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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Fellas, which accessory most makes you look like someone who would list "clubbing" as a hobby on a
dating website: Juan Pablo Angel's man-purse or golfer Camilo Villegas' Red Bull belt buckle? And
for the ladies and homosexualists, who's profile would you respond to: JPA or a dude who still
rocks white belts like it's 2003?
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The E.T. 3 dissect the burning wreckage of the 2009 RBNY season and then get into a bit of playoff
talk...of which there will be precious little of in the RBNY locker room.
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It really is just like college living except you don't have to go to class and you make more than
$13k a year (at least these two do).
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Cribs was canceled ages ago but that won't stop it from coming to North Jersey. Behold the teaser
for RBNY greenhorns Nick Zimmerman and Jeremy Hall's upcoming episode courtesy of Red Bulls Reader.
I like these things where you get to see a bit of what these guys' lives are like off the field;
it's nice to see that they are just dudes that you might want to play COD with.
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Can you imagine how not-hopeless RBNY would be if only they were allowed to sign all these kids
from Jersey? They would A) have talented youth for days and B) corner the market on players whose
name ends in vowel. Add alleged Napoli-deserter and U.S. U-20 striker Vincenzo Bernardo to the list
with Rossi, Szetela, Duka and all of the other NJ boys that with a real youth system would maybe
make NY the Arsenal of MLS.
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RBNY are down in Trinidad & Tobago getting ready for tonight's match against W Connection in the
CONCACAF Champions League. I could say something negative about their chances tonight but since the
released the dead, dead weight that was Khano Smith today, I'll take that as an act of goodwill
toward the fans and spare them the coarse words.
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Picture by Saed Hindash from the Star Ledger
And those words are: Don't get cocky.
That's 4 wins in a row for the Galaxy, which is not the longest win streak since 2006. (The
dismal 2007 season featured a 5 game winning streak from September through October.) All of a
sudden the team is tied for third in the West and sitting pretty in a playoff spot (granted it has
still played a game more than most of the West) and it is surging rather than falling.
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So yesterday wasn't the best but I figure today will be a vast improvement. If you are in NYC and
are feeling it, come celebrate soccer and my place in the unemployment line with me. I'll be posted
up at Nevada Smith's with some of the ESC/North Jersey Brigade boys for the US-Spain match, then
down to Sarah D.
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John Wolyniec is my dog. He and Seth Stammler are the current and potentially eternal holders of
the TOR Award For All-Around Nice Guys Who Are Not Flashy, Play Well and Give No Drama™. I didn't
know he was a guitar player though; this is what I get for going to the stadium pub before the game
and not after the game.
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Juan Pietravallo symbolizes what's wrong with RBNY? Perhaps. What about Khano Smith? Is he worth
120K? Probably not. What's certain though is that between those two and Dane Richards there is over
$460K in salary cap space just sitting on the bench as if it was waiting for the M60 to LaGuardia
to come a whisk it away.
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Steve Cangiolosi: "Shep, can you take anything positive out of this game?"
Shep Messing: "I really can't (pause) except the play of Danny Cepero."
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It's Wednesday. JCO is still the coach, the team is still at the bottom of every known power
ranking and I am still depressed. NY fans, feel free to memorize this song before the next home
game.
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We're not even to the All-Star break and I'm about one more loss from completely giving up hope for
anything good coming out of the 2009 season for RBNY. I know that's one more loss than necessary
for some of my fellow fans but I'm attempting to be an optimist. Other than some wild, unlikely
success the only good things I can imagine are the following:
1.
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I didn't know the Revs had girls but here they are taking the piss out of that much-maligned RBNY
marketing stunt from a few months ago. Possibly the first time I've ever seen a rivalry go from the
pitch to the stands to the new media dept. If it goes to the next level be prepared to see an
advert for a new, taurine-enhanced shaving gel that's smoother than Gillette.
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Kyle Martino and Glenn Davis ask the questions, SF gives the answers:
1. Not RBNY.
2. Getting a good cheesesteak (with wiz).
3. He will inspire them to update their wardrobes.
4. He will punch you in the face if you don't let him score.
5. Not RBNY.
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Sadly I will not be watching tonight's drudge match between RBNY and D.C. United; a man can only
take so much footie-related failure in a 24-hour period (and I'm going to see Doves tonight). Maybe
I'll watch it on the DVR tomorrow if I RBNY somehow manage to display something bordering on
collective competence and pull out a shock win.
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I think I need a new tag that's just a "WTF" tag. I'd use it for random, inexplicable things that
make you wonder just exactly what it is you are looking at. Or things that you know what they are
but not why they exist.
Things like all-time Metro great Giovanni Savarese --who never actually played for RBNY but that's
just me being nit picky-- staring in an advert for OHSA.
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Been sitting on this for a couple of days; it's form last week but it's still worth checking out if
not for the fact that it may be hopefully be the only time you see Juan Pietravallo set foot on
this field.
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A lot of people ragged on RBNY for their "Running of the Bulls" campaign a few months ago and while
some of the criticism was justified a good portion of it was just over the top. At about the same
time they did this series of over sized projections throughout high-traffic areas in Manhattan that
(from what I saw) was much better executed.
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If you've never seen it, I highly recomend you see the 1978 film The Boys in Company C.
As where may have bigger names and a higher caliber of play but this is a much better film overall.
Plus it has R. Lee Ermey's debut performance as a hard-assed drill sergent years before he made his
iconic appearance in Full Metal Jacket.
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Chested down, dropped to the left foot, scored with the right foot. And you thought he was called
The Staten Island Maradona for nothing.
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Check 'em out y'all. Juan Pietravallo may not win as many balls as I would like but he can win a
chili cook-off. Well maybe not a chili cook-off, but he (along with teammates Jorge Rojas, Carlos
Johnson and Alfredo Pacheco operated under the nom de cuisine Caballos Viejos) did lift some
silverware in the 2nd annual RBNY iron Chef challenge.
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I have to say that despite the poor showings from some members of the officiating corps, this was
probably one of the best weeks so far of the 2009. Good crowds, a Sunday game that was actually
packed for once, a MASSIVE win for RBNY, FINALLY a win for Columbus and the madness that was TFC v.
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For both myself and the Galaxy.
I drove past the HDC while in SoCal and gave it a wave. My husband thought I was nuts. I
probably am, but goodness I miss watching the Galaxy live.
I was also able to find a store willing to create a nonBeckham shirt for me. I have been looking
and looking for a new Donovan t-shirt to expand my wardrobe.
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Red Bulls Reader bum-rushed Red Bulls Salzburg Sporting Director Heinz Hochhauser a few weeks ago
and talked about Red Bull Salzburg's season, is European Golden Boot candidate in Marc Janko, and
Red Bull Salzburg's new coach and soccer academy's in Ghana and Brazil. Say Heinz, what do you
think the odds are of us ever seeing one of those kids from Africa or Brazil playing in NY when we
can't even get one of the kids from our local academy?
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RBNY previews their U.S. Open Cup play-in match against San Jose tonight. I think I know the answer
but does anyone know of an audio or video stream for this one?
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It's probably not a fair exchange but I'll attempt to counter program my earlier negativity with
something nice to look at that is RBNY-centric. I've learned that when you're upset with a loved
one it's often best to not wallow in their faults but to remind yourself of their better
qualities/moments.
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