The Buenos Aires Shankees Video
Here’s some footage from my Saturday afternoon with the Buenos Aires Shankee Baseball team. Baseball in Buenos Aires is alive! Enjoy. If you are in Buenos Aires and want to join the team, contact me directly. Here is a team shot of the Buenos Aires Shankees After the big game against the Cubans. GarethMy name is […]
Shankee Baseball in Buenos Aires
Although I played catcher for my high school varsity baseball team, I was more known for my dugout antics rather than my on-field performance. However, in light of my “never turn down an invitation” policy, I decided to join the Shankees (Buenos Aires’ expat baseball team) last Saturday for some good ‘ol fashion hard ball. I […]
Boca Juniors Stadium: Access Denied
Sunday night was perfect for a football match. The air was crisp and the moon was full. I had been warned many times to be careful going to La Bombonera (Boca Juniors Football Stadium) at night and to bring only the basics. So, with a gray zip up hoodie, blue t-shirt (for Boca), limited money, stealth-mode […]
Argentina Football: River vs Argentinos
Last week the biggest match of the Argentine Football (futbol, soccer) season took place at La Bombonera (Boca Juniors Stadium) in La Boca. The bi-annual Superclásico between the two biggest Argentine football clubs (Boca Juniors vs. River Plate) was undoubtedly the biggest topic of conversation in Buenos Aires both before and after the match. However, even after […]
Football in Argentina – Racing vs Huracán
The second official tournament of the year, the Clausura, is well under way here in Argentina. Most Argentina football teams are about 6 games in on their 19 game season and the madness is in full swing. Last night I ventured out to Racing for my first game of the season with my Italian buddy, Marco. He […]
Futbol Follies: A Blast from the Past
The guys from Buller organized a football match last Wednesday after work. Although it was 3am and I was dead tired from class and work I couldn’t turn down the invitation. This was the second time I’ve played soccer since I’ve been down here and my skills haven’t improved a bit. I consider myself a […]
How to Survive a Futbol Match in Buenos Aires
I decided to take a page out of Kate Hudson’s book and create a “How To” guide for Argentina football fans who want to attend a match here in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This is the first of many “T2T How To Guides” about traveling to Buenos Aires. Hopefully it will be a good travel resource & […]
DAKAR 2010: Argentina & Chile
Right before the New Years festivities I was running down towards the Parks of Palermo and I noticed a huge event going on. There were hundreds of people lined up along a blocked off street watching all these parked rally cars, trucks and motorcycles. Except for an annual trip to Charlotte, NC with my best friends for […]
FOTO FRIDAY: Velez vs River Argentine Football
the boys getting geared up for our first Argentine Football experience. We headed out to the Velez Sarsfield stadium where the Velez faithfuls cheered their club to victory over the might River Plate. Read all about my first Football in Argentina Experience Checkout the video on “How To: Survive a Futbol Match in Buenos Aires” […]
Argentina Football: Banfield Wins, Messi is Nasty & The World Cup is Set
Lots of big news in the Football world over the last few weeks and Argentina was in the middle of it all. 1. Banfield won the Argentine Apertura 2009. In their final match of the Apertura 2009 tournament Banfield faced off against the most popular club in Argentina Boca Juniors, at Boca. A friend and I actually went […]