Real quick thoughts before I head out to drink Bloody Mary’s and watch Germany vs England. Since Wednesday night I had a sinking feeling about the USA’s chances in this match. Ghana is a sneaky great team. They were probably the best team in Group D for the entirety of the three matches. They have great strikers. And they can [...]
Half the teams have left South Africa, and the 2010 World Cup is now down to 16 fighting for the ultimate championship. In the next four days, 8 more squads will be sent packing. The ManInBlack joins Sharkey in looking ahead to the Round of 16. Each of the next four days features two matches. The winners of each match [...]
World Cup is flying by. Today is day #12 already! 2 of the 3 Group Stage matches have now been played in all 8 groups. Here’s a breakdown of where we stand in each group, a look at how poorly all my picks have been, and what each team needs to do in order to ensure they survive group play [...]
What was the biggest upset of the tournament so far? ManInBlack – With all respect to the Swiss upset of Spain, which I’m sure one of my colleagues will pick as their choice, I have to go with Serbia’s upset of Germany in early 2nd round play. Germany looked like the most dominant team in the Cup in dismantling Australia [...]
Our National Tournament. Pebble Beach. It’s like they were made for each other. As hard as it may be to believe, and even less likely to happen, the average U.S. American golfer can play in the Open. There was a time when the anybody could show up to a local qualifier and hack it around just to say they competed. [...]
Quick commentary on the first matches in the first four groups. As of the end of Sunday, we’ve seen 16 teams play so far. Two of those 16 squads will reach the semifinals of this tournament. Right now, you’d have to say Germany is playing the best of anybody in Groups A-D. Argentina had a strong performance, as did South [...]
First, I must apologize. The real world has come between me and the intertronz world. I promise it won’t happen again. So much has happened since I’ve been away I don’t even know where to start, so we’ll go with college football. First though congrats to the Blackhawks and their fans for winning the Stanley Cup. Unfortunately though, they won [...]
Today I’ll take a look at Group G and Group H, but first a link for any soccer fans out there. If you want to set up a bracket for the World Cup, and compete against myself and some of my friends, click here. Create your entry, then click ‘create or join a group.’ Do a search for group name [...]
Ah, what a glorious day. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the Flyers are at home crying because Patrick Kane scored in OT to give the Hawks the Stanley Cup. Fan-freakin-tastic. The ultra-quick game summary goes as follows: Tied 1-1 after 1. Hawks up 3-2 after 2. The Flyers’ Scott Hartnell tied the game at 3-3 with [...]
Today I’ll take a look at Group E and Group F, but first a link for any soccer fans out there. If you want to set up a bracket for the World Cup, and compete against myself and some of my friends, click here. Create your entry, then click ‘create or join a group.’ Do a search for group name [...]
