July 2011
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A few notes on "progress"
Let’s take a look at how the USMNT did in the past six World Cups to try to see how much progress, if any, has been made in the past 21 years.
1990: Three games, three losses, two goals. Our worst loss was 5-1 to Czechoslovakia, who went to quarterfinals, where they lost to Germany. We “only” lost 1-0 to the hosts Italy, who ended up in third place at the tournament - which,...
June 2011
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theupstart13 replied to your post: Torsten Frings coming to MLS is like finding out…
But his punishment is playing on TFC so we can all laugh when they continue to be shambokic and awful.
hmm, maybe they’ll go on a run now and make it to the quarterfinals of the MLS Cup playoffs. And then, with the aggregate tied in the second leg, someone will take a bad shot not on goal, but he...
alexher replied to your post: Torsten Frings coming to MLS is like finding out…
It’ll be okay, he broke a lot of hearts but we can all make it past this together. Hopefully by having lots of our new loves make him look foolish.
It’s not justice unless the person who makes him look foolish is Gregg Berhalter. On a corner kick. While Frings, standing on the goalline, watches the ball...
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So, I’m not sure how I’m going to afford it and still have money left to eat, but I’ve decided to go to Everton vs. DC United at RFK on July 23 (everton, yes!). I’ve bought my ticket, now it’s a matter of flight/hotel, and figuring how to get where using only public transportation. I’ve even got a ticket where I know there are going to be Evertonians so I...
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Torsten Frings coming to MLS is like finding out that the first boy who broke your heart (like, tore it to pieces and then threw those pieces on the ground and stomped on them repeatedly) is now living next door to you. Like, how can the universe do this to me, because every time I look at him I feel this intense searing pain that just won’t. go. away.
I know I’m being overdramatic....
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The Pink Away Kit - Cruel Hope →
When the final whistle blew, there was nothing left inside. That’s the most horrible part, really; to be, two hours earlier, filled with this hope and this dream, and all these nerves in you making you feel like you might not make it through the entire match at all. And when Landon Donovan scored the second goal to make it dos a cero you felt more alive than you have been in these entire...
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Can we stop writing off complaints about violence (and lack of action) from fans at sporting events with “well, what did you expect to happen?”
Let me tell you something: sports fans should be able to expect to be able to go to a game, support their team, without being assaulted or threatened or harassed regardless of the teams involved, or how much support there was for the other...
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Horrific first hand account from AO Davis... →
As the game went on we were pelted with anything you can imagine, at one point I was hit with a blowup sex doll. My friends were hit with coins, bottles and beer. One of the USA fans in our section got hit with a bottle flung in from who knows where and turned to a security guard to complain about the lack of action, the security guard stood up on a higher seat, towered over the man and...
101110 replied to your post: Re: Boca tweet I have this same feeling about Dolo. I think it’s going to be like with Frankie Hejduk, where he was part of qualifying but then sort of just stopped getting called up (I can’t remember, he may have been injured, but whatever). It happens every cycle, but it still stinks. Much as I love Frankie, I think Dolo’s absence will be felt more. But we’ve ...
theupstart13 asked: Re: Boca tweet
I have this same feeling about Dolo. I think it's going to be like with Frankie Hejduk, where he was part of qualifying but then sort of just stopped getting called up (I can't remember, he may have been injured, but whatever). It happens every cycle, but it still stinks. Much as I love Frankie, I think Dolo's absence will be felt more. But we've...
I have this same feeling about Dolo. I think it's going to be like with Frankie Hejduk, where he was part of qualifying but then sort of just stopped getting called up (I can't remember, he may have been injured, but whatever). It happens every cycle, but it still stinks. Much as I love Frankie, I think Dolo's absence will be felt more. But we've...
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One more thing
I know having fans of the other team at the same bar can be weird, and I know sometimes trash talk and banter is exchanged…but shouting “GO BACK TO MEXICO” to the celebrating Mexico supporters in the same bar?
The USMNT didn’t embarrass me as an American today; that, however, did.
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FEELINGS!! @#(*%$#@(!!_$(
Basically, I have two sides right now, an inside and an outside.
On the outside: We didn’t deserve to win. They were the better team. Defensively, we weren’t on. However, I’m still USA til I die.
