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November 30, 2008

Plaxico Weirdness? Chris Matthews Running? Other Sunday Sundries …

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One of the oddest stories I noticed yesterday was about Plaxico Burress shooting himself in the leg. That seems a particularly inept and bizarre move in a strange year for Plaxico. The Redskins-Giants game was looking like a close call anyway - but now that Mr. Burress has removed himself from the field again (I'm [. Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 08:14 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , 30 Rock, Cooliris, Democrat, Duke, ESPN, ESPNU, Eagles, Final Four, Firefox, Football, Matthews, NCAA, Notre Dame, Pennsylvania, Plaxico, Redskins, Republican, Senate, Soccer, Soccer, etc., Specter, UCLA, UNC, arlen specter, chris matthews, espn2, firefox browser, giants, hardball, hodgkin s disease, ncaa women, plaxico burress, politics, pro choice, stanford, women, women's soccer

November 28, 2008

Tax Returns

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It's probably safe to assume that Donal Macintyre isn't that much of a football fan. Not because he gives the impression of being someone that hates football, even though his previous dalliance with the game was an expose of the "Chelsea Headhunters" for the BBC. I say this because, if he was familiar with the [. Click to continue reading...
Twohundredpercent @ 06:44 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , clubs in crisis, latest, politics

November 27, 2008

France, England & The Future Of European Football

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France and England have a complex relationship. Both are considerably more like each other than either would like to admit and, even after thirty-five years of European integration, any attempts by the French to dictate European political policy are likely to be greeted with honks of derision in the British press. Click to continue reading...
Twohundredpercent @ 04:48 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , English Premier League, clubs in crisis, european football, latest, politics

November 25, 2008

Coffee in Hand - I am Back

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Boy - a little queasy, though.  Soap-infused coffee is definitely not something I recommend on a rainy Tuesday morning. Speaking of which - is it me, or do you associate Tuesday's with rain?  Thursday's, too.  In my mind those are the greyer days of the week.  And speaking of greyer ... are greyer and grayer different [. Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 08:12 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Amherst, Bushie, Bushies, Charles Homans, Democrat, Elite Eight, Franklin Pierce, Ithaca, NCAA, NCAA Tournament, NESCAC, NH, Notre Dame, Obama, Random Thoughts, Santa Clara, Santa Clara Broncos, Soccer, Soccer, etc., St Rose, TCNJ, UCLA, UNC, West Florida, White House, William Smith, bush, bush administration, chris hedges, florida, misinformation, politics, quarter-final, quarterfinals, stanford, williams, women's soccer

November 24, 2008

Holidays In The Sun

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Sepp Blatter is worried. The global downturn in the economy has left him fretting about the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. A couple of years ago, a World Cup in South Africa was the dream ticket for him. A first for the continent of Africa, which would guarantee that he would be remembered as [...] Click to continue reading...
Twohundredpercent @ 05:18 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , International football, World Cup 2010, latest, politics

November 20, 2008

Bad Title, But Lots of Thursday Stuff

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First off, get well wishes to HollyCornblog who is recovering from a bad ankle sprain sustained in a nasty fall at work.  Keep it iced and raised ... and, as we like to say to Willie (and to Ruby - but with much less effect), "Heel!" [sic] Between HollyCornblog and Hope Solo, things have been a [... Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 07:38 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Alice, Barack, Barack Obama, Boltgirl, Breakers, Cheney, HollyCornblog, Homeland Security, Hope Solo, Jami Miscik, McCain, Obama, Robert Parry, Soccer, etc., Villanova, Vivian, W-League, WPS, Willie, YouTube, aztecs, basketball, bush, combine, gino, janet napolitano, politics, ruby, university of pennsylvania

November 19, 2008

All They Want Is Gold & Silver

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£450 isn't an exceptionally large amount of money these days, and it's mere change down the back of the sofa to an organistation the size of Liverpool Football Club. Small surprise, then, that they took the decision to invest this trifling sum of money with the UK Intellectual Property Office to get [. Click to continue reading...
Twohundredpercent @ 07:42 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , English Premier League, latest, politics

