What you missed while teaching that damn Tony Hawk a lesson…
Archive for March, 2009
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Aston Villa, Fabio Capello, Flaming Skateboard Ramps, Harry Redknapp, Jose Mourinho, Ledley King, Manchester United, Porto, Sir Alex Ferguson, Wilfred Bouma on March 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Handicapping the UEFA Cup Final 8
Posted in UEFA Cup on March 23, 2009 | 3 Comments »
The UEFA Cup, Europe’s “secondary” club tournament, will get back underway with it’s first of two quarterfinal legs on 9 April 2009. Here are the matchups along with a bit about each club, and the Ladbrokes odds on all the clubs to win the competition.
Chelsea’s Title Race Back On: Nicolas Anelka Out for Three Weeks
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Chelsea, France National Team, Nicolas Anelka on March 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
News from Stamford Bridge today has the Premier League’s top scorer sidelined for anywhere from three weeks to thirty days with a toe injury. The injury was apparently suffered in Chelsea’s 1-0 loss to Tottenham on Saturday. Based on the injury’s time frame, Anelka will miss Chelsea’s Premier Leauge games against Newcastle, Bolton, and possibly [...]
MLS Pick’em: Week 1 Standings
Posted in MLS Pick'em, tagged MLS Pick'em on March 23, 2009 | 4 Comments »
So the first weekend of our MLS Pick’em is in the bag. Let’s see how we all did.
About Last Night
Posted in About Last Night, tagged Aston Villa, English National Team, Fabio Capello, Ledley King, Liverpool, Manchester United, New York Red Bulls, Phil Dowd, Rafa Benitez, Seattle Sounders, Sir Alex Ferguson, White Castle on March 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What you missed while realizing it’s a good day for a White Castle wedding…
The MLS Opening Weekend Rehash
Posted in MLS, MLS Pick'em on March 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I can’t speak for anyone else, but from what I saw of it, this was one of the more entertaining opening weeks that MLS has ever had. From the pomp and circumstance of Thursday’s opening match in Seattle, to the announcements of the league’s new expansion teams, to Landycake’s heroics in the Sunday afternoon match, [...]
Backwards in England
Posted in English Premier League, General, Weekend Review, tagged Arsenal, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur on March 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This weekend was a little crazy, quite the shakeup in both the title race and the relegation zone. This game’s funny like that, a few weeks ago, I basically gave the title to Manchester United, and now that doesn’t look so certain. I even wrote off Arsenal’s Champions League chances, and now they’re looking pretty [...]
Musings on Christopher Sullivan
Posted in General on March 21, 2009 | 3 Comments »
These musings were originally titled, “Max Bretos is an Ass.” While this remains true, I found that the more I thought and wrote about him, the more I kept coming back to his regular “analyst,” Christopher Sullivan…he…he fascinates me.
Upside down day!
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Manchester United on March 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
So Everton lost, Chelsea’s losing, and Manchester United lost their second in a row. The title that was once all but claimed by the Red Devils is totally up for grabs it looks like, can Arsenal avoid the effects of upside down day this afternoon? This just got interesting…
What to watch this morning…
Posted in Weekend Open Thread, tagged Bundesliga, English Premier League, MLS, Saturday open thread, Serie A on March 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
What To Do This Morning Instead of Interacting With Other Humans (I stole that one from Leitch’s first ever what to watch tonight on Deadspin, if you’re gonna steal content, might as well be from quality sources) As you probably didn’t notice your usual weekend Dad, TwoYellows, has left us to go save the world [...]
