Category Archives: Sports

Liveblogging Super Bowl LVI

Posted on February 13, 2022 by nathanalbright

3:15PM: I am sitting down in a comfortable spot looking at a host of televisions that are showing the pre-game festivities for the upcoming Super Bowl, and I will comment as is my habit [1] [1] See, for example: Liveblogging … Continue reading →

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Let Them Kiss

Posted on January 10, 2022 by nathanalbright

In the 1982 World Cup there was an incident of collusion between two teams for a mutually advantageous result that was so flagrant that it became known, among other things, as “Disgrace of Gijón”, and it changed how it was … Continue reading →

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Rooting Interest

Posted on December 21, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the more characteristically Nathanish things I like to do is observe the patterns and habits and behaviors of other people around me. Being someone who is more than usually habitual and regular in my habits, it is by … Continue reading →

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On The Yinzer Diaspora

Posted on December 14, 2021 by nathanalbright

From time to time I am reminded of the field of diaspora study, and usually my own personal role in such matters. It is not something I think about on a daily basis, but it is something that tends to … Continue reading →

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The Longest Match

Posted on December 4, 2021 by nathanalbright

A record fell today that drew a great deal of attention in the world of chess. Currently, for those who are not aware, the chess championship is going on between reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen and challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi, and … Continue reading →

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On The Ubiquity Of Astroturf

Posted on August 26, 2021 by nathanalbright

If one is familiar with organized sports, there is in general a strong difference between outdoor and indoor stadiums, and between the sorts of surfaces that teams play on as well as the effect of those surfaces on sports. (In … Continue reading →

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The Human Element

Posted on June 25, 2021 by nathanalbright

There are some people who are enamored with the thought of the human element in the officiating of sports, one of those factors of randomness that exist in many games. While the rules of the game presuppose a desire to … Continue reading →

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Quality Will Out

Posted on June 23, 2021 by nathanalbright

There is a cliche that is said often in soccer matches–and I have seen enough soccer matches to know–that quality will out. Yet this does not always happen. Anyone who has painful memories, for example, of the disastrous qualifying campaign … Continue reading →

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You Never Really Arrive

Posted on June 11, 2021 by nathanalbright

As I have commented before when it comes to my dreams, one of my foremost patterns within dreams is the inability to find people or arrive at places. Perhaps because finding and looking for things is such a poignant and … Continue reading →

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Parents, Don’t Let Your Children Grow Up To Be Le’Veon Bell

Posted on May 31, 2021 by nathanalbright

One of the unfortunate thing that happens to people when they are rich and famous is that they no longer have anyone who is able to tell them no. One of the blessings of wealth and power is the way … Continue reading →

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