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Dirty work (US-Guatemala R)
Posted 21 Aug 2008 at 01:47 PM by Dan Loney
"Hey, guys! Turns out I flew all that way, and didn't even play in the game! Bob says hi, by the way. How was Houston?....what?"
- Sacha Kljestan in practice today
Dear Mr. Bocanegra,
I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any such slander at any time in the future.
Sincerely,
Archibald Leach
Barrister or solicitor or whatever
Although right now, thanks to font issues, the US Soccer page seems as surprised at Bocanegra's heroics as I am:
It could have been vastly worse, thanks to Steve Cherundolo being unable to handle the awesome talent of a FREAKING COLUMBUS CREW reject. Fortunately, a current Columbus Crew player was there to cover for the position. And fortunately, Gustavo Cabrera lost his freaking mind. Somewhere Michael Orozco is saying "Wow, bad play."
I don't want to diminish the accomplishment in Guatemala, although I do want to diminish the Guatemalan team. Guys, the national style isn't working, please learn to play soccer. It's easy to look at Carlos Ruiz and Pando Ramirez - has-beens long before their time - and conclude that the US should have beat Guatemala much more decisively. But in Guatemala City, apparently by candlelight, the result was all that mattered. Usually the happiest day in CONCACAF is the holiday we have every four years when Guatemala is officially eliminated, and the US took a big step closer to that last night. Let the gift horse smile all he wants.
Also of interest was this conversation overheard before the game:
"Hey, Eddie! Good to see you!"
"Hey, Landon!"
"Where you going after the game?"
"What do you mean? I'm going with you. To the Galaxy."
"You are?"
"Yes. I asked you what it was like to play for LA, and you said the organization was great, the team was playing well, the media has been wonderful. You said San Jose fans would totally understand that I'd rather play for LA. You said the only thing better than playing with Beckham was meeting the wonderful people in his entourage, like Tom Cruise, who isn't crazy at all. You said Tim Leiweke has been like a father to you. You said it was been a totally fulfilling experience all around and you were going to sign a lifetime contract."
"And you didn't pick up on any of the sarcasm?"
"...sarcasm?"
"Eddie, don't you read the papers?"
"In the last two years I've played for DERBY and LEEDS, NO I don't read about soccer! You lied to me!"
"You're an idiot for believing me!"
"You have David Letterman hair!"
"You look like Peter MacNicol!"
"Patrick Warburton phones it in on your wife's sitcom!"
"..."
"Aw...hey, Landon, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that."
"No, it's true! He's so good on Venture Brothers! It's not fair!"
"Well, he's also phoning it in these days on Family Guy."
"You're just saying that to be nice. So, is it too late to get out of playing for the Galaxy?"
"I dunno. Maybe I'll hit my head during the game or something and flunk the physical."
"There you go. Hey, after this, do you want to kidnap some Guatemalan infants?"
"You know it! USA! USA! USA!"
- Sacha Kljestan in practice today
Dear Mr. Bocanegra,
I offer a complete and utter retraction. The imputation was totally without basis in fact, and was in no way fair comment, and was motivated purely by malice, and I deeply regret any distress that my comments may have caused you, or your family, and I hereby undertake not to repeat any such slander at any time in the future.
Sincerely,
Archibald Leach
Barrister or solicitor or whatever
Although right now, thanks to font issues, the US Soccer page seems as surprised at Bocanegra's heroics as I am:
Quote:
Carlos Bocanegra???s 69th-minute Header Paces U.S.
I don't want to diminish the accomplishment in Guatemala, although I do want to diminish the Guatemalan team. Guys, the national style isn't working, please learn to play soccer. It's easy to look at Carlos Ruiz and Pando Ramirez - has-beens long before their time - and conclude that the US should have beat Guatemala much more decisively. But in Guatemala City, apparently by candlelight, the result was all that mattered. Usually the happiest day in CONCACAF is the holiday we have every four years when Guatemala is officially eliminated, and the US took a big step closer to that last night. Let the gift horse smile all he wants.
Also of interest was this conversation overheard before the game:
"Hey, Eddie! Good to see you!"
"Hey, Landon!"
"Where you going after the game?"
"What do you mean? I'm going with you. To the Galaxy."