November 17, 2008

Uncomfortable Truths

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So, is Brian Mawhinney, the chairman of the Football League, after a job working for the Premier League? I ask the question because it would appear to be the most obvious explanation for Mawhinney's stinging attack on Trevor Brooking in an interview with The Times towards the end of last week. Brooking had previously gone [. Click to continue reading...
Twohundredpercent @ 04:50 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , latest, politics, the game

November 12, 2008

Bordering On The Ridiculous

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In the olden days, managers either resigned, or they were sacked. There was something noble about the resignation of a football manager. The admission that they weren't quite up to the job. The falling on the sword in order to spare the greater dignity of The Club. The flipside to this was the sacking which, [. Click to continue reading...
Twohundredpercent @ 04:29 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , The Football League, latest, politics

November 10, 2008

Soccer and Sneakiness On Monday Morning

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First the soccer news, which includes Angela Hucles' 100th cap (in a career year for her) and another win (over South Korea) for the USWNT.  With two more games left in their post-Olympic Tour, it woulds like the team is pleasing Pia! The NESCAC  Soccer Tournament is over for another year.  (Oh yeah, that's the New [. Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 07:26 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Amherst, Barack, Beulah, Bushies, Congress, Frenchy, Michelle French, NESCAC, Olympic, Soccer, Soccer, etc., South Korea, Swarthmore, USWNT, WPS, White House, angela, angela hucles, bush, bush administration, centennial conference, diffuse large b cell lymphoma, large b cell lymphoma, middlebury, new england, non hodgkins lymphoma, pia, politics, soccer news, soccer tournament, washington post, williams, wnt

November 8, 2008

Some Soccer, Some Other Stuff-It’s Saturday

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It's a warm, foggy Saturday morning here in post-election New Hampshire.  Most of the political signs are put away, and gunshots now ring through the hillsides. Rebellion against the new socialist state?  Post-election right wing despair?  Nah.  Hunting season.  It's more personal this year than some, as the doe and two fawns that we've been watching [. Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 07:13 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Charlie HopBrew, China, Congress, Detroit, Eagles, FiveThirtyEight, Gay Hendricks, HollyCornblog, Home Depot Center, Joe Lieberman, Maddow, New Hampshire, Obama, Phillies, Remember the Milk, Sarah, Sarah Palin, Soccer, Soccer, etc., Socialist, USWNT, carson ca, giants, political, politics, president, soccer america magazine, tampa, ussoccer, wnt, world series

November 6, 2008

As the Dust Settles

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It's day two of what continues to feel like a new era.  Obama faces a plethora of daunting tasks, and we are on notice that for hope to burn bright, we need to roll up our sleeves and help.  That's the difference.  Obama's no white-haired GOP fake Father-Knows-Best, but a competent and inspiring leader who's [. Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 06:44 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Carli, CharlieHopbrew, China, Chris Edley, Cincinnati, Detroit, GOP, Heather Mitts, HollyCornblog, Korea, Lucy, McCain, McCainiacs, Obama, President Obama, Princess Sparkle Pony, Random Thoughts, Rob Zoellick, Sarah, Soccer, etc., South Korea, Swarthmore, Think Progress, USWNT, White House, Willie, YouTube, carli lloyd, chicken, economy, father knows best, lake, palin, pia, politics, president, solitude, tampa, wnt, zeitgeist, zoellick

November 4, 2008

I Voted … and Here is What I Heard

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Ed here ... ... Overheard on my trip to the local polling place to cast my vote in the Presidential and Congressional elections, as well as various questions and referendums (referendi, referendumi, I don't know). 1) A woman was waiting in line while her two young kids (one boy, one girl) were playing on the playground outside [. Click to continue reading...
Fighting Talker @ 01:20 PM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
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Fighting Talker Podcast #5 is on the air

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Ed and Aaron return with an old-school Fighting Talker podcast. Today the guys discuss DC United's end of season and offseason to come, the MLS playoffs, Arsenal, Hull and even some horse racing. Posted in Arsenal, DC United, MLS, Podcasts, Politics, Soccer, Sports Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Arsenal, DC United, Major League Soccer, Soccer, podcasts, politics, sports

November 2, 2008

USWNT Wins in Virginia … Obama Will be Next!

