Text Talk
As you may or may not know, my dad and I often talk during
important soccer games. It’s almost exclusively through text. Tonight, during
the USMNT game versus Costa Rica, we texted back and forth about what was
happening on our flat screens. Because he doesn’t have BEIN Sport, he was
forced to watch Mexico fall to Honduras. This is a transcript of our entire
texting session during the two games:
Dad: Men’s team play
tonight? If so, what channel?
Me: Yes, BEIN Sport.
Dad: ?
Me: BEIN Sport is the
channel it is on. If you pay for the sports package through Comcast, you should
have it.
Dad: I pay for Fox Soccer,
is that the same?
Me: Probably. Goto your
menu page, then search, then sports, then soccer. You should be able to find
it.
Dad: Is it on now?
Me: No, 2100 your time.
Dad: Ok, thanks.
Dad: Not on any channel I
get.
Me: That fricken blows.
ESPN sucks. They broadcast the Mexico game but not ours.
Dad: Yep.
Dad: That’s the game on
Fox.
Me: Mex/Honduras on
ESPNNews down here.
Dad: Same on Fox
Me: Fox has nada
Dad: Oops. Yes ESPNN
Me: 2’, Costa Rica 1, USA
0
Dad: Watching the mex game.
I wonder if the US game was purchased by another network.
Me: Set piece, corner kick
Dad: Are you watching the
US game?
Me: I read that ESPN has
rights to the USMNT home games and they buy other network broadcasts for away
games.
Me: Yeah.
Dad: Political correctness
perhaps.
Me: Maybe. It still sucks.
Me: No Altidore, no
Bradley
Dad: Yep. Maybe you could
bring the conversation to your blog.
Dad: Friendly?
Me: Jesus. 2-0 Costa Rica.
10 minutes.
Me: No, qualifier.
Dad: No worries then. This
game is brutal.
Me: Altidore and Bradley
injured
Me: Bradley injured today
in warm ups.
Dad: There’s no such thing
in soccer as offsides.
Me: I’ve heard that before.
Me: Lol
Me: All Mexican ref crew
for USA game.
Dad: The law is offside.
Me: Niggling
Me: Lol
Dad: This ref looks silly
with that whistle.
Me: I’ll have to look.
Me: The USA looks
ridiculous being down 2-0
Dad: This game has bodies
all over the pitch
Me: I just put the Mexico
game on the iPad.
Dad: Nice goal for Mex
Me: Just saw the replay.
Nice
Me: USA just had their
best effort on net. Still 2-0 CRC
Me: Costa Rica on two
yellows: one for diving
Me: Penalty USA
Me: Third yellow for CRC
Me: 2-1 CRC. Dempsey from
the spot. Keeper got his hand on it, but it spun in.
Dad: Do they look better
Me: Much. They’ve woken up
a bit. Halftime now.
Dad: This ref is trying to
regain control of the game
Me: Keep it from the
start, don’t need to regain it.
Dad: Yep
During halftime, we switched to the
Mexico/Honduras game. So we were watching the same game.
Dad: That wasn’t a foul in
the first half.
Me: That’s funny. I was in
the kitchen and I hear my friend Humby say, “that was soft.” Followed by your
text saying it wasn’t a foul in the first half.
Me: Goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!
It’s messed up in Mexico! 1-1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dad: These announcers are
awful.
Dad: Great goal
Me: Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooool!
Dad: 2-1, Honduras
Me: Awwwwwwww hell yes!
Dad: Gonna get ugly
Me: Yes it is
Me: USA back on the pitch
Dad: That was a bad throw
in. Came over the shoulder.
Me: I should see it in a
second or two here. Back to watching the game on the iPad. About a 1 minute
delay from live.
Me: Didn’t see the throw
in you were talking about
Me: First yellow to USA,
still 2-1 CRC, 64th minute
Me: Mexican referee has
called a really good game.
Dad: Not so in this game.
Me: There’s that bad throw
in again
Dad: Mex out of automatic spot
for the World Cup.
Me: It’s not a team of Mexicans.
It’s a team of Mexicants.
Dad: Hope we get to see the
rest of the US game
Me: 73rd
minute. 2-1 CRC.
Dad: Lol. I think the
[Mexican] coach is gone.
Me: CRC 3, USA 1. Goal
100% on Howard for not coming out and challenging.
Me: Stupid. Stupid play.
Dad: oh well.
Me: Second yellow to USA.
Besler. Will miss next game.
Me: announcer just said
that USA/Mexico won’t be two superpowers, but 2 teams licking their wounds.
Me: 80th minute
Dad: Yep
Me: 86th
minute, still down
Me: 88th minute, set piece for USA
Me: CRC keeper down after
a disastrous crash. [he’s the] only reason this game isn’t a draw or a USA win
right now.
Me: Really happy with this
Mexican ref crew.
Me: Into the 91st
Me: 92nd,
yellow to Altidore. Out for Mexican game.
Dad: Sounds like the US
coach has lost control of his players.
Me: That’s it from San
Jose. 3-1 CRC.
Me: Frustration foul and
card by Altidore.
I’m sure most, if not all of you
were not impressed by our conversations; however, you must understand that A:
we’re over 1,000 miles apart, B: this is a family sport for us, C: it’s one of
my absolute favorite things about the beautiful game.
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