Sporting Observations: Help Wanted (World Cup Related)
Yo dudes. So my American brain is increasingly aware that a major soccer / football (“football”) tournament starts this Friday, and I know some of you have been waiting a long time for it. (What, like three – four years, right?) I know this because I saw that one Nike ad, which was dope:
And I keep seeing these posters ESPN made for each country posted up at bus stops round Manhattan, which I like:
Just playing. I’m not that ignorant of “the beautiful game,” homies, and I know the World Cup starts Friday. Hell, I even know that the US plays England on Saturday; that North Korea is in the tournament; that England’s captain, a Brazilian dude named Julio Cesar, and the one dude from Ivory Coast (googled his name – Didier Drogba!) are out with injuries. I watch enough Sportscenter and know enough soccery people to pick up on the big storylines, although I feel kinda like a six-year-old at a Super Bowl party. (“Who’s that guy again? What are they doing now?”)
But at this point, with the Stanley Cup winding down – watch Chicago fulfill my prophecy tonight tomorrow night! – I’m ready for this crazy-ass quadrennial tournament to begin. I like the “drink beers in the morning” aspect of it, certainly, and the nationalistic sporting fervor it inspires, and there’s a lot to be said for watching a sport that doesn’t have billions of commercials every five minutes. So yeah, I’m into it. Let’s go.
However, I could use some help getting together a decent preview of the tournament, given my superficial and sparse football knowledge. Anyone out there feel like helping out? I know you football heads are rabid about this shit, so now’s your chance to shine, show off and share the knowledge.
I figure each interested reader could write a quick preview paragraph about a group, send it to me, and I’d post them up here. If you’re down, hit me up at caps-at-thestencil.com and leave a comment below claiming your group. I know we got kind of a tight deadline here, but writing about sports for the Bloglin is fun-n-easy and looks great on your resume.
- Caps
June 8th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
usa. sent.
June 8th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Group C is off the board! Thx Justin – excellent preview!
June 8th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
Guch just gave me a shout and claimed Group G. That dude is so focused that he’s quitting his job to watch the games.
A, B, D, E, F, H left…
June 8th, 2010 at 4:30 pm
This is awesome. Really glad you are doing this. Too bad USA is taken. Looking forward to the previews!
June 8th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
thanatz just grabbed Group A! They’re going fast!
B, D, E, F, H are left…
WHO WANT WHAT?!?!?
June 8th, 2010 at 5:11 pm
I’ll take E!
June 8th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
Thanks Gnou – Group E is yours to slander!
B, D, F, H are still on the board!
June 8th, 2010 at 5:56 pm
I’ll take D, besides USA being my team, Germany is my Euro team
June 8th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
Fuckin a! Thanks DG!
Now we got B, F, H left.
If they don’t get claimed, I’ll write some nonsense, but it won’t be pretty. What happened to all those dudes (LEDBETTER, YOU OUT THERE?) who were mad at me for slagging on soccer in an earlier post from last year?
June 8th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Caps, I can lighten the load if the other groups don’t get picked… Just sent my write-up, email me back if you need another group taken care of!
June 8th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
No problem man, Sent.
If no one wants to write for those groups I could, they are all pretty easy.
June 8th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
It’s a little disingenuous for me to say I quit just because of the World Cup. I’m starting grad school in the fall, and this is just an excuse to quit early and live like a degenerate.
June 8th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
Haha but the timing is so serendipitous for ya, Guch!
Yo everyone Guch did H as well, so now we’ve got B & F left.
Gnou if you want to grab another one, go for it! Just post up here so people know. The first one you wrote was fantastic.
Indeed, all the previews I’ve received so far are top-notch; you dudes aren’t playing around and I appreciate the focus.
I’ll publish the full preview on Thursday evening. Thanks yall!
June 8th, 2010 at 11:45 pm
If anyone wants to join a yahoo! picks group, I set one up.
ID: 28602
pw: mnwka
June 9th, 2010 at 1:08 pm
Taking on H right now, it will be fast and easy.