by Ty Davison | Jun 25, 2014 | Essays
I died in my dreams last night. I don’t recall that ever happening before. We were in Paris, and German-speaking terrorists had been captured with a nuclear time bomb. When I stumbled upon them they were handcuffed and laughing. They informed me in broken...
by Ty Davison | Jun 18, 2014 | Sports
I’ve stopped blogging game by game. I simply couldn’t keep pace, and my priority is to enjoy the experience rather than create color commentary for a web site. Yet I’m not without things to say (ever), so I thought I’d collect a few of them...
by Ty Davison | Jun 14, 2014 | Sports
The Ticos of Costa Rica have to my knowledge never won a World Cup game, and I don’t think anyone will be predicting that streak stopping today. Uruguay comes off a third place finish in 2010 and brings last time’s Golden Boot winner Diego Forlan in for...
by Ty Davison | Jun 13, 2014 | News & Commentary, Sports
A repeat of the last World Cup final. Netherlands looked very strong in warm-up matches prior while the ongoing question for Spain is simply are they too old. Van Persie up top makes Netherlands a threat to score at any time. Well, that was a questionable penalty, but...
by Ty Davison | Jun 13, 2014 | News & Commentary, Sports
It’s not rained since May at the stadium location, but it’s raining now and has been for the previous 4 hours. That is distinctly bad news for Mexico’s possession game and plays to the heart of Cameroon’s more physical style. Both teams need a...
