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Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness
SPORTS, POLITICS, AND SEX COLLIDE IN HUNTER S. THOMPSON'S WILDLY POPULAR ESPN.COM COLUMNS.
Insightful, incendiary, outrageously brilliant, such was the man who galvanized American journalism with his radical ideas and gonzo tactics. For over half a century, Hunter S. Thompson devastated his readers with his acerbic wit and uncanny grasp of politics and history. His reign as "The Unabomber of contemporary letters" (Time) is more legendary than ever with Hey Rube. Fear, greed, and action abound in this hilarious, thought-provoking compilation as Thompson doles out searing indictments and uproarious rants while providing commentary on politics, sex, and sports—at times all in the same column.
With an enlightening foreword by ESPN executive editor John Walsh, critics' favorites, and never-before-published columns, Hey Rube follows Thompson through the beginning of the new century, revealing his queasiness over the 2000 election ("rigged and fixed from the start"); his take on professional sports (to improve Major League Baseball "eliminate the pitcher"); and his myriad controversial opinions and brutally honest observations on issues plaguing America―including the Bush administration and the inequities within the American judicial system.
Hey Rube gives us a lasting look at the gonzo journalist in his most organic form―unbridled, astute, and irreverent.
Insightful, incendiary, outrageously brilliant, such was the man who galvanized American journalism with his radical ideas and gonzo tactics. For over half a century, Hunter S. Thompson devastated his readers with his acerbic wit and uncanny grasp of politics and history. His reign as "The Unabomber of contemporary letters" (Time) is more legendary than ever with Hey Rube. Fear, greed, and action abound in this hilarious, thought-provoking compilation as Thompson doles out searing indictments and uproarious rants while providing commentary on politics, sex, and sports—at times all in the same column.
With an enlightening foreword by ESPN executive editor John Walsh, critics' favorites, and never-before-published columns, Hey Rube follows Thompson through the beginning of the new century, revealing his queasiness over the 2000 election ("rigged and fixed from the start"); his take on professional sports (to improve Major League Baseball "eliminate the pitcher"); and his myriad controversial opinions and brutally honest observations on issues plaguing America―including the Bush administration and the inequities within the American judicial system.
Hey Rube gives us a lasting look at the gonzo journalist in his most organic form―unbridled, astute, and irreverent.
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First published August 3, 2004
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Hunter S. Thompson
110 books10.9k followersHunter Stockton Thompson (1937-2005) was an American journalist and author, famous for his book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to such a degree that they become the central figures of their stories. He is also known for his promotion and use of psychedelics and other mind-altering substances (and to a lesser extent, alcohol and firearms), his libertarian views, and his iconoclastic contempt for authority. He committed suicide in 2005.
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June 28, 2022
A quick read, these are some of Thompson's columns from when he worked for ESPN in the early 2000s. The columns are mostly regarding sports and betting, with a little current events/politics thrown in. I loved Thompson's early books. (Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas), and his columns in Rolling Stone.
This collection certainly captures his voice and personality, but I think misses in it's relevance to history, and has few references to current events. I haven't read his final book, when I do, I hope it's not as disappointing as this one. I would've loved reading his political views on what has happened in the last several years. His voice will certainly be missed.
This collection certainly captures his voice and personality, but I think misses in it's relevance to history, and has few references to current events. I haven't read his final book, when I do, I hope it's not as disappointing as this one. I would've loved reading his political views on what has happened in the last several years. His voice will certainly be missed.
June 3, 2009
For me personally the real sad thing about reading Dr. Thompson these days is knowing that I am running out of fresh material.
If you have ever read any Thompson you know that the way his life ended was exactly the way he wanted his life to end. It was his decision and I guess I can respect him for it. However it still saddens me because I often wonder what he would have thought of this hellish year of our Lord 2009 (just kidding folks, its been a pretty good year so far, that's just what he would have called it). the year of change... would he have been as excited as the great majority of the country? or would he have been more apprehensive of believing that change was actually possible? I would have liked to find out.
That being said, Hey Rube is not what I was expecting it to be. It is a collection of Columns from ESPN's Page 2 website (Columns are now called blogs for some stupid reason, but that is for another day) starting at the beginning of 2001 and going up through the start of the 2004? 2005? football season. Whats great about the columns is that he blends a bit of current events (the stolen election of 2000, 911, The War) into his sports columns, the sports columns basically being expert advice from a professional sports gambler.
There's not much to the columns, mostly they are long rants by Hunter talking about how his picks failed to beat the spread, or how some guy or some team or some owner is ruining the league (he's mostly talking basketball, football and horse racing here, but there are a few rants against baseball as well) or he compares these sporting times to the golden years he remembers so fondly.
It appears Hunter became a bit of a recluse in his older years seeing as how most of his columns take place at his ranch in Woody Creek surrounded by a few celebrities, a few gambling "pros" and a strange neighbor named Omar who claims to be a prince of some sort (I never really figured out if he was a real person or just some figment in Hunters deranged drug addled mind). There is not much adventure, not much traveling going on, just a guy at his computer cheering or cursing his teams depending on whether they have won or lost on any given day. Woops, I mean to say if they have caused Hunter to win or lose MONEY! because that's really the whole point of the book/column folks, because sports are great, but betting on sports makes sports even better!
on a side note:
I loved this little excerpt so much I decided to type it here for you. the end of it will appear on my quotes page in a little while as well. When I read it I laughed, and coughed, and spit up a little on the page because I was so appreciatively shocked....
"War has always been a hard act to follow, and this rotten little massacre in Iraq is no exception. It is like that permanent shit-rain that Ronald Regan talked about in his letters to Frank Sinatra. They both believed very deeply in the book of Revelation. Regan even went so far as to say to his buddy, 'We are screwed, Frankie. We are the ones who will have to face the end of the World'
They had a good time for sure, those rogues. They were lifelong sports fans, but Wars kept getting in their way.
I used to laugh when good old Dutch said ominous things like that-but that is because he was drawing up the blueprints himself, right in front of our eyes, and we loved him for it.
I had a soft spot in my heart for Ronald Regan, if only because he was a sportswriter in his youth, and also because his wife gave the best head in Hollywood."
Who else is gonna write stuff like that now? No one. that's who.
If you have ever read any Thompson you know that the way his life ended was exactly the way he wanted his life to end. It was his decision and I guess I can respect him for it. However it still saddens me because I often wonder what he would have thought of this hellish year of our Lord 2009 (just kidding folks, its been a pretty good year so far, that's just what he would have called it). the year of change... would he have been as excited as the great majority of the country? or would he have been more apprehensive of believing that change was actually possible? I would have liked to find out.
That being said, Hey Rube is not what I was expecting it to be. It is a collection of Columns from ESPN's Page 2 website (Columns are now called blogs for some stupid reason, but that is for another day) starting at the beginning of 2001 and going up through the start of the 2004? 2005? football season. Whats great about the columns is that he blends a bit of current events (the stolen election of 2000, 911, The War) into his sports columns, the sports columns basically being expert advice from a professional sports gambler.
There's not much to the columns, mostly they are long rants by Hunter talking about how his picks failed to beat the spread, or how some guy or some team or some owner is ruining the league (he's mostly talking basketball, football and horse racing here, but there are a few rants against baseball as well) or he compares these sporting times to the golden years he remembers so fondly.
