Soccer/Joba

People have been giving the US Women's Soccer Team shit for having the gall to celebrate after scoring - I suppose we'd rather them quietly do each other's pigtails after the indescribable thrill of scoring in a World Cup game?

Alex Morgan, who btw happens to be smoking hot, keep this in mind of course, noted:

“I feel there is some double-standard for females in sports to feel like we have to be humble in our successes and have to celebrate, but not too much,” the star forward told reporters Friday.

“You see men celebrating all around the world in big tournaments, you know, grabbing their sacks or whatever it is,” she continued. “And when I look at sipping a cup of tea, I’m a little taken aback, and you have to laugh about it to see all the criticism. So, I’m a little disappointed in that.”

And so of COURSE this reminds me of years and years ago, PEOPLE were losing their minds about Joba Chamberlain showing his emotions on the mound by pumping his fist after a strikeout:

Four fucking days now, every sports channel is yammering about Joba's excited fist-pumping after striking out Frank Thomas, comparing it to shit like Manny Ramirez having tea and scones served to him at the plate while he pats himself on the back as another dinger leaveS the park. For fuck's sake. DISCLAIMER: I am a Yankees fan. If that automatically means in your mind I'm a Yankee homer douchebag fine, stop reading. To me there's a big dIfference between genuine excitement and practiced "look at me, ain't I sumpin?" preening. There's a difference between scoring a touchdown and excitedly spiking the ball, and scoring a touchdown and then making us sit through your re-enactment of the Michael-shoots-the-police-chief scene from The Godfather with a posse you've had flown in. For fuck's sake. Kid was just excited, let it fucking go. Enough!! 

OF WHICH I followed up hours later with this Xmastime classic:

(Joba strikeout announced as I hear it):
Announcer: "annnnnnd...struck him out!!! Joba pumps his fist, a punchout that gets the Yankees closer to Mariano! Boy is the young buck excited! The Stadium is rocking! Next up for the Blue Jays is..."

(Joba strikeout announced as Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo seems to have heard it):
Announcer: "annnnnnnnd...struck him out! Joba pumps his fist, a punchout that gets the Yankees closer to Mariano! Oooh, yeah! Now Joba has run over to Frank, he's, oh boy, he's doing the "double 6-shooters" in Frank's face! Wow! Oh oh, Joba has just pulled out a cream pie and has thrown it into Frank's face, ladies and gentlemen! Wow!!! Smushing it in reeeeeeeally good, too! Wow! Frank is on his knees crying from embarrassment now, boy how humiliating and...oh no, Joba is pulling down his pants, preparing to urinate on Frank Thomas now! The Stadium is rocking! Joba, that's too much now, that's...oh no no, Joba has pulled Frank's three year-old daughter from the stands, has thrown her on top of Frank and is now pissing on her!!! Wow what a strikeout from Joba!!!! Look at the excitement this young fellah brings to the game, he's...oh wow, Joba has just pulled out several pieces of chicken that have been sculpted to look like Frank Thomas and is now dropping them in a deep fryer in front of Frank! I don't know where Joba got chicken shaped like Frank Thomas ladies and gentleman, but boy does it look dee-licious!! Now he's hissing in his face, doing the "double 6-shooters" again! Boy, is this kid exciting. Aaaaaannd...as soon as Joba is finished digging a hole using an 85 year-old WWII veteran from the Stadium Color Guard as a shovel he's gonna...yep, he's now kicked Frank into the hole, along with what looks like...11 lbs, Michael? 11? 11 pounds of gay porn in alongside Frank. Boy oh boy, the kid's exciting, isn't he? Ah, these kids!! The Stadium is rocking!!! And now, for the Blue Jays..."