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Cricket Pain Our Gain

theorangenz — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:35:19 +0000

There’s usually not a lot of gain in other people’s pain.

OK, let’s be real we laugh at other’s misfortune so long as no one is judging us so feel free to enjoy a collection of cricket injuries.

And yes, it DOES feature the inimitable Mark “Rigor” Richardson going down with cramp like he’d been short with a 303.

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Mark Richardson Tribute

theorangenz — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 18:51:13 +0000

Was trying to find a Youtube clip of Mark Richardson’s solitary wicket as a bowler (to use as a stocking filler) and I stumbled across this little gem instead:

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If you didn’t find that funny, try this one:

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However, this was his crowning moment of his stellar career:

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Top 10 Reasons for Sports Blogging

theorangenz — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 19:19:01 +0000

When I can, I try to watch The Crowd Goes Wild – 30 minutes of sports beats Shorty St any time – except when TCGW does Shorty St (coming soon!).

Now I could say lots of positive things about the programme but not after Rigor questioned the merit of sports blogging. (That Paul Moor IS funny – he should get his own blog!!!)

So here’s the top 10 reasons for sports blogging:

10. You don’t have to be good at a sport to blog about it (like Rigor and any sport except cricket).

9. When you make a dick of yourself no one’s watching. (Mind you it’s also true to say no one’s reading either.)

8. If you’re agoraphobic , you can do it from home.

7. If you’re dipagoraphobic, you can do it any where the Dip Ags aren’t (so that excludes live blogging from any pub in Palmy).

6. You’re never going to get sacked for being incompetent or not turning up for work. Just like being a rugby league player.

5. No one knows who you are. Just like playing for the Highlanders.

4. You don’t get the yips from blogging.

3. If your screen is facing away from everyone else, your work mates think you’re actually working!!!

2. It’s uber geeky with an edge … kind of like James Dean playing the high school librarian.

And the number one reason for an unpaid sports blogger:

1. You don’t have to take a pay cut to be a sports presenter.