Archive for April, 2010
Puck’s Happy Hour: Stats Suck!
Ladies and gentlemen, it has been a fabulous week. None of you folks decided to drop by the TYAC home offices for the party, but we had an excellent time without you. We all got drunk on PBR and a splendid concoction known only as “Oranje Amnesia.” Jon Levy and I have appointed ourselves to [...]
History Of The World Cup (1974)
This is the ninth in a weekly series of World Cup history lessons brought to you by our very own “Professor” Guy Bailey. He is not actually a professor; the only professor on staff is Jamie Clary. Well, sort of. The 1974 World Cup The 1974 World Cup was held in West Germany and was [...]
Clint Dempsey On ESPN’s E:60
If you haven’t seen it, here is a clip of the Clint Dempsey feature on ESPN’s E:60. You probably know Dempsey didn’t have the easiest upbringing, which makes his success even more amazing. I highly recommend checking out the video.
Why Isn’t There A Draft In Soccer?
Can you feel a draft? I guess it’s a sign of how well I have adapted to American life that I am checking my Smartphone every five minutes to see which pile of ass the Atlanta Falcons blow their first round draft choice on this year. It also got me to thinking, why isn’t there [...]
M-E-T-H-O-D Man
In doing some research for my 32 Players to Watch: Arjen Robben post a couple months ago I stumbled across a term I hadn’t seen in a while, and it stuck in my mind. I couldn’t figure out why it kept on popping into my head until, while in the midst of a five hour [...]
April Yankette of the Month: Christina Hendricks
Taking a second to conjure the imagery of my youth, I can wistfully recall an amusing descriptor a lustful young man may use to illustrate the inherent wonders known as the female form. Blessed (or cursed) with the boredom that stems from a comfortable upbringing, the throes of a weekend evening often left my friends [...]
Yanks Abroad: The Week In Review
West Ham @ Liverpool 4/19/10 Jonathan Spector and the Hammers went down 3-0. Spector started and played all but 10 minutes. After the game, Spector was looking forward to the must win match against Wigan. Aston Villa @ Hull City 4/21/10 Brad Friedel started, and Jozy Altidore entered in the 55th minute in East Yorkshire. [...]
Happy Lost Weekend!
We here at The Yanks Are Coming have gone on a bit of a bender for the past week or so. Tons of alcohol, sex (no, seriously!), sports watching and downright debauchery has consumed our lives. Hell, look at the Facebook event details for the party we threw on Friday: Word has it that when [...]
Best Players To Never Play In A WC
The World Cup usually boasts the greatest players in the world, but occasionally, circumstances conspire to keep some of the world’s greatest from strutting their stuff on the biggest stage. It might seem like an unforgivable crime against football, but here is part one of the best players who never played in the World Cup. [...]
Puck’s Happy Hour: Failure Edition
A couple of nights ago, I watched the end of a terrible performance by my favorite hockey team, the Buffalo Sabres. After putting together a solid two-goal lead, I felt pretty good entering the third period. Then in typical Buffalo fashion, we went and fucked it all up. After a few idiotic penalties, the Bruins [...]
