Articles tagged with "soccer"
Welcome!!
By mirna | August 27th, 2007This is my first post for this blog and I am thrilled about the opportunity to begin a conversation about what is going on in ...
Say Goodbye to Josh Gros
By Max J. | August 22nd, 2007We already know Gros' season is possibly done. I'd be much happier if his career were done. Today. Think about the following statement: "When Josh ...
The Pre-Game: 8/15 @ LA Galaxy (SuperLiga)
By Max J. | August 14th, 2007Can a game preview give me enough good karma to find a bar carrying Telefutura? Let's find out. At least there's Top Chef ...
The Reaction: 8/9 vs. LA Beckhams
By Max J. | August 9th, 2007And my long non-viewing nightmare comes to a satisfying if occasionally scary end. Overall, a good performance. I'd already basically decided from reading other sources ...
SuperLiga Starts, and I'm An Idiot
By Max J. | July 25th, 2007So LA and Dallas went out and predictably made me look like a moron, putting up good fights in both games and generally looking like ...
Zzzzzzzz
By Max J. | July 24th, 2007Nope, we're not using Goff's line to talk about the stadium (though, really, don't you suddenly wish for the days when it was "Zzzzzzzzz" for ...
The Pre-Game: 7/22 @ The Enemy
By Max J. | July 20th, 2007Again, can't watch this game, but maybe for the better vis a vis my sanity. Does this lineup make you feel good? Perkins, Gros, Boswell, ...
By Max J. | July 17th, 2007
So I'm a bad blogger. But I am back from my long exile of exams, bad TV coverage, and getting drunk in the parking ...
The Pre-Game: Anticlimax
By Max J. | July 3rd, 2007There should be a game preview here, but there won't be. Since the KC game won't be on ESPN2, HDNet, or FSC, I have ...
Yinkamania is Dead
By Max J. | July 2nd, 2007Kasali Yinka Casal, we hardly knew ye. The official word is in and Casal is no longer a DC player. Goff's reporting today ...
Paging Mr. Casal to the Courtesy Phone
By Max J. | July 1st, 2007We're now three days removed from the Rapids game and no word on Casal's injury. Meanwhile, the BigSoccer rumor mill has picked up the ...
The Bell Tolls for Erpen
By Max J. | June 29th, 2007Yeah, look, I'm not going to pretend to shed too many tears for Facundo Erpen, most of which I think are based on optimistic attachment ...
Quick Reaction: 6/28 vs. Colorado
By Max J. | June 28th, 2007Rarely have I missed RFK more than during tonight's lightning delay: a chant of "This Isn't Baseball"? Barra, Eagles, La Norte...I love you ...
The Pre-Game: 6/28 vs. Colorado
By Max J. | June 27th, 2007Hooray for short weeks! Hooray for games on ESPN2 (= I don't end up spending thirty bucks at the bar)! Hooray for relatively weak opponents for a ...
A Quick Shout-Out
By Max J. | June 27th, 2007I am working on a game preview as we sort-of-speak, but for now, I want to lay praise at the feet of The Offside's new ...
Jay Nolly Never
By Max J. | June 26th, 2007Poplar Point Perspective has the definitive point about Nolly's start, though I disagree with the first part: Nolly wasn't as bad as I thought he would ...
Tonight, the Role of Curt Schilling Will Be Played By Bobby Boswell
By Max J. | June 25th, 2007I'm not going to single out Boz for a bad performance in a night without any good ones, uut the growing "What is happening to ...
The Pre-Game Plus: 6/23 @ Real Salt Lake
By Max J. | June 22nd, 2007There are some games that just defy the need for analysis, and this is one of them. Salt Lake is, point blank, a pathetic ...
Casal for Nigeria!
By Max J. | June 21st, 2007And now for something completely different: I am actually enthusiastically endorsing the call-up of a United player for a international tournament. Obviously the Bob ...
The Indispensible Troy Perkins
By Max J. | June 20th, 2007I guess we forget, being annoyed with his early gaffes or distracted by Jaime's absence and the roster shuffling upfield. You'd think the worth ...
United in the Middle Third of the Campaign
By Max J. | June 19th, 2007My original plan to rewatch the Chicago game and post more commentary was scuttled by the lack of game torrent. Thanks, selectively lazy TV ...
Quick Reaction: vs. Chicago 6/16
By Max J. | June 16th, 2007Can we stop with the short corner already? No more. It's getting to be like the part of Paris Hilton's brain that controls ...
The Pre-Game: 6/16 vs. Chicago Fire
By Max J. | June 15th, 2007This weekend is finally here, which means it's time for me to reprise my role as United's Official "Only Fan Who Loves HDNet Games." ...
Kpene Contingency Plans
By Max J. | June 14th, 2007No updates on Kpene's fitness for Saturday as of yet, so let's speculate. If he's not available, who plays opposite Emilio against Chicago? ...
An Idle Thought About Josh Gros
By Max J. | June 14th, 2007Goff has an update on DC's new trialists: Defender Kim Jaggy and forward Mira Mupier began their trials today and will be in camp for as ...
Reality check
By Chris | June 3rd, 2007Last night, a red card, a refereeing decision and an injury to defender Jeff Parke were the only factors standing between the Red Bulls and ...
A new day dawns
By Chris | May 26th, 2007Well folks, with my first solo post of 2007, allow me to first thank Martha for keeping a very entertaining, informative and Dema biased blog ...
Red bull rants and issues
By Chris | May 17th, 2007Ok folks, so while I was away with the flu, we have all been suffering the fallout of growing pains on and off the field. ...
A Lull Before the Storm; Is Chivas Trying to Get the DP Slot Back?
By David | May 10th, 2007Well not much has been happening so far. The days have passed by relatively quiet and the FO has been mum about any happenings. In ...
A ray of sunshine on field turf
By Chris | May 8th, 2007Well folks, im not a big fan of “I told you so”, but after watching New England knock off Chicago and a ragged DC United ...
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