You have to feel good as a Caps fan to see our team beat the team, that broke our hearts in the playoffs last year, twice in the same road trip. Both times, we were led by a rookie goalie who is showing more and more that he is not scared of the bright lights, [...]
Archive for the ‘Soccer’ Category
Holt(by) the phone
Posted in Capitals, Soccer on March 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Back from the lake & sick in my stomach
Posted in Nationals, Soccer on July 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So the last time I wrote a blog, the Nats were 10 games under .500. In the meantime, they have had two of their most dramatic wins of the season, one last night against the Padres and one on Saturday afternoon against the Mets – definitely the best comeback of the season. Yet, still 10 [...]
Upset stomachs and four-letter words
Posted in Capitals, Nationals, Redskins, Soccer, Wizards on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The U.S. played a strong game against Ghana on Saturday night, but it was not enough. Throughout the tournament, I have been rooting for African teams to do well, as I always do. But obviously, this World Cup holds special significance to Africa and I couldn’t help but get moved when after the game was [...]
Pomp and Circumstance
Posted in Soccer, Wizards on June 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Did Ovie need to welcome John Wall by doing the bicep dance? Did Strasburg need to welcome John Wall to D.C. even though he himself has not been in D.C. for even a month? Ovie is the best player in hockey. Strasburg has more strikeouts through 4 starts than any other pitcher. Ever. The welcome [...]
Who says we don’t like soccer?
Posted in Soccer on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since the World Cup began, things have fortunately been winding down at the school where I teach. As such, I have been able to watch many of the games live on my computer through ESPN3. Yesterday was no different and around 9:50, still a little despondent after Greece’s loss on Tuesday, but hopeful that America [...]
If only Samaras had found the net (updated)
Posted in Soccer on June 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Two days ago, Greece was playing for a draw against Argentina. Or better yet, they were playing for a 1-0 win and if Giorgos Samaras’ shot early in the 2nd half had gone in, this post and my life at this point may have been entirely different. Argentina is a much more skilled team than [...]
In absentia
Posted in Capitals, Nationals, Redskins, Soccer on June 22, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
So I moved on Saturday and as a result did not have internet service until just last night. Let’s re-cap where we sit with everything before we move forward. Today is judgement day for the Greeks. With a victory against Argentina we move on. With a tie and a Nigerian victory, we also move on. [...]
For the very 1st time
Posted in Soccer on June 18, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Well, it started out bleak, but ended with a lot of phone calls from Greece, text messages congratulating me and smiles all around. The Greek national team did something it had never done before yesterday at the World Cup- twice. We scored a goal and we won a game. Let’s be honest, while the Greeks controlled [...]
Et tu DeAngelo?
Posted in Nationals, Redskins, Soccer on June 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I have to admit that when I read the words of London Fletcher and Phillip Daniels I felt better because as a fan, I feel betrayed by Hayesworth’s actions. This may sound foolish, but when you’re a fan of a team as bad as the Redskins were last year and you decide to still go to [...]
No time to pump the brakes
Posted in Redskins, Soccer on June 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
As I was curling up into bed last night, after a long day at work and flipping around the channels on the t.v. with thoughts of the World Cup dancing in my head, I casually let my eyes settle on the evening news where the local sports anchor started his segment with: “Big news out [...]
