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I recently stumbled across this and thought I might as well share it. It’s a pre-COVID project I had to do a podcast on Marvel’s New Universe imprint of the late 1980s. I put three episodes in the can before the pandemic hit and threw things out of wack. I might revisit it at some point, maybe as a blog series rather than a podcast. Anyway, here’s the script for the introductory episode that gi...
[This blog post was originally published on November 12, 2023.] The 2023 USL Championship season is the 30th year of existence for the Charleston Battery. Tonight the teams is playing in the USL Championship Final against Phoenix Rising FC. While Phoenix is seeking their first professional title in their tenth season, Charleston is looking for their fifth over 31 seasons. Along ...
Bouncing back to the inaugural 1921-22 American Soccer League season, I started doing research on the player rosters for that year. I’m using Colin Jose’s seminal “American Soccer League, 1921-1931: The Golden Years of American Soccer” as my starting point. The first team I’m working on is the Fall River United that only lasted that one season. Jose lists on of their players as “McLaugh...
1914-15 was the final season of the original StLSFL before the league re-merged with the Federal Park Soccer League to become the St. Louis Soccer League and thus ending the St. Louis "Soccer Wars". ...
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[This blog post was originally published on July 17, 2023.] At least for me. I started thinking about this earlier today as I was mowing the lawn. My spouse and I often have discussions about how our brains work. While the term “neurodivergent” has become trendy and overused, as I’ve gotten older, it’s become a boon in helping me understand how I relate to the world aroun...
1960s 1961 & 1962 none 1963 New York Hungaria (German-American Soccer Association, Major Division) How qualified: 1962 National Challenge Cup title <...