I don't want to get into another mud-slinging contest. ------------------------ Yet you posted this, Off and on, you been posting stuff that sure has minimal traces of intelligence and abundant hatred towards your fellow bloggers. Ofcourse, logic hangs at the mercy of those minimal traces.
So I'm just going to leave you alone till your stupidity eats you up. ---------------------- Flaunting your stupidity again!!!!
---------- Death Dealer said... 40 overs vs 45 overs, why not check on TIME.. We start the game here in Chicago Area at 10.00 am. Did anyone ever wanted that to move UP little bit say 9.00 or 9.30 am ... This may help some "OLD" or FAMILY" guys to get going little early..
just my 2 cents... ----------
Athreya actually mentioned this to me last season once... and I thought it was a terrific idea, and so brought it up at the AGM. With 45 overs especially, you should start at maybe 9:00 - heck, even 40 overs in Div2 you should IMHO start at 9 or 9:30 latest, the light is great, the weather is excellent, the dew-factor is nonexistant (this is often the objection thrown around... the playoff games last year in October were "continued" due to bad weather at 8:00am!! And some teams came at 7:30 and did a little practice! Nobody had any dew-factor objections, and it was the *playoffs*!). If you start that early, you get done earlier too, and you have evenings free for families etc. (Anyway nobody is going to be spending quality time with family at 7am, probably :-)
Anyway. As I said, I personally thought it was a great idea, and so brought it up at the AGM... but there didnt seem to be a whole lot of interest in it from the public. (And at least a couple people told me to sit down immediately - they said they didnt have any inclination to wake up *that* early :-)
In this regard, BTW, props to Phoenix, United and Umpire Anwear Khan for this weekend - I think its the first time Ive ever seen a regular season game at Washington Park actually *start* at 9:55, even before the scheduled start! Both teams and umpires were there early (which happens often enough by itself), and the toss was conducted at 9:45 as scheduled... but when I saw the first ball bowled I looked at my watch, and it wasnt still 5-mins-to-10 :-) Good work by all concerned, we should all try to be such sticklers for time (myself in particular :-)
mehul...please...anyway so you are going to captain LA open side. good luck. i bet you will need that alot with all the international players up against you.
That website is just looking to make money off of you. Don't fall for it.
Unless you've seen all the wonders, you can't possibly vote for the Taj Mahal over other historic monuments.
Other than the Taj, I've only the seen the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower, but you can hardly call them 'wonders'. There are several monuments in India more beautiful than them.
We don't need the approval of these 'Western dominated' websites, to appreciate the beauty of the Taj Mahal.
aditya you have found yourself emboldened by scoring in a game. i have never seen this many posts from you. i recall you saying you will let your bat do the talking but one can't help to think ones mouth is talking more then the bat... no provacation intended just an observation.
tranlation... tango son you are using two names to piss people off...
Yes we have a decent team going to LA. We have approached couple of MCC players, but they are awaiting response from management regarding their selection in MCC official team. Obviously, why pay to play when you can play for free. We want to go in with 13 or 14 guys to keep our options open. Lets see.
I am sure you know all the MCC players. Waseem and Ashar play in ACC league. Ashar is probably the best keeper in MCC. Waseem is easily in top 5 batsmen in the region. Mandeep, Nasir and Ken all play in Florida and are very good players, their info can be googled. Imran Jan is my old buddy from QPCC, is playing for T&T and is QPCC's Div 1 captain and coach. QPCC won regional 20/20 tournament in 2007. The other two trinis Aaron and Navin are picked by Imran based on our requirements of an allrounder and a fast bowler.
Thanks for all your support. Venkat is playing Div-I this year for Flames as he moved to Chicago on job assignet. He doing pretty fantastic there. We picked few new talents in Peoria. We have a nice set of 17 players that we choose based on availabilit and team strategy.. Thank you for your good wishes! We will continue our streak..This week we have Arsenal..we had cracker of a game last year..Our outfiled is lighting quick...We are NOT playing QC kings this year as we played them last year and scheduling committee didn't schedule us as we fulfilled our travel games quota. QC kings are very exciting team. We played a warm up game with them during start of season. Nihar Shah is our ex team mate when we all played for RCC. We are very proud that he playing so well this year. He already in the top 15 bowlers and batting well from the lower order with 4 unbeaten innings..He is great talent and will full in anywhere basically. He is captians choice..He is very good keeper, Left medium bolwer and great boundary fielder..More he is official team jester..Get him couple of bears..he will entertain u for rest of the evening..We are so happy for him and QC kings..Sukhen played with us too before..Satish/Rahim..performing well this year..It appears they did pick few good players who are going bonkers right now..after their player transfer of Dr Bodhoo to ICC..They are TEAM by definition and hunt for WINs in packs..That's best feeling you get at the end of the day when whole team performs..Wishing them the best..I think Hari Kiran may be leading them but I am not sure..:) I will find out for you...Cheers and keep following...
Please I am still SINGLE !!! You got someone else on the hook.. keep fishing, If you remember I said earlier that I ran away the moment I saw you all walking .. You, Jaggi, Thushar, Vipul, Sadiq ...lol
Looks like I will have to wait till next season to see Peoria v/s QC Kings game. As far as Captain Hari Kiran is concerned he is doing a great job. It is just too difficult for a team to keep focussed if you don't have a captain who can handle individuals and convert them into a team.
Kudos to Hari Kiran. Keep up the good job. You seem to have got everything right so far.
positive attitude is good but sometime its just not enough. you gotta have talent too. in twenty overs anything could happen but the most likely senario is losing.
