Yawdie Online World Link

The cricket site crickinfo.com is famous for picking all time teams by country / region.  Recently they picked an all-time West Indies XI from an allotted 6.  With the state of our current regional cricket and board, this is exciting.  It gives us something to smile about, because some of us are students of the game and watch tapes/DVDs, listen to audio of past great West Indians… and there were many of them.

The Cricinfo Team

The Yowlink  Admin Team

Select Your Team

The deal is, you are allowed  allowed to pick as follows:

One Exception

Welcome to Yowlink, friend.  You visited Yowlink the first time because of one of any number of reasons, not limited to:

• An invitation from a friend or relative
• Found on Facebook
• Found on Google
• Saw on Wikipedia
• Not sure.  Kinda stumbled on Yowlink…

But it doesn’t matter how you found us.  We are happy you are here.

We are the One Caribbean Network

Too many countries separate themselves and have their own activities.  Our Caribbean nations should unite online.  Yowlink aims to be the network to facilitate the “One Caribbean” feeling and experience.  Yowlink is mainly dominated by people who represent Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago because they are the two largest English-speaking nations in the Caribbean in terms of population, at approximately 2.8 and 1.3 million respectively.  

Incidentally, Jamaica’s independence is August 6 and Trinidad & Tobago’s is August 31.  Mark them down on your calendars, Yawdies.

Top 7 countries Yawdies on Yowlink live in…

1.  Jamaica –
2. United States –
3. Trinidad & Tobago -
4. Bahamas –
5. United Kingdom –
6. Guyana -
7. Canada –

This is the country in which the Yawdies reside, which could also be the Caribbean country they represent.

Top 7 countries Yawdies on Yowlink represent

This is not necessarily the country you live in but the country you love to call “home” or “yawd”.

1. Jamaica –
2. Trinidad & Tobago –
3. The Bahamas –
4. United States –
5. Haiti –
6. Grenada -
7. Barbados –

Keep representing my Caribbean people.  Tell a few friends and relatives to “Join the Link” and start talking, start doing, start making our home countries better… TOGETHER.  One Love.

We have an average of over 500 unique visitors to Yowlink daily.  A large percentage of those visitors come from Facebook.  Some are existing members who log in and go about whatever they do on Yowlink.  A few are new sign ups.  However, the majority read posts,  and take the polls, but never log in. 

Please Log in when you visit

Please log in.  Yowlink is FOREVER FREE and SECURE and we RESPECT YOUR PRIVACY. We need your voice and participation to help make Yowlink, our beloved countries, and our people better.  There are 3 ways to login to Yowlink:

1. If you have a Facebook account, just click the button that pops up and says “The site requres you to  log in”
2. If you have Twitter, click [Sign in with Twitter] and then enter your credentials in the box that pops up
3. If you have neither of those, click “create new account”

It really is that simple to join the Yowlink network. Read the rest of this entry →

Returning visitors and members will notice the new look to Yowlink.  We worked hard to get it to this state.  We feel it’s easier to use right now.

The Changes

The entire layout has changed for the better.  For intance:

1. The login is now on the right hand side not at the top corner.
2. The logged-in users’ avatar (if one’s associated with the login) is larger than before.
3. The [f  Connect] button was replaced with a more meaningful button (Login with Facebook).
4. Those who log into Yowlink with their facebook accounts get the option to post from Yowlink to Facebook when they write to their wall.
5. When you visit your “user” area by clicking your name, you will notice that there is a number next to each item.  See the image below

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I pray for all my Jamaican people affected directly or indirectly by the unrest that started in West Kingston, Jamaica.  I remember the innocent people who have been killed, injured, and detained in the crossfire…  I remember the families.  I remember the school students doing CXCs, taking the bar, who were affected.   I remember the ones who are trying to keep the peace.  I remember the poor and destitute.  I remember the homeless.  But for those of us with life, I remember there’s HOPE!

I will leave you with a great song by Cherine Anderson, titled “Shine On Jamaica.”

Shine on Jamaicans… Shine On.  Remember, don’t let anyone hinder you.

Out of Many One People.

With last Cup winner, Italy, not in contention and powerhouses France bowing out in embarassing fashion, the 2010 World Cup, the nominees were:

1. Argentina
2. Brasil (Brazil)
3. Deutchland (Germany)
4. Ghana
5. España (Spain)
6. Paraguay
7. The Netherlands (Holland)
8. Uruguay

Spain vs Netherlands

But, in the end it came down to Spain and The Netherlands.  Except for the polls on Yowlink, everyone had Spain as huge favorites to take the Cup once Germany and Brazil were eliminated.

… And the 2010 FIFA World Cup goes to… (drum rolls please)… Read the rest of this entry →

All right Miami!!!  It is official.  The final piece of the puzzle, the icing on the cake, the cherry on the sundae has been made.  Your basketball team is officially the Super HEAT of South Beach, Miami… at least on paper.  That is because the 3 top picks of the 1993 draft will sign with the Miami Heat. 

Lebron James made it official at about 9:25 PM on Thursday July 8, after Bosh and Wade had committed a day earlier.

