Peter King Dispatches From South Africa

Yeah, I was referring to the original I read on SI.com this morning, not 21's parody that had me rolling. Good stuff 21.

 

I remember hearing a year or so ago that MMQB gets more clicks than the next five most popular stories on SI.com each week.

 

SJ is probably responsible for a bunch

 

I heard on a podcast from Tirico's own mouth that he doesn't know much about soccer other than his kids' youth games, so he is going to present the games from a Soccer Mom perspective.

Oy.

 

What's he going to do, complain if not everybody gets to play?

 

Awesome.

 

Shades of the OC Register guy's Jaycee Dugard column: "You've left the yard."

 

I wish he'd present it from a serial sexual harasser's viewpoint. You know, with all the WAGs there, and all.

 

Give out cup cakes and trophies - win or lose.

 

Or have an affair with the person next to him on the bleachers.

 

No. Gripe about the parents who buy Sweet Valley pop, because he sprang for Coke products.

 

CAPE TOWN--America recorded the biggest upset in the country's sporting history today, when Landon Donovan scored with 27 seconds remaining in overtime to lift the United States to a 1-0 win over England in the World Cup final.

"That was amazing!" Brett Favre said. "I've never had that much fun watching soccer!"

"Great stuff!" exclaimed Derrick Thomas. "Wow!"

"Is Brett coming back?" asked John Lynch.

"How's Mary Beth?" Michael Vick said.