I am not sure why I would give up.. I said I am SINGLE, love my freedom.. I am 150% sure Shekhs got someone else in mind. For you Shekhs, next time I see you playing on ground I would STOP by and say something so you will know.
cro_magna_crawling said... aditya you have found yourself emboldened by scoring in a game. i have never seen this many posts from you. i recall you saying you will let your bat do the talking but one can't help to think ones mouth is talking more then the bat... no provacation intended just an observation. ==================================
CMC,
It is a fair observation, though you have missed my point slightly. I do not feel the need to argue with people about how I play and whether or not I can play the game. For such arguments, my bat either does the talking, or lets me down! :-)
In the same vein, if Shekhs or Sharath has something positive directed to me, I feel it is warranted for me to reply and appreciate their support. Or even if they just have a question, I will reply since it was directed to me.
And, when you have people like "i know ...." who make a comment about me personally, or about my teammates, you will find that I will have something in reply for them. Specially when it's incorrect.
As far as the number of posts increasing from me, I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that I played well last week. That's only natural. But I think it has more to do with the above and because I am taking a more active role on the blogs this year, posting articles, etc.
Sharath, I think Madhu has probably passed on some tintin stuff to sadiq (who'll be umpiring our game this weekend). So, you can look forwrd to some pleasant reading next week!
I will try,where are you playing this weekend, I may be at WP this weekend (both days).. don't get any silly ideas now.. I am not a player on any TEAM... oops just gave something out.. didn't I !!
tango, you promised me you'd stop by and say hi to me, so did n_w. What happened guys? d_d, how about saying hello to me too? I thought I was pretty involved in the 'guess the nicks' game!
d_d, I'll be at WP4 on Saturday...do stop by.. Like always, you know there will be festivities after the game...win or lose.. ;-) btw, howz WP4 wicket and outfield? Anybody?
n_w, lemme try some of my detective skills here. Since you keep spelling tushar's name with an extra 'h', you are probably from the southern part of India. You can tell me if I am way off target, but dont lie if I'm right.
Romeen said... Shekhs, mine's the secret of the unicorn/ red rackham's treasure. ---------------------------------- I find "Crab with the golden claws" most entertaining.. I also like Destination moon/exlporers on the moon..
Thanks for the update on the Tintin stuff...looking forward to reading some over the next few weeks.....as I said in one of my earlier posts, Wildcats please do not bring your A game agst us this weekend. I am pretty sure we match up well though head to head...1-1 since I got to MUCC and I heard it was 2-1 prior to that....so apart from your recent stupendous form, the law of averages is in your favor too....
Thanks to madhu and sadiq as well for the CD.
and Romeeen what abt the 2 points you guys had from the rained out game?
ahq, you are a straight shooter, an excellent cricketer, I respect you a lot, and most of all, you are a good friend of mine. In fact, you may have just written me an email today!
my fav is the Prisoners of the Sun....I thought I have read everything, but guys has any one got to read "in the world of the incas".....thats the only one i missed...actually never seen a copy of the same...
some trivia folks..secret of the unicorn is the episode where tintin meets capt. haddock for the first time....Do correct me if I am wrong...I am trying to remember when Cuthbert Calculus and the "detectives from scotland Yard" twins, Thompson and Thomson show up for the first time.
Romeen/Sharath, I haven't kept my side of the promised yet..I haven't delivered the CD's yet..I have now downloaded the Asterix in the mean time..So, I will burn em all..and sent em through this weekend...Arsenal is coming over this weekend and will request Swetal Vaidya to deliver them to you..guys...I hope you guys can hang in there....
I AM NOT SURE ABOUT EMAILING YOU TODAY OR INFACT EVER. U ARE WAY OFF. NOT SURE WHAT YOUR DEFINITION OF EXCELLENT CRICKETER IS, BUT I AM PRETTY MEDIOCRE.
you should be keeping eye on royals, AAA, capitol etc. they are the teams mostly likely to relegate. :))) -----------------------------
good one ND.....hope this can work in our favor like it did with Phoenix.....see Romeeen, ND's said the magic words....we might pull a phoenix on you on saturday....I knew things would balance out.
madhu, dude you can make some cool money here now that tintin, asterix etc are "selling" like hot cakes.
Lets see if we can make up 11 nicks. 1. Tango 2. straight drive 3. anhonestquery 4. neanderthal walking 5. cro magna crawling 6. sundries 7. death dealer 8. chally
cmc, good point you bring up there. But you know who threw the biggest party in recent years at the playboy mansion? A bunch of bespectacled geeks called 'weezer'. Sometimes nerds have more fun than you think :)
not letting you sheks. can't fault you for trying. i love talkin criket. let's start putting the odds on who wins the champioship. my dark horse pick. purdue.
cmc, while we are on dark horses, I'd pick Mil CC , I know they are number 1 currently but I'm calling them a dark horse based on previous seasons. They seem to be on a roll this year.
Romeen I am picking you guys ofr the DAY CUP this year... You guys have the goods.. Sorry Shekhs like you team but don't think you guys can do that this year
ro most improved yes mil cc. after all they have the best spinner and did not live to xpectation. strong batting. still like your pick, not too bad. but who do you pick from the cellar?
N_W, you are quite funny. I like you sense of humour.
Romeen, Madhu, Shekhs, I love Tintin. Red Rakham's treasure, and the one with the incas has to be my altime favourites, though I've read most and loved all. Loved Asterisk too. Can I get in on the CDs? It's been so long. Blue blistering barnacles... ten thousand thundering typhoons.....
DH: dont know, but i feel that Phoenix might just pull it off, think they might have "the playoff run".
some one was asking me last week who I thought were the top 5 opening batters in the league (cos I am one)....so here is my take, not in any specific order
romeeen, kiran, romesh kadlec, ashwin, and satha (although the latter 2 are not opening much this season)....no offence to any one...heard a lot abt Sohail Alvi...never seen him bat too, hence my five....must be excellent though, his stats speak for themselves, last time I checked was averaging 50+....and Ashwin is def the MOST under rated and low profile batter in the league...Sadiq your thoughts?