It appears Hunter became a bit of a recluse in his older years seeing as how most of his columns take place at his ranch in Woody Creek surrounded by a few celebrities, a few gambling "pros" and a strange neighbor named Omar who claims to be a prince of some sort (I never really figured out if he was a real person or just some figment in Hunters deranged drug addled mind). There is not much adventure, not much traveling going on, just a guy at his computer cheering or cursing his teams depending on whether they have won or lost on any given day. Woops, I mean to say if they have caused Hunter to win or lose MONEY! because that's really the whole point of the book/column folks, because sports are great, but betting on sports makes sports even better!
on a side note:
I loved this little excerpt so much I decided to type it here for you. the end of it will appear on my quotes page in a little while as well. When I read it I laughed, and coughed, and spit up a little on the page because I was so appreciatively shocked....
"War has always been a hard act to follow, and this rotten little massacre in Iraq is no exception. It is like that permanent shit-rain that Ronald Regan talked about in his letters to Frank Sinatra. They both believed very deeply in the book of Revelation. Regan even went so far as to say to his buddy, 'We are screwed, Frankie. We are the ones who will have to face the end of the World'
They had a good time for sure, those rogues. They were lifelong sports fans, but Wars kept getting in their way.
I used to laugh when good old Dutch said ominous things like that-but that is because he was drawing up the blueprints himself, right in front of our eyes, and we loved him for it.
I had a soft spot in my heart for Ronald Regan, if only because he was a sportswriter in his youth, and also because his wife gave the best head in Hollywood."
Who else is gonna write stuff like that now? No one. that's who.
April 11, 2014
Not much to say but "Doctor Duke" is gone and most of what he predicted about the political future has come to pass. We are living in a police state where whistle blowers and the poor are hunted like animals and the reactionaries have captured both political parties. Remember all the good things that Obama promised that he would work towards but haven't seen much light even in the bowels of the White House. "Omertà is the code of the South, especially after weird crimes are committed by rich people." The essay Welcome To The Big Darkness should be read by all of the succeeding generations prior our demise so they can heap the blame on all of us who thought we were doing so well.
July 4, 2016
Highly entertaining, even though I could give a ratty ass about sports. At times a bit name-droppy and phoned in compared to his best work, but whatever, in the mid-oughts I was happy to read Thompson gleefully insulting W, Vice & Co with more brilliance than I could ever hope to deploy.
No, I didn't understand most of his sports and gambling lore, but somehow it was a delight to let it wash over me, like a vulgar version of Shakespeare's iambic pentameter that you don't quite comprehend but it sounds good anyway.
"The worm will turn." This phrase, an abbreviation of a more ancient version*, is one of Thompson's absolute favorites here and he musters it in ranting glory throughout the book. I'd never heard it before and I loved it, introducing it to my own repertoire over and over, during and after the reading of this book, like a pubescent dweeb latching onto a Saturday Night Live catchphrase.
Well, eventually, things did finally turn. We American worms elected Obama and Bush left to clear brush forever. Of course HST would never let any politician off the hook, not even the first black president, but I do wish he could've been here to see it.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Even_a_... Even a worm will turn is an expression used to convey the message that even the meekest or most docile of creatures will retaliate or get revenge if pushed too far. The phrase was first recorded in a 1546 collection of proverbs by John Heywood, in the form "Treade a worme on the tayle, and it must turne agayne."
No, I didn't understand most of his sports and gambling lore, but somehow it was a delight to let it wash over me, like a vulgar version of Shakespeare's iambic pentameter that you don't quite comprehend but it sounds good anyway.
"The worm will turn." This phrase, an abbreviation of a more ancient version*, is one of Thompson's absolute favorites here and he musters it in ranting glory throughout the book. I'd never heard it before and I loved it, introducing it to my own repertoire over and over, during and after the reading of this book, like a pubescent dweeb latching onto a Saturday Night Live catchphrase.
Well, eventually, things did finally turn. We American worms elected Obama and Bush left to clear brush forever. Of course HST would never let any politician off the hook, not even the first black president, but I do wish he could've been here to see it.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Even_a_... Even a worm will turn is an expression used to convey the message that even the meekest or most docile of creatures will retaliate or get revenge if pushed too far. The phrase was first recorded in a 1546 collection of proverbs by John Heywood, in the form "Treade a worme on the tayle, and it must turne agayne."
January 10, 2016
sports is not my thing, but to hear Hunter Thompson describe that world - I was in. I'll never look at the American horse racing crowd the same again.
November 16, 2019
Simply put, I am not a big sports fan. I've always thought spectator sports was just a way for men to piss their lives sway rooting for a bunch of mercenaries. At the same time, I really like Hunter S. Thompson, and I will read with pleasure anything he writes.
There is a lot about politics in Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness: Modern History from the ESPN.com Sports Desk, and I've always agreed with HST (that's Thompson -- not Truman!) about Dubya Bush and the chinless wonders who helped shore up his soi-disant administration.
This was one of Thompson's last books before he shot himself in 2005. In this book, he writes of having extensive back surgery. Knowing what I know about what a crazy-making experience that is, I can understand why he pulled that trigger. What a pity, though.
There is a lot about politics in Hey Rube: Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness: Modern History from the ESPN.com Sports Desk, and I've always agreed with HST (that's Thompson -- not Truman!) about Dubya Bush and the chinless wonders who helped shore up his soi-disant administration.
This was one of Thompson's last books before he shot himself in 2005. In this book, he writes of having extensive back surgery. Knowing what I know about what a crazy-making experience that is, I can understand why he pulled that trigger. What a pity, though.
May 7, 2024
A wonderful and poignant history lesson. Hunter S. Thompson is my favorite writer but I had never read any of his sports writing. This collection complied of his rambling from his weekly ESPN.com columns are amazing. They’re a gold mine of political intrigue and so much sports worship.
June 22, 2018
Politics and sports are the same damn thing.
August 6, 2011
I finally understand what killed Hunter S. Thompson. He was killed by the state of his two favorite football teams, the San Francisco 49ers and the Oakland Raiders. It seems so clear now, after reading this book. Oh sure, he faced life threatening disease and surgery near the end of his life, but his book painfully illustrates just what ailed the good Doctor.
And it's no surprise. I've lived in San Francisco since 1999 and let me tell you. The local football teams have been God awful. Or would that be Devil awful? I don't know, but the state of Bay Area football threatens to just go mutant and eat itself.
Perhaps that's a logical development of a sport where muscle-bound giants run at Olympic sprinter speeds in collisions with each other. Perhaps it's another unique dynamic of the Bay Area philosophy, as if there were such a thing. When your head coach clocks an associate, you know you're in a situation that is winding down. Doctor Thompson didn't even live to know that, if my memory serves.
As if the science fiction, make-believe image of Al Davis gazing down out of his aged skull wasn't enough to cause such a reeling normally associated with a sweaty dream of pursuit by clouds of evil. No, we add first round draft picks spent on kickers, trading Hall of Fame players, first round draft pick quarterbacks who immediately get fat on the sum associated with their pick and barely throw a pass in a live game, quarterbacks who trade downs like kickers and punters, receivers who press conference better than they pass route, and outdated locations and facilities constantly under threat of moving away altogether.
So any football fan realizes just these things would bring near-death. I haven't even mentioned the win/loss records. Incredibly futile and it's a wonder anyone in the Bay Area has kept energy in their fandom. Should have become a Bronco fan, Hunter. Oh wait, now this is all happening there too! Selah.
And to those who have written reviews here criticizing HST for becoming a parody of himself or of regurgitating Thompsonisms near the end of his life, I hope you're able to apply a more critical approach to your own doings. Your criticism has taken the same hack, socially normalized line of which you're accusing the author. Look in the mirror. The world benefits from a voice like HST's consistently applied to the news of the day. Thankfully, he influenced thousands of writers who will at least attempt to shed the light of connection through all the bullshit information masquerading as truth.
And it's no surprise. I've lived in San Francisco since 1999 and let me tell you. The local football teams have been God awful. Or would that be Devil awful? I don't know, but the state of Bay Area football threatens to just go mutant and eat itself.
