Afternoon Blogdome: Tiempos Difíciles Para Rojiblancos

• It's Hard Out There for a Spanish Team: Gijon must mean 'punching bag.' [ Federation Soccer] • Almost As Good As Blackalicious: College football's weekly alphabet aerobics, "A is for Anarchy! Anarchy! Anarchy! Florida, Georgia, USC, and Wisconsin all lose in different varieties of agony in Week 5, a spectacular and bloody beheading of the current aristocracy in college football in a single extended weekend’s action." [ Sporting Blog] • I'd Like to Thank the Phanatic: The Philadelphia Phillies post-season acceptence speech, "(Pause for "IronPigs, IronPigs" chant)..." [ Big League Stew] • Ha. He Said 'DeSeaned': Steve Smith is your all time receiving TD leader in Carolina. [ FanHouse] • Signs, Signs, Everywhere There's Signs: From Athen's Georgia. [ College Game Balls] • I <3 Charlie: Video of Phillies Manager Charlie Manuel after yesterday's game. He's so excited, he just can't hide it. [ The Fightins] • ARRRRR! The Pittsburgh Pirates will determine this weekend's playoff picture. [ SportsByBrooks] • Pretty: F1 racing in Singapore ... at night [ East Coast Bias]