This is Part Two of our extremely popular weekly look at the weekend's Mexican Primera
cheerleadersfor this round of matches. We ran into more images of the Mexican Apertura Week 4
cheerleaders (or porristas) this week, so we're bringing some bonus coverage to the masses. There's
a fan in there as well.
When I was twelve I used to play basketball in indoor soccer shoes. Everyone on my team, decked
out in the newest C-Webs and Air Penny's, laughed at me. They said I would turn my ankle, and that
I looked stupid.
Out of stubborn pride, I maintained that basketball shoes were too heavy, and that I was quicker
and more explosive wearing soccer shoes, which always felt more natural.
On Sports Blogging, Sports Journalism, and the Scary Fate of Humanity
Alright, alright, fine – blogging isn't journalism. Lines divide the two fields. Professional
journalists get paid, for example. Us amateur bloggers usually don't. We toil in the nervous spaces
between working on the internet and "working" on the internet, or between trips to Starbucks and
withdrawing more trust-fund money.