As I sat watching the World Cup draw last Friday, like many others I’d hoped the United States would draw South Africa, a team that is clearly the weakest of the seeded teams. But when the United States were promptly placed in the same group as England, the storyline was one that jumps off the screen. I had recently written […]
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A World Cup Surprise – Circa 1950
I’m not even sure how to tell this story, but I’m going to give it a shot. A week ago today started out as normal as any other day. I had scheduled the day off to travel to St. Louis to see my friend Norb Thurmer, a fastpitch softball legend as a sponsor and coach who I think knows everything […]