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This is becoming truly bizarre. First a female streaker interrupts the U.S. vs. Honduras match last night (the U.S. won 1-0 to win their group). But that’s nothing compared to the shenanigans going on today. In the early game in the other group, Canada earned a very interesting 5-0 win over group leaders Guatemala.…
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With the U.S. ready to face Honduras today at 7pm ET (4pm VST) with first place in their group on the line, Olympic qualifying is in utter chaos. First, seven players defected from the Cuban National Team, leaving that squad completely crippled. Then, in a remarkable turn of events, Haiti defeated favored Canada 2-1…
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While you might read this as an incoherent screed on the fact that sports fans have decided to use the internet to voice their opinions, Bob Costas (whose baseball qualifications include being born in New York in the 1950s) does come up with a very insightful quote at the end: “It means I’m an…
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The U.S. U-23 National Team came away with a very disappointing 1-1 draw versus Cuba last night in Tampa in Olympic-Qualifying. The U.S. team still has two more games in the group stage, the top two in the group move on to the semi-finals. The winners of the semi-final matches head to China later…
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This is really the first time I’ve ever tried to be Voros McCracken Baseball Guy and Voros McCracken Soccer guy at the same time in public, so you’ll excuse me while I work out the kinks. Tonight the US National Team plays arguably its first really meaningful game since the 2006 World Cup. Head…
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I have a new article up on Baseball Digest Daily which looks at the flukiest Home Run seasons since 1920. Unfortunately Rick Wilkins doesn’t make the list.
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First some imbeciles in New Hampshire get in a twist over Yankees caps in a presidential primary. Then a bunch of angry painters beat up a guy in Cambridge for wearing a Yankees hat. Now Mets and Red Sox “fans” have decided that Yankee Stadium is an inappropriate place for their NYU commencement ceremonies…
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Over at “Two Guys Who Like Never Agree” I participated in a roundtable with lots of other smart guys. I feel terrible about being as brief as I was considering how in depth others were. It makes it seem like I couldn’t be bothered which is miles away from the truth. I just misdiagnosed…
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Thanks to Baseball Reference, I now know that Al Rosen is celebrating his 21st birthday today. I’m surprised a player of his quality at that age is still a free agent. Speaking of age, I also have a new post up at Baseball Digest Daily about players who are “young for their league.”