Analyze This: Is Rest Best?

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by jmeissen0, Jun 20, 2003.

  1. Northside Rovers

    Jan 28, 2000
    Austin TX
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Now - that is odd. Would not have figured on that.

    Hope that mojo holds at Dragon Stadium.

    Eduardo Hurtado?? El Tanque if I remember correctly.
     
  2. JohnnyRev

    JohnnyRev Member

    Feb 23, 2001
    Boston, MA
    these Friday statistic-filled columns are among the most boring pieces of soccer writing I have ever seen.
     
  3. hangthadj

    hangthadj Member+

    A.S. Roma
    Mar 27, 2001
    Zone 14
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Some people need to get over their fear of stats and math.
     
  4. MtMike

    MtMike Member+

    Nov 18, 1999
    the 417
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The answer to the question, I'll say Clint Mathis and Steve Jolley
     
  5. Jeremy Goodwin

    Jeremy Goodwin Member+

    SSC Napoli
    Feb 16, 1999
    Club:
    Montreal Impact
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Clint Mathis is definitely one. He'd already played in 50 games each by the end of 2002.

    http://www.mlsnet.com/bios/clint_mathis.html

    Hurtado played in 50 regular season games with LA, plus 7 playoff games, and 27 metros games in 1998 and 28 more in 1999.

    http://www.mlsnet.com/bios/eduardo_hurtado.html

    Bizzarrely, Steve Jolley has also appeared in more than 50 regular season games for both LA and Metros:

    http://www.mlsnet.com/bios/steve_jolley.html

    Hm, I bet they forgot about Hurtado, and have only been looking at current players.

    As near as I can tell, the next closest player would be Alexi Lalas, who played about 28 games for Metros, then got sent to KC before retiring and unretiring to sign with LA.
     
  6. ThreeApples

    ThreeApples Member+

    Jul 28, 1999
    Smurf Village
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's a trick question. Hurtado is not a valid answer, because the question says "more than 50" and Hurtado played exactly 50 for the Galaxy.

    Mathis: 67 Galaxy, 54 MetroStars
    Jolley: 66 Galaxy, 90 MetroStars
    Hurtado: 50 Galaxy, 55 MetroStars
     
  7. Jeremy Goodwin

    Jeremy Goodwin Member+

    SSC Napoli
    Feb 16, 1999
    Club:
    Montreal Impact
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, but the question also doesn't specify regular season games, so I would count the playoff games for Hurtado.

    Either way, it's just making excuses for people who should need them :D
     
  8. purojogo

    purojogo Member

    Sep 23, 2001
    US/Peru home
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't follow these stat-based articles as much as those from Mr. Palace, speaking of whom does not appear to have posted anything this week (IIRC, his articles come out Thursdays)....Is he on a break? what's going on?
     
  9. MtMike

    MtMike Member+

    Nov 18, 1999
    the 417
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    forgot that "El Tanque" played for the Metrostars. Remember back when he was the most feared forward in MLS? I remember back in 96 and 97, him and Uche Okafor having some epic battles.

    Ah, those were the days. What ever happened to Alan Prampin, anyway?
     

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