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26 Feb

Counterpoint: Jozy, The Facts & Formations

Posted by matthewsf in Broadcasting, USMNT. 26 Comments

I rarely comment on other publications here at The Shin Guardian.
Mark and I generally believe that we ourselves can present both sides of an argument and debate, with our community, the merits. It’s one of the strengths–we believe–of our publication.
However, I have to take umbrage with a piece that ESPN introduced yesterday mandating that Bob [...]

17 Feb

“Okay, I Get It ESPN, But….”

Posted by matthewsf in Broadcasting. 18 Comments

For those that have followed TSG since the inception, there are two dispositions that we believe regularly resound from this publication.
First, we tend to wander slightly left of the neutral line to optimism over pessimism.
Second, we don’t often harangue on or put down other sites. Just like you can be an uber-fan or a passive [...]

6 Jan

Time To Get A New Pair Of Glasses?

Posted by Mark T in Broadcasting, TSG in Bristol, World Cup '10. Tagged: 3-D, ESPN 3D. 18 Comments

Does it get any better than Chuauhtemoc Blanco in 3-D?
Though it was only a matter of time, ESPN formally announced the formation of ESPN 3D yesterday. The channel will begin operation with the first game of the World Cup, South Africa versus Mexico. And yes, 3D glasses will be required for viewing though they’ll be [...]

17 Dec

TSG Exec Plan: World Cup Coverage Schematic

Posted by matthewsf in Broadcasting, Corporate, TSG. 7 Comments

Prodded on by some reader comments yesterday, TSG wanted to run our proposed World Cup coverage planning by our esteemed community. Pretty simple stuff and obviously skip to the soccer columns right now if you like….
Here you go: The completely non-top secret schematic to World Cup coverage….highly, uh, confidential.
A simple diagram below: Basically an inverse [...]

16 Dec

Congrats to Soccer By Ives; Thanks To Our Fans

Posted by matthewsf in Broadcasting. 10 Comments

TSG congratulates Soccer By Ives who won the Best U.S. soccer blog for the 2nd year in a row at USSoccer.com with 33% of the vote.
TSG would like to profusely thank all our fans, readers, and contributors who helped us achieve nomination in our first year and those that voted upon that nomination.
Thank you kindly [...]

13 Dec

Sunday Feature: Looking Back at South Africa

Posted by matthewsf in Broadcasting. 6 Comments

One of the things I’m going to love about the World Cup in South Africa, is that it’s in South Africa.
Having traveled there, when I hear recognizable names of cities, the discussions about the weather, the concerns about the infrastructure, I recollect my own excursion to South Africa and mental images drift through my mind.
My [...]