tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post115152272488239318..comments2024-03-27T14:57:37.031+05:30Comments on Jabberwock: IPL, tennis, Jaya Arjuna, narrow domestic wallsJabberwockhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-53132954623365880302008-06-10T14:40:00.000+05:302008-06-10T14:40:00.000+05:30Jabberwock,You are more delusional than I can ever...Jabberwock,<BR/><BR/>You are more delusional than I can ever be.<BR/><BR/>And you were wrong about the cold weather dear. Federer played reasonably well only when the sun was out at the beginning of the second set.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-49986300193268784102008-06-09T08:00:00.000+05:302008-06-09T08:00:00.000+05:30Rahul: I'm not a believer in the "best ever/GOAT" ...Rahul: I'm not a believer in the "best ever/GOAT" debate, because of the impossibility of comparing different eras and playing conditions. If I <I>did</I> believe in that debate, I would be inclined to give Roger that status even if he never wins the French Open - after all he's lost in four straight years to a genuine clay monster and he's achieved many other things on clay (4 Hamburgs, Monte Carlo and Rome finals) that Sampras never did. <BR/><BR/>Conversely, even if Roger does win the FO and 15-16 Slams overall, someone else could reasonably make the case that he still isn't the GOAT because Laver did it all on two separate occasions. Point being, I don't think this GOAT debate should be taken too seriously.<BR/><BR/>Puranjoy: Rafa's always been a great sportsman, no question about that at all. I think he also feels genuinely embarrassed about denying Roger at the FO so many times, and he knew that the crowd would have preferred Roger to have won. Hence the generally muted celebrations and the sheepish look. <BR/><BR/>Last fortnight at Hamburg, Rafa was muted as well - I think that was because he had just beaten Roger to take a title that Roger held at the time. Basically, both these guys are just unbelievably nice and respectful towards each other.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-58273233793849754872008-06-08T21:32:00.000+05:302008-06-08T21:32:00.000+05:30Sigh!And what was with that "Sorry Roger for that ...Sigh!<BR/>And what was with that "Sorry Roger for that final!"? Either he is great and I am becoming a Rafa fan (shudder), or he is rubbing it in and I hate myself.Puranjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849771816218820334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-62395381988851656202008-06-08T21:11:00.000+05:302008-06-08T21:11:00.000+05:30Today was a big blow to Fed-Ex chances of being ev...Today was a big blow to Fed-Ex chances of being evaluated as best ever.I think this is gonna affect him psychologically.<BR/>I had predicted before the semis that Djokerovich would trouble Rafa more than Fed-Ex.It turned out to be true,though it isn't saying much since both the matches were so lopsided.<BR/>McEnroe called Rafa the best that he has seen on clay.In his current form,its difficult to imagine how Borg could have beaten him,though its tricky to compare players from two eras.I think there is only one questionable factor in Rafa's claim to the best ever-the fact that Fed-Ex keeps reaching to the french open final means he is not getting tested by a genuine clay courter.<BR/>It will be interesting to see how Fed-Ex handles the psychological impact of this battering.Rahulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600228969911790479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-8455120625914570772008-06-07T14:35:00.000+05:302008-06-07T14:35:00.000+05:30Yay. Vamos Rafa. Yesterday he had Djoker for break...Yay. Vamos Rafa. Yesterday he had Djoker for breakfast. <BR/>Although I have nothing against the maestro from Switzerland, I hope the FedExpress derails tomorrow, struck by Nadal!Nitinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05941659987035826980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-58790745421089833812008-06-07T10:58:00.000+05:302008-06-07T10:58:00.000+05:30Do you really believe cold and damp conditions fav...Do you really believe cold and damp conditions favour Federer? Don't you think Rafa will get some purchase from those conditions with his heavy spin?<BR/><BR/>It isn't enough to get facts right, jabberwock. Think before you speak. There's no way Rafa's going to lose, even if doubting his chances is your way of Jinxing Federer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-37108249299718497312008-06-06T10:24:00.000+05:302008-06-06T10:24:00.000+05:30So you're Jai on TW? As a fellow TW addict, I empa...So you're Jai on TW? As a fellow TW addict, I empathize. That place can, stealthily, colonize the mind...