Sharath, Sohail's a must in that list. He's excellent. I'd put you in there too. Thank you for including me, but I dont think I'm as consistent and talented as some of thsoe names in there.
sharath_purdue_to_mucc said... my fav is the Prisoners of the Sun....I thought I have read everything, but guys has any one got to read "in the world of the incas".....thats the only one i missed...actually never seen a copy of the same...
some trivia folks..secret of the unicorn is the episode where tintin meets capt. haddock for the first time....Do correct me if I am wrong...I am trying to remember when Cuthbert Calculus and the "detectives from scotland Yard" twins, Thompson and Thomson show up for the first time.
sharath _-------------------------------------- Sharath, Tintin meets Haddock for first time in Crab with the Golden claws. Tintin and Haddock meet Calculus for first time in Red Rakham's treasure.. Not sure about Thompsons.. -----------------------------------
I think the thompsons made their debut in destination moon, not sure though. Sorry cmc, you can take the geek out of the blog but you cant take the blog out of the geek.
Ok, since we are talking about picking winners, etc. Here my my 2 cents.
Div 1 favourite : Wildcats Div 1 Dark Horse: United Div 2 favourite : Peoria Div 2 Dark Horse: Arsenal
I know that United is one of the better teams and stuff, but I don't hear too many people calling them championship material. So, I just did!
There are many good teams, and I think QC Kings are going to have a good year, but I think Peoria is going to be tough in the playoffs. Rup, I know you guys got mad skills, and so I wouldn't write off ICC from the championship, but at this point, I don't see the same ICC we're used to.
dude romeeen, come on...any one who plays straight abt and averages as much as you do, should be in the top 5...as i said, Sohail is right up there, have never seen him bat ever...hence my list....would help if we MUCC get to play St. Louis probabaly next year onwards....assuming we do not end up in the lower tier, ND, Tango need your pep talk...help us out
===================================I know that United is one of the better teams and stuff, but I don't hear too many people calling them championship material. So, I just did! ================================== When you have been to the final 3 years in a row ('02, 03,'04) and could not win it, people tend to shy away from picking United as a favorite :) Quoting Shiraz " Always a bridesmaid, but never a bride"
thats the deal tango...Satya is gone, Todd is headed back to Australia last time I checked and Bunty is caught up with some family commitments...we now need that more than extra push where ever we can get it from...
Mehul, atleast you guys have started off pretty well, thats half (or one third, based on the number of games) the battle right there. The year you made a run from behind, that was some ballsy cricket but its hard to keep going all the way IMHO, its exhausting. This time you have a good start.
I'm calling you guys out as the dark horse championship team for Div 1 this year. Favs have to be the 'cats, but like them, i think you guys are the team that can beat anyone too. Please note, I was the first to call it!!
ps: Can I play in the LA open now??? ;-) Just kidding.
i like phoenix but you dont have enough depth to win a championship. need couple of more bowlers who can help priyank and may be one or two stroke playing solid batters. but then a team with that composition wont be calling PHOENIX. :))))
muchas gracias tango....for the records, we did win one last week, so i am taking your motivation into the subsequnet games....now does that work when we play you guys as well...asuuming you are a div 1 player and am def not trying to figure out who you are.
Nothing personal man. I agree with what you say. You are 100% right about our bowling. As of now, it's not at the level where we can win a championship. Right now, we are just focussed on winning as many games as possible and trying to make the playoffs!!!
But I do feel our batting, is good enough. In my opinion, Athu, DC, Fabian (if he ever clicks), Jaggi, Naveen (very under-rated), and Priyank form a very strong middle order, and at present, I think that is our strength.
I would say lucky start. MUCC we got lucky and even against Flames after dropping 8 catches we got lucky because it is not one of the strongest teams out there. Next 3 games Pak, St. louis and MG, will tell what we are made of.
=================================== ps: Can I play in the LA open now??? ;-) Just kidding. =================================== pay for your ticket and we will take you.
Mehul, to me it seems like dropped catches are more the norm these days. I would not take anything away from your team for having won the first few games. while we are on catching, who do you think is the best catching team in the league?
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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 689 Newer› Newest»Tango Said,
Forget it Banda,
I don't want to get into another mud-slinging contest.
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Yet you posted this,
Off and on, you been posting stuff that sure has minimal traces of intelligence and abundant hatred towards your fellow bloggers. Ofcourse, logic hangs at the mercy of those minimal traces.
So I'm just going to leave you alone till your stupidity eats you up.
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Flaunting your stupidity again!!!!
^thats called a parting shot!
Whats your problem Tango
Oh great! now this cow wants to join the herd.
whts up brother tango,
look like you are in trouble again. oh weli, only you hadn't betrayed me.
anyway do you guys notice "some people" score a fifty over the weekend and then come here and score like hundred postings.:)
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Death Dealer said...
40 overs vs 45 overs, why not check on TIME.. We start the game here in Chicago Area at 10.00 am. Did anyone ever wanted that to move UP little bit say 9.00 or 9.30 am ... This may help some "OLD" or FAMILY" guys to get going little early..
just my 2 cents...
