The Fairness Department...

...compels me to report that The Oregonian, Portland's daily, did in fact generate its own Kaiserslautern dateline for USA v. Italy, with a pretty good match report written by a stringer. In a second dose of unaccustomed "balance" here on Eleven Devils, I also note that The O reporter thought highly of Brian McBride's performance in the siege effort. I still think he should be swapped out for the more dynamic EJ—he is, after all, a striker who has not yet managed to strike—but she was there.