Posted by Zach Bigalke on August 15, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Soccer season is starting all across Europe, while here in the United States we’re in the MLS stretch run before the playoff field crystallizes. As you could probably deduce for yourself by the column’s title, I’m a big fan of statistics. Give me something to break down and I’ll be able to manipulate the data in different ways, enough iterations and trial-and-error to amuse myself for hours. So after getting to watch the opening... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on July 28, 2011 · Leave a Comment
There will be few tears shed by American soccer fans after the men’s national team released head coach Bob Bradley from his duties on Thursday. Seen by many as the second- or third-choice option when he was initially hired in 2006, Bradley was unable to turn the ever-growing expectations of the rising soccer power into concrete advancement.
After a CONCACAF Gold Cup in which the U.S. men appeared to take one step forward two steps backward,... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on April 7, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Boy, do I really need a new pair of glasses. Constructed as much out of electrical tape and Gorilla Glue as they are the original frames these days, my literal worldview just keeps getting more and more askew as they warp and wind around. Yet despite the fact that I seem to be harder on spectacles than Djokovic on his rackets, I keep on persevering. Perhaps that’s why I always see things a little differently… and that’s not necessarily... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on February 17, 2011 · 1 Comment
So I just finished reading Pete Rose’s memoir/confessional, My Prison Without Bars, and it got my mind spinning in a couple different directions. We’ll discuss the obvious one — gambling and sports — soon enough this week. First, though, I would like to go over the concept of sports retirements from a different angle. Ol’ Charlie Hustle, of course, was doomed to retirement from baseball in any meaningful capacity when he received... Read More
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Posted by Zach Bigalke on February 10, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Much of my past week was spent waiting for Super Bowl XLV on Sunday and then on basking in the afterglow of the Green Bay Packers’ 13th NFL title. Yeah, I won’t withhold my full disclosure, if this is your first time stumbling along to my column. I was born a Cheesehead and I’ll die a Cheesehead. The times haven’t always been this good for Packer Nation — I was alive for just the most recent two championships, after... Read More
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