Perhaps that's a logical development of a sport where muscle-bound giants run at Olympic sprinter speeds in collisions with each other. Perhaps it's another unique dynamic of the Bay Area philosophy, as if there were such a thing. When your head coach clocks an associate, you know you're in a situation that is winding down. Doctor Thompson didn't even live to know that, if my memory serves.
As if the science fiction, make-believe image of Al Davis gazing down out of his aged skull wasn't enough to cause such a reeling normally associated with a sweaty dream of pursuit by clouds of evil. No, we add first round draft picks spent on kickers, trading Hall of Fame players, first round draft pick quarterbacks who immediately get fat on the sum associated with their pick and barely throw a pass in a live game, quarterbacks who trade downs like kickers and punters, receivers who press conference better than they pass route, and outdated locations and facilities constantly under threat of moving away altogether.
So any football fan realizes just these things would bring near-death. I haven't even mentioned the win/loss records. Incredibly futile and it's a wonder anyone in the Bay Area has kept energy in their fandom. Should have become a Bronco fan, Hunter. Oh wait, now this is all happening there too! Selah.
And to those who have written reviews here criticizing HST for becoming a parody of himself or of regurgitating Thompsonisms near the end of his life, I hope you're able to apply a more critical approach to your own doings. Your criticism has taken the same hack, socially normalized line of which you're accusing the author. Look in the mirror. The world benefits from a voice like HST's consistently applied to the news of the day. Thankfully, he influenced thousands of writers who will at least attempt to shed the light of connection through all the bullshit information masquerading as truth.
September 10, 2008
Anyone who doubted that Thompson was running on empty at the end of his career has only to read Hey Rube, a collection of forgettable ESPN columns in which he regurgitated what had by then become Stock Gonzo Phrases and Standard Thompsonisms, wrapped around whatever happened to be on his mind that day. Thompson in late career was rarely inspired, but could get away with publishing any old dreck. And he did.
Thompson had originally conceived "Hey Rube" as the title of a book in which he would assail the slick hucksters of American business and politics, who continually dupe and cheat the great American public. That is not this book; presumably, Thompson couldn't come up with a title and used one from the backlog.
This book is a tragic footnote to Thompson's career, which is itself a tale of great potential squandered. Read his good books; skip this one. It is arguably his worst.
Thompson had originally conceived "Hey Rube" as the title of a book in which he would assail the slick hucksters of American business and politics, who continually dupe and cheat the great American public. That is not this book; presumably, Thompson couldn't come up with a title and used one from the backlog.
This book is a tragic footnote to Thompson's career, which is itself a tale of great potential squandered. Read his good books; skip this one. It is arguably his worst.
June 5, 2021
I read many of these chapters when they were posted on ESPN.com. Love that I was able to get the collection. Interesting to visit the first W. term and the outbreak of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars in real time articles with the advantage of hindsight.
Wish HST was still around to provide insight into current events.
Wish HST was still around to provide insight into current events.
August 2, 2018
The one thing about this that I wasn't into, it was that I don't care about sports that aren't hockey. But I knew that going in, that this was going to be primarily about sports.
But! Thompson's weird-ass way of writing really made it up to me. It made me want to write more creative nonfiction, to use a school-day type of description for it. Primarily in terms of my blog (auroradimitre, it's a blogspot blog), which I mostly kind of throw random stuff up there between videos posted to YouTube.
And I thought it was pretty interesting, what he had to say. I mean, other than the football/basketball/baseball stuff. But even that was probably more interesting than it would have been otherwise.
But! Thompson's weird-ass way of writing really made it up to me. It made me want to write more creative nonfiction, to use a school-day type of description for it. Primarily in terms of my blog (auroradimitre, it's a blogspot blog), which I mostly kind of throw random stuff up there between videos posted to YouTube.
And I thought it was pretty interesting, what he had to say. I mean, other than the football/basketball/baseball stuff. But even that was probably more interesting than it would have been otherwise.
April 1, 2020
Started rereading this a month or so ago, and finished it on Tuesday.
It’s a compilation of HST’s ESPN[dot]com’s Page 2 columns from 2000-03. While there’s plenty of sports commentary, I keep coming back to the book for the Good Doctor’s invectives against the 2000 US Presidential election shenanigans and his recognition that the 9/11 attacks were the beginning of a long march into the forever war.
Hey Rube is a funny, prescient, and historically significant documentation of the first few years of the new millennium.
It’s a compilation of HST’s ESPN[dot]com’s Page 2 columns from 2000-03. While there’s plenty of sports commentary, I keep coming back to the book for the Good Doctor’s invectives against the 2000 US Presidential election shenanigans and his recognition that the 9/11 attacks were the beginning of a long march into the forever war.
Hey Rube is a funny, prescient, and historically significant documentation of the first few years of the new millennium.
July 12, 2021
While the "official" theme of these articles is Sports (from the NFL and the NBA to yacht racing, the Olympics, horse racing, marathon running, and nude bowling), in true HST style, the author digresses A LOT. In addition to weird humor and stories about his personal life (that you never know just how seriously to take), Thompson dishes out his slant on current events (these articles were published 2000-2003)- the 2000 election, 9-11, the War on Terror, Gulf War II, Mad Cow Disease, etc. Also, at least half of the "sports" parts are about sports gambling. I feel like I'd have gotten more out of this if I was more into professional sports (I'm a Saints fan, and that's about as far as I go into that world). There are also some bits where you get the feeling like Thompson was pushing a deadline and kind of phoned it in. Low 3 stars.
January 9, 2025
There was a time when Hunter S. Thompson was regarded as a political writer on the level of David Broder or Johnny Apple, to name two of his contemporaries. There is very little political writing in this collection of his work for ESPN...in fact, this reads like a writer coasting on his reputation as a crazy man. Many columns here are boring and repetitive, with a lot of talk about gambling. And yet, right in the middle of it all is a glorious tribute to George Plimpton. You just wish there was more of that.
August 15, 2021
Would only recommend if you enjoy the author and sports
December 19, 2024
The best articles in this collection are when he blurs the line between politics and sports.
A good insight into the state of America in the first half of the Bush (Dubya) years.
A good insight into the state of America in the first half of the Bush (Dubya) years.
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March 16, 2025A good argument for logging the 'times'
December 19, 2022
I need to write a review later when I have the time, but I say no one has ever had quite the read on the American psyche that The Good Doctor had. Reading his voice on how the 21st century started makes me sad that we didn’t have him around for the last few years.
December 11, 2023
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Giới thiệu về Barcelona đấu sở hữu Real Sociedad
Barcelona CLB bóng đá nức tiếng của Tây Ban Nha, với hội sở tại Barcelona. Đội bóng thành công có phổ quát danh hiệu trong nước và quốc tế.
Xem thêm
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Real Sociedad Câu lạc bộ bóng đá mang trụ sở tại San Sebastián, Tây Ban Nha. Đội bóng mang lịch sử lâu đời và từng đạt được thành công đáng nói trong kí vãng.
Tầm quan yếu của trận chiến
Barcelona đấu sở hữu Real Sociedad đều đang cạnh tranh trong top 4 của bảng xếp hạng La Liga.
chiến thắng trong trận chiến này sẽ giúp cả 2 đội củng cố vị trí và tạo lợi thế trong cuộc đua vô địch.
ý thức và động lực của cả hai đội
trận chiến này sở hữu ý nghĩa quan yếu đối mang ý thức và động lực của cầu thủ từ cả Barcelona đấu có Real Sociedad.
Cả hai đội sẽ tụ hội cao độ và cố gắng giành thắng lợi để chứng minh sức mạnh và khả năng cạnh tranh của mình.
