Premier League Preview | Brighton
I have a real soft spot for Brighton, although that extends far more to the city than it does to the football club. That’s not to say I have any active dislike for the club, it’s just that any optimism or good feeling I have towards the football team seems to stem more from a […]
Premier League Preview | Bournemouth
I struggle to imagine the prevailing emotion one must feel as a Bournemouth fan in the Premier League. On the one hand, it feels nothing short of miraculous that the are about to embark on their 5th year at the top table, but on the other, I feel like whenever that cold harsh reality of […]
Premier League Preview | Aston Villa
Did Aston Villa see what happened to Fulham last season? A sense of deja-vu hangs in the air when considering what Aston Villa might do this season. Just like Fulham did before them, they are arriving on the back of an exciting playoff run followed by significant investment in the offseason. Aston Villa have already […]
Premier League Preview | Arsenal
Arsenal have become the perennial paradox for football writers. At one and the same moment they are eminently predictable but inevitably spend a lot of the time seemingly undermining all of those who espouse their predictability. I also suspect that Arsenal are a god-send to a writer leaving their season preview to the last moment, […]
The Chess Match of Baseball
There is something I find tricky to explain about the thing that I love the most about baseball. When talking to English friends of mine and trying to link it to football, I always come back to a penalty kick. The taker is in the mind of the goalie and vice versa – they are […]