Tag Archives: Rafael Nadal

Class Acts o’ the Day (Mo & Rafa Edition)

Posted on July 5, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

Let’s start with Rafael Nadal, winner of the Gentleman’s Final at Wimbledon – and the Gentleman’s Anything everywhere else. How classy is Nadal? He absolutely manhandled Tomas Berdych, but afterward made the match sound like some Strawberries-and-Cream Smackdown. To paraphrase: … Continue reading →

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Campaign Outsider Sports Trifecta™

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Campaign Outsider

On those rare occasions that the hardworking staff has three sports-related posts, we play the Campaign Outsider Trifecta (pat. pending). To wit: Prophetic Headline o’ the Day® Tuesday’s New York Times: Sweden’s Soderling Is a Force to Be Reckoned With … Continue reading →

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WTF, U.S. Open Edition

Posted on September 9, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

Rafael Nadal is the finest sportsman in men’s professional tennis since Bjorn Borg. This kid is modest, respectful, and – better than Borg – joyous. (Sample quote: “I don’t want to talk about injuries. Sorry. No, no, I am a … Continue reading →

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