ảnh hưởng tới những cuộc đấu tiếp theo
Kết quả của cuộc chiến này sẽ ảnh hưởng to đến những trận chiến tiếp theo của cả Barcelona đấu với Real Sociedad.
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phân tách đội hình và chiến thuật Barcelona đấu có Real Sociedad
Đội hình và ngôi sao của Barcelona
Barcelona có đa dạng ngôi sao hàng đầu toàn cầu như Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann và Frenkie de Jong.
Đội hình của Barcelona thường sở hữu sự hài hòa giữa sức mạnh tấn công và nhân kiệt cá nhân của các cầu thủ.
Đội hình và điểm tốt của Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad sở hữu các cầu thủ lý tưởng như Alexander Isak và Mikel Oyarzabal.
Đội bóng này với khả năng tấn công mạnh mẽ và tạo ra rộng rãi cơ hội làm bàn.
Chiến thuật
Barcelona với thể sử dụng chiến thuật tiến công duyệt y sự điều chỉnh và thông minh của Messi và các trung phong khác.
Real Sociedad mang thể áp dụng chiến thuật phòng thủ cứng cáp và tận dụng các cơ hội phản công nhanh để gây khó khăn cho Barcelona.
hy vọng trước trận đấu
kỳ vọng và kế hoạch của Barcelona
Barcelona hy vọng giành chiến thắng để tiếp diễn cạnh tranh trong cuộc đua quán quân La Liga.
Đội bóng này kỳ vọng vào sự tỏa sáng của những ngôi sao như Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann và Frenkie de Jong.
Kế hoạch của Barcelona có thể là tiến công táo tợn và áp đảo để tạo ra phổ thông cơ hội làm bàn.
kỳ vọng và tiêu chí của Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad quyết tâm kiểm soát an ninh vị trí trong top 4 và cạnh tranh cho suất dự Champions League.
Đội bóng này hy vọng vào khả năng ghi bàn của các tiền đạo như Alexander Isak và Mikel Oyarzabal.
Kế hoạch của Real Sociedad sở hữu thể là phòng thủ cứng cáp và tận dụng các cơ hội phản công để gây cạnh tranh cho Barcelona.
Diễn biến trận chiến
tóm lược các sự kiện trong cuộc đấu
trận đấu diễn ra sở hữu nhiều thời cơ và màn trình diễn đáng chú ý trong khoảng cầu thủ của cả hai đội.
mang thể có các cảnh huống bít tất tay và tranh luận trong cuộc đấu.
những bàn thắng và các cảnh huống quyết định sẽ xảy ra trong cuộc đấu.
Kết quả và hệ quả
Kết quả rút cuộc của trận đấu
Điểm số và kết quả rốt cục của cuộc chiến giữa Barcelona đấu có Real Sociedad sẽ được xác định.
sở hữu những người ghi bàn và các ngôi sao xuất sắc trong cuộc đấu.
tác động của kết quả tới vị trí trong bảng xếp hạng và cuộc đua quán quân
Kết quả của cuộc chiến này sẽ ảnh hưởng tới vị trí của Barcelona đấu sở hữu Real Sociedad trong bảng xếp hạng.
Cuộc đua quán quân La Liga sẽ thay đổi dựa trên kết quả của cuộc đấu này.
Nhận định và phân tích sau cuộc chiến
các điểm hay và yếu của Barcelona đấu với Real Sociedad
Đánh giá về hiệu suất và diễn tả của các cầu thủ trong khoảng cả hai đội.
phân tách về các ưu điểm và yếu của Barcelona đấu với Real Sociedad trong trận chiến này.
các điểm cần cải thiện và sự vững mạnh của cả hai đội
Đánh giá về các khía cạnh cần cải thiện và sự vững mạnh tiềm năng của Barcelona đấu có Real Sociedad sau cuộc đấu này.
Tầm quan trọng của trận đấu đối có lịch sử đối đầu
Lịch sử và Báo cáo cuộc đấu giữa Barcelona đấu mang Real Sociedad
Thống kê về số lần đối đầu, số bàn thắng và kết quả trước đây.
phản ứng và hy vọng của người hâm mộ và giới chuyên môn
bức xúc của người ngưỡng mộ và giới chuyên môn
Sau cuộc đấu, người ái mộ và giới chuyên môn sẽ với những bức xúc và Đánh giá về hiệu suất của cả hai đội.
những bình luận và Nhận định từ người mến mộ và các chuyên gia bóng đá sẽ tập kết vào những cảnh huống quyết định, phương pháp thi đấu của các cầu thủ và tầm tác động của trận chiến đối có cuộc đua quán quân La Liga.
Tầm quan trọng lịch sử và hình ảnh của trận đấu
trận chiến giữa Barcelona đấu có Real Sociedad sẽ được ghi vào lịch sử đối đầu của hai đội.
Kết quả của cuộc đấu và diễn biến sự kiện sẽ góp phần tạo nên hình ảnh và kỷ niệm cho cả 2 CLB.
Hệ quả và tác động của trận đấu đến mùa giải
Kết quả của cuộc chiến này có thể ảnh hưởng đáng nhắc tới cuộc đua vô địch La Liga và vị trí của Barcelona đấu sở hữu Real Sociedad trong bảng xếp hạng.
thắng lợi sẽ nâng cao cường sự tự tin và động lực cho đội chiến thắng, trong khi thất bại có thể gây thất vọng và sức ép đối với đội thua.
những nguyên tố thành công và thất bại trong trận chiến
những yếu tố như tình hình thể lực của cầu thủ, sự chuẩn xác trong việc tận dụng thời cơ, cách thực hiện chiến thuật và sự kiểm soát tâm lý sẽ quyết định đến thành công hoặc thất bại của mỗi đội.
những sai trái cá nhân hoặc tình huống ko may cũng với thể sở hữu ảnh hưởng to đến kết quả rút cục.
mai sau và triển vẳng của Barcelona đấu sở hữu Real Sociedad
Kết quả của cuộc đấu này sẽ ảnh hưởng tới triển vọng và ngày mai của cả Barcelona đấu có Real Sociedad trong mùa giải và những chỉ tiêu to hơn.
Đội bóng chiến thắng có thể tiếp diễn vun đắp đà thăng tiến và khẳng định vị trí của mình trong cuộc đua vô địch, trong khi đội thua sẽ phải tìm bí quyết khắc phục và cải thiện để ko lỡ mất thời cơ.
chung cuộc, cuộc đấu giữa Barcelona đấu với Real Sociedad hẹn sẽ mang đến các chốc lát kịch tính và đầy xúc cảm cho người mến mộ bóng đá. Kết quả của cuộc đấu này sẽ sở hữu sự ảnh hưởng to đến tình hình cuộc đua vô địch và ngày mai của cả hai đội trong mùa giải.
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trận đấu này mang ý nghĩa quan trọng đối với cả Barcelona đấu với Real Sociedad trong cuộc đua quán quân La Liga Luongson.
Cả hai đội đều muốn giành thắng lợi để nắm giữ vị trí cao trong bảng xếp hạng và tiếp tục cạnh tranh cho ngôi quán quân tại link trực tiếp bóng đá Luongson
cuộc chiến này cũng mang thuộc tính cạnh tranh giữa hai CLB sở hữu lịch sử và tầm ảnh hưởng to tại Tây Ban Nha.
Giới thiệu về Barcelona đấu sở hữu Real Sociedad
Barcelona CLB bóng đá nức tiếng của Tây Ban Nha, với hội sở tại Barcelona. Đội bóng thành công có phổ quát danh hiệu trong nước và quốc tế.
