With that intro and promotion out of the way, tomorrow is shaping up to be mouth-watering in terms of the soccer on display.  In the morning, we have the European Championship kicking off, with the Czech Republic facing off against Switzerland, and Portugal using Turkey as target practice.  I’m going to be waking up early in the morning to watch it online.  Not the best option in terms of experience, but I’m not quite sure if I can drag myself to the pub that early.  It’s ok, I can always sing softly to myself at 8:30 in the morning to get into the mood. 

Later on, of course, the Quakes take on Columbus.  Every week I seem to alternate between being optimistic about the Quakes’ chances and writing them off as The Clash part Deux.  This emotional rollercoaster has all a bit on edge I think, so here’s a simple drinking game for tomorrow’s match (and I’m sure it can be used throughout the season as well):

*1 beer for every time Corrales skies a shot (don’t want to get drunk too fast now)

*1 beer for every shooting opportunity which a Quake passes up in order to send the ball backwards

*1 shot for every mental mistake on defense (you’ll probably need it once you see the result)

*1 shot for every possible Quakes goal which rebounds off the post or crossbar

and finally….

*1 beer, 1 shot, and 1 drop of rat poison if Kirovski isn’t the Invisible Man and scores a goal (don’t worry, it won’t happen)