SuperBowl XLII - Final Update

The Final Game lived up to the expectations....Eli Manning gave the 'slip' of his life...Patriots were left shell-shocked. Eli in the last 2 minutes of the game played probably threw the 'best' throws in a football game. NY Giants defense were the "MVP" of the superbowl. Brady was not able to create the moves and was 'sacked' very often or made to throw wild.

An interesting article that caught the attention "Patriots coach a sore loser"

It is point well made .....

"But when the shoe's on the other foot, and Bill Belichick's team has been beaten, he can't sit there and take the pain for a few seconds. "

Bill Belichick should have waited till the final whistle to blow before embarking on his mission to congratulate the winning coach. At the same time, other school of thought would debate that Bill Belichick was eager enough to admit his team was beaten and was being sporting enough to walk across to the other side. This action of the 'star' coach is going to rage for many weeks to come. While the debate is on, we should give Bill Belichick and Patriots there due credit, they were the best but failed the 'last' step to the zenith.

NY Giants are TRUE WINNERS....they were underdogs but played like "CHAMPS"...Congratulations Eli Manning and the brave 'defense' team.

Before signing off - on SuperBowl...the following were the last two commercials watched by yours truely....

Victoria Secret - let the real games begin
American Idol - even champs can dream.

Curtains have come down on another SuperBowl....

SuperBowl XLII - NY GIANTS CHAMPIONS

NY GIANTS ARE THE CHAMPIONS....

Eli Manning gave a slip of the season...he slipped out of the pile to throw a "TOUCHDOWN" pass of his life.

SuperBowl XLII - TOUCHDOWN NY GIANTS

IS THIS THE TOUCHDOWN for the CHAMPIONSHIP......

Are we going to see the the end of "SEASON RUN-STREAK" of the PATRIOTS...

35 secs to go in the match and the Giants lead by 3 and now 'time-outs' will come into picture..

TOM BRADY - THE STATUE will have to bring out his best game out in the field..

HOLD YOUR BREATH ......

SuperBowl XLII - TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS

Randy Moss - Catches the ball of the match -- A TOUCHDOWN

Tom Brady...is heading for 2nd SuperBowl Championship...

Eli Manning will have to really pull-off something here to keep the NY Giants in the hunt...

MATCH IS ON..........

SuperBowl XLII - Commercial & Game Update

Coke is leading the way in Commercials at the beginning of the 4th quarter

CocaCola - Washington DC
Toyota -
TACO BELL - New Fiesta Platters - OOla
Gatrode - Man's Best Friend
Bud Light - Flint
Hyundai - Genesis - think about it thru the tunnel

Randy Moss has been able to make only 2 catches in the whole match and we are alreadyinto the last 10 mins of the 4th quarter. The NY GIANTS defense is playing their best football. They are hurrying Tom Brady and who looks to be shaken up. He seems to be running out of ideas.

Need to see if we would see another 'ace' coming out of his pocket. He is back on the field as we are in the last 8 mins of the 4th quarter.

SuperBowl XLII - NY Giants Lead

NY GIANTS score a TOUCHDOWN ... LEAD the PATRIOTS 10 -7

SuperBowl XLII - Commercials Update 2nd Half

Hyundai - "Genesis " the drive thru the mountains
*** other blogs are talking about Hyundai making its first appearance since 1989 in SuperBowl

BudLight - Missed the flight
Sunsilk - make it happen
CocaCola - Macy's Parade

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not sure if these commercials were aired before the SuperBowl

E*Trade - not sure if it was aired before SuperBowl
Jack in Box - Jack in the Spa

the Big Brother - Peyton Manning is looking anxious as he watches his brother putting it up against the Patriots.

SuperBowl XLII - 2nd Quarter Ad Update

The advertisements aired during the 2nd half

Cars.com - Witch Doctor
SalesGenie - Pandas
BudLight - The Wheel
IceBreakers - Ice Cubes
Careerbuilder.com - The Wish, Bee

These ads were aired as the Patriots challenged that NY Giants had 12 men on the field.

SuperBowl XLII - HalfTime Update

Patriots are having a tough time keeping the NY Giants defense at bay. NY Gaints had a turnover just before the half-time. NY Giants would go to the tent feeling good...they have not let the Patriots run away with the game. Tom Brady has been sacked almost 3 times today and has tough time throwing 6 times.

Scoreline of 7-3 in favor of Patriots definetely does not tell the true story of the game. NY Giants are giving everything they have and it is going to 'final' half worth watching.

