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Tag Archives: Guest Post For a Day
You Have a Kantian Moral Obligation to Donate $10. Right Now
So, a new sports website, featuring the likes of Bethlehem Shoals, Eric Freeman, and Fredorrarci, is nearing lift off. There’s just one problem: NASA has privatized space travel, so these fine gentlemen need your kind contributions to get this ship … Continue reading
The Day American Soccer Kinda Died: the NASL & the 80′s
I wrote a guest post as part of 80′s month at the Equaliser. My topic of choice? The much-maligned NASL. And its end. While I tried to balance the emotional aspect with the business side, I focused more on accounting … Continue reading
Embracing the Startling New Order in the Soccer Blogosphere
Like a cat-fight between sellers at a farmer’s market, everybody is entertained by handbags. In any context. At any time. And the soccer blogosphere is no different. While I have mocked via tongue-and-cheek the Archer disciples that rely on personal-attack … Continue reading
The Gold Cup Final – Some Bitter Sweet Pico de Gallo
I wrote a guest post at the Good Men Project on my unusual feelings every time the US and Mexico square off. As a chicano with fair-skinned guero-itis, my life has been a series of chameleon assimilation acts, with the … Continue reading
Guest Post at Fisted Away – England’s Joy & Jubilation
I can feel your confused emotions. On the one hand, you are disappointed at the lack of ink on the game last night. Yes, I know, I know. In thirty years time, our grandchildren will ask us – “Abuelo/a, did … Continue reading
England, Frankie, Stevie G, Oil, Water, Vinegar & Other Recipes
At the critically acclaimed FistedAway I wrote a guestpost on England’s midfield dilemma. No, I did not regurgitate the decade-long lament of “Lampard + Gerrard = failiure.” Rather, I speculate on the alternative: what happens when the Three Lions can’t … Continue reading
Real Madrid is a TV Show of Summer reruns. Yuck.
A few summers ago, at the height of Florentino Perez’s powers, I wrote a few posts about the excitement of a new era. However, I also saw the signs of treadmill wear & tear – the looming”bust” after the bubble … Continue reading
How many trafficked persons does it take to make a pro?
Remember when Brian wore braces, you couldn’t get a date to the prom, and a five page essay seemed, like, way long? Those were the days. In the spirit of nostalgia, I have written a guest post for a website … Continue reading
Raul Gonzalez’s Schalke Swansong at Dirty Tackle
The frozen ice water. The booneyliga. Schalke City. We will miss the ramblings of Raul Gonzalez’s German adventure. Please enjoy this last entry in a series dubiously subtitled “Real Madrid legend meets 10th place Bundesliga team.” Au revoir. Right here.