On this episode we discuss the Rewards of Playing Sports, Wild Card Athletes, and Season 3, Episode 2 of Ted Lasso. It’s the episode where Roy returns to Chelsea and Coach Lasso’s team goes after the mercurial fictional football legend, Zava.
For me, I took note that St. John’s won the Big East tournament since 2000, it’s NCAA selection Sunday. I have so far failed to pump the water out of the pond in my driveway caused by the blocked culvert, Season 3, Episode 2: (I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea
- The episode opens with a song from Pomplamoose. It’s a song that combines Lizzo’s “Good as Hell” and Bill Wither’s “Lovely Day.” Click here for info.
- The first big news is that Trent Crimm is going to follow the team and write a book. This makes me think of John Feinstein, who passed away last week and wrote A Season on the Brink. Compare and contrast what Crimm might come up with compared to the book Feinstein wrote.
- We get the news that a fantastic but maybe wild card, mercurial player is leaving his team. His name is Zava. Anne, I think you knew right away who the player was based on.
- There is a lot in this episode related to luck or jinxes. We’re got mention of a psychic. Rebecca says Higgins jinxes it when he says there is nothing Rupert can do to get Zava. Ted wishes at 11:11 and so does Danny. I have never heard of that. In the pub, Mae tells the “boys” that their hats are bad luck. Would you say you are superstitious?
If Zava is a wild card athlete, what’s your list of wildest card athletes?
- Dennis Rodman – Did wrestling during the NBA finals. Tats. Wedding dress.
- John Daly, golfer. Pants. Smoking. What he ate and drank. Anger. Gambling.
- Mike Tyson. Biting off an ear.
- Ron “Meta” Artest.
- Terrell Owens. Sit ups in his driveway while holding out
- Lance Stephenson blowing in LeBron’s ear
- Chris Andersen “The Birdman” for The Heat. Mohawk and colorful tattoo.
Keeley is up for Zava because he has 50 million Instagram followers. I’ve got the top 10 people with the most Instagram followers. Want to take some guesses? Three strikes and you’re out?
Let’s see how many of the top 10 people with the most Instagram Followers:
- Keeley and Roy have broken up. It becomes a thing that everyone knows Roy is the one who did it and everyone seems to think it was a big mistake.
- Anne, Roy and Jamie are teammates. Any guidelines from you about whether Jamie can ask her out?
- Keeley hires her friend Shandy Fine. Her CFO Barbara doesn’t like it. What do you think Barbara’s deal is?
- Barbara collects snow globes of the places she’s been. Anne, would you say you collect anything?
What movies featured what could have been stalking but it wasn’t because the interest was reciprocated?
- Say Anything – the boom box
- Sixteen Candles – Michael Anthony hall the bus, the dance
- Sleepless and Seattle – she hears him on the radio
- Roy and Trent make peace. Roy rips up the article. I thought that end scene was the best of the show. What was it like being back at Chelsea? Roy says it felt sad. Roy can’t enjoy himself. I guess that’s not who I am. Ted: Not yet.
- Trent says sport is quite the metaphor. Ted says it’s a heck of a nickname too. Anne, what would you say were the rewards of sport?
How would I rank the rewards of my time playing sports?
- Go do my job with effort and enthusiasm.
- Keep going through failure.
- Learning to enjoy the journey.
- Ability to handle and use criticism
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