Columns
The Magic If
Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. And it’s a Tuesday. The Fire have won three games at home, and I have three main topics. After last week’s going a bit long, I want to make these a bit shorter. I appreciate those who liked it and hope it does
John Carollo
Columns
Every Night is Star Wars Night
Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. And it’s a Tuesday. I am currently in pain still after running the Malort 5k on Saturday morning with no real prep or stretching. I’m fine with Malort, it really just tastes like cough syrup, it’s the fact that I’m short
Columns
Thor in a Fire Kit
Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. And it’s a Tuesday. It’s interesting how the entire landscape of sports media can change overnight. From the newspaper, to the radio, then somehow back to the newspaper again. From broadcast to online. Anyway, Twitter is acting up again and this time the
Columns
Jiggly on a Tuesday
Oh hi! I’m Jiggly. Welcome to my new weekly column here at MenInRed97, where I’ll be coming in with various thoughts about the Chicago Fire, soccer, and other things of that sort. We’ve been giving you guys some great logical analysis and reporting, but clearly, what everyone
History
Ballad of Henry Ring
I turn 24 this month. Throughout my time around peers, I’ve realized that I didn’t exactly grow up with the same cultural touchstones as everyone else. Like how in my television writing class a couple months ago I got yelled at for having never watched “Wizards of Waverly
History
Kings of The Cup
"Kings of the Cup" It wasn’t a very long period of time, but the Chicago Fire really wanted to make that name stick. For that period of time, it made sense. That name was a selling point for U.S. Open Cup tickets from about 2011 to
Originals
I'm Just Cheering for Goals Tonight
I’m sitting up in the grandstand, one of the most beautiful grandstands I’ve ever been in. I’m not much of a baseball guy, despite the hours I’ve put into MLB The Show, so I haven’t been in many grandstands. But I have been to both
Columns
Kiwi Messi: The Birth of a Folk Hero
As you may be well aware from my coverage of the Chicago Fire on Twitter, I’m a bit of a weeb. A lot of a weeb, in fact. And while you may think it’s not very helpful in this line of work, it does give me quite a
History
Stand and Deliver
Every season, being a Chicago Fire fan has felt more and more bleak. We have come to expect a certain level of mediocrity in the past decade or so. But it wasn’t always like that, nor should it remain like this. Prior to the 2007 season, a young capo