<BR/><BR/>My favorite part of the FO so far has been Gulbis. Guy's got game.Cheshire Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463645065346922684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-57754391855149441072008-06-06T01:54:00.000+05:302008-06-06T01:54:00.000+05:30Great post, and I get your point clearly, but if y...Great post, and I get your point clearly, but if you're going to compete with the awesomely crude rowdiness of IPL, you can't use the phrase 'unnecessary ruckus.'<BR/><BR/>And the video is startling, but the alternately prim and sardonic commentary doesn't bolster your point. <BR/>"Oh my! I dont think I've ever seen anything like this!"<BR/>"Its almost Van Gogh-like, isnt it? Don't let him cut his ear off."<BR/>"Its just extraordinary, really!"Raghu Karnadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06945706922836620194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-39925750762893915082008-06-05T17:07:00.000+05:302008-06-05T17:07:00.000+05:30am rooting for Rafa today.. Actually, both the men...<I>am rooting for Rafa today.. </I><BR/><BR/>Actually, both the men's semis are tomorrow (Friday) so save the good wishes for then. Wouldn't have minded if the Rafa-Novak semi had been today - I think Rafa had got into some very good rhythm in the quarters, even considering that Almagro rolled over for him.<BR/><BR/>No, haven't done anything on Smita Patil...been a very long time since I've seen her films...Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-27337629457380977632008-06-05T15:58:00.000+05:302008-06-05T15:58:00.000+05:30the FO has had it monments.. Safina in particluar ...the FO has had it monments.. Safina in particluar and the ROLF and ROG conundrum so vivdly explianed in TW in conext of the FED has been amazing.. but yeah the masters especilly hamburg was great... and Sachin is one of the reasons i watch cricket..and am rooting for Rafa today.. if the Fed has to win the FO at all, let him defeat rafa... btw have any of ur movie posts talked about Smita Patil and her place in indian film industry....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-12882695650204566002008-06-05T15:47:00.000+05:302008-06-05T15:47:00.000+05:30one-handed backhand: actually, the FO hasn't been ...one-handed backhand: actually, the FO hasn't been all that exciting to me so far, though that will probably change in the final 3 days. I think some of the tennis in the Masters events this year was better, especially Miami, Monte Carlo and Hamburg. And the early stages of the Australian Open had much more exciting matches than the French has had so far. <BR/><BR/>Either way, for Rafa's sake, I hope the weather gets better and brighter soon - these damp and heavy conditions are better suited to Roger's game (and possibly to Novak's as well, going by Hamburg). If Novak beats Rafa in the semi, I'm completely rooting for Roger in the final.<BR/><BR/>And despite my diminishing interest in cricket, I'm still enough of a Sachin KAD to watch every ball of the hypothetical Test match you mention.Jabberwockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10210195396120573794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-8869417032765276362008-06-05T15:07:00.000+05:302008-06-05T15:07:00.000+05:30jai, have seen u screaming vamos rafa at TW many t...jai, have seen u screaming vamos rafa at TW many times.. am all for Fed though.. today is a tough one for ur guy.. and the whole IPL-Tennis debate, well what can i say.. i wacthed both and the FO even at not its greatest was more soul stirring than the packaged tamasha called IPL.. FO is tennis at its purest and IPL is the mongrel child of ODIs which is the bastard child of Test Matches.. no toss up between the FO and IPL.. between India-Australia Test match with Sachin scripting a familiar recovery, now that is a match up.. which side of the intellectual debbate would u be then? it will be a tough one but for me a fed-rafa match would be just a little aheadAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8204542.post-333198551427134142008-06-05T12:48:00.000+05:302008-06-05T12:48:00.000+05:30A tiny little correction jaya-arjuna-IPL was excit...A tiny little correction jaya-arjuna-<BR/>IPL was exciting, mostly for its cricket, just as you'd rightly agree, the grandslams are for tennis.<BR/>Your friends liked the controversies, the cheer-girls eh?<BR/>They'd probably like WWE just as much then. Ask them to switch.<BR/><BR/>Well, the gentlemanliness has its limits. And Harbhajan. Nah, he never was one, anyway.Logikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08271565362384705732noreply@blogger.com