Statistically speaking, every group of people is probably going to contain a few idiots- except, apparently, among the readers, commenters, and voters here at Avoiding the Drop. While pouring over the results of this year’s voting I often found myself thinking, “Really? You voted for him?!” Upon reflection, however, I realized that I was reacting [...]
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The 2011 Droppie Awards: The Results
Posted in Awards, Bundesliga, English Premier League, General, La Liga, Ligue 1, MLS, The Droppies, The Football League, Whimsy, World Cup 2010 on June 7, 2011 | 9 Comments »
The Thursday Challenge: Natural Disaster Edition
Posted in English Premier League, General, The Droppies, Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on June 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
That’s right, I put together this challenge while Mother Nature was kicking ass and taking names “tornado style” just on the other side of the Connecticut River from me. Luckily I work on a laptop so it was no problem to slide it under the bed with me where it kept me company until I [...]
It’s time for the 3rd Annual Droppies!!
Posted in Awards, General, Official Site Business, The Droppies, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on May 25, 2011 | 24 Comments »
That’s right, it’s once again time for you weigh in on the best and the worst in the world of football over the past year! Anyone who has played or anything that has happened since the last Droppies is eligible, so cruise around the site to refresh your memory, spend some time at YouTube watching [...]
The Droppies: And the winners are…
Posted in Awards, Bundesliga, Champions League, Commentary, Confederations Cup, English Premier League, FIFA, General, La Liga, News, Off the Pitch, Serie A, South America, The Droppies, UEFA, UEFA Cup, USMNT, World Cup 2010 on July 22, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Ladies and Gentleman, welcome to the much anticipated second annual Droppies! Once again commenters from near and far have cast their ballots for the best of the best in ten different categories, including our newest category, “League of the Year.” The results and some insightful analysis from yours truly after the jump.
The Droppies Are Coming!! The Droppies Are Coming!!
Posted in Awards, Commentary, General, Introductions, News, Off the Pitch, Official Site Business, The Droppies, Transfers, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses, World Cup 2010 on July 14, 2010 | 3 Comments »
We delayed them for a few weeks to allow for this summer’s World Cup, but now that the tournament is over it is time for the second annual Droppies!! All of the important details are after the jump…
The Droppies: And The Winners Are…
Posted in The Droppies on June 2, 2009 | 2 Comments »
No sense beating around the bush, the results are in and here are your winners of the First Annual Droppy Awards! Player of the Year: Andres Iniesta, Barcelona FC This choice says a great deal about both the authors and readers of this blog- they know the game well enough to realize that while Henry, [...]
The Droppies: A Reminder!!
Posted in The Droppies on May 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Only three more days left to vote for your favorite football moments, people, and teams of the 2008-2009 season! That’s right, it’s almost time for the first annual Droppies! The rules are simple, one ballot per person and keep your editorial comments to a sentence or two! And remember, if you don’t vote the results [...]
Don’t Forget the Droppies!!
Posted in Awards, Commentary, General, Introductions, Off the Pitch, Official Site Business, The Droppies, Wild Ass Guesses on May 31, 2011 | 7 Comments »
There was a lot of great discussion last week when the third annual Droppies were announced, but unfortunately all of the spirited back-and-forth only generated three actual submissions! So, this is a little reminder of the categories (after the jump) both old and new as well as an announcement that the deadline for submitting your [...]
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