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Athreya actually mentioned this to me last season once... and I thought it was a terrific idea, and so brought it up at the AGM. With 45 overs especially, you should start at maybe 9:00 - heck, even 40 overs in Div2 you should IMHO start at 9 or 9:30 latest, the light is great, the weather is excellent, the dew-factor is nonexistant (this is often the objection thrown around... the playoff games last year in October were "continued" due to bad weather at 8:00am!! And some teams came at 7:30 and did a little practice! Nobody had any dew-factor objections, and it was the *playoffs*!). If you start that early, you get done earlier too, and you have evenings free for families etc. (Anyway nobody is going to be spending quality time with family at 7am, probably :-)
Anyway. As I said, I personally thought it was a great idea, and so brought it up at the AGM... but there didnt seem to be a whole lot of interest in it from the public. (And at least a couple people told me to sit down immediately - they said they didnt have any inclination to wake up *that* early :-)
In this regard, BTW, props to Phoenix, United and Umpire Anwear Khan for this weekend - I think its the first time Ive ever seen a regular season game at Washington Park actually *start* at 9:55, even before the scheduled start! Both teams and umpires were there early (which happens often enough by itself), and the toss was conducted at 9:45 as scheduled... but when I saw the first ball bowled I looked at my watch, and it wasnt still 5-mins-to-10 :-) Good work by all concerned, we should all try to be such sticklers for time (myself in particular :-)
c8w
ND,
If exposing the hypocrisy of some bloggers is called 'getting into trouble', then I'm guilty as charged!
tango I wont even let you think you are funny... I will let you died in your stupidity
lot of haters are showing up here. furious, were you a negleted child?
Leave him alone ND. He's the same guy who says, 'Pak Gymkhana is overrated' :)
Little does he know that a team that wins a championship, can't possibly be called 'overrated'
Sadiq,
If we have 9AM games, then the away games will be at 10am. This means we'd have to wake up at 6am.
Whew!
Tango, this was just for Chicago area games buddy! WP, HP, Her Park etc..
Change of topic here... Can we ALL try and VOTE for THE TAJ MAHAL !!
New 7 Wonders of the World campaign, the world\'s first-ever global vote. I just voted for my favorite 7 of the 21 finalists that are competing
- go to www.new7wonders.com to pick your favorite monuments and vote.
Did you vote for any prehistoric sites..like the cave man or Dino sites.
N_W may like you if you did..
Rup, I didn't and don't want to..
Tango and N_W do not have any issue with me .. (if I am correct)
but this was something help TAJ to be remembered as NEW 7 wonders !!!
is it possible that ND and tango are same people? hmm...tango dikra tu be be naam thi loko ni lay che...
ND and I can't be the same, cos our writing style is different :)
mehul...please...anyway so you are going to captain LA open side. good luck. i bet you will need that alot with all the international players up against you.
Tango, you crack me up sometimes!!
Mehul, any chance you could put the English translation as well? I don't understand Gujju.
I'm game (all puns intended) for starting the games earlier for local ones. For travel games, I think the current setup is good.
Death Dealer,
That website is just looking to make money off of you. Don't fall for it.
Unless you've seen all the wonders, you can't possibly vote for the Taj Mahal over other historic monuments.
Other than the Taj, I've only the seen the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower, but you can hardly call them 'wonders'. There are several monuments in India more beautiful than them.
We don't need the approval of these 'Western dominated' websites, to appreciate the beauty of the Taj Mahal.
Point taken Tango, I have only seen TAJ, WALL of China and Sydney Opera House due to my business trips !!
aditya
you have found yourself emboldened by scoring in a game. i have never seen this many posts from you.
i recall you saying you will let your bat do the talking but one can't help to think ones mouth is talking more then the bat...
no provacation intended just an observation.
"tango dikra tu be be naam thi loko ni lay che"
tranlation...
tango son you are using two names to piss people off...
Yes we have a decent team going to LA. We have approached couple of MCC players, but they are awaiting response from management regarding their selection in MCC official team. Obviously, why pay to play when you can play for free. We want to go in with 13 or 14 guys to keep our options open. Lets see.
it suddenly got so quite here like raheel after two back to back ass wuppings. :)
d_d,
Are you in sales?
mehul, shed some light on "other" players on your roster. so we can start analysing your team composition. :)
"it suddenly got so quite here like raheel after two back to back ass wuppings."
Raheel's kept a low profile all season long.
and piss addy off again.
I wonder what the MWCC team will look like?
I am sure you know all the MCC players. Waseem and Ashar play in ACC league. Ashar is probably the best keeper in MCC. Waseem is easily in top 5 batsmen in the region. Mandeep, Nasir and Ken all play in Florida and are very good players, their info can be googled. Imran Jan is my old buddy from QPCC, is playing for T&T and is QPCC's Div 1 captain and coach. QPCC won regional 20/20 tournament in 2007. The other two trinis Aaron and Navin are picked by Imran based on our requirements of an allrounder and a fast bowler.
Ashar is best keeper in the region. Not MCC.
I hope we select our players based on their current form, not on their past exploits.
There is no way you can drop Shahid from the XI because he is not doing that great this year.
i would be glad if MGMT have any criteria at all
so who is currently in form?
yeah, sahid, satha, nilesh must go
shekhs said...
d_d,
Are you in sales?
C'Mon man you know batter;) I am in sales, That's what I do best !!
Mehul, really you have great team going with you. Best Luck..
Desi Cricketer/Pranav.
Thanks for all your support. Venkat is playing Div-I this year for Flames as he moved to Chicago on job assignet. He doing pretty fantastic there. We picked few new talents in Peoria. We have a nice set of 17 players that we choose based on availabilit and team strategy.. Thank you for your good wishes! We will continue our streak..This week we have Arsenal..we had cracker of a game last year..Our outfiled is lighting quick...We are NOT playing QC kings this year as we played them last year and scheduling committee didn't schedule us as we fulfilled our travel games quota. QC kings are very exciting team. We played a warm up game with them during start of season. Nihar Shah is our ex team mate when we all played for RCC. We are very proud that he playing so well this year. He already in the top 15 bowlers and batting well from the lower order with 4 unbeaten innings..He is great talent and will full in anywhere basically. He is captians choice..He is very good keeper, Left medium bolwer and great boundary fielder..More he is official team jester..Get him couple of bears..he will entertain u for rest of the evening..We are so happy for him and QC kings..Sukhen played with us too before..Satish/Rahim..performing well this year..It appears they did pick few good players who are going bonkers right now..after their player transfer of Dr Bodhoo to ICC..They are TEAM by definition and hunt for WINs in packs..That's best feeling you get at the end of the day when whole team performs..Wishing them the best..I think Hari Kiran may be leading them but I am not sure..:) I will find out for you...Cheers and keep following...
