Attention all Columbus Crew fans: You may now begin to tremble in fear as the GALACTIC EMPIRE rolls into town to rightfully take what is ours: The Lamar Hunt Open Cup. We won the Supporter's Shield AT SPARTAN STADIUM in San Jose. We won MLS CUP AT GILETTE STADIUM in Foxboro. Now, we shall win the Open Cup AT CREW STADIUM to your utter despair. This shall solidify the Galaxy's position as THE GREATEST SOCCER TEAM NORTH AMERICA HAS EVER WITNESSED. Bring as many people as you can to the stadium... it will make the victory that much sweeter. Good luck, Crew fans. Tommy Mack
Galaxy US Tour: IN YOUR HOUSE 2002 Featuring the live tracks: Do You Know The Way To Take The Shield From San Jose I'm Not Looking For A New England, I'm Just Looking For Another Cup and the smash hit single The Columbus Crew Lose The Open Cup Final To The Los Angeles Galaxy Because They're Not As Good A Team.
... like your last Cup Final here? I seem to recall having watched LA play in a Cup final in Crew Stadium not long ago...
Local Open Cup Coverage In case anybody outside Columbus hasn't seen some of this coverage yet... Crew Readies For Second Final In Club History Andrulis: "We Need To Learn How To Win A Championship" http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=131 On The Verge Of History Los Angeles has a chance to sweep the country's soccer honors http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=132 Looking Back In Time: August 11, 1999 The last time the Crew played Los Angeles in the Open Cup, a spot in the '99 semifinals was on the line http://www.thecrew.com/show.cfm?article=103 And, since not many people may be subscribers to the Dispatch...here's a mirror of their preview: http://www.1460thefan.com/tf.php?story=dispatch/news/sports02/oct02/1451615.html (thanks to Grouchy for this link)
Oh yeah, and even though Matt Reis is on goal, the G's are still bringing Hartman to do his GATO KUNG FU on any little Crew player that acts up. Just ask Martino what that's like. Tommy Mack