It is going to be an exciting 2 quarters....Let's watch n enjoy

SuperBowl XLII - Ads Update

The following are the ads that have been watched by me

Ford Synch - Anesthesia On
SalesGenie.com - Indian Touch - Mr. Ramesh
GoDaddy.com - not for kids. surprising it went thru the Censor Board
Budwiser - Horse & Dog partnership
Toyota Corolla - Cannons firing
Garmin Navigator - 'Follow the Leader' the take on the French Leader Napoleon Bonaparte
LifeWater - Lizards dancing to the "Thriller" - Very Catchy
GMC - Never say Never - Yukon Hybrid
BudLight - Gives some Indian touch.
Cars.com - Stone Circle
PepsiStuff.com - not that intersting, involving the Justin Timberlake
Doritos - violent, not cool.
T-Mobile - Barkley & Wade T-Favorites

SuperBowl - Ads Update

Ads that have been aired so far and looking ood

Budwiser - The Fire
Audi - Car take on the 'head of horse' in the film 'GODFATHER'
Dell - Red
FedEx - Piegons causing an havoc
Gatrode - G2 - Derek Jeter Baseball Field

Jim Carrey is at the venue enjoying the show.

Patriots lead 7-3

SUPERBOWL XLII - Underway

Wow...the American sports extravaganza is underway.

the whole of US is now busy watching the match between NY Gaints vs Patriots.

Most of the viewers would be eagerly watching the new advertisements that are going to be released today.

If you miss any of the ads and the same can be watched at www.myspace.com/superbowlads

Budwiser - Fire Adv and Audi's take on the scene from Godfather really show the way for some good ad watching..

If someone wants to know more about superbowl...they can visit the NFL site http://www.nfl.com/home

It would be worth watching if Jr. Manning would be able to pull off a trick out of his bag to upset Brady's applecart.

Will India survive the Last Day?

It has been an exciting series so far and it boils down to the 'last day' of the final test match. The series so far has contained all the 'masala' a bollywood pot-boiler would have. The stories and happenings both on the field and off the field has lifted the Aus-India series to a new level.

Now it comes down to this '5th day' battle and the million dollar question 'Will Indian batsmen survive the last day'. History on the same ground tells us all a different story. In 2004, India had pulled a stunning victory over Aussies when both teams had completed 500 runs in their respective 1st innings. In 2006, Australia had pulled off another Ashes historic win, when they beat England by 6 wickets. Again both teams had scored more than 500 runs in their 1st innings.

As things stand, this match happens to be in the same state as the Aus-Eng match in the 2006. England could not survive and Australia chased down the target.

Apart from the history of the Adeliade ground, we all know about India's vulnerability in the 2nd innings of a test match. Leave the umpiring decisions aside, Indian tail could not survive the last 10 minutes of the Sydney test match. Tail-enders have put up a great show in the 1st innings by throwing their bats around but when it comes to survive they have been found lacking. India do not have a big lead on the board, hence they have not alternative but survive all the sessions of the last day. Hence, it may boil down to how the top-order and tail stands up to the contest.

Moreover, Australians are all charged up and would like to give one of their greats 'Gilly' a resounding farewell. Adam Gilchrist changed the complexion of the 'wicket-keeper' batsman in the history of cricket. He has really given the best performance both in front & behind the stumps.

Oh boy....ODI has changed test cricket... gone are the days when we used to see similar scoresheets and give up on the last day as match heading for a draw....

Who knows what the 'crystall-ball' has in store for us tomorrow...

One placard in the Perth Test carried truely fits the bill today again...

" Heart says India, but Head says Australia"

From 'oracle' point, a T20 match scenario might just be on the cards..Australia trying to chase down 150-175 in the last 20-25 overs...

Indian blues...all the best 2-1 would be the score which would make us all happy..And a 2-2 result would send the INDIAN FANS index to a 'stock' high level

Weekly Roundup - Perth Test

It has been a week where lots has happened.....

It has been a deja vu for the Indian Team...they have stopped Aussies in their tracks once again. They did the same in 2001 at Eden Gardens and have now done it in Aussies own backyard at Perth. It was hyped that India would not even last 3 days on a bouncy and fastest pitch in the world. Unfortunately the Aussies tasted their own medicine and lost the match.

Inspired India end Australia's streak - @ cricinfo.

Kumble would not have dreamt a better time to have his 600 wicket in the test match. A test match which is going to be remembered by all for a long time to come.

The master of nuances @ cricinfo

Immediately after the Test win, the Indian Selectors have announced the ODI team. And as usual have sprung quite a few surprises. The selection has the Bengal Tigers up in arm again. It is time Indian Seniors are treated with some dignity. The seniors have stood like pillar of strength during the crisis Indian Team faced during the past couple of weeks. They have shown dignity and solidarity in keeping the team as one unit.

Dada dropped, Raina goes over the Wall

And the most happy man of the week must be The comeback kid – Irfan Pathan....

Congratulations to Indian Team...hope they carry this performance to the Adelaide...