Madhu Reddy
PCC
d_d,
I think you are busted my friend...:-)
You did have a drink with us after all huh..
Let me correct myself.
I hope we also take into account the current form of our cricketers, not just their past exploits.
Shekhs.. Not that fast buddy.. you will not be to find who I am...
I am a "D Dealer" means sales !!!
Tango
How about we do not use buddy system to pick palyers for LA open ?
Tell me if this aint right..
You have a 6 year old and a 6 month old.. :-)
I THINK THE ATTITUDE OF NOT ABLE TO WIN BECAUSE OF INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS IS WRONG. IT IS ONLY 20 OVER GAME AND ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN.
Please I am still SINGLE !!! You got someone else on the hook.. keep fishing,
If you remember I said earlier that I ran away the moment I saw you all walking .. You, Jaggi, Thushar, Vipul, Sadiq ...lol
aiite aiite...you are busted..give it up now..
its all good man..!
a good day's fun..!
D_D, i think you are busted. now be nice to everyone. :)))))
Madhu,
Looks like I will have to wait till next season to see Peoria v/s QC Kings game. As far as Captain Hari Kiran is concerned he is doing a great job. It is just too difficult for a team to keep focussed if you don't have a captain who can handle individuals and convert them into a team.
Kudos to Hari Kiran. Keep up the good job. You seem to have got everything right so far.
Thanks
Pranav
AHQ,
positive attitude is good but sometime its just not enough. you gotta have talent too. in twenty overs anything could happen but the most likely senario is losing.
I am not sure why I would give up.. I said I am SINGLE, love my freedom.. I am 150% sure Shekhs got someone else in mind. For you Shekhs, next time I see you playing on ground I would STOP by and say something so you will know.
cro_magna_crawling said...
aditya
you have found yourself emboldened by scoring in a game. i have never seen this many posts from you.
i recall you saying you will let your bat do the talking but one can't help to think ones mouth is talking more then the bat...
no provacation intended just an observation.
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CMC,
It is a fair observation, though you have missed my point slightly. I do not feel the need to argue with people about how I play and whether or not I can play the game. For such arguments, my bat either does the talking, or lets me down! :-)
In the same vein, if Shekhs or Sharath has something positive directed to me, I feel it is warranted for me to reply and appreciate their support. Or even if they just have a question, I will reply since it was directed to me.
And, when you have people like "i know ...." who make a comment about me personally, or about my teammates, you will find that I will have something in reply for them. Specially when it's incorrect.
As far as the number of posts increasing from me, I'm sure it has something to do with the fact that I played well last week. That's only natural. But I think it has more to do with the above and because I am taking a more active role on the blogs this year, posting articles, etc.
Any other observations sir? ;-)
no worries d_d....
Please do stop by next time..
:-)
Sharath, I think Madhu has probably passed on some tintin stuff to sadiq (who'll be umpiring our game this weekend).
So, you can look forwrd to some pleasant reading next week!
I will try,where are you playing this weekend, I may be at WP this weekend (both days).. don't get any silly ideas now.. I am not a player on any TEAM... oops just gave something out.. didn't I !!
tango, you promised me you'd stop by and say hi to me, so did n_w.
What happened guys?
d_d, how about saying hello to me too? I thought I was pretty involved in the 'guess the nicks' game!
i heard adityas' bat saying many times "OPPPS I MISS THAT BALL TOO"
d-d, you probably mastakilla
d_d,
I'll be at WP4 on Saturday...do stop by..
Like always, you know there will be festivities after the game...win or lose.. ;-)
btw, howz WP4 wicket and outfield?
Anybody?
Romeen you and your TINTIN stuff ...little worried... I will try man.. no promise..
This is what my batting order for LA Open will look like.
Sohail Alvi (c)
Suresh Paul
Ajit Ramaswami
Satha
Shahid
Jack
Mahesh Parikh (wk)
Asif Mehmood
Maninder Bola
Sanjay Patel
Nilesh Patel
Backups,
Imran Syed
Kiran
Imran Taylor
Ajay Gandhi
Team Manager: Sir Banda
No Romeen, he aint Mastakilla.....he was with us on Friday...one of the 6 mentioned before...Garanteed... :-)
WP was looking like real cricket ground, FAST outfield.. I mean it.. you snooze you loose..
not sure after yesterday's rain..but should be fine.
Not giving up yet Shekhs... Told you I LEFT right away .. anyway be happy.. I will stop by and say hi, cool
DD seems to be sweating!
Chill man, its not like you've said anything offensive to anyone.
Romeen
please pass some TinTin to Shekhs so he can get the basic stuff right.. (I meant this in a nice way) he is not picking any of my clues..;)
Tango, thats a pretty good team you got there.
Maybe we should have a game between the nicknamed bloggers v/s the named bloggers.
Can you imagine the mayhem on the blog the week after the game if the nicks beat the named bloggers :)
D_D, just think of all good times you had here. its all about to end man.
did anyone else hear adis bat talking other than me?
thanks d_d!
matter of fact, I do (at least I did, unless my brother sold them for alcohol) have the entire collection back home. Huge Tintin, Asterix buff...
Why dont we play your fav. Tinitin comic game..?
My all time fav is "The Calculus Affair/ Red Sea Sharks" - Can't make up my mind on those 2..
Tango, I am not worried at all. Right now I am having a cold one myself.
