10 Best of 2006, The List
Below are my totally subjective list of the best entries I wrote in 2006. I've also tossed in, just in case you want to want to see how things have changed, added the "Best Of" lists for 2005, 2004, and 2003 . .Best of 2006:
I didn't have to mock him (USA Cup Diary)
My own playing paradox
Why the ref just won't believe you
A terrible way to end a game
Why it's difficult for us to card dives
Some pondering on red cards
More adults behaving badly
Following through on a threat
More reasons I hate the NFHS
A cop already? (USA Cup Diary)
Best of 2005:
soccerisnotlife.com commercials
Is there anything more tense than a 1-0 playoff game?
USA Cup 2005 Day 4: Incident reports
Revenge! Revenge! Revenge!
USA Cup 2005 Day 7: Almost my turn
Week of the living wingnuts
Referees make the worst players, and now it's my turn
Simple rule of soccer: if you want to keep playing, don't say "Fuck You" to the ref
Overconfidence?
One call out of a hundred
Best of 2004
How to Complain About Referees
Refs We've Lost
The John Runk Saga
The consistency myth (aka boo freakin' hoo)
Just keep makin' up the rules, Monkey Boy
Why refs slag on coaches
If Refs Were Sportscasters
Three drug-induced events
The Economics of "Referee Capital"
On foul throws, coaches, and red cards
Best of 2003
What if refs evaluated coaches?
When is a red card not a red card?
The High School Rules Meeting
The call I blew
The stupid things parents say... made stupider!
The Ref Vents Upon Other Refs
Why are fans so lazy?
I don't know a ref who likes this venue
Fictionalized Laws
Can you see it? Yup, the ugly train's on its way