Great Non-Soccer Road Trip

I was out for the last four days for the 2015 edition of the Great Baseball Road Trip – my third, the 16th overall. We went to six games at five parks in four days, in the Chicago area, South Bend, and Toledo. I lobbied hard to replace the Toledo trip with a Chicago Fire-Seattle Sounders game, but was overruled.

Because of the road trip, I was a little short on soccer content for the week. Here, then, is what I did last week:

• July 8: Episode 113 of the podcast is all about Australian Rules Football. Really.
• July 11: Soccer Insider looks at Minnesota United’s box-office success – and their new struggle to turn ticket buyers into fans. The notes focused on Mexico’s coaching situation, the NWSL, the Andrea Pirlo signing for New York City FC, and “Atlanta United FC.” The watch guide was, frankly, sparse; July is a tough month.