"Can you imagine the mayhem on the blog the week after the game if the nicks beat the named bloggers :)"
Now that game will draw one big crowd. Some with swords and others with clubs.....to beat the shit out of bloggers like NW and me :)
shekhs, D_D is thushar? i thought tango is thushar.
anyway do you guys know straight_drive from STL of PAK GYM. i would go with pak gym and probably raheel
Shekhs, mine's the secret of the unicorn/ red rackham's treasure.
Guys, what happen to the Div 1 vs Div 2 or All Star game talk ??
i bet whole united will be there.
Tango, english too good to be pure gujju
n_w,
nope, he's not Tushar..Tushar doesn't have a 6 year old and 6 month old.. :-)
Death Dealer said...
Guys, what happen to the Div 1 vs Div 2 or All Star game talk ??
2:30 PM
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we all waiting till DIV II start playing cricket. :))))
n_w, lemme try some of my detective skills here. Since you keep spelling tushar's name with an extra 'h', you are probably from the southern part of India.
You can tell me if I am way off target, but dont lie if I'm right.
Romeen said...
Shekhs, mine's the secret of the unicorn/ red rackham's treasure.
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I find "Crab with the golden claws" most entertaining.. I also like Destination moon/exlporers on the moon..
N_W and Tango will be out of town that day just to take cover, I amy stop dealing and do healing !!!
c'mon n_w...be nice..
Div 2 has some really good players..dont forget that they do have India 19 Mr. Bola..he will spin you in his web.. :-)
ahq, I think I have some idea who you might be too :)
Romeeen,
Thanks for the update on the Tintin stuff...looking forward to reading some over the next few weeks.....as I said in one of my earlier posts, Wildcats please do not bring your A game agst us this weekend. I am pretty sure we match up well though head to head...1-1 since I got to MUCC and I heard it was 2-1 prior to that....so apart from your recent stupendous form, the law of averages is in your favor too....
Thanks to madhu and sadiq as well for the CD.
and Romeeen what abt the 2 points you guys had from the rained out game?
sharath
great detective work Romeen..!!!
;-) you are living it up...like tintin..
Maybe you should patent that nick..
romeen you are not way off.....but again close but no cigar
TRY ME
Sharath, we'll update the points ASAP.
You guys have always been a thorn in our side :)
Maybe I can bribe you with some comic books?
This is turning into a nerd fest with comic books and all.
when is the mwcc world cup?
sharath,
you should be keeping eye on royals, AAA, capitol etc. they are the teams mostly likely to relegate. :)))
ahq,
you are a straight shooter, an excellent cricketer, I respect you a lot, and most of all, you are a good friend of mine.
In fact, you may have just written me an email today!
what next? the star trek convention...
cmc,
you are right. lets talk about some cricket now.
or the pi convention... :)
my fav is the Prisoners of the Sun....I thought I have read everything, but guys has any one got to read "in the world of the incas".....thats the only one i missed...actually never seen a copy of the same...
some trivia folks..secret of the unicorn is the episode where tintin meets capt. haddock for the first time....Do correct me if I am wrong...I am trying to remember when Cuthbert Calculus and the "detectives from scotland Yard" twins, Thompson and Thomson show up for the first time.
sharath
Romeen/Sharath,
I haven't kept my side of the promised yet..I haven't delivered the CD's yet..I have now downloaded the Asterix in the mean time..So, I will burn em all..and sent em through this weekend...Arsenal is coming over this weekend and will request Swetal Vaidya to deliver them to you..guys...I hope you guys can hang in there....
Cheers
Madhu R
Madhu, this is Narasimha from Arsenal. I was wondering if I could get a copy of Tintin as well. I will pick it up this weekend.
Thanks,
dont ask me how I know about the pi convention. My 'friend' attends those :)
i know someone who could play darth vader
can we pls talk about the All Star game?
lol romeen can we name the 11s? named n un-named?
cmc,
what do you want to talk about..?
bring up a topic man..
I AM NOT SURE ABOUT EMAILING YOU TODAY OR INFACT EVER. U ARE WAY OFF. NOT SURE WHAT YOUR DEFINITION OF EXCELLENT CRICKETER IS, BUT I AM PRETTY MEDIOCRE.
Narasimha..You got it..I will burn few extra copies
Cheers
Madhu
OK ahq, I tried.
ND, you can be Han Solo
Romeen can be Yoda
Sheks can be Luke Skywalker
Banda can be Chubaka :)
none of you dudes checked out playboy as kids?? i am picturing a whole bunch of book worms with taped glasses as kids who got beat up all the time.
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neanderthal_walking said...
sharath,
you should be keeping eye on royals, AAA, capitol etc. they are the teams mostly likely to relegate. :)))
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good one ND.....hope this can work in our favor like it did with Phoenix.....see Romeeen, ND's said the magic words....we might pull a phoenix on you on saturday....I knew things would balance out.
madhu, dude you can make some cool money here now that tintin, asterix etc are "selling" like hot cakes.
sharath
Lets see if we can make up 11 nicks.
1. Tango
2. straight drive
3. anhonestquery
4. neanderthal walking
5. cro magna crawling
6. sundries
7. death dealer
8. chally
Ok, who am I missing here guys?
who would be princess leia? romeen?
oh, 'I know what you did last summer'
chill cmc..
since you are the hunk of a guy...and are gonna beat us nerds up..
do you party a lot? since you mentioned playboy and gals..
c8w
Romeen
Thanks for your VOTE for XI but I can be only 12th or 13th man as I do not play at all.. can do some field work.
Tango,
You just hit the ball out of the stadium... lol man..
you guys are too much... :-)
cmc, good point you bring up there. But you know who threw the biggest party in recent years at the playboy mansion? A bunch of bespectacled geeks called 'weezer'.