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Having been asleep at the switch on the soccer front for awhile, I was pleased to receive a Google Alert about the USWNT's most recent win.  This one coming in Richmond, VA, where South Korea fell to the USWNT.  Vic Dorr, Jr. describes the game in the Times Dispatch.  Sounds like Angela Hucles continues her [. Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 07:07 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Achieve our Gold Tour, Beer, Cheney, China, Cincinnati, Detroit, Dick Cheney, Huffington, Huffington Post, John McCain, Korea, McCain, Obama, Pia Sundhage, Richmond, SNL, Soccer, Soccer, etc., South Korea, USWNT, Vic Dorr, Virginia, WNT Blog, White House, YouTube, angela, angela hucles, election day, endorsement, montreal, nicolas sarkozy, palin, pia, politics, tampa, times dispatch, wnt

November 1, 2008

Now it’s November

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Another Halloween has gone by with no trick or treaters on this hill (and now we have a hefty basket of chocolate to work our way through).  It's November and we're at four days and counting.  As the sun rises, for the last time in Daylight Saving mode, let's see what's going on out there [...] Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 06:37 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Barack, Barack Obama, Bobcats, Chambliss, GOP, Georgia, Gore, Hope Solo, Jim Martin, John Boehner, Max Cleland, NESCAC, NH, Obama, Phillies, Ralph, Ralph Nadar, Republican, Saxby, Senate, Shannon, Soccer, Soccer, etc., Tina Fey, WPS, ambition, bush, chickenshit, daylight saving, palin, politician, politics, saxby chambliss, shannon box, shannon boxx

October 30, 2008

‘80 Phillies ‘08

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There's lots to be said for symmetry!  Indeed, back in '80, the first time the Phillies won it all, yours truly was about to turn 28 ... and now here we are 28 years later!  Yeah, symmetry!  :)  On a chilly night in Philly, they did it again! That training Scene from Rocky 1 still [...] Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 05:48 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , 28 years, Barack, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Daddy C, HollyCornblog, Maddow, Obama, Olbermann, Phillies, Sarah Palin, Soccer, etc., Socialist, daily show, fruit fly, palin, politics, rocky 1, snow, upstate ny

October 28, 2008

Rain, Rain, Rain … and a Little More Palin Pain

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The Phillies-Rays game was suspended after the Rays tied it in the top of the sixth.  When they'll resume is anyone's guess - the weather map sure doesn't look auspicious for tonight.  IMHO, it's be nice if the delay went long enough that I could catch up on my sleep - and Hamels could pick [...] Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 06:02 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Hamels, McCain, Michelle Obama, Obama, Phillies, Rays, Shakespearean, Soccer, etc., The Tonight Show, White House, ambition, diva, mccain camp, palin, politics

October 27, 2008

Wow!

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That's really it, just WOW! The Phillies' bats came alive in a real big way last night, as they blew the Rays out 10 to 2. Tonight's game five, still in Philadelphia, could be the end of the Series! It's great to see Ryan Howard producing the way we know he can. And how amazing was that [...] Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 07:17 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Blanton, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, Joe Blanton, John McCain, McCain, New Hampshire, Obama, Philadelphia, Phillies, Rays, Republican, Ryan, Soccer, etc., consignment, maverick, palin, politics, ryan howard, straight talk

October 26, 2008

Willie, the Phillies, and Video Sillies

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Yours truly went to see Willie Porter last night - an absolutely wonderful concert!  It was one of his best (in my relatively limited experience as a groupie).  He played a long and varied set and came back for several encores, with the folks at Tupelo going wild!  He's a guitar god ... really ... Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 07:34 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Carlos Ruiz, Huffington, Phillies, Random Thoughts, Rays, Soccer, etc., The Finer Things, Tupelo, Video, Weasel, Weasel Records, Willie, arianna, arianna huffington, cambridge, eric bruntlett, guitar god, natalia zuckerman, politics, tracy grammer, willie porter

October 25, 2008

Evans Above (Or Perhaps Below)

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The announcement of the death of David Evans last week will send many people of a certain age on a trip down memory lane. Evans was the Conservative MP for the Welwyn-Hatfield constituency for ten years from 1987 until 1997, but to football supporters he was better known as "the man that banned away supporters [. Click to continue reading...
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No Comment Needed

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Oh, and congratulations to the Bates women's soccer team on their defeat of Wesleyan in the second OT!  Nice going, Bobcats! Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Bobcats, Soccer, Soccer, etc., Wesleyan, bates, politics, women's soccer

October 24, 2008

Help, I’m Stranded on Second - Save Me! Save Me! (Just a Bad Dream, Phillies Fans, Really!)

