Archive for the ‘2010 World Cup’ Category
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
The World Cup is great. Really is. But it's still got nothing on baseball.
Yesterday, when the Netherlands scored to make it 3-1 in the second half, the commentators conceded that it was all but over and the Dutch were headed to the final. And this was with a good 20 ...
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Thursday, June 10th, 2010
Again, sorry for the delay. It's been a little hectic with this whole World Cup thing starting in the A.M.
We're off by a day on the group previews, but luckily we have some time before Group G and H get going. So here's Group G, and Group H (the final ...
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
A little late with the breakdown today, which I apologize for. I was busy sitting in a minor league baseball dugout waiting for a recently demoted pitcher to finish a bullpen session. Sounds fun, I know.
But back to the really good stuff, that being the World Cup, and we're mere ...
Posted in 2010 World Cup, Group F, Italy, New Zealand, Paraguay, Slovakia | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
The next few days are centered around two things for me:
1.) digest everything World Cup-related I can in preparation for my favorite sporting event.
2.) catchup on all my shows to clear space on the DVR for those early morning Eastern Time Zone kickoffs. (The History Channel's "America: The Story of ...
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Monday, June 7th, 2010
THE WORLD CUP STARTS THIS WEEK!!!!!
HALLELUJAH!!!!
Wednesday – Group A
Thursday – Group B
Friday – Group C
Today – Group D
Tuesday – Group E
Wednesday – Group F
Thursday – Group G
Friday – Group H
Group D
GERMANY
Captain: D Philipp Lahm. Filling in for the injured Michael Ballack, Lahm, 26, will be the youngest captain Germany has ever taken ...
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Now to the group most of us have the greatest interest in. Our group, Group C. Ever since the draw with the U.S. getting plopped with England and then two seemingly weaker foes in Algeria in Slovenia, optimism is high Stateside.
Does that mean a trip to the second round is ...
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2010
Well, do they? Hey, it’s sports - anything can happen. Who would have thunk we’d beat Portugal and Luis Figo in 2002?
Sure England is better at every position except for two (goalkeeper - Tim Howard vs. who knows right now; right midfield - Landon Donovan vs. Aaron Lennon), but it ...
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Out of everyone who writes for this blog, there is no doubt that I care the least about soccer. I mean, these dudes are calling it "footie" like they're actually European or something.
But I do care about Ireland more than anyone on this blog since I actually lived there for ...
Posted in 2010 World Cup, A Rumors and Rants History Lesson | 12 Comments »
Monday, August 17th, 2009
A few months ago, Bill Simmons had ESPN soccer announcer Rob Stone as a guest on his radio show to talk soccer - a rarity on the Sports Guy's show. Listening to Simmons trip over soccer concepts and names made ardent soccer supporters cringe. But he admitted during the segment, ...
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Wednesday, August 12th, 2009
Game time is fast approaching (4 p.m. EST, Telemundo/mun2), and I'm getting amped. Even though the game isn't on the ESPN family of networks, the Worldwide Leader is actually doing a good job of hyping the game and breaking it down.
Bob Ley and Alexi Lalas are actually in Mexico City ...
Posted in 2010 World Cup, International Soccer, Landon Donovan, Live Blog, Mexico, US Soccer | 38 Comments »
