Category Archives: Naks
Charting the Hex; or, Cupcakes and Corn Smut
PROLOGUE: Well, after one game, the entire premise of this blog entry is teetering. I’m going to stick by my guns for the nonce, though, because I’ve got a big, big regression to the mean vibe about this group. With perhaps one exception. Qualifying for the World Cup worldwide boils …
It wasn’t on TV, so it didn’t happen
The Jamaica-US game reminded me a lot of the season finale of “2 Broke Girls.” Maxine and Gemma are counting their coins, and they’re all like, “Crap, we’re broke,” and then out of nowhere Gemma says, “Are the Delaware quarters worth anything by now?” and Maxine is like “Duh, no…but …
Abandon Hope: Excerpts from the First Draft
“It was the wrong decision. And I think anybody that knows anything about the game knows that. There’s no doubt in my mind I would have made those saves. And the fact of the matter is, it’s not 2004 anymore. And it’s 2007, and I think you have to live …
This was a very divisive and controversial Olympic tournament, but I think we can all agree that it was a truly wonderful moment in the medal ceremony, when rival fans from all over the world came together to boo Sepp Blatter. I wasn’t so much a blogger watching the US …
Hope Solo tests positive for Gatorade
Since 2007, Hope Solo has been testing the theory that there is no such thing as bad publicity. She is the second most famous athlete this week to run afoul of the USADA over doping allegations. Why the US Dairy Association cares about doping is beyond me, but that’s the …
Paint Your Bandwagon – a fake interview with Alex Morgan
Well, it’s a real privilege to be able to not sit down with Alex Morgan and not interview her. Thank you, Dan. And it’s an honor for me to be able to remind everyone that no, this is not Alex Morgan. This is a parody interview not to be taken …
Year-in-review articles are insanely hacky, but indulge me this one. This was the year that marked a sea change in the fates of not just our national team, but that of our friendly rival to the immediate south, in ways that will reverberate for ten years. And MLS still upstaged …
The 2011 US-Japan Women’s World Cup Final as Performed under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
Was there a picture after the game of President Obama screaming and throwing furniture around while his wife and children looked on horrified? No? That was just in my house? Okay. Looking at the US after the game really gave me an insight on how China felt twelve years ago. …
All this has happened before, and all this will happen again
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nkjla75mZKQ"]1998 Women’s World Cup Soccer Barbie Doll Commercial With Mia Hamm – YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zV12k6k9W4Q"]Michael vs Mia.mov – YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Eifa8oqCRU"]we will take on the world as a team 1 – YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI5Jslh-UlE&feature=related"]Julie Foudy’s Reflexes (Bud Light commecial) – YouTube[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFuPTnJ9ABc&feature=related"]we will take on the world as a team 2 – YouTube[/ame] …
WWC semifinals brought to you by the numbers "3" and "1"
I’m not going to sit here and tell you guys when and how to watch soccer, but I really hope you all didn’t just head out to the absinthe parlor after the US game to celebrate, because Japan put on a special clinic in the second game. Either Sweden didn’t …
