….after you realize you probably shouldn’t have called in sick today.
Archive for March, 2009
What to watch tomorrow….
Posted in General on March 31, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Meet Seydou Doumbia, the World’s Best Striker
Posted in Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics on March 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Every fan of the sport has a particular favorite striker, and most fans have an idea of who they think the best one is at the moment. Ronaldo? Messi? Torres? Maybe you’ll go avant-garde and throw out Imbrahimovic, or go retro and throw out Thierry Henry. Regardless of your criteria, though, you’re wrong. Meet the [...]
Arsenal’s Having a Bad Week
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Abou Diaby, Arsenal, Arsenal Victimes, Cesc Fabregas, Hull City, Nikolas Bendtner, Real Madrid, Robin van Persie on March 31, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The international break has not been kind to the Gunners. While it’s true that they haven’t had any more scoreless draws lately, they’ve unfortunately picked up three injuries, an official FA complaint, and have a crucial player possibly looking to leave the club.
True Confessions of a Bandwagon Fan
Posted in General, Whimsy on March 31, 2009 | 15 Comments »
A couple of weeks ago, I watched Liverpool destroy Manchester United. This was, of course, a great game to watch; at the same time, though, I felt as if maybe I was intruding on history a little bit. You see, I’m relatively new to the game. I couldn’t understand why, but I felt like, perhaps, [...]
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Brad Friedel, Giuseppe Rossi, Henry Kissinger, Israeli National Team, Referees, Stupid Pirates, The FA, World Cup 2018, World Cup 2022, Yossi Benayoun on March 31, 2009 | 3 Comments »
What you missed while completely screwing up a simple pirate plundering…
To Dare Is To Do
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Tottenham Hotspur on March 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My Dad is a lifelong Tottenham Hotspur fan. He’s owned two seats at White Hart Lane for 45 years. He lives, breathes, eats and sleeps with Spurs on his mind. We often talk about Spurs and their fortunes, as he appreciates talking to someone who’s not on the “ground floor” as it were. I’m not [...]
The Best Soccer Commercials Ever
Posted in Whimsy, tagged Commercials on March 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Every sport has their share of classic commercials. Unfortunately, soccer commercials are often not seen here in the States (or at least aren’t seen for extended periods of time). Fortunately, we here at Avoiding the Drop saw the need for you to view some quality soccer commercials and, being the charming guys we are, we [...]
This weekend we look at ourselves in the mirror
Posted in MLS, Weekend Review, tagged MLS, World Cup 2010 Qualification, WPS on March 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So I hope you all enjoyed your light weekend where the most exciting action for many of you was probably right here in America, a little reminder that we do infact have soccer over here. Unless your country was playing and you had to get up to watch the match, you probably got to sleep [...]
MLS Pick’em: Week 2 Standings
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS Pick'em on March 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So Week 2 has come and gone, and our Official MLS Pick’Em has another week down. How we do? Find out after the jump.
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Côte d'Ivoire, David Beckham, English National Team, Fabio Capello, Freddie Montero, Jose Mourninho, MLS, Peter Crouch, Seattle Sounders on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What you missed while trying to perk your wife up…
