I am sorry, but when one of my country men pulls something like this off, I have to highlight
it.
Here is Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs catching a bat. The marsupial
kind, not the baseball one . . .
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Dieter, Dietmar . . . close enough.
Dietmar Beiersdorfer, the new sporting director for worldwide Red Bull soccer operations,
has descended upon New York and has brought with him a cloud of speculation. Is he here to hire a
new GM? Perhaps weigh in on the coaching situation?
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Here is a little tidbit that just made its way to my desk: Luke Sassano, Nick Zimmerman
and Jeremy Hall are all taking in the sights and sounds of Austria, as the trio begin a
2-3 week training stint with the Salzburg Motherland Crew.
Hopefully, they don't get the Dane Richards treatment.
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Sharks in the water, RBNY.
DC United have just announced the formal resignation of head coach Tom Soehn
from the organization. Soehn accumulated a respectable 36-30-24 MLS record, with a total of
55-48-31 in all competitions. So what cost him? Disappointing results in the face of high
expectations.
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It has been a long and sometimes unforgiving decade for the Bulls. They played in the highest of
highs (an MLS Cup Appearance) and the lowest of the lows (2009), suffered extreme anguish over
injustice (Diallo, Petke is still gunning for you), and extreme ecstasy
(Mathis - those 5 goals were a thing of beauty).
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Phil Brown has been talking a storm about Jozy's
"Twittergate" this week, including gems like this:
Asked if Altidore had put the twit in Twitter, an unimpressed Brown replied: "I'd have put an
'a' in it."
Now that is the kind of comment Maradona would be proud of!
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Hey all,
For those who care, I am doing weekend duties on the main Offside page. Started last week, and I
will be sharing the load with a combo of theoffsides finest Rob, Jan and of course, Laurie. So
check these installments out, shoot on by, and give your opinions outside of the Red Bulls
sphere.
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Halloween begins my Four-fecta of favorite holidays, as well as the beginning of my favorite
season of the year. For those that would like to know, yes, I am getting dressed up for Halloween
this year. My costume? Popeye. The biggest Popeye ever, but Popeye nonetheless.
Now, here is The Offside MVP John Wolyniec doing "THRILLER!
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You get a phone call from Red Bull.
It's Erik Stover.
Is this another automated call to buy season tickets? Not this time.
You are offered the position of teams Sporting Director. And you jump at the chance.
But now what? Well, I turn it over to you -
What would you do to turn around this franchise ahead of the 2010 season?
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While at yesterday's final grass installation, there was a rare positive vibe with the team, not
just for the Arena's near completion, but for the season to come. Whether it was players,
management or press, everyone seemed to look towards the future with longing eyes.
A lot of the hot button issues were discussed, and others simply insinuated.
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Though the rain may have followed it's way over from Giants Stadium to Red Bull Arena, and the
sky was as gray as ever, it could not dampen nor cast a shadow on today's accomplishment. Ladies
and Gentlemen, say goodbye to plastic turf; the final piece of sod is in place, and the Red Bulls
Kentucky Blue Grass pitch is finally complete.
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Jozy Altidore was excluded from the Hull City game with no explanation for his
absence to be found. But the young lass loves his social networking sites, so the mystery didn't
take very long to figure out. While Hull was already playing, Jozy sent his fans a little tweet to
explain what had happened:
"Apologize to the all of you.
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Alrighty ladies and gents, while some may be writing about postseason plans with passionate
pride, I will be doing my darndest to keep things interesting around here till March of 2010. And
when a team isn't in the playoffs (holla TFC, and San Jose!), the front office has to do the
same.
It is in that vane that the Red Bulls announced their awards for team MVP, Defender of the Year,
Newcomer of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Fan of the Year.
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Just in time for the election cycle, interim coach Richie Williams has received
a huge endorsement for the vacant head coaching position. And this vote of confidence holds a lot
of weight.
Team captain Juan Pablo Angel has clearly recognized the short term successes
of the Williams era.
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