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Link trực tiếp bóng đá Nations League (UEFA)
Link trực tiếp bóng đá U23 Châu Á
Real Sociedad Câu lạc bộ bóng đá mang trụ sở tại San Sebastián, Tây Ban Nha. Đội bóng mang lịch sử lâu đời và từng đạt được thành công đáng nói trong kí vãng.
Tầm quan yếu của trận chiến
Barcelona đấu sở hữu Real Sociedad đều đang cạnh tranh trong top 4 của bảng xếp hạng La Liga.
chiến thắng trong trận chiến này sẽ giúp cả 2 đội củng cố vị trí và tạo lợi thế trong cuộc đua vô địch.
ý thức và động lực của cả hai đội
trận chiến này sở hữu ý nghĩa quan yếu đối mang ý thức và động lực của cầu thủ từ cả Barcelona đấu có Real Sociedad.
Cả hai đội sẽ tụ hội cao độ và cố gắng giành thắng lợi để chứng minh sức mạnh và khả năng cạnh tranh của mình.
ảnh hưởng tới những cuộc đấu tiếp theo
Kết quả của cuộc chiến này sẽ ảnh hưởng to đến những trận chiến tiếp theo của cả Barcelona đấu với Real Sociedad.
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chiến thắng sở hữu thể tạo đà tăng trưởng và tăng cường sự tự tin, khi mà thất bại với thể gây áp lực và ảnh hưởng đến tâm lý của đội bóng.
phân tách đội hình và chiến thuật Barcelona đấu có Real Sociedad
Đội hình và ngôi sao của Barcelona
Barcelona có đa dạng ngôi sao hàng đầu toàn cầu như Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann và Frenkie de Jong.
Đội hình của Barcelona thường sở hữu sự hài hòa giữa sức mạnh tấn công và nhân kiệt cá nhân của các cầu thủ.
Đội hình và điểm tốt của Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad sở hữu các cầu thủ lý tưởng như Alexander Isak và Mikel Oyarzabal.
Đội bóng này với khả năng tấn công mạnh mẽ và tạo ra rộng rãi cơ hội làm bàn.
Chiến thuật
Barcelona với thể sử dụng chiến thuật tiến công duyệt y sự điều chỉnh và thông minh của Messi và các trung phong khác.
Real Sociedad mang thể áp dụng chiến thuật phòng thủ cứng cáp và tận dụng các cơ hội phản công nhanh để gây khó khăn cho Barcelona.
hy vọng trước trận đấu
kỳ vọng và kế hoạch của Barcelona
Barcelona hy vọng giành chiến thắng để tiếp diễn cạnh tranh trong cuộc đua quán quân La Liga.
Đội bóng này kỳ vọng vào sự tỏa sáng của những ngôi sao như Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann và Frenkie de Jong.
Kế hoạch của Barcelona có thể là tiến công táo tợn và áp đảo để tạo ra phổ thông cơ hội làm bàn.
kỳ vọng và tiêu chí của Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad quyết tâm kiểm soát an ninh vị trí trong top 4 và cạnh tranh cho suất dự Champions League.
Đội bóng này hy vọng vào khả năng ghi bàn của các tiền đạo như Alexander Isak và Mikel Oyarzabal.
Kế hoạch của Real Sociedad sở hữu thể là phòng thủ cứng cáp và tận dụng các cơ hội phản công để gây cạnh tranh cho Barcelona.
Diễn biến trận chiến
tóm lược các sự kiện trong cuộc đấu
trận đấu diễn ra sở hữu nhiều thời cơ và màn trình diễn đáng chú ý trong khoảng cầu thủ của cả hai đội.
mang thể có các cảnh huống bít tất tay và tranh luận trong cuộc đấu.
những bàn thắng và các cảnh huống quyết định sẽ xảy ra trong cuộc đấu.
Kết quả và hệ quả
Kết quả rút cuộc của trận đấu
Điểm số và kết quả rốt cục của cuộc chiến giữa Barcelona đấu có Real Sociedad sẽ được xác định.
sở hữu những người ghi bàn và các ngôi sao xuất sắc trong cuộc đấu.
tác động của kết quả tới vị trí trong bảng xếp hạng và cuộc đua quán quân
Kết quả của cuộc chiến này sẽ ảnh hưởng tới vị trí của Barcelona đấu sở hữu Real Sociedad trong bảng xếp hạng.
Cuộc đua quán quân La Liga sẽ thay đổi dựa trên kết quả của cuộc đấu này.
Nhận định và phân tích sau cuộc chiến
các điểm hay và yếu của Barcelona đấu với Real Sociedad
Đánh giá về hiệu suất và diễn tả của các cầu thủ trong khoảng cả hai đội.
phân tách về các ưu điểm và yếu của Barcelona đấu với Real Sociedad trong trận chiến này.
các điểm cần cải thiện và sự vững mạnh của cả hai đội
Đánh giá về các khía cạnh cần cải thiện và sự vững mạnh tiềm năng của Barcelona đấu có Real Sociedad sau cuộc đấu này.
Tầm quan trọng của trận đấu đối có lịch sử đối đầu
Lịch sử và Báo cáo cuộc đấu giữa Barcelona đấu mang Real Sociedad
Thống kê về số lần đối đầu, số bàn thắng và kết quả trước đây.
phản ứng và hy vọng của người hâm mộ và giới chuyên môn
bức xúc của người ngưỡng mộ và giới chuyên môn
Sau cuộc đấu, người ái mộ và giới chuyên môn sẽ với những bức xúc và Đánh giá về hiệu suất của cả hai đội.
những bình luận và Nhận định từ người mến mộ và các chuyên gia bóng đá sẽ tập kết vào những cảnh huống quyết định, phương pháp thi đấu của các cầu thủ và tầm tác động của trận chiến đối có cuộc đua quán quân La Liga.
Tầm quan trọng lịch sử và hình ảnh của trận đấu
trận chiến giữa Barcelona đấu có Real Sociedad sẽ được ghi vào lịch sử đối đầu của hai đội.
Kết quả của cuộc đấu và diễn biến sự kiện sẽ góp phần tạo nên hình ảnh và kỷ niệm cho cả 2 CLB.
Hệ quả và tác động của trận đấu đến mùa giải
Kết quả của cuộc chiến này có thể ảnh hưởng đáng nhắc tới cuộc đua vô địch La Liga và vị trí của Barcelona đấu sở hữu Real Sociedad trong bảng xếp hạng.
thắng lợi sẽ nâng cao cường sự tự tin và động lực cho đội chiến thắng, trong khi thất bại có thể gây thất vọng và sức ép đối với đội thua.
những nguyên tố thành công và thất bại trong trận chiến
những yếu tố như tình hình thể lực của cầu thủ, sự chuẩn xác trong việc tận dụng thời cơ, cách thực hiện chiến thuật và sự kiểm soát tâm lý sẽ quyết định đến thành công hoặc thất bại của mỗi đội.
những sai trái cá nhân hoặc tình huống ko may cũng với thể sở hữu ảnh hưởng to đến kết quả rút cục.
mai sau và triển vẳng của Barcelona đấu sở hữu Real Sociedad
Kết quả của cuộc đấu này sẽ ảnh hưởng tới triển vọng và ngày mai của cả Barcelona đấu có Real Sociedad trong mùa giải và những chỉ tiêu to hơn.
Đội bóng chiến thắng có thể tiếp diễn vun đắp đà thăng tiến và khẳng định vị trí của mình trong cuộc đua vô địch, trong khi đội thua sẽ phải tìm bí quyết khắc phục và cải thiện để ko lỡ mất thời cơ.
chung cuộc, cuộc đấu giữa Barcelona đấu với Real Sociedad hẹn sẽ mang đến các chốc lát kịch tính và đầy xúc cảm cho người mến mộ bóng đá. Kết quả của cuộc đấu này sẽ sở hữu sự ảnh hưởng to đến tình hình cuộc đua vô địch và ngày mai của cả hai đội trong mùa giải.
