If Anyone Needs Us, We’ll Be Getting Ready For The 2010 World Cup

I mean, come on. Seriously. You guys been taking advice from The Slowskys or something?

One Game Really Does Change Everything

Forgive me if posting is a little late for the rest of the day, we’ve been struck with a case of World Cup Fever! (And here I just got over my Pac-Man Fever.) I got a note from Bono that lets me out of work for the next month, because the world has stopped! (Except Bono’s country, Ireland, who didn’t qualify.)

Here’s today’s schedule:

Yes, right now Germany is dominating Costa RIca and, up next, the match the world has been waiting for, Poland vs. Ecuador!

Update, 2:45 p.m.: Besides the U.S., the player to root for, for now, is England’s Peter Crouch. ESPN keeps showing this highlight of him scoring and then doing The Robot.

Blogicized: Eric Gregg, 1951-2006

• We gave our love to Eric Gregg yesterday after his stroke; the big guy passed away at the age of 55 yesterday. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. [Philly Future]

• Oh no, the Daily News referred to two alleged (and unknown) murderers as “thugs”! The whole media is ruined, I tell you, ruined! [duh]

• The best thing about sports journalism is that, usually, columnists are allowed to write whatever the hell they want. God Bless America. And sports. [Gelflog]

• Rarr! Will Bunch will smash Geno’s into a pulp! Grr! [Attytood]

Leftovers: Disgusting! Disgusting!

• Little Caesars is coming back to Philadelphia! I hope they still have the cheese that tastes like cardboard; that was totally the best part. [AP/USA Today]

• Want to ref the World Cup later this year? You have to be able to speak English. And you have to be able to pull out a red card in less than 3.2 seconds after a slide tackle from behind. [Reuters/Yahoo!]

• Daylin Leach is having a townhall meeting! Go and see if he’ll do one of his trademark Leach Vents. [Save Ardmore Coalition]

#&8226; A.I. will be back in the lineup tonight, hoping to right the sinking ship that is the 76ers. Good luck, dude. [Inky]