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Monthly Archives: October 2009
Some Links to Make you Think…and Laugh
This batch of links should amuse you, should you decide to peruse them. The theme for this round is, gasp, themes. Disfruten.
Great And…Not Great – Roberto Baggio
The greatness and the gaffe. The genius and the gomer pyle. While we last ruminated on an unknown-outside-Argentina-striker, we now turn our attention to the Italianinternational scoring phenomon known as Roberto Baggio. Or, how Pope John Paul referred to him … Continue reading
US v. Honduras – Player Ratings
In the 1970´s, a simmering movement left the film industry perplexed and forever changed. The concept was simple: black pride. Yet from this basic concept sprang a world of parody, action, and humor. The era´s name? Blaxploitation. The US National … Continue reading
I Got Chased in Honduras
A very special guest-post from Monseur Vandal-prone of the snazzy Run of Play Everybody’s like “ooh, it’s so dangerous, the government’s imploding” and whatever, but I am telling you from experience that it is less dangerous in San Pedro Sula … Continue reading
The Rise, Fall, and Rise of the Catrachos….
The American tendency is to view time as an ascent, a linear progression headed towards the boundless skies. There is a natural tendency, thus, to view the present as novel and unique. As such, many US fans are shocked to … Continue reading
Spanglish 106: Vulgaridades! Mentira…
Okay class, some troublemakers have come whining that my Spanish is neither filthy nor officially exiled from the Real Academia. You want to know the dirty stuff? The truly filthy stuff? The stuff which your highschool Spanish teacher understands – … Continue reading
Clench your Fists in Anger!
No, I am not encouraging you to listen to Godspeed, you Black Emperor. I would never wade in such murky waters. Rather, I have excellent news – Nick Dunmore of Fistedaway has once again indulged me. My guestpost focuses on … Continue reading
Great And…Not Great – Martin Palermo
The Great And…Not Great series will take a videoscopic look at key moments in players´careers, contrasting the superb with the, ahem, not so superb. I begin with a player most of you know nothing about – Boca Juniors legend Martin … Continue reading
The Rerun of the Invincibles?
Do you remember The Invincibles? No, not the Pixar film ¨The Incredibles.¨I am referring to the Arsenal squad of 2004, a fond time for Gunners fans. Refresh your memory. Well, as key members reach the twilight of their playing careers, … Continue reading
Links that we´ve uncovered and recovered
The theme for this batch of linkups is age, as in, how do we as society view age. Well, if you are old, it is bad. If you are young, it is good. Okay enough philosophy, on with the video … Continue reading