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February 18, 2017
Best known for his seminal work FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, Hunter S Thompson was arguably the founder of Gonzo journalism, a form of reporting and commentary in which the reporter himself (or her-) is a central character in the developing narrative. Humorous, outrageous, and insightful, Thompson was always one of the most entertaining writers of his generation, even if some of his facts were spurious.
I always got the impression that Thompson was a man's man: lover of sports, hard drinking, iconoclasm, fast cars, faster motorcycles, and all manner of firearms. In HEY RUBE, he takes his flamboyant, nonconformist approach to the world of sports writing. That's right: the perennial antiestablishment writer somehow landed a gig with ESPN magazine to write a regular sports column. Of course he put his own Gonzo twist on sports: viewing them primarily from the perspective of what seems to have been a serious gambling addiction. But then we need to remember that Thompson did everything big including--I suspect--exaggeration, and despite his claims to indulge copiously in every mind-altering substance known to humankind, he did produce a large body of unique and highly creative work.
Of course the former ROLLING STONE reporter could never limit his sports column to sports alone, and as often as not his commentary on the NFL playoffs or March Madness spirals wildly into a hilarious and meandering diatribe on national politics. Most of HEY RUBE seems to have been written during the presidency of Bush 43, and Thompson's views and speculations are insightful and compelling.
Not much of a sports fan myself, I did tire somewhat of the constant discussion of likely winners, deplorable losers, point spreads and massive financial losses. But Thompson always manages to entertain and amuse even when the subject matter tends toward the trivial.
I always got the impression that Thompson was a man's man: lover of sports, hard drinking, iconoclasm, fast cars, faster motorcycles, and all manner of firearms. In HEY RUBE, he takes his flamboyant, nonconformist approach to the world of sports writing. That's right: the perennial antiestablishment writer somehow landed a gig with ESPN magazine to write a regular sports column. Of course he put his own Gonzo twist on sports: viewing them primarily from the perspective of what seems to have been a serious gambling addiction. But then we need to remember that Thompson did everything big including--I suspect--exaggeration, and despite his claims to indulge copiously in every mind-altering substance known to humankind, he did produce a large body of unique and highly creative work.
Of course the former ROLLING STONE reporter could never limit his sports column to sports alone, and as often as not his commentary on the NFL playoffs or March Madness spirals wildly into a hilarious and meandering diatribe on national politics. Most of HEY RUBE seems to have been written during the presidency of Bush 43, and Thompson's views and speculations are insightful and compelling.
Not much of a sports fan myself, I did tire somewhat of the constant discussion of likely winners, deplorable losers, point spreads and massive financial losses. But Thompson always manages to entertain and amuse even when the subject matter tends toward the trivial.
September 23, 2007
One of the oddest things about this book was right as I began to read it, Mr. Thompson put an end to his magnificent life. There is another odd thing that is actually in this book, for those who don't enjoy sports (like me) this book can be a trouble to read for long times. To read some of it I had to channel the little 13 year old matt inside me who did loved sports and could name you every player on the red socks from his favorite year of the franchise.
Hunter has never really been into sports as much as he enjoyed the sports but kept up with it merely because he loves gambling. This book is a collection of all the articles he wrote for espn.com, he really shows of his gift for writing though. He uses the boringness of baseball to show connections with how the American political system is a waste in it's current style, his analogies are not far fetched by any means.
My favorite part of the book is this line, "Purist will always bitch and whine. That is their function."
Hunter has never really been into sports as much as he enjoyed the sports but kept up with it merely because he loves gambling. This book is a collection of all the articles he wrote for espn.com, he really shows of his gift for writing though. He uses the boringness of baseball to show connections with how the American political system is a waste in it's current style, his analogies are not far fetched by any means.
My favorite part of the book is this line, "Purist will always bitch and whine. That is their function."
November 18, 2019
This book is hilarious! From baseball to football to naked Canadian bowling, Thompson hits on his love for sports and his total infatuation with gambling on said sports. Woven into his 'sports' column are his personal thoughts and rants about the politics of the times. His true disdain of George W. "The baby president" Bush is spot on and his take on the current events of the time period will take you back to those days where people were disgusted and terrified of what our government was doing.
If Hunter S. Thompson was still alive, he'd have a column in every newspaper, an online daily blog and a video following stronger than any we have today.
If Hunter S. Thompson was still alive, he'd have a column in every newspaper, an online daily blog and a video following stronger than any we have today.
July 17, 2025
This collection gathers the short essays Hunter S. Thompson wrote for ESPN.com’s Page 2 in the early 2000s. Many pieces center on his love—maybe addiction—for sports gambling: he’d lay out his football or basketball picks and then scream bloody murder when they tanked. The columns also span 9/11, an event that clearly rattled him; he brands George W. Bush even more dangerous than Nixon, his old nemesis, and worries aloud about a War on Terror without end. The blend of sports and politics is interesting, even if the game results now feel dated. Overall, it’s a fun read with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments and offers a final taste of Thompson’s gonzo voice before his death in 2005.
June 21, 2016
It goes without saying that HST is a phenomenal talent; there are some paragraphs where this collection of his Page 2 articles truly shine. That said, it's a little tough to relate to point spreads and gambling picks for games that happened over a decade ago (although it did bring back some fond - and not so fond - sports memories).
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April 30, 2016Not rating this book - One needs to have a fairly decent knowledge of American sport, and politics to really understand this book.
I read this book with my phone by my side. It is full of NFL, NBA references that I had to google after every few lines. lol!
I read this book with my phone by my side. It is full of NFL, NBA references that I had to google after every few lines. lol!
January 1, 2017
The sports stuff was dated. The political stuff, although dated felt very timely.
April 10, 2025
So I finally did it. I read the final Hunter S Thompson book. Sure there is more material written by him, but I completed reading all of his real published works. "Fear and Loathing in America" and his other volumes of personal correspondence doesn't count in my mind. The caliber of writing in many of his letters could be published works all on their own, and I find them to be fantastic reads. Hunter was a very talented writer and very under-rated by the general public in terms of writing ability. He wasn't just a drug addicted shock journalist.
I rate this book a 3-star rating. This book is more rambling about politics and sports. A continuation of the past 3 or 4 books that he released prior to this one. His babbling about politics, sports and gambling has started to really get old for me. Hunter was a very talented writer, and I don't think his last books reflected his skills at all. I felt that the material in this book, and the others throughout the 1980's and 90's is extremely watered down.
Hunter talks about P.T. Barnum's circus coming to town throughout this book. How people came to the circus to see the freaks and acts. His writing over his last 10 - 15 years is like a predictable circus act of his own. Writing over and over again with the rambling about politics and sports. How many times can you call a situation "Doomed" or describe something with "Fear and Loathing"? It's the same predictable catch phrases that he is known for. This book is a watered down thing that lacked effort, relying on his predictable writing act and catch phrases to sell copies. Lazy writing. When compared to his earlier works, I wonder if people would really read this book if he wasn't already famous? I have to wonder, why did he publish such lack-luster writing the last 10 years of his life? Perhaps Hunter was in financial hardship and needed money? I say that with zero sarcasm.
Hunter created the Gonzo Journalism genre of writing. An interesting, hilarious style of writing where he interjects himself into the story as a character. He writes that style so well, you can see yourself there in the scenes he describes. A "Close to the bone" style of writing and journalism as he called it, resulting from his own life experiences and leg work. This book has none of that. Did Hunter even leave his domicile to write this book? The only content he writes about is from what he watches on TV, reads in the newspaper or about his friends coming over to his house to watch sports. Truly lazy on his part. He says throughout this book that Journalism is dead. That is shown in this book in more ways than one.
