One prediction for the season. 2/18 Soul over Wave The winning streak stops there. I guess this means I made two predictions beacause the Wave will win in MissourI to keep the sreak alive heading to Chicago.
Don't let em rile you up Wave Fan! Stay focused on one game and one step at a time! The magic number is five. Any combination of Wave wins and Baltimore losses equaling five and the Wave wins the regular season title and home field advantage throughout. So let's take the next step and get the magic number to four in Missouri and go from there.
Week 16: Saturday 2/16- Syracuse Silver Knights @ Rochester Lancers Saturday 2/16- Wichita Wings @ Baltimore Blast Sunday 2/17- Milwaukee Wave @ Missouri Comets Monday 2/18- Wichita Wings @ Rochester Lancers Monday 2/18- Milwaukee Wave @ Chicago Soul
Likely to come true if Tom Oatley can't learn to behave (He took another ridiculous shove at an opposing player yesterday and got a blue card - and worse - incurred the wrath of Senor Tozer). If I am Erik Lukin, I am learning everything I can about Oatley's family and would use it against him. Or Tozer can be smart and just dress two GKs...
Oatley took that shove because Basso slammed him into the glass on the play and the only yelling I remember Tozer doing was when he screamed at the ref about the superball sized knot on Oatley's head where he hit the glass. And if Tozer really benches him it'd be Weber or Perez getting the nod over a second keeper. BTW, if you were at the game yesterday did you notice Weber during warmups? That kid has an absolute cannon of a leg!!!!
I had a pretty good look at the play and a replay on the webcast. Oatley was near the boards and seemed to be obstructing Basso, who was trying to get past him. Basso bumped (not slammed) him into the boards, and Oatley did go in face first. Oatley then lunged wildly at Basso and shoved him for an obvious penalty that led to a quick Rochester goal. I don't doubt that Tozer yelled at the refs, but it wouldn't surprise me if he had a word or two with Oatley about drawing a very stupid penalty at a very bad time.
At full speed from where I was sitting it looked like more than a bump to me, but I haven't seen a replay yet.
I got to the Arena during the line-up announcements. I did notice that Weber and Perez weren't announced. I agree that one of them would dress before a second GK, but I was making a point more than anything. I was sitting behind the Wave bench (right above the 324 and the arrow up... in the spotlight) and saw Tozer chew on Oatley three times. Once when he was the last defender in front of the Lancers bench and practically handed Maurico Salles the ball, who scored on a breakaway, once when Oatley was way out of position on a play (right before a TV timeout) and Oatley was on the way back to the bench, and as Oatley came out of the penalty box right after the power-play goal. I don't know Tom Oatley personally, and I've never seen him in practice. But in games he loses his temper, makes dumb mistakes, and is generally a negative impact player. We don't need him. And truthfully, I am concerned about how much you defend him (like on the other thread you mentioned that Erik Lukin didn't leave him alone) and the photo above where he looks like he was hammered into the boards. Indoor soccer is a physical game. But you don't see other players (or teams) causing continuing fights, scuffles, etc each game. I know a lot of people on this board never cared for Todd or Troy Dusosky, but as they were members of the team I cheer for, I could at least see their benefit... and both of them were stars on the Wave during their tenure. Other pests (like the Dusoskys) that I can recall are Scott Schweitzer, John Ball, Lee Tscantret, Nino Da Silva. But each one of those guys brought value to his team. And I can absolutely see why fans of their teams defended them... like I did the Dusoskys. But all I see Oatley do is get in shoving matches. Three games in a row (that I have been at) is a trend, not an aberration. I am done. I won't hijack another thread with this. But if I see it again, I will start my own thread on this.
Week 16: Saturday 2/16- Syracuse Silver Knights @ Rochester Lancers Saturday 2/16- Wichita Wings @ Baltimore Blast Sunday 2/17- Milwaukee Wave @ Missouri Comets Monday 2/18- Wichita Wings @ Rochester Lancers Monday 2/18- Milwaukee Wave @ Chicago Soul
Saturday 2/16- Syracuse Silver Knights @ Rochester Lancers Saturday 2/16- Wichita Wings @ Baltimore Blast Sunday 2/17- Milwaukee Wave @ Missouri Comets Monday 2/18- Wichita Wings @ Rochester Lancers Monday 2/18- Milwaukee Wave @ Chicago Soul
Oatley is a thug. I have spoken to Wave fans I know about him and said he used to be a nice kid and quiet and reserved and this year with new hairdo and asserting his authority on the field and is short fused. He is not an asset to the game. Like the Dusokys who I loved to hate but they did play the game with passion and were good soccer players(IMO) but Oatley is just a time bomb out there
Saturday 2/16- Rochester Lancers Saturday 2/16- Baltimore Blast Sunday 2/17- Milwaukee Wave Monday 2/18- Wichita Wings Monday 2/18- Milwaukee Wave
Why are we still talking about this its over Unless the wave go down hill and loose some key players for the rest of the year the Baltimore Blast will not catch them in the standings . The Wave have a loosing record in Baltimore and the Blast have a loosing recored in Milwaulkee The Blast are in the best Position for the Playoffs IMO Because if Chicago gets in we wont face them
These are our seats....I'm the one holding the camera. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...7988295939.451574.138118070938&type=3&theater
I think it is Chicago killed us on the road , I think we have a better shot at beating the comets . Chicago will give the wave a fight in more ways then one I bet
2/16 Okay here is another upset special for everyone to consider again this week. The Wichita Wings with their playoff lives hanging in the balance walk into the vaunted First Mariner Arena and stun the unsuspecting Blast ruining Tarik Walker's big Hall of Fame celebration! LOLOLOL On second thought.......UMMM NO!!!........Wichita @ Baltimore BLAST WIN!!! Book it!
Standings after Week 16: skipper60601 58-23 Wave Fan 55-26 Joey Tee 55-26 cardshopmd 55-26 Fanaddict 54-22 NSL2004 53-28 NickWISoccer 52-20 EnricoSharke 52-24 Blastnut2 52-29 Mustang2016 52-29 bbwavefan 50-31 PepsiAddict 45-34 MizzouMan22 37-22 IndoorSoccerNews 35-18 spinman 32-21 2000man 19-12 GoStorm 14-16 traremark 11-0 (12-0 including GB @ Minnesota) FC Concordia 7-2 StormGuy10 7-4 FutsalFan 5-5 cosmokramer 2-1 FireFanKeith 0-2
Only 2 weeks left, 10 games to go. Looking like skipper will defend his title... Week 17: Friday 2/22- Wichita Wings @ Syracuse Silver Knights Friday 2/22- Chicago Soul @ Missouri Comets Saturday 2/23- Milwaukee Wave @ Baltimore Blast Sunday 2/24- Milwaukee Wave @ Rochester Lancers Sunday 2/24- Wichita Wings @ Missouri Comets
Week 17: Friday 2/22- Wichita Wings @ Syracuse Silver Knights Friday 2/22- Chicago Soul @ Missouri Comets Saturday 2/23- Milwaukee Wave @ Baltimore Blast Sunday 2/24- Milwaukee Wave @ Rochester Lancers Sunday 2/24- Wichita Wings @ Missouri Comets
Week 17: Friday 2/22- Wichita Wings @ Syracuse Silver Knights Friday 2/22- Chicago Soul @ Missouri Comets Saturday 2/23- Milwaukee Wave @ Baltimore Blast Sunday 2/24- Milwaukee Wave @ Rochester Lancers Sunday 2/24- Wichita Wings @ Missouri Comets