'Sup ya'll. As I am working on the company dime this weekend most of my stuff will be at MLS
Insider. I'll drop a few things here or there here but I'll be "working" until Monday. Holler.
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Sing it with me y'all (to the tune of Motley Crue's pole-dancer anthem "Girls, Girls, Girls")
Goals, goals, goals!
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FINALLY on the ground in Seattle no thanks to 2 hours sitting on the runway upon departure (damn
you crashing air traffic control computers!). I've got to run downstairs and try to catch the
Galaxy arriving at the hotel but I didn't want to forget that punk rock business I mentioned
earlier in the day so here you go.
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Y'all know I love Alarazboy but......."Shake Yo Tailfeather"? Really? You gonna try and bring that
back? Puffy and Murphy Lee? C'mon now. That's not even old enough to be old school yet, it's just
that awkward in-between phase. Whatevs though. At least the cuts (in the editing & on the field)
are tight.
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This is the video for "Cousins", the first single from Vampire Weekend's upcoming Contra album. Any
of you kit whores out there have a clue what club's jersey the drummer is wearing? I'd be dead
curious to know.
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I'm typing this post from the rear seat of a town car on my way to the airport for MLS Cup madness
2009*. So while float over the country and plot my assault on Jet City may I suggest you listen to
RSL skipper Jason Kreis talk coach stuff. Then later when my feet are back on the ground we can
talk punk rock stuff.
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There is a great piece over at The Original Winger; an interview with Gino Rossetti of Rossetti
Architects. Get inside the head of one of the people who is shaping --somewhat literally-- how
soccer is perceived in America.
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If you'll pardon the double dip, allow me to re-purpose something I knocked out for MLS Insider
yesterday. I got to talking to Nick Rimando for a minute and he pointed out something that I didn't
think of; he basically closed out his buddy Brandon Prideaux's career with that save in the
shootout (they were teammates at D.
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From the country that brought you "Maradona, the coach", even greater wisdom has now conceived the
Plan for Argentina to Win the World Cup™: a virtual petition demanding Messi get the perm job
Maradona wore to the '86 Final. I love this; the best people's movement since the petition to bring
back Family Guy when it got canceled.
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It's on. The first ever full meeting of the 5 Designated Players families is finally set to happen
at MLS Cup. Ives, Bruce, Adam, Beans, Dunny & the rest of the TOW crew will be posted up along with
yours truly at Kells Pub from 9pm on Friday night. If you're in town and have $5 to spare (they
charge a cover on Friday nights, out of our control) come through and hang, drink & talk trash with
us; we're looking to make some new friends and meet some old ones.
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Can I take a minute to testify? Thank you. I'm now 33 years old with little time for exercise and a
penchant for rich cheeses and savory meats. It is for this very reason that I possess a body type
that could be described as "rotund" and why many soccer jersey's come off like meat casing on my
frame.
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You know how when you are really, really cold --so cold that you don't even shiver-- you just get
so still that if you are not talking you might be mistaken for dead? I think that's what's going on
here with Kammarman. Dude looks like he is in real pain. Somebody get that man a parka.
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Whilst skimming the business section of the Times of London this morning (because that's what
baller-assed suits such as myself do in between Powerpoint presentations and breakfasts of
California Condor eggs over easy) I accidentally spit mimosa all over my keyboard when I read the
following about the alleged recent purchase of the New York Cosmos name by former Tottenham
Vice-Chairman Paul Kemsley:
"Pele will be president of the company.
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Shep seems to think that Bruce Arena's performance this season is proof that the coach RBNY should
hire one that they already fired. He also believes that set pieces win the game and that fly-away
cuffs are the look for fall/winter 2009.
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