[MoMo]

Sports Fans : check out the sports news tonight. It's Quarter-Finals day in the Men's Singles at Wimbledon. Andy Murray plays Nadal of Spain....that's the one which all the Brit fans are waiting on. Let's see if Murray can hack it!

Rafael Nadal (Spain, left-handed) 20pts
b 1986 Manacor, Mallorca
Runner-up 2006; 2007
On his Wimbledon debut in 2003, Nadal became the youngest player, at 17, to reach the third round of the men’s singles since Boris Becker, who was 16 in 1984. The king of clay proved that, unlike the majority of Spanish clay-court players, he is not of the “grass is for cows” mentality. He reached two consecutive finals in 2006 and 2007, with Roger Federer his conqueror on both occasions. He is Bjorn Borg’s tip for the title this year.

Nadal can end Murray dream

Andy Murray looks capable of giving Rafael Nadal a run for his money in their quarter-final clash at Wimbledon on Wednesday.

But the British No 1, chalked up at a best price of 7-2 by Coral, is likely to fall short because Nadal, who has won their previous three encounters, is a player at the peak of his powers and, arguably, superior to him in all departments.


And, perhaps most significant, Murray has had precious little time to recover from his four-hour epic against Richard Gasquet on Monday night, which he won after staring defeat in the face.
You need a thick wallet to consider backing Nadal at a best price of 2-9 but splitting stakes on the Spaniard winning 3-1 (totesport go 11-4) or 3-2 (Sporting Odds offer 8-1) could pay dividends.


Nadal beat Murray 3-2 the first time that they crossed swords - in last year’s Australia Open - before beating him in straight sets in the Madrid Masters (2-0). It was the same story in the Hamburg Masters (2-0) in May.
Wednesday will be the first time that the pair have met on grass but, while Nadal is at his best on clay, the World No 2’s record on turf remains impressive. Roger Federer has proved his conqueror in the past two Wimbledon finals but there has been no disgrace in that.


Patriotic support for Murray has been thin. Nick Weinberg, of Ladbrokes, said: “Murray is yet to attract any significant support. Our big hitters have come in for Nadal convinced that they’re buying money.”
Men’s outright betting: 4-6 R Federer, 11-8 R Nadal, 16-1 A Murray, 25-1 M Safin, 50-1 M Ancic, 100-1 R Schuettler, 125-1 A Clement, F Lopez.


( from today's Times )

Hmmmm, I feel inspired, Smithers, I think that I'll place a little wager!

[Captain Eddie]

Originally Posted by MoMo

What........nobody likes pizza ?

I love pizza......but it's hard to choose a favorite. My daughter-in-law, however, would choose a place called Hound Dogs.

One place I would NOT choose is Dominoes, however.

[Nimrod48]

Originally Posted by MoMo

Moving, swiftly into a whole other, completely new topic :

Most of the world loves pizza. What are member's favourites? Where do you find the world's best pizza ?

My favourite is a thin-crust, 12", pepperoni with extra cheese, olives, chillies and anchovies. Where? From across the street at " Little Italy ".

Not being much of a meat eater I go for a cheese & tomato pizza with a thick chewy base & a crisp crust.......not that I am allowed to indulge .....its the cholesterol level I have to watch

[MoMo]

Good choice Cap. Sometimes the simple tastes are the best. I ALWAYS request too many toppings and end up regretting it. I guess that's why you, Nimrod, have to ration yourself !

Didn't I read in " Amercan Scientist " that all pizzas are not only fat-free, but that they actually burn off more calories in eating them than the calories which pizzas actually contain.

That's what I read.....honest!

Now doughnuts, yes DOUGHNUTS! Well, what about doughnuts? They do you NO HARM at all. I eat lots of them. The ones with jam in them, and covered with icing, are the best. The more jam and icing, the better! They kill off genetically inherited fat genes and reverse the process of becoming fat. If Homer was here, he'd tell you.

Eat more pizza and doughnuts.

Remember, you'll be helping the world to grow!

Smithers, tell my stockbrokers to buy more Godfather stock !

[brunowbe]

Originally Posted by MoMo

Good choice Cap. Sometimes the simple tastes are the best. I ALWAYS request too many toppings and end up regretting it. I guess that's why you, Nimrod, have to ration yourself !

Didn't I read in " Amercan Scientist " that all pizzas are not only fat-free, but that they actually burn off more calories in eating them than the calories which pizzas actually contain.

That's what I read.....honest!

Now doughnuts, yes DOUGHNUTS! Well, what about doughnuts? They do you NO HARM at all. I eat lots of them. The ones with jam in them, and covered with icing, are the best. The more jam and icing, the better! They kill off genetically inherited fat genes and reverse the process of becoming fat. If Homer was here, he'd tell you.

Eat more pizza and doughnuts.

Remember, you'll be helping the world to grow!

Smithers, tell my stockbrokers to buy more Godfather stock !

You know if you drink a Diet Coke with these, it cancels their calories out.

[MoMo]

You know if you drink a Diet Coke with these, it cancels their calories out.

Even better!

Murray crashed out yesterday.............down in three straight sets !

[Nimrod48]

Originally Posted by MoMo

Good choice Cap. Sometimes the simple tastes are the best. I ALWAYS request too many toppings and end up regretting it. I guess that's why you, Nimrod, have to ration yourself !

Didn't I read in " Amercan Scientist " that all pizzas are not only fat-free, but that they actually burn off more calories in eating them than the calories which pizzas actually contain.

That's what I read.....honest!

Now doughnuts, yes DOUGHNUTS! Well, what about doughnuts? They do you NO HARM at all. I eat lots of them. The ones with jam in them, and covered with icing, are the best. The more jam and icing, the better! They kill off genetically inherited fat genes and reverse the process of becoming fat. If Homer was here, he'd tell you.

Eat more pizza and doughnuts.

Remember, you'll be helping the world to grow!

Smithers, tell my stockbrokers to buy more Godfather stock !

It is just what I have tried to expliain to "she who must be obeyed" MoMo it is not the pizza or the beer.... its our new fangled washing machine shrinking my clothes

[MoMo]

It is just what I have tried to expliain to "she who must be obeyed" MoMo it is not the pizza or the beer.... its our new fangled washing machine shrinking my clothes

I'll have to remember that one Nimrod!

[MoMo]

Good ol' holidays. I'm into my seventh episode of " Band of Brothers "! I've watched 6 episodes of " Sharpe " too. This is all because it's been raining for four days solid !

Oh well, it was time to watch BoB again, and " Sharpe " is a great Napoleonic Soap !

[jim]

Mo, I am totally addicted to Sharpe, lost count of the number of times I have watched the series.