Somewhat Manly Nerd » commercials http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog infrequent blogging from some dude Mon, 13 Apr 2026 18:14:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 So I’m Supposed To Get Excited About Soccer Now, Right? http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/05/20/so-im-supposed-to-get-excited-about-soccer-now-right/ http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/05/20/so-im-supposed-to-get-excited-about-soccer-now-right/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 04:53:52 +0000 CajoleJuice http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/?p=2801

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idLG6jh23yE

This is the new Nike commercial for the 2010 World Cup, which starts on June 11. Only commercials like this should be allowed before films at theaters. I only wish I could watch it in full 1080p without it chugging. I don’t know whether it’s my computer or Chrome or that I just need to restart. I’m just proud of myself for recognizing three players featured in the video.

In other soccer news, I think there’s a Champions League final on Saturday? Maybe I should watch that as a warm-up for the World Cup to see if I can actually stand watching an entire match. They’re called matches, right? I know I tried watching a couple of years ago and by halftime I had all but passed out in my chair. I’ll report back in two days.

Free feel to rip on baseball in the comments for retribution, soccer fans.

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]]> http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2010/02/08/the-internet-almost-never-lets-me-down/feed/ 0 How Have I Not Seen This Sportscenter Commercial? http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/01/04/how-have-i-not-seen-this-sportscenter-commercial/ http://somewhatmanlynerd.com/blog/2009/01/04/how-have-i-not-seen-this-sportscenter-commercial/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:56:42 +0000 CajoleJuice http://thesomewhatmanlynerd.wordpress.com/?p=985 I think this fact illuminates just how little ESPN I watch nowadays compared to when I was a kid. In elementary school, my day wasn’t complete without watching and listening to Dan Patrick and Keith Olbermann. As opposed to today, when I can’t even watch Baseball Tonight. But thanks to the glory of the internet, I can still see the best “This is Sportscenter.” commercials. And you can too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0LjnqtSPps

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