Category Archives: The MLS
At the crossroads of history, waiting for the light to change
All right already. Listen, Chicago Fire, Los Angeles Galaxy, Don, Phil, Andrew, and not least Robbie – get off the thinking couch and get this the freak over with already. Some of us have blogs to write. I suppose I could just predict what will happen at this point, but…I’ve …
You’re probably asking yourself – how can it be a Hollywood ending if the bad guys win? This is why it’s always important to know who the protagonist is, and what kind of story you’re in. Yes, Luke was the good guy in Star Wars…but so was Uncle Owen. Since …
MLS Cup 2012 – Forward Into the Past
Well, the worst case scenario came true. Stanford is hosting the Pac-12 championship game, so MLS Cup can’t be held at Stanford Stadium. And realistically, guys? Buck Shaw Stadium was never an option. Still – moving it all the way to the Home Depot Center?! Quakes fans must be PISSED. …
Discouraging words and cloudy skies
Put up a stop sign, I said. People aren’t stopping, and there’s gonna be a crash, I said. Nah, said MLS. We’ll put up a sign that says “Go real real fast,” said MLS. It’s what the people want, said MLS. Fine, I said. But you’ll be sorry, I said. …
Quarterfinal wrap: At least Alan Gordon will have his national team career to fall back on
It had never happened before – every road team advancing to the next round. It technically didn’t happen this year, either – DC United was the designated higher seed, so the historical record will show that one favored team advanced. Soccer America was even fooled by it, and said this …
The Troll’s Guide to the MLS Playoffs
I think the Supporters Shield should be worth more than MLS Cup. It’s a more difficult task. You play every team, “unbalanced” schedule or no. The full season tests depth and adaptability. The full season shows how a team deals with all kinds of stadiums, all kinds of weather, injuries, travel, …
Wow, none of us have mentioned the Euro final. Maybe Spain really are boring. (Spoiler alert – Spain won. All the “Greatest of All Time?” talk that was put on hold because of Chelsea has been transferred over to Barcelona’s national team.) But that’s not what I want to talk …
Julie Foudy suggests the wrong kind of sellout
Lower the Jolly Roger, and launch the USS Lollipop. Julie Foudy is ready to make nice. It needs a group of owners who want to do it because it makes sense financially and they believe in it, not because it is something they “should” do. For those of you who …
What makes this league different from all others?
Many cannot understand why the ghost of the North American Soccer League haunts the halls of the MLS front office. The obvious answer is the correct one – a big-time American soccer league that seemed to have gotten over the hump disappeared in a puff of Studio 54 cocaine. The …
Unbalanced schedule makes sense – unbalanced fans and coaches do not
“Hold the happiness. We are in trouble. We forgot one little detail.” “Nothing is missing. Everything is here, down to the last hitching post.” “People! There are no people!” ….They promised to be permanent champions. They have never been to any tournament final. They have never been past the first round of …