And what about all of the funny stories that he writes about? "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72" was not my favorite book, but in the very beginning of it, he described in brilliant and hilarious fashion about his time at the Seal Rock Inn in San Francisco. How the seals wouldn't stop barking outside his window in the early morning, being pressured by a looming deadline, and how a visitor's dog came in and messed up the room in the middle of all of that, destroying important photographs. There were those types of hilarious little scenes throughout that book, and throughout all his earlier books.
Because of Hunter I became a reader. Through his writings, he introduced me to other authors such as Hemingway, Henry Miller, Melville, William Styron and J.P. Donleavy. He introduced me to books like The Fountainhead, Tropic of Cancer, The Sun Also Rises, and many others that I wouldn't of known about because of reading his books. He was an amazing, talented writer, and I always thought he would have done great if he wrote more novels. I thank him for boosting my interest in reading. I will end this review with a list of my top favorite HST books:
1. The Great Shark Hunt
2. The Rum Diary
3. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
4. Hell's Angels
5. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
I rate this book a 3-star rating. This book is more rambling about politics and sports. A continuation of the past 3 or 4 books that he released prior to this one. His babbling about politics, sports and gambling has started to really get old for me. Hunter was a very talented writer, and I don't think his last books reflected his skills at all. I felt that the material in this book, and the others throughout the 1980's and 90's is extremely watered down.
Hunter talks about P.T. Barnum's circus coming to town throughout this book. How people came to the circus to see the freaks and acts. His writing over his last 10 - 15 years is like a predictable circus act of his own. Writing over and over again with the rambling about politics and sports. How many times can you call a situation "Doomed" or describe something with "Fear and Loathing"? It's the same predictable catch phrases that he is known for. This book is a watered down thing that lacked effort, relying on his predictable writing act and catch phrases to sell copies. Lazy writing. When compared to his earlier works, I wonder if people would really read this book if he wasn't already famous? I have to wonder, why did he publish such lack-luster writing the last 10 years of his life? Perhaps Hunter was in financial hardship and needed money? I say that with zero sarcasm.
Hunter created the Gonzo Journalism genre of writing. An interesting, hilarious style of writing where he interjects himself into the story as a character. He writes that style so well, you can see yourself there in the scenes he describes. A "Close to the bone" style of writing and journalism as he called it, resulting from his own life experiences and leg work. This book has none of that. Did Hunter even leave his domicile to write this book? The only content he writes about is from what he watches on TV, reads in the newspaper or about his friends coming over to his house to watch sports. Truly lazy on his part. He says throughout this book that Journalism is dead. That is shown in this book in more ways than one.
And what about all of the funny stories that he writes about? "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72" was not my favorite book, but in the very beginning of it, he described in brilliant and hilarious fashion about his time at the Seal Rock Inn in San Francisco. How the seals wouldn't stop barking outside his window in the early morning, being pressured by a looming deadline, and how a visitor's dog came in and messed up the room in the middle of all of that, destroying important photographs. There were those types of hilarious little scenes throughout that book, and throughout all his earlier books.
Because of Hunter I became a reader. Through his writings, he introduced me to other authors such as Hemingway, Henry Miller, Melville, William Styron and J.P. Donleavy. He introduced me to books like The Fountainhead, Tropic of Cancer, The Sun Also Rises, and many others that I wouldn't of known about because of reading his books. He was an amazing, talented writer, and I always thought he would have done great if he wrote more novels. I thank him for boosting my interest in reading. I will end this review with a list of my top favorite HST books:
1. The Great Shark Hunt
2. The Rum Diary
3. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
4. Hell's Angels
5. Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72
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April 3, 2024 Az online sportfogadás idei 5 legjobb trendje Magyarországon
Az online sportfogadások világa továbbra is rohamosan fejlődik, ez alól Magyarország sem kivétel. Az országban nőtt a fogadási ipar, a játékosok számának és a fogadások volumenének növekedése A témával kapcsolatos további információkért lásd oldalunkon .Az egyik legszembetűnőbb tendencia a népszerűség növekedése az elektronikus sportfogadási eseményekről. A fiatalok egyre nagyobb érdeklődést mutatnak a videojátékokra és az elektronikus versenyekre való fogadás iránt, és ez a piac egyre fontosabb szegmensévé válik.
A második trend a sportesemények sokféleségéhez kapcsolódik, amelyekre fogadásokat lehet kötni. Ma már nemcsak a futball és a tenisz vonzza a játékosok figyelmét, hanem számos más sportág is, mint a kosárlabda, röplabda, és még olyan egzotikus sportok is, mint a krikett vagy a szánkóugrás.
A harmadik trend a mobileszközök fogadásban történő használatának növekedése. Az okostelefonok és táblagépek számának növekedésével egyre többen szeretnek ezeken az eszközökön keresztül fogadni, így elérhetőbbé és kényelmesebbé válik az online fogadás.
A negyedik trend az online fogadási tőzsdék számának növekedéséhez köthető. Ezek a platformok nagyobb átláthatóságot és jobb esélyeket kínálnak, ami egyre több ügyfelet vonz, és előnyben részesíti őket a hagyományos fogadóirodákkal szemben.
Utolsó, de nem utolsósorban trend az élő fogadási lehetőségek növekedése. A fogadás lehetősége az esemény előrehaladtával sok olyan játékost vonz, akik élvezik az azonnali reakciók és eredmények lehetőségéből adódó adrenalint.
Az online sportfogadás Magyarországon intenzív fejlődés és változás időszakát éli. A fogadható sportágak és események sokfélesége, valamint a mobil fogadás és az élő fogadás térnyerése miatt idén egyre több fogadási lehetőség és kényelem áll a játékosok rendelkezésére.
A főbb trendeken kívül más érdekességek is formálják a hazai online sportfogadás tájat. Például nem lehet alábecsülni a közösségi média szerepét az új játékosok vonzásában és a fogadási közösség létrehozásában. Sok fogadóirodák olyan platformokat használnak, mint a Facebook, az Instagram és a Twitter, hogy kommunikáljanak ügyfeleikkel, különleges promóciókat kínáljanak, valamint fogadási tippeket és előrejelzéseket oszthassanak meg.
Emellett a jogszabályok kulcsszerepet játszanak az online fogadás fejlesztésében az országban. A jogszabályi környezet változásai, valamint a fogadási szolgáltatók engedélyezése jelentős hatással lehet az iparágra. Érdekes figyelni, hogy milyen új jogi kezdeményezések, szabályozások születhetnek, és ezek hogyan érintik az online fogadást Magyarországon a következő években.
Végül, de nem utolsósorban az olyan technológiai innovációk, mint a mesterséges intelligencia és a blokklánc, szintén megváltoztathatják az online fogadás arculatát a jövőben. Ezek a technológiák új lehetőségeket kínálnak a fogadások biztonságának, átláthatóságának és hatékonyságának javítására, miközben új termékeket és szolgáltatásokat biztosítanak a játékosok számára.
Hiszen az online sportfogadás Magyarországon folyamatosan fejlődik és alkalmazkodik a változó piaci és jogszabályi feltételekhez. Az ebben a dinamikus szektorban bemutatott számos innovációval és lehetőséggel a játékosok szórakozási és fogadási lehetőségek széles skáláját kínálják idén és a jövőben is.
