Category Archives: Yaks
Stolen: one point – culprits last seen fleeing Mexico City
Pessimists are happier people than optimists, if you ask me. Optimists are generally disappointed, while pessimists get to be pleasantly surprised. Ya know what, before we go any further, let’s look at the Kyle Dane Hexagonal chart, as it stands right this second. (For those of you just joining us …
Mental Organism Designed Only for Klinsmann
Has it really been fifteen years since John Harkes was captain for life? Wow. Anyway, younglings, trust me that whenever the national team is de-captainated, there is, shall we say, a period of adjustment. Trust me even more that compared to the Harkes affair – er, sorry – the current …
USMNT – Juergen’s Run; or, it’s a long way to Tippeligaen
I don’t know how you go about proving that, on a worldwide basis, club really trumps country. But having two weeks of training for the bottom 1/3 of the roster, while having 48 hours to prepare for a World Cup qualifier, must say something. Some of what it says is, …
USMNT – Cups and cakes, cups and cakes, oh what sweet things Mother makes
My son was pretty stressed out after the US-Canada game Tuesday night. He’s not used to seeing the Nats play that poorly. Of course, it was also past his bedtime. Also, he’s two. So that’s his excuse. I don’t know about the rest of you, though. You’re speed-dialing your medical marijuana …
In which Clint Dempsey becomes an honorary Jamaican citizen
Over the weekend, the American fanbase went through one of its periodic collective meltdowns over the national team’s failure to make a satisfying enough “squish” sound when stepping on a minnow. But, as both Antigua and Barbuda have been trying to tell us all summer, they’re not just a bunch …
If this had been a real emergency
My computer has been in the shop for the past week, which is why I’m not exactly up to the minute here. Pretend you’ve been organizing a boycott of my insensitivity and ignorance (well, more so than usual), because I had a real problem with having this game held on September 11 to …
Well, Landon Donovan did say it was easy to win in Mexico. So, interesting week in CONCACAF. Mexico is now pretty much the world leader in youth soccer, which is bad enough – but the last thing the US needed was Mexico winning the Olympics. Mexico was dangerous enough, but …
So finally, we have seen (or heard) (or heard about) Juergen Klinsmann’s United States playing games that matter. And I feel more like Professor Candyfloss than Captain Bringdown. First game boiled down to one thing. It was raining. That’s not an excuse for why the United States looked substandard for …
Jay Heaps has the hardest job in MLS history? You mean he has to sell Chivas USA tickets at face value? Was a time when something like Italy 0-1 US would have sent the fanbase into squealing giggles of overconfidence for literally months on end. We’re a bigger subset of …
Results Don’t Matter In January
I realize I’m getting tedious with this whole picking intramural blogger fight schtick, but results this time of year flat out do not matter. At least, not in America. At least, not in American soccer. I went back and looked at my Twitter, and while I stand by “Jermaine Jones …
