BLEACHERS BREW EST. MAY 2006

Someone asked me how my blog and newspaper column came to be titled "Bleachers Brew". It's like this, it's an amalgam of sorts of two things: The bleachers area in the stadium/arena where I used to sit when I would watch baseball, football, and basketball games and Miles Davis' great jazz album Bitches Brew. That's how it got culled together. I originally planned on calling it "The View from the Big Chair" that is a nod to Tears For Fear's second album, Songs from the Big Chair. So there.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Here's a bonus, Scolari!










Not long after Portugal advanced to the quarterfinals stage of Euro 2008 after beating the Czech Republic 3-1, it was announced that Portugal's manager, Luis Felipe Scolari was Chelsea's new gaffer.

His presence will galvanize the Blues who have spiraled out of control after the sacking of Jose Mourinho early into last season.

Scolari's biggest achievement was leading Brazil to World Cup glory in 2002 and he famously turned down the chance to manage England following Sven-Goran Eriksson's departure in 2006. The 59-year-old has no experience of managing at club level in Europe.

As it is, the announcement has excited current and former Chelsea players. And with a cloud of doubt hanging over Cristiano Ronaldo's possible transfer to Real Madrid, it has also caught the attention of officials at Old Trafford.

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