Sometimes nerds have more fun than you think :)
not letting you sheks.
can't fault you for trying.
i love talkin criket.
let's start putting the odds on who wins the champioship. my dark horse pick. purdue.
D_D,
can you hold guys who wanna beat us off the field?
I thought c8w would be umpire and we'd play a 90 overs a side game :)
OK, just having some fun here.....
YES WHAT ABOUT ALL STAR GAME?
N_W and Tango.. You guys can count on me for that SURE
Congrats Romeen,
You have just taken your first 'cheap shot' on this blog
CLAP CLAP CLAP!
Welcome to the club.
d_d can you handle addy's brother?
AHQ please check your LIGHT for CAPS LOCK !!!
cmc,
I'd like to smoke or drink whatever you having now man.. :-)
you seem like you are really high..on something..
cmc, while we are on dark horses, I'd pick Mil CC , I know they are number 1 currently but I'm calling them a dark horse based on previous seasons. They seem to be on a roll this year.
as i said I will try my best to help you.. do or die !!
sheks it's a long shot.
lets hear yours
good observation tango. Dang! I'm not a virgin anymore! I tried so hard though.
Long Island...with Pineapple instead of coke..I call it the "Sweet Rush"..
Remember, I'm the bartender..
mil cc looks great this year and undefeated. not really DH mat'l.
Romeen I am picking you guys ofr the DAY CUP this year... You guys have the goods.. Sorry Shekhs like you team but don't think you guys can do that this year
d_d,
no worries man..I wouldn't pick us myself at this point of time.. :-) I know I'm being a traitor now.
I think the Dark Horse is STL...this time they might pull it off in Chicago...
sheks
how about martinis, give us some killer ingredients.
for some wild drinks.
If you say so cmc, its always subjective as to who should be called a DH.
STL cannot win outside stl.
ro
most improved yes mil cc. after all they have the best spinner and did not live to xpectation. strong batting.
still like your pick, not too bad. but who do you pick from the cellar?
N_W, you are quite funny. I like you sense of humour.
Romeen, Madhu, Shekhs, I love Tintin. Red Rakham's treasure, and the one with the incas has to be my altime favourites, though I've read most and loved all. Loved Asterisk too. Can I get in on the CDs? It's been so long. Blue blistering barnacles... ten thousand thundering typhoons.....
You got it cmc..
It will be a Vodka Martini, with a splash of Gin...and vermouth..
shaken or stirred?
well, STL didnt play their full team and after playing against them...I think they can do it..
Phoenix, they have the best batsman in the league. He is also their vice-captain, as is a brilliant strategist.
ps. good luck defending that one Aditya.
i go with CATS this year. its going to be CATS PAK CHALLENGERS and UNITED or PURDUE semis
sheks
what is the house vodka where you work? is grey goose all that?
stl. is tooo long in the toof.
cmc, how about phoenix?
remember, a couple years ago, united won like 9 in a row to make it all the way to the semis?
could happen again.
Ketel One cmc...!
Nah, you aint getting it..
I personally dont think Grey Goose is worth the money..
Ketel one rocks!!
guys my cricket takes (aside from comics)
DH: dont know, but i feel that Phoenix might just pull it off, think they might have "the playoff run".
some one was asking me last week who I thought were the top 5 opening batters in the league (cos I am one)....so here is my take, not in any specific order
romeeen, kiran, romesh kadlec, ashwin, and satha (although the latter 2 are not opening much this season)....no offence to any one...heard a lot abt Sohail Alvi...never seen him bat too, hence my five....must be excellent though, his stats speak for themselves, last time I checked was averaging 50+....and Ashwin is def the MOST under rated and low profile batter in the league...Sadiq your thoughts?
sharath
Ok cmc, stick with the cricket talk here...:)
Just kidding buddy
like their name will rise to go to playoff. not more then that maybe 6 spot. too many cooks in the kitchen.
Sharath, Sohail's a must in that list. He's excellent. I'd put you in there too.
Thank you for including me, but I dont think I'm as consistent and talented as some of thsoe names in there.
sharath_purdue_to_mucc said...
my fav is the Prisoners of the Sun....I thought I have read everything, but guys has any one got to read "in the world of the incas".....thats the only one i missed...actually never seen a copy of the same...
some trivia folks..secret of the unicorn is the episode where tintin meets capt. haddock for the first time....Do correct me if I am wrong...I am trying to remember when Cuthbert Calculus and the "detectives from scotland Yard" twins, Thompson and Thomson show up for the first time.
sharath
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Sharath,
Tintin meets Haddock for first time in Crab with the Golden claws.
Tintin and Haddock meet Calculus for first time in Red Rakham's treasure..
Not sure about Thompsons..
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I think the thompsons made their debut in destination moon, not sure though.
Sorry cmc, you can take the geek out of the blog but you cant take the blog out of the geek.
Naveen,
I think the Thompsons come in the "Shooting Star", the one where they go to Reykjavik..Iceland..
Ok, since we are talking about picking winners, etc. Here my my 2 cents.
Div 1 favourite : Wildcats
Div 1 Dark Horse: United
Div 2 favourite : Peoria
Div 2 Dark Horse: Arsenal
I know that United is one of the better teams and stuff, but I don't hear too many people calling them championship material. So, I just did!
There are many good teams, and I think QC Kings are going to have a good year, but I think Peoria is going to be tough in the playoffs. Rup, I know you guys got mad skills, and so I wouldn't write off ICC from the championship, but at this point, I don't see the same ICC we're used to.
alcohol and criket, just like the aussuies or the indian team;0
I think Darshan should be up there too among the openers..he has been pretty consistent ..
Romeen
so far your CATS has 2 votes for all the way .. N_W and myself..