W: Dwyane Wade

Wade, nicknamed Flash or otherwise known as D-Wade, agreed to re-sign with the Heat… terms estimated at 6 years $125 million US dollars.  The 28 year old Wade was the #5 pick of the 1993 draft and has carried the Heat to a championship in 2006, when he was 24 years old.

B: Chris Bosh

Bosh, nicknamed CB4, agreed he cannot win a championship by himself and agreed to come to Miami, estimated at 5 years $96 million.  The #4 pick of the 2003 draft, Bosh ended up in Toronto with the Raptors and didn’t taste as much success as his other two brethren but decided to roll with his boys into South Beach to enjoy the wild ride.

J: Lebron James

And now, a few minutes ago, Lebron James has agreed to come to “South Beach and join Bosh and Wade.”

Everyone knows King James or LBJ.  He was the #1 pick of the 2003 draft straight out of high school.  The man was more matured than the typical 18 year old.  Over the years, he’s had lots of individual success and accolades but fewer team successes than he would like… like an NBA championship or 2 or … 6, for example.  Only time will tell if his last-minute 1-hour announcment (obviously orchestrated by ESPN) on Thursday will manifest itself into the type of success he is looking for.  As the 25 year old James said, “I just want to win.” 

Conclusions?

This is the making of a 3-man super team, just better than the Celtics when they signed Garnett, Pierce, and Allen together.

So, after this, thr Heat should have 4 men under contract (the fourth being Chalmers) because Beasley is probably included in a trade to Toronto for Bosh.  They still have to sign their 3 draft picks bringing it up to 7 players.  So they will still need at least another 5 players for minimum to just above-minimum contracts. Anyone of you Yawdies with any game who are willing to go to Heat camp and play for a small $250K or so?

Let’s see how this plays out and if it translates into sold-out arena, playoffs, and championships in Miami.

Will this combo work?

The semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup is set.  In are European powerhouses Spain and Germany, The Netherlands, and the lone South American team, Uruguay.  Uruguay, if you reacall, got to this stage by defeating South Korea on penalty kicks in the round of 16 and then doing the same to Ghana in the round of 8.

The matchups

Tuesday July 5, 2010 —  The Netherlands vs Uruguay

Wednesday, July 6, 2010 — Germany vs Spain Read the rest of this entry →

Diego Maradona : The Hand Of God

In the 1986 World Cup match between England and Argentina, Diego Maradona tipped the ball over the goalie’s head into the net with his hand, and it was given a goal.  It was thereafter named the “Hand of God” goal after Maradona himself so named it.

Bob Green: The Hand of Clod 

When England tied with the USA (June 2010 World Cup group stage match) because of the goalie, Bob Green, allowing a very very very weak ball to pass him and score, the British papers labeled him “The Hand Of Clod”.  He was replaced for subsequent matches.

Keep your head up young man.  Don’t let this be the end of your international showing as a goalie.

Luis Suarez:  The Hero with the Volleyball Hands wins it for Uruguay

With the second of 2 overtime periods expiring, Ghana’s kick allowed 3 shots at goal.  Two were taken off the line, the last of which was a deliberate volleyball two-hand block by Luis Suarez standing on the goal line.  This was the best play of the match because, thought he got a red card and was sent off, time had expired.  If he didn’t swat it, Ghana wins 2-1.  However, it took his chances on the resulting penalty kick which hit the top of the bar and went out.

Asamoah Gyan:  The Goat or From Hero to Zero

Asamoah Gyan of Ghana missed the penalty with the game out of time to send the game against Uruguay into penalty kicks which they lost 4-2.    The hero of the US vs Ghana game a few days earlier, Gyan played well against Uruguay only to miss the penalty with time running out after the Uruguay player played volleyball to swat the ball off the line. 
The Ghanans bombarded the Uruguay defense with three shots in rapid succession, one punched away by goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, another bouncing off a defender, and the last one hit away purposely by Luis Suarez standing on the goal line.

Keep your head up young man.  You have a very bright future.

In other News

Brazil loses 2-1 to The Netherlands (Holland).  Leading 1-0, most people expected the usual Brazil win.  But an “own goal” with the keeper error leveled things.  Next was a brilliant goal off a corner kick where the first Netherlands player headed it backwards to his man whose header found the back of the net.

Great games, whether they went my way or not.

The West Indies Cricket Team

West Indies loses the last test match, going down 2-0 in the series with one match being drawn.  So, the record for the West Indies against South Africa in this tour was:

• T-20 – 0-2
• ODI – 0-5
• Tests – 0-2

In the final test that just completed, scores were:  West Indies 231 & 161  / South Africa 346 & 49-3. 

Shame Shame Shame.  How low we have sunk, primarily because of our board and lack of discipline from our players.

Raymond Stewart

Raymond Stewart, former sprinting great from Jamaica and now coach of disgraced US track runners, has been banned for life from the sport on the charge of obtaining performance-enhancing drugs for players.

The US Anti-doping Agency (USADA) determined that Raymond Stewart bought drugs from Angel Memo Heredia. Raymond Stewart joins coaches Trevor Graham, another Jamaican, and Remi Korchemny as the only coaches to be banned from the sport by the USADA for supplying athletes with drugs. 

Shame Shame Shame!!!