8/25/05: Four Standing

[GPK]

Fire wins shootout, advances-Chicago Tribune (http://chicagosports.chicagotribune.com/sports/soccer/fire/cs-050824fire,1,6224882.story?coll=cs-fire-headlines)

Fire holds off Rhinos-Daily Southtown (http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/252sd4.htm)

Balboa was a kick for MLS-Rocky Mountain News (http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/rapids/article/0,1299,DRMN_51_4028540,00.html)

Clavijo's nomadic career has been global one-Rocky Mountain News (http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/rapids/article/0,1299,DRMN_51_4028544,00.html)

FCD reaches Open Cup semis with penalty kicks-Dallas Morning News (http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/soccer/stories/082505dnspofcdallaslede.181dafa8.html)

Late goal bails out FC Dallas-Ft. Worth Star Telegram (http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/12472168.htm)

United Loses a Shot At U.S. Open Cup-Washington Post (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/24/AR2005082402359.html)

Thunder makes Wizards feel the noise-Kansas City Star (http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/soccer/mls/kansas_city_wizards/12468720.htm)

Galaxy Eliminates San Jose-LA Times (http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-galaxy25aug25,1,5525875.story?coll=la-headlines-sports-soccer)

Gomez's 2 goals lead Galaxy to U.S. Open semifinals-Carson Daily Breeze (http://www.dailybreeze.com/sports/articles/1801082.html)

Galaxy advances to Cup semifinals-Pasadena Star News (http://www2.pasadenastarnews.com/sports/ci_2970892)

Warren reports for duty-Boston Globe (http://www.boston.com/sports/soccer/articles/2005/08/25/warren_reports_for_duty/)

Quakes lose in U.S. Open Cup-Mercury News (http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/soccer/12471068.htm)

Quakes ousted from Open Cup-San Francisco Chronicle (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2005/08/25/SPGA7ECSKC1.DTL)

Schoolchildren have tough questions for RSL-Salt Lake Tribune (http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_2971354)

Real: RSL 1, Harbour View 1-Salt Lake Tribune (http://www.sltrib.com/sports/ci_2971353)

Despite tie, RSL moving forward-Deseret News (http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,600158489,00.html)

UH can gain from MLS, but there are challenges-Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/soc/3324179)

Who cares that God had no hand in goal?-Miami Herald (http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/sports/soccer/12473057.htm)

Rhinos get burned by Fire in shootout-Rochester Democrat & Chronicle (http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050825/SPORTS05/508250364/1007/SPORTS)

Soccer: Minnesota Thunder reaches U.S. Open Cup semifinals-Star Tribune (http://www.startribune.com/stories/503/5577958.html)

[drew_VT_6]

Fire holds off Rhinos-Daily Southtown (http://www.dailysouthtown.com/southtown/dssports/pro/252sd4.htm)

From the article:
"We asked (Armas) what position he wanted to go in and he said, 'Five,' " Sarachan said. "I told him, 'It's yours.' "

That was a pretty gutsy move after that Panama Gold Cup PK debacle. On the part of Armas and Sarachan.

[Clint Eastwood]

"Students at Wasatch Elementary School wasted little time getting to the heart of the matter during a special assembly with Real Salt Lake players D.J. Countess and Seth Trembly on Wednesday morning.
Asked how many games the team has won Countess told the group RSL had six victories. "That's not very many,” said a voice down in front. "

Now that's comedy right there.

[Sachsen]

Balboa was a kick for MLS-Rocky Mountain News (http://www.rockymountainnews.com/drmn/rapids/article/0,1299,DRMN_51_4028540,00.html)

"He [Balboa] said one of his goals is to restore the Rapids' jerseys to their original green color, instead of their current blue and black."

EXCELLENT news! Of course, I'm speaking as a fan of MLS in general, not as a Rapids fan, but I would love to see the green jerseys back.

[Sachsen]

"Students at Wasatch Elementary School wasted little time getting to the heart of the matter during a special assembly with Real Salt Lake players D.J. Countess and Seth Trembly on Wednesday morning.
Asked how many games the team has won Countess told the group RSL had six victories. "That's not very many,” said a voice down in front. "

Now that's comedy right there.

Funny indeed, but then there was this bit:

"Nearly half the students raised their hands when asked if they had been to an RSL game over the summer. A few wore RSL T-shirts."

That's pretty cool and impressive.

[scaryice]

"He [Balboa] said one of his goals is to restore the Rapids' jerseys to their original green color, instead of their current blue and black."

EXCELLENT news! Of course, I'm speaking as a fan of MLS in general, not as a Rapids fan, but I would love to see the green jerseys back.

That is great news. Although it's been a while since they had them now. They just need to replace the blue stripes with green.

[OldFanatic]

That is great news. Although it's been a while since they had them now. They just need to replace the blue stripes with green.

Why not keep both versions? The old green as first choice, and maybe the blue/black as a second or third choice?

[bbsbt]

I think the blue/black ones are the best-looking in the league.

[Wizardscharter]

"He [Balboa] said one of his goals is to restore the Rapids' jerseys to their original green color, instead of their current blue and black." Hear, hear. Get it done. Right now, no question.