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How many base runners have the Phillies stranded now?  I guess the glass-half-full perspective would be that they're creating chances and will start cashing in eventually.  (Just hope "eventually" comes within the next couple of games!)  According to the NY Times the Phils are 1 for 28 with runners in scoring position - and Ryan [. Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 05:16 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Al Morrell, Dubya, Ferrell, Football, John McCain, Karma, McCain, NY Times, North Miami, Obama, Phillies, Pittsburgh, Ryan, SNL, Salon, Soccer, etc., Tina Fey, Tom Brady, Will Ferrell, YouTube, florida, knee surgery, linc, mccain camp, palin, phillies fans, pittsburgh airport, politics, rnc, ryan howard, voter registration

October 23, 2008

JordanCornblog is Dragging!

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The Phillies pulled out a squeaker of a win last night, and yours truly is paying the price this morning.  Well worth it, though (or I should say Werth it).  Cole Hamels looked very strong, Chase Utley came through with a first inning 2-run homer ... and when (not if) Ryan Howard gets on track [... Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Soccer, etc., politics

October 22, 2008

Help Spread the Truth About ACORN!

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Thanks, ChristopherCornblog! Voter suppression has always been an issue.  It's a threat to the fabric of our democracy ... and a core strategy of the GOP.  Nice! From the scary ... to the ridiculous ... read about how Governor Palin and the RNC are spending money while "real Americans'" wallets are in dire straits. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , ChristopherCornblog, GOP, Governor Palin, Maddow, Mo, Phillies, Rachel Maddow, SNL, Soccer, etc., Susan Makula, The Finer Things, acorn, beeg, broad street, finer things, game 1, makula, palin, phillies fans, politics, rnc, tony demarco, voter suppression, world series

October 20, 2008

Sorry Sox … and Straight Talk Express

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It was a good run, Red Sox ... but now it's up to the Phillies to take the devil out of those Rays, I guess.  A rested Philadelphia team meets the Rays in Florida for game 1 on Wednesday night.  Here's hoping for either a good, exciting, long Series or (my personal favorite) a four [...] Click to continue reading...
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October 19, 2008

Frost on the Pumpkin, Red Sox on Fire, Palin on SNL, and Katrina Vanden Heuvel on Michele Bachmann

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Guess we missed out on the basil this year!  This morning there's serious frost everywhere.  Stern frost.  Dour frost.  A layer of it whitens the windows and powders the ground.  The nasturtiums still look miraculously green, but the zinnias and cosmos are brown.  November brown.  This frost will disappear as the sun rises and warms [. Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 07:18 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Barack, Barack Obama, Congress, Elwyn Tinklenberg, Facebook, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Michelle Obama, Minnesota, Obama, Phillies, Red Sox, SNL, Sarah, Sarah Palin, Saul Alinsky, Soccer, etc., YouTube, american, anti americanism, chris matthews, congresswoman, debased, enough rope, fear and loathing, jason varitek, joe mccarthy, michele bachmann, november, politics

October 18, 2008

Will It Blend?

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No baseball to report on.  No debate.  I am forced to move to Plan B.  (Don't try this at home.) What brought me to this?  It began with my morning visit to Woot - a site that HollyCornblog turned me onto some years ago. I check it first thing and sometimes find really good deals.  [...] Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 05:38 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , A-Rod, Baseball, Breakers, Cindy, Cindy McCain, Debate, Harvard, HollyCornblog, John McCain, McCain, Mrs. McCain, Ms. McCain, Random Thoughts, Red Sox, SNL, Sarah, Sarah Palin, Soccer, Soccer, etc., WPS, Woot, YouTube, harvard stadium, johnny mac, palin, politics, roomba, soccer news, women, wrist brace

October 17, 2008

Sweet Jesus, Sox!

