I’m not quite sure when I started reading The Sports Guy’s columns (nee Bill Simmons) or what the first column was about, but I remember an immediate gratification that eventually led to an obsession. At one point, it got so bad that I started printing out his columns, convinced that a paper copy was going [...]
It’s been almost 4 weeks since the USMNT’s devastating loss to Ghana in the 2010 World Cup and yet I still can’t shake the thought of what might have been. Our effort and the subsequent result in Group Play was simultaneously historic, exciting, and in some small way disappointing. One particular ball rolled our way, [...]
This was my futile attempt at bringing some relevancy back to this blog. Unfortunately, my cable-free TV and late Thursday night dinner conspired to keep this blog down from the perch upon which it truly belongs. As you’ll soon see, the co-conspirators are not the only things holding this blog back. Two things to note: [...]
On Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 E-Pa played in what is presumed to be his final volleyball match in Raleigh (for a couple of years at least). DG and I were there to witness the occasion. What follows is my account of how it all transpired. The night is perfect. It’s one of those early autumn [...]