September 7 Double. Final. Good morning, beach volleyball fans, Everyone who reads this newsletter or listens to the podcast or reads other bits of my writing might not know everything there is to know about me, but they do know this: I am a proponent of double-elimination formats in beach volleyball. We even made a shirt that says "Give me double elim or give me death." It is a hill I've chosen to die on in this life. After Hermosa, I hope there are others on that hill with me. The ending...

September 1 Summer Goes Out With A Bang Good morning, beach volleyball fans, And greetings from The Airport Lounge -- I LOVE a good, basic name for a place, like The Airport Lounge, or The Bar -- from Hamburg, Germany. Sitting right across from me is Daniel Frito Freitas, the man behind the lens and editing of so much of beach volleyball's finest content. And fine content he did produce from this past week's Hamburg Elite, which was easy, given the magnitude of storylines from the event....