Tanfgo what is your pick ?
dude romeeen,
come on...any one who plays straight abt and averages as much as you do, should be in the top 5...as i said, Sohail is right up there, have never seen him bat ever...hence my list....would help if we MUCC get to play St. Louis probabaly next year onwards....assuming we do not end up in the lower tier, ND, Tango need your pep talk...help us out
sharath
cro_magna_crawling said...
"alcohol and criket, just like the aussuies or the indian team;0 "
Or Challengers..
all right now it went from nerds to a love fest. ro and sp2mc get a room))))
Sorry Tango.. TYPO buddy
===================================I know that United is one of the better teams and stuff, but I don't hear too many people calling them championship material. So, I just did!
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When you have been to the final 3 years in a row ('02, 03,'04) and could not win it, people tend to shy away from picking United as a favorite :)
Quoting Shiraz " Always a bridesmaid, but never a bride"
Adnan Baig
United Cricket Club
went to a bar and cricket game broke out. watching challengers))
Tango, I'm gonna kick your ass when I find out who you are!!!
Unless of course you're bigger and stronger than me... then maybe I'll just buy you a drink!! ;-)
"assuming we do not end up in the lower tier, ND, Tango need your pep talk...help us out"
No pep talk needed for you Sharath. As long as Bhavneet plays, you guys will be alright. Otherwise you can book your ticket for Division II :)
"Tanfgo what is your pick ?"
DD,
told you man. Phoenix all the way.
thats the deal tango...Satya is gone, Todd is headed back to Australia last time I checked and Bunty is caught up with some family commitments...we now need that more than extra push where ever we can get it from...
sharath
Tango, appreciate your faith in us, though not sure if we've justified it.
N_W, CMC, DD, SD, BH, where are you guys? C'mon, like Sharath said, a little bashing to motivate us!
Otherwise, I'm going to have to do what Sadiq suggested, and get Phoenix players to sign up anon and bash us on Fridays!!!!!!!!!!!!
Adnan, maybe 4th time is a charm :)
Maybe this is the year for united
Sharath,
Sure. I predict that you won't win a single game this season, unless Bunty, Satya or Todd play.
I think you guys are 'spineless' without one of those guys.
Now go prove me wrong :)
Tango, WTF? I thought you were on our side?
welcome back adnan... we have been missing you here.
Romeen we have been saying that since 2002. This year we have stopped saying that.
Oh boy, tango, you are getting them all fired up before our game with MUCC. No fair!!
Romeen, its good to see some upsets man :)
I can piss you guys off too, if you want?
The Tango is very generous!
Mehul, atleast you guys have started off pretty well, thats half (or one third, based on the number of games) the battle right there. The year you made a run from behind, that was some ballsy cricket but its hard to keep going all the way IMHO, its exhausting. This time you have a good start.
Mehul, Adnan,
I'm calling you guys out as the dark horse championship team for Div 1 this year. Favs have to be the 'cats, but like them, i think you guys are the team that can beat anyone too. Please note, I was the first to call it!!
ps: Can I play in the LA open now??? ;-) Just kidding.
aditya,
i like phoenix but you dont have enough depth to win a championship. need couple of more bowlers who can help priyank and may be one or two stroke playing solid batters.
but then a team with that composition wont be calling PHOENIX. :))))
muchas gracias tango....for the records, we did win one last week, so i am taking your motivation into the subsequnet games....now does that work when we play you guys as well...asuuming you are a div 1 player and am def not trying to figure out who you are.
sharath
Sharath,
Bhavneet played last week...thats why you won.
The Tango is very generous!
Thats funny!
Reminds me of The Todd from "scrubs".
Go for it, Tango, trash us!!
Also Sharath, Afroze didn't play last week. You guys were lucky!
here is my championship team.
three solid fast bowlers - combination of swing/ face and nip.
two spinners - whicket taker and run stopper.
five or six batters with ability to score a fifty.
good keeper.
so who fit into this model?
You guys hardly need any help man.
NW,
Nothing personal man. I agree with what you say. You are 100% right about our bowling. As of now, it's not at the level where we can win a championship. Right now, we are just focussed on winning as many games as possible and trying to make the playoffs!!!
But I do feel our batting, is good enough. In my opinion, Athu, DC, Fabian (if he ever clicks), Jaggi, Naveen (very under-rated), and Priyank form a very strong middle order, and at present, I think that is our strength.
Tango dude save us your trashing for this week, atleast....may be too much for too many might diminish the "power".
sharath
I would say lucky start. MUCC we got lucky and even against Flames after dropping 8 catches we got lucky because it is not one of the strongest teams out there. Next 3 games Pak, St. louis and MG, will tell what we are made of.
"Tango dude save us your trashing for this week, atleast....may be too much for too many might diminish the "power".
sharath"
Sure dude, I know your burning up with rage right now :)
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ps: Can I play in the LA open now??? ;-) Just kidding.
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pay for your ticket and we will take you.
Adnan Baig
United Cricket Club
I WOULD NOT COUNT PAK AND CHALLENGERS OUT. WHAT ABOUT MCC? THEY ARE UNDEFEATED.
Mehul, to me it seems like dropped catches are more the norm these days. I would not take anything away from your team for having won the first few games. while we are on catching, who do you think is the best catching team in the league?
phoenix? I heard they took couple of good catches. Even Challengers are pretty good. I have rarely seen them dropping sitters.
Tango, pleasure is all mine!!! Specially after that crack about best batsman and strategist. I'll never live that one down!!!
Adnan, I would love to come and watch. That's the kind of cricket nerd that I am. I love test matches.
ahq, I in fact picked Mil CC.
You can never count challengers and pak out.
Ok Ok Aditya, now we're even though!
mehul, how about royals? AAA?
mere kandhe pe bandhook laga ke goli chala raha hain.....screwed the whole thing up dude.
sharath
that was for aditya
sharath
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