy gorging and concern for coronary health.<br />==============<br /> Detectives Beyond Borders<br />"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<br /> <a href="http://www.detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/</a>Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-2659091281526305732009-09-06T03:25:37.736+01:002009-09-06T03:25:37.736+01:00This I've got to see.This I've got to see.Corey Wildehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05566740230330395590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-39339893555703147722009-09-05T22:07:29.145+01:002009-09-05T22:07:29.145+01:00I like ice hockey. But I do tend to put the sports...I like ice hockey. But I do tend to put the sports pages straight into the recycling bin.<br /><br />Any difference between hurling and vomiting?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-14954815928610111132009-09-05T22:03:41.999+01:002009-09-05T22:03:41.999+01:00I'm assuming that's a hard rubber ball, si...I'm assuming that's a hard rubber ball, similar to a lacrosse ball. If so, those goalkeepers are some daft bastards.<br /><br />I'd love to watch a game of this. Years ago, before cable and when there were only three television networks in the States, there was a show called WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS. I think it showed the hurling final several times. Now we have 1,298,276 cable sports channels, and, as I type this, 1,372,974 are showing American college football. Progress is a mixed blessing.<br /><br />On a completely unrelated note, what's up with the strip club/porn flick soundtrack?Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.com