On the inside: HOW DARE THEY WHO KICKED ADU IN THE HEAD INTENTIONALLY WHY DID HE NOT GET SENT OFF THE REF WAS TERRIBLE MEXICO WAS DIVING ALL OVER THE PLACE IT WAS FUCKING BULLSHIT...
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101110 replied to your post: Bring Mexico (or maybe Honduras) on!
how dare you not believe in adu or my fake libertarian boyfriend conor casey!!!!
I am a terrible person for this and I will never doubt Conor Casey nor disrespect the Adu ever again and maybe, one day, I will earn forgiveness.
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Bring Mexico (or maybe Honduras) on!
Onto to the mother-bleeping final!
Man, Bob Bradley, I may have inwardly questioned your decision to bring on Adu, but clearly you were right and I was wrong, just like with Conor Casey (remember that, Bob? Man, I was cussing you out so bad and you just laughed in my face). Oh, well, props. (I do believe you’re a better coach than the majority of US fans give you credit for, and well, you...
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“Once you get through the gates in his community outside of Manchester, the first...”
– MNT Blog - Howard at Home
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Bad call by the referee leads to Gladiator's death... →
It’s this last rule that appears to have done in Diodorus. Carter interprets the picture of the gladiator holding two swords to be a moment in his final fight, when Demetrius had been knocked down and Diodorus had grabbed a hold of his sword.
“Demetrius signals surrender, Diodorus doesn’t kill him; he backs off expecting that he’s going to win the fight,” Carter...
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On Henry's red card
Definitely not a red.
To understand the situation more definitively, you’d have to know that there is a USSF “Contact Above the Shoulders” directive that basically says that any intentional contact to another player above the shoulders (neck, face, head, etc) is a red card offense (violent conduct).
In 2009, Brian Ching received a red card for “touching Gregg...
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No one’s interested, I know, but I needed something to write in this blog and I do well when I make lists of things to write about, so I came up with this questionnaire/challenge-type thing. Basically, I will answer one question about US Soccer (or just soccer in general) a day for 10 days. I’m sure you all are interested in hearing my thoughts.
Here are the questions:
1. When did...
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I don’t get the whole real life “shipper” thing. Like, yes, some famous couples are cute and I like them (Iker! Sara! is my favorite, I don’t care what anyone says) and it’s fun to see them together but if, say, Iker and Sara break up and Iker gets another girlfriend and Sara gets another boyfriend I won’t judge or hate just because IKER AND SARA WERE SUPPOSED...
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“Stuart talks endlessly about Houston and the Dynamo because he’s loves what the...”
– Owen Coyle (via whenyouwalkthroughthestorm)
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Hey Little Sister, what have you done? (TPAK) →
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There’s the obvious culprit: the women. What gall. What possessed these two bridezillas that it would ever be a good idea to have their wedding in — wait for it — June? Don’t they know that by virtue of being related by no choice of their own to two of the most important players in the USMNT’s quest they have a responsibility to check with their brothers’ schedules first before taking...
Carlos Henrique Kaiser: The Great Pretender →
His antics, however, didn’t stop there. Whilst at Botafogo, Kaiser would frequently receive solicitous phone-calls from other clubs, which he answered and rebuffed within earshot of teammates and club directors. The problem? Kaiser was using a toy phone. Fitness coach Ronaldo Torres recalls the ruse: “He pretended to be speaking English, but he got everything wrong. One day I discovered...
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Alex Morgan is easliy distracted
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But I guess it’s hard to stay focused on the treadmill when there are pictures of bodybuilders all around you.
“He’s gonna make me fall off this thing. He’s just so sexy back there. I can’t stop looking.”
I love her. I just love everything about her.
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I just don't get...
How people don’t understand why Anthony Weiner had to resign. I think certain people are blinded by their own party affiliations and their belief that if the other party ever does anything, it must be 100% wrong, so when republicans call him out for his indiscretions (that’s what we call them, right?) there’s an automatic push to defend “our guy.” BUT, upon hearing...
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“I just don’t see, and never have seen, what’s so fuckin’ feminist about...”
– Ta-Nehisi Coates
This, for real (and go read the entire post). Sending unsolicited pictures of your junk to women may not be illegal, but it’s definitely creepy. With their consent, maybe it’s a different story. Without their consent, I can’t buy into the support for him.
(via needsmorekittens)
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