C'mon down, meet the Match Pricks, have a beer, watch Spain, cross your fingers, sing for Torres

The international break might have bummed out a high-flying Colin (Arsenal) and Jim (Liverpool), but apparently it's done nothing to dampen the mood of Match Pricks readers. We didn't set any peaks this week, but a consistent stream of eyeballs kept stopping by and we set a new high floor for minimum daily visitors, if that makes sense. There were no valleys for pageviews, and for that we are much appreciative. It's a kick every day that anyone besides Colin and myself cares about this stuff. Thank you for reading Match Pricks.

With that said, Spain v. Turkey is on Gol TV at 4 p.m. today (CDT), and we'll be over at the Highbury pub, 2322 S. Kinnickinnic Ave., Milwaukee. See the "Contact Us" link at the Web site there for a handy Google Maps setup giving you directions to the bar from wherever you might be coming from. There'll be a special guest or two, and it's sure to be a blast. The Highbury is showing World Cup qualifiers all day, so come early and grab a drink. And anyone prepared to argue about the merits of Iniesta in the Spanish team better be prepared for a scrap.

OK, let's go ...