Bode Blows
Miller's Miscues Are Just Too Bad, Huh?
THIS IS GOING to sound un-American, so nobody tell Karl Rove, but I'm rather glad that Bode Miller was such a wipeout in Turin. Obnoxious hotshots are so not my bag, and to see one of them engaging in a first-class choke is sweet comeuppance. It's like having the quarterback of your high school team, the one who got all the girls and wore the coolest clothes and broke the rules without getting caught, throw four interceptions in the state championship game. You're sorry your team lost, but a part of you takes petty pleasure in watching Captain Smoothie fail so spectacularly. I suspect young Bode repaired to a nearby watering hole to drown his sorrows, which is fine -- it's something he's apparently quite good at. Thankfully, it'll be another four years before I have to hear his name again, and by then, I'm sure, someone else, some high-flying snowboarder, perhaps, will have annoyed his way into my consciousness. About the only downside I can see is that Miller's disappearing act confirms the overseas impression of Americans as loud, rude bullies who can't get out of their own way when it comes to walking the walk. Way to go, Bode.
I'm totally with you...and it was entertaining to watch all week as ESPN.com used banner advertising to push Bode and Nike, all the while knowing that Bode was a big fat failure and that Olympians like Sasha Cohen should have gotten more attention...oh, wait. She pretty much blew it, too. Flying Tomatoes, anyone?
Posted by: Jeff Martin | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 12:22 AM
You know, there really should be a word for that. Maybe a song, too....
Posted by: Chris Durso | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 09:17 AM
Chris...an Avenue Q reference? That's either completely awesome or completely pathetic. I'm going for awesome.
Posted by: Jeff Martin | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 09:21 AM
Sounds to me like he just didnt give a crap, which sort of irritates me from the standpoint of the fact that certainly there were other people that would have loved to have had his spot on the team AND given a crap about their performance.
Posted by: Tom G | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 10:05 AM
I am telling you, curling was the answer. Just normal guys and girls hanging aroudn the ice. I expected them to have cans of Bud in their hands while discussing strategy! It was great!
I agree about Bode...it's sometimes hard to root for the Americans though...we are such a favorite!
Posted by: Bill | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 10:47 AM
Jeff-- I, too, will go for "awesome." Plus, Avenue Q is a great show.
Posted by: Chris Durso | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 03:50 PM
Never seen it live, but I have the cast album on my iPod and love it.
Posted by: Jeff Martin | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 04:07 PM
"It's Okay If You're Gay" and "Everyone's a Little Bit Racist" are genius.
Posted by: Chris Durso | Monday, February 27, 2006 at 04:35 PM