"You are?"
"Yes. I asked you what it was like to play for LA, and you said the organization was great, the team was playing well, the media has been wonderful. You said San Jose fans would totally understand that I'd rather play for LA. You said the only thing better than playing with Beckham was meeting the wonderful people in his entourage, like Tom Cruise, who isn't crazy at all. You said Tim Leiweke has been like a father to you. You said it was been a totally fulfilling experience all around and you were going to sign a lifetime contract."
"And you didn't pick up on any of the sarcasm?"
"...sarcasm?"
"Eddie, don't you read the papers?"
"In the last two years I've played for DERBY and LEEDS, NO I don't read about soccer! You lied to me!"
"You're an idiot for believing me!"
"You have David Letterman hair!"
"You look like Peter MacNicol!"
"Patrick Warburton phones it in on your wife's sitcom!"
"..."
"Aw...hey, Landon, I'm sorry. I didn't mean that."
"No, it's true! He's so good on Venture Brothers! It's not fair!"
"Well, he's also phoning it in these days on Family Guy."
"You're just saying that to be nice. So, is it too late to get out of playing for the Galaxy?"
"I dunno. Maybe I'll hit my head during the game or something and flunk the physical."
"There you go. Hey, after this, do you want to kidnap some Guatemalan infants?"
"You know it! USA! USA! USA!"
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Venture Brothers = Greatest Adult Swim toon in awhile.Posted 21 Aug 2008 at 01:59 PM by SonicDeathMonkey 
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Go Team Venture!
Posted 21 Aug 2008 at 02:18 PM by Master O
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I guess there was no way you could've had Landy exclaiming at the end of the conversation "DON'T CALL ME STUPID!"Posted 21 Aug 2008 at 02:30 PM by thejuggernaut
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Boca surprise??
I can't understand how Boca scoring on a header would surprise anyone.
His 10 goals for the Nats rivals the totals of Ching and Johnson, and is probably greater than everyone on the field save LD and DMB, possibly Lewis as well. He also was 2nd on Fulham the last year he got any time.
Plus, the US scores almost exclusively from set pieces, since BB's fascinaion with playing 2 CM's who can't complete an incisive pass continuall kills the offense. The fact that the offense was offensive with MB and PM in the midfield should also not be a surprise.
Nor should it be a surprise that BB still didn't call in any new blood on offense (Adu, Altidore, Cooper, Buddle) to give a jolt. Ching was OK, but I have no idea why Dempsey still starts (at F or RW).
What was surprising was seeing a guy with nearly 50 caps gets a stupid yellow for throwing the ball, then tackle someone from behind (with his hands) to get ejected. More surprising was watching El Loco (the other Crew reject) OWN Heath Pearce for 60 minutes.
And for the record, Freddy Garcia wasn't a Crew reject, he left us. Family and visa problems. He was instrumental in the 2002 USOC win (hey, that's our only hardware). I think the Loco deal was more of a mutual thing.
By the way, i think the Crew had as many current or former players (Hejduk, Rodriguez, Garcia) than any other MLS team save San Jose (Donovan, Ching, Lewis).
Lastly, the most surprising thing was an obvious handball on the US, in the box, NOT being called in Guatemala.Posted 21 Aug 2008 at 03:24 PM by TrueCrew
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Ball hits hand doesn't necessarily mean the ball has been handled. Sure, it could have been called, but it would have been harsh.
I think the most surprising thing(s) was/were that the guy got the sendoff for the George Atkinson/Lynn Swann headhunting incident right and the kick to the head of Howard right. Most everything else, he got wrong.Posted 21 Aug 2008 at 05:57 PM by kenntomasch
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I also enjoyed PW on the live action version of The Tick. But maybe that's just me. (Actually, considering how briefly the show was aired, it probably was just me.)
Posted 22 Aug 2008 at 03:43 PM by Jay Hipps
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Gustavo Cabrera may have a future as a prize fighter. Were the scouts out there to see his potential?
I hope so.Posted 22 Aug 2008 at 10:15 PM by Hachiko
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laying for Preston North End way back in the day. (The Spoiler)
Stuff overheard after the US game. (Dan Loney Blog)
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Teams yo
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