Given the open secret that is our club's nickname, I am starting to think of the type of clever headlines we might see in the future. For...
I received a call today from Jamie Peck, owner of www.philadelphiaatoms.com, about retaining my services. It appears representatives from the...
I picked up the latest edition of MajorLeagueSoccer magazine, only to read it is the last issue. Starting next issue, it will be The Soccer...
More morning commentary on the name choices, and backhanded props to the "hyperactive" SoB....
As Kent Brockman once opined: "I said it before and I'll say it again...democracy just doesn't work." I am so f--ing wiped out with these name...
http://www.arenasoccerleague.com/ I know...this has been, like, ten years in the making. But they've actually changed their web site, and...
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/columnists/20080828_John_Smallwood__Family_values_endure_for_Philadelphia_Atoms.html I'm sure all you...
I am a stat collector by trade, not a statistician. However, I humbly submit the following for your consideration.
I invite everyone to visit my first blog entry. No, it's not about trademarks. While not really Philadelphia specific, I figure I'd let you...
No, not another lecture. I just wanted to note that the NBA has filed 6 preliminary trademarks for the "new" Oklahoma City franchise. Some...
I respectfully point out something: although the SoBs are, by and large, a group that trends on the younger side (notwithstanding Frank's and my...
When the "Mike & Mike" show goes to a commercial, I drift to WIP to kill some time. Unfortunately, I caught an exhange this morning which...
From the MLSnet.com site: http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20080615&content_id=165802&vkey=news_mls&fext=.jsp Rigby got all the...
When players are being subbed for, ESPN is running a graphic indicating how many kilometers the player has run/walked. Any idea how they are...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080607/ap_on_sp_ot/obit_mckay Some of you may remember Jim as the play-by-play man during ABC's telecasts of NASL...
I was watching a DVD of the Philadelphia Fury @ Washington Diplomats match from April 1980. It was a recording of Channel 17's broadcast. Johann...
I just saw an eBay listing for a "pre-sale" of a 2008 set, which is supposed to be 200 cards (twice the size of previous years). I don't see...
"Atomic Fury"? What...no love for the Spartans. ;)
In his most recent First XI, Jeff Bradley shares with us his Christmas wish list. Coming in at #9: I wish for an expansion team in...
"American Soccer," GolTV's weekly news magazine, mentioned Philadelphia many times in this week's episode. Although Phil Schoen continues to be...
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/20071110_Decision_on_Chester_soccer_team_delayed_Investors_have_not_yet_secured_a_subsidy__League_officials__w...
So I'll have 15 seasons of being a D.C. fan under my belt by the time we finally get a team. I'll buy tickets and go to games, but I wonder, with...
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20070903_Simmering_over_trans_fats.html In an article about the Philly trans fats ban, a chef...
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/columnists/20070722_Bob_Ford___MLS_has_a_lot_riding_on_Beckham_era.html A bit better than the hatchet job from a...
http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/columnists/20070709_Bob_Ford___The_wide_world_of_sports_truths.html He offers a pretty cynical view of...