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Amazing!  Unbelievable!  That's the Red Sox in October.  Coming back from a 7-0 deficit the Red Sox mounted a comeback for the ages and nipped the Rays in the 9th, 8-7.  Hang on to your hats, folks, and tune in on Sunday night.  It ain't over ... and a Sox-Phillies Series may still be in [...] Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 05:27 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Al Smith, Baseball, Boston, Bryan Hoch, Debate, Huffington, Huffington Post, McCain, Mo, NH, New Hampshire, Obama, Ortiz, Phillies, Rays, Red Sox, Soccer, etc., Sox, Stan McNeal, Straight Talker, Sweet Jesus, Vote, Yankee Stadium, aaron boone, alison, drew, fenway, knuckleball, mcneal, october, philly, playoff hopes, politics, sporting news, tim wakefield, voter registration, world series, yankees

October 16, 2008

Phillies Clinch and McCain Continues to Tank

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It really wasn't a contest at Dodger Stadium last night ... and wasn't one at Hofstra, either. The Phillies clinched their sixth-ever World Series berth in just five games, with a 5-1 win over the Dodgers, behind good offensive production and the strong arm of NLCS MVP Cole Hamels!  I'd love to see them face the [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Ava Grace, Boltgirl, Debate, Dubya, John McCain, MVP, Mark Ciptak, McCain, McSame, NY Times, Obama, Phillies, President Palin, Red Sox, Republican, Sarah, Sarah Palin, Soccer, etc., Stephen, YouTube, cole hamels, confused, dodger stadium, dodgers, hofstra, nlcs mvp, political, politics, poor performance, president, republican ticket, terry francona, usa today, world series

October 15, 2008

Is That an Acorn that McCain Has in His Cheek?

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I, for one, can't wait for tonight's debate and Obama's response when McCain goes after him.   How Big Mac will work his fringe issues into the format should be interesting to see.  The GOP has been thrusting Ayers and Acorn at us for too long to let this last debate pass by without trying [...] Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 05:37 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Barack, Debate, GOP, Gawker, John Cleese, Maddow, McCain, Obama, Phillies, Rachel Maddow, Rays, Republican, Republicans, Soccer, etc., The Tonight Show, acorn, ayers, campaign strategy, clinch, fenway, monty python, monty python's john cleese, politics, republican campaign, smear, voter registration, voter suppression, world series

October 14, 2008

Phillies’ Bats Come up Big … etc.

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It wasn't looking good for Chase Utley and crew when yours truly hit the hay last night.  But 40 year old Matt Stairs' 2-run homer put the Phillies in the win column for the 3rd time in the NLCS - and on the brink of their first World Series since 1993. Speaking of 1993 made me [...] Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , Daniel Denvir, Dave Zirin, Debate, HollyCornblog, NBC, Phillies, Puckgate, SNL, Sarah, Sarah Palin, Soccer, etc., chase utley, google, matt stairs, mitch williams, philly, politics, saturday night live, utley, wild thing, world series

October 13, 2008

Star’s In Their Eyes?

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A rather strange story appeared on the front page of "Non-League Today" this week. Under the enthusiastic headline "It's Toon Army II", the paper reported that a group of Newcastle United supporters have grown so disillusioned with their club that they hope to follow in the footsteps of FC United of Manchester and form an [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , English Premier League, clubs in crisis, latest, politics, the game

October 11, 2008

Sox Win, Phillies Win, Palin Loses

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That about sums it up. The Phillies - behind 3 RBI's by Brett Myers for goodness sake - are now up 2-0 on Manny and the Dodgers as they head out to LA for game 3 tomorrow night at 8:22 ET.  Dice K, meanwhile, pitched his way out of several jams and shut down the Rays, [...] Click to continue reading...
JordanCornblog @ 06:31 AM EST | Blog Profile | Post Detail
Tags: , Soccer, etc., politics

Seconds Out… Round Two

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Mohammed bin Hammam has been in London this week, and it looks as if he has been learning some new words. The chairman of the Asian Football Confederation has managed an almost complete volte face on the Premier League's Game 39 plans, and his choice of words gave away where he has been taking his [. Click to continue reading...
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Tags: , English Premier League, latest, politics
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