New Tiny Laptop from APPLE - Unveiled

A slide of the MacBook Air, from the back.
(Credit: Daniel Terdiman/CNET News.com)



Wow...Steve Jobs does have it in him to throw surprises Last year it was the IPHONE and this year he unveiled the slim laptop to world @ the MACWORLD in San Francisco

Read the details in this news article

"The new laptop, which has a 13.3-inch screen and full-sized laptop keyboard, will cost $1,799 when it goes on sale in two weeks, though Apple is taking orders now. The company's Web site is already touting the machine. The price is competitive with other laptops in its market segment."

Laptop is slated to be 3 pounds in weight and with 2GM memory.

Read the details at the following links
http://www.news.com/one-more-thing/8301-13579_3-9850085-37.html?tag=head
http://www.macworldexpo.com/

Kiss of Century - Worth Watching

Start of New Year - Nothing has changed

A new year has begun but the fortunes of Indian Cricket team do not seem to change.

The same old story, the top order is bundled out but the team cannot deliver the final blow. Let's give credit to Brad Hogg & Symonds for being ODI batsman and in the team for their all-round capabilities. BUT what about Brett Lee, Johnson.... they contributed approx 80 runs to the Australian total.

Everyone may be skeptical about the umpiring decision, but it is high time Indian Cricket team admit that they donot posses the killer instinct to be treated as world-class beaters.

Hope the diet change suggested by indian team management improves the team's hunger for doing well... Details are in this article

Hope things improve in the batting for the Indian Team and they can post a good total on board.

Happy New Year - 2008

WISHING ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR

HOPE 2008 brings lots of luck and blesses everyone with best wishes in their endavors.

India is 2-0 up in Mental Game @Bangalore

Bangalore seems to have a unique record of seeing Pakistan and Indian players getting into a swearing fight and unfortunately it has resulted in two pakistani batsmen getting out immediately. Both the incidents happened at a crucial time of the respective matches and surprisingly it involved the local 'karnataka' boys.

First incident happened in the Q'Finals match in 1996 WC between Venkatesh Prasad and Amir Sohail. Amir Sohail was playing a fantastic knock till he needled Prasad unnecessarily and that resulted in his downfall. He was bowled of the next delivery and was shown the doors of the pavalion rightly so by Prasad. This incident was highly talked about in the cricketing circles. View the video of that incident and Imran in his commentary rightly said ' pakistan has suffered due to insensible batting by Sohail'

Second incidient to happen was yesterday in the 3rd test match between India v/s Pak being played at bangalore. The players involved again are a Pakistani batsman - M Yousuf and a player from Karnataka - Kumble.

Read the article from George Binoy @ Cricinfo
" Distraction, destruction
The afternoon session was meandering along without much excitement when a bit of drama occurred in the 71st over. Mohammad Yousuf, visibly angry at something that had happened, walked towards Anil Kumble at gully. Yousuf was seething and gestured towards Kumble, who had a few words with him and patted him on the back. On returning to his crease, Yousuf wasn't becalmed and had a word with the umpires Simon Taufel and Rudi Koertzen. Three balls later, clearly irked, he had a chat with Harbhajan Singh. All the talking evidently disturbed his concentration because he drove loosely at the last ball of the over - a wide one from Irfan Pathan - and sliced it straight to Yuvraj at point. "

Though, Bangalore seems to be a good hunting ground for Pakistan, it somehow holds the unique record for Pakistan players getting out after an altercation with the Indian - Karnataka players.

Kumble will definetely be pulled up by the ICC Refree for the incident and being the captain of the team it would not go down well with the cricketing pundits. But who can deny the fact that the top team in the world - Aussies also have a captain who likes to needle the opposition players and get away with the word 'aggression'.

Let's hope we do not have anymore of this incidents in the last game of the tour and both the teams churn out some good batting displays.

Yuvi's Innings to be remembered

Is Yuvraj's innings going to help India break the Bangalore Jinx?

Wow....What an innings under pressure. Yuvraj has been knocking on the doors of the Test team for a long time now. Given the opportunity today @ Bangalore he sized it with both hands. India tottering at 61 for 4, the 2005 match definetely would have been running thru the minds of the most players in Indian Dressing room. Most of the players playing today were part of that match in 2005.

Yuvraj definetly had some different ideas of his own. He really turned the tables (atleast on first day) on the Pakistan team. He was in a fantastic form in the ODI and he has carried the same into the test match. He had the calm presence of 'DADA' on the other end who allowed this youngster to blossom while he himself kept another end ticking.

Ganguly and Yuvraj did enough to make Indian sniff the air of win here in Bangalore. But the match is not over yet rather it is wide open. If India fail to capitalize on this magnificent knock tomorrow morning, things may go the other way. India need to put up 500 plus on board and make sure they do not bat in the match or have very few runs to chase in the second knock. If Pakistan is able to knock out the rest of Indian wickets and put up a big score, then the B'lore jinx might still come back to haunt Indian team here.

As they say it is not over till the last ball of the match is over....