Az online sportfogadások világa továbbra is rohamosan fejlődik, ez alól Magyarország sem kivétel. Az országban nőtt a fogadási ipar, a játékosok számának és a fogadások volumenének növekedése A témával kapcsolatos további információkért lásd oldalunkon .Az egyik legszembetűnőbb tendencia a népszerűség növekedése az elektronikus sportfogadási eseményekről. A fiatalok egyre nagyobb érdeklődést mutatnak a videojátékokra és az elektronikus versenyekre való fogadás iránt, és ez a piac egyre fontosabb szegmensévé válik.
A második trend a sportesemények sokféleségéhez kapcsolódik, amelyekre fogadásokat lehet kötni. Ma már nemcsak a futball és a tenisz vonzza a játékosok figyelmét, hanem számos más sportág is, mint a kosárlabda, röplabda, és még olyan egzotikus sportok is, mint a krikett vagy a szánkóugrás.
A harmadik trend a mobileszközök fogadásban történő használatának növekedése. Az okostelefonok és táblagépek számának növekedésével egyre többen szeretnek ezeken az eszközökön keresztül fogadni, így elérhetőbbé és kényelmesebbé válik az online fogadás.
A negyedik trend az online fogadási tőzsdék számának növekedéséhez köthető. Ezek a platformok nagyobb átláthatóságot és jobb esélyeket kínálnak, ami egyre több ügyfelet vonz, és előnyben részesíti őket a hagyományos fogadóirodákkal szemben.
Utolsó, de nem utolsósorban trend az élő fogadási lehetőségek növekedése. A fogadás lehetősége az esemény előrehaladtával sok olyan játékost vonz, akik élvezik az azonnali reakciók és eredmények lehetőségéből adódó adrenalint.
Az online sportfogadás Magyarországon intenzív fejlődés és változás időszakát éli. A fogadható sportágak és események sokfélesége, valamint a mobil fogadás és az élő fogadás térnyerése miatt idén egyre több fogadási lehetőség és kényelem áll a játékosok rendelkezésére.
A főbb trendeken kívül más érdekességek is formálják a hazai online sportfogadás tájat. Például nem lehet alábecsülni a közösségi média szerepét az új játékosok vonzásában és a fogadási közösség létrehozásában. Sok fogadóirodák olyan platformokat használnak, mint a Facebook, az Instagram és a Twitter, hogy kommunikáljanak ügyfeleikkel, különleges promóciókat kínáljanak, valamint fogadási tippeket és előrejelzéseket oszthassanak meg.
Emellett a jogszabályok kulcsszerepet játszanak az online fogadás fejlesztésében az országban. A jogszabályi környezet változásai, valamint a fogadási szolgáltatók engedélyezése jelentős hatással lehet az iparágra. Érdekes figyelni, hogy milyen új jogi kezdeményezések, szabályozások születhetnek, és ezek hogyan érintik az online fogadást Magyarországon a következő években.
Végül, de nem utolsósorban az olyan technológiai innovációk, mint a mesterséges intelligencia és a blokklánc, szintén megváltoztathatják az online fogadás arculatát a jövőben. Ezek a technológiák új lehetőségeket kínálnak a fogadások biztonságának, átláthatóságának és hatékonyságának javítására, miközben új termékeket és szolgáltatásokat biztosítanak a játékosok számára.
Hiszen az online sportfogadás Magyarországon folyamatosan fejlődik és alkalmazkodik a változó piaci és jogszabályi feltételekhez. Az ebben a dinamikus szektorban bemutatott számos innovációval és lehetőséggel a játékosok szórakozási és fogadási lehetőségek széles skáláját kínálják idén és a jövőben is.
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September 18, 2024
UFC is another very popular combat sport. However, there are fewer betting options here. In each match you can bet on the victory of one of the two competitors. In this market, bets are available live at the start of the match. On the best gambling sites, you can find the match you want to bet on, and if you forgot to place your bet before the match, you can take advantage of the live odds, which are often higher than the starting odds. Our guide and reviews of the best online gambling Canada sites for 2024 await you on this page!
The UFC can also bet on rounds. There are fewer rounds here compared to boxing, so you can find an over/under spread of 3.5 in most fights. If one of the players is a heavy favorite to win, the limit will most likely be 2.5 rounds over/under as they expect a shorter match.
Bellator MMA betting
This is a mixed martial arts track in the United States that you can bet on. In Bellator, there are 7 categories for men, the lightest being the bantamweight category - up to 61.2 kilograms. Bellator's heavyweight division goes up to 120 kilograms. The rounds of this sport are 3, if the fight is not for the world title, when they increase to 5, with a rest of one minute between each round. This is a slightly lesser known combat sport in terms of betting. You will rarely see a large number of Bellator options. Here you can bet mostly on the winner of the match. The odds are pretty good and you won't bet on low rates.
Here the outcome of the matches won can be different. For example, in the event of a knockout victory, the fighter must be rendered unconscious or unable to continue the match. The decision to win a submission is made by one of the contestants. The referee may also award a victory to a player by TKO. If all rounds of the match are played, a scoring decision follows.
How to read UFC odds
Knowing how to read and understand UFC odds is vital before you decide to bet on UFC fights. It's also very easy to see them in action. As with most major sports, the betting favorite is indicated by the lower number, usually a minus (-), and the underdog is indicated by the higher number, usually a plus (+). These American odds can also be represented as fractional odds or decimal odds. Ultimately, however, they serve the same function.
Lezhanka vs Orthodox position
If your fighters are primarily strikers, or if you think they'll be keeping the fight straight for long periods of time, it's vital to consider the fighting stance. The left foot stance is when the fighter's right foot is forward and the left foot is back, while the orthodox stance is when the left foot is forward and the right foot is back. Usually, the strongest hand comes back to give the fighter more momentum with each punch.
Left-handed (left-handed) stance is usually preferred over orthodox (right-handed). The reason for this is simple math. Lefties are less common, so most fighters train against and with righties.
The UFC can also bet on rounds. There are fewer rounds here compared to boxing, so you can find an over/under spread of 3.5 in most fights. If one of the players is a heavy favorite to win, the limit will most likely be 2.5 rounds over/under as they expect a shorter match.
Bellator MMA betting
This is a mixed martial arts track in the United States that you can bet on. In Bellator, there are 7 categories for men, the lightest being the bantamweight category - up to 61.2 kilograms. Bellator's heavyweight division goes up to 120 kilograms. The rounds of this sport are 3, if the fight is not for the world title, when they increase to 5, with a rest of one minute between each round. This is a slightly lesser known combat sport in terms of betting. You will rarely see a large number of Bellator options. Here you can bet mostly on the winner of the match. The odds are pretty good and you won't bet on low rates.
Here the outcome of the matches won can be different. For example, in the event of a knockout victory, the fighter must be rendered unconscious or unable to continue the match. The decision to win a submission is made by one of the contestants. The referee may also award a victory to a player by TKO. If all rounds of the match are played, a scoring decision follows.
How to read UFC odds
Knowing how to read and understand UFC odds is vital before you decide to bet on UFC fights. It's also very easy to see them in action. As with most major sports, the betting favorite is indicated by the lower number, usually a minus (-), and the underdog is indicated by the higher number, usually a plus (+). These American odds can also be represented as fractional odds or decimal odds. Ultimately, however, they serve the same function.
Lezhanka vs Orthodox position
If your fighters are primarily strikers, or if you think they'll be keeping the fight straight for long periods of time, it's vital to consider the fighting stance. The left foot stance is when the fighter's right foot is forward and the left foot is back, while the orthodox stance is when the left foot is forward and the right foot is back. Usually, the strongest hand comes back to give the fighter more momentum with each punch.
Left-handed (left-handed) stance is usually preferred over orthodox (right-handed). The reason for this is simple math. Lefties are less common, so most fighters train against and with righties.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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