I’m usually willing to give the benefit of the doubt, but I’ve always thought of Fox’s coverage as inferior to CBS, ABC/ESPN, and NBC. Worst looking picture (not sure who is doing the shading for them) but the color is so flat, coupled with bad announcing. Just always feels like they’re trying to do too much.

Not even remotely trying to defend Fox, but that’s not piped in. They have mics in the cups.

Have you watched Copa America? It ain’t much better. And they have the World Cup in 2018 and 2022...

If they can determine that it wasn’t DJ that caused it to move. Uneven blades of grass, wind, you name it. The fact that multiple pros are up in arms over it says it all for me, though. Play has absolutely suffered since everyone was notified.

Meanwhile...

While not noise canceling, I was just gifted a pair of V Moda Crossfades (Bluetooth version) and having no wires is life-changing. The ability to walk away from my device on the plane and keep listening in the bathroom without fear of dropping it in toilet is sublime. They’re not the best headphones, but when they’re…

Hockey’s got it all figured out. Call the goal and review while play continues. Then the referee can disallow the goal at the next stoppage. You don’t lose time, the flow continues, and then you can restart at the place the infraction occurred.

It IS special. When Bradley dropped deeper in the Ecuador match (or Bolivia, whichever was the second of three tune-up games) and Nagbe came on, EVERYTHING good happened.

I missed the entire second half, but I heard it was less convincing and that Bradley was in absolute shambles.

I guess it’s just nice to not look at it and say “Yeah, we got killed and could be down 5-0" against a really good team.

Better feels so good. We're so jaded.

I wish we took chance better, but the build up and possession has been pretty okay! Finishing is another story (that matters, unfortunately).

Does anyone feel as harshly done as I do about being down? We don’t deserve to be up, but I really don’t feel like we should be down, either. Surprisingly competent 45 mins (set piece and handball aside.)

Well now I know where I’ll be circling.

Damn. Didn’t know this existed, but now I’ve got Lil Dicky saved on Spotify. He did a song with Fetty and Rich Homie Quan!? And Snoop...and Trinidad James and Mystikal.

Ha! I’ll admit they’re not the easiest to clean, but they’re way faster than me using a knife...mostly because my knife skills are terrible. Plus, garlic sticks to the knife blade, thus resulting in it sticking to your hands.

Have a $500 star.

I’ll see your melon baller and raise you a garlic press.

This should be the new THX intro.

I just sold my YJ. I kind of miss it...