Pre-match: Deep-dish pizza sucks. Super Hoops vs. Windy City Whipping Boys, June 15 [R]

Fair-weathered? Guess that's why one attended everyone game at Southlake (including El Salvador mob and Ray Hudson mooning) after the Cotton Bowl exodus.

Fair-weathered? Guess that's why one keeps buying season tickets.

Fair-weathered? Guess that's why one has enough FCD stuff in their house to start your own Pro Shop.

Fair-weathered? Guess that's why one watches Colorado bounce your ass out of the playoffs two years in a row at your own stadium.

Bench the starters and let the 2nd stringers play. Couldn't be any worse.

 

Mustard, onion, sweet relish, peppers, celery salt; nothing wrong with any of that. Tomato slice might be a bit unusual, but the pickle spear is really just a garnish. To my drug-addled mind, the wierd things are that it's a beef dog without being kosher, and the poppy seed bun. It's tough to beat a Weiner Circle dog on the way home from the bars, though.

 

First, there are two types of Chicago pizza. Thin crust, party-cut (similar to St. Louis style) is a Giordano's staple.

Second, a thin crust would never hold up to the sheer tonnage of cheese thrown on a deep dish pie. If you're in it for the cheese, the meat, and/or the tomatos (which are stewed and heavily spiced, how dare you call that ketchup?), you'll be very satisfied by a good local slice. I recommend My Pi, with sausage and black olive. Fantastic stuff, and a slice is a meal.

 

Reppage. My Pi is excellent...it's been too long. I need to find my way up to Fullerton/Clark sometime soon.

 

I'm actually naming her Abby...

 

That's a much better name for a girl than Steven or Michael, imo.

But what do I know?

 

Hi-five!!! Great choice.

 

Yeah it didn't really enter into my mind until the season started, and by that time I wasn't changing it for some chump ref.

 

Naming the girl Abby has a pretty good precedent soccer-wise.

 

Like that's an exscuse, fair-weather fan!

Congrats!

 

Damn you Scipio! Now I wants me a Sourdough Pizza...

Fresh rep to boomer for pointing it out before me. AND...he chose a pic of Wambach playing at PHP.

 

BTW, Chicago-style deep-dish pizza was actually invented by a Texan. Ike Sewell was a guard for the Longhorns as a youth befrore opening the original Pizzeria Uno and its siter locaction, Pizzeria Due, in 1943.

 

Yikes, TMI

 

By many of us, perhaps. In Chicago, maybe not so much. To get a flavor of what some of them think about the whole thing - and, granted, it may be a limited sample - check out a few of the comments here: https://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=704862

It would be unfortunate, but only takes one side choosing to let it die before it passes on.

 

I'll repeat a question for you FC Dallas "functionaries"

Why in the h*ll is MLS scheduling games on the same day as US MNT WCQs ? Granted, this time it's US vs Barbados in a home/away knockout series. It's hard enough attracting fans for MLS matches; making them choose between watching the US MNT and the local team is asinine.

I like Chicago Deep Dish as well but a local restaurant (Unos) got "recognized" for having one of the unhealthiest (if delicious) dishes in Fort Worth.

 

I could be wrong...it happens a lot...but MLS clearly doesn't give two flips about international football and cares even less about their fans. It's all about butts in the seats, $$ in the concession stands, while quality of product and the growth of football in America be darned.

 

We're gonna get drilled Sunday.

 

meh. They would care if they could get it back. Check back on their forum after the series is complete this year. I expect that they will be very happy to have their cup back.

 

FCD/Chitcago at 2 PM CDT
US/Barbados at 4 PM CDT

The walk to Lochrans from PHP can't take more than a minute or two.

What am I missing?

 

Fewer Butts in seats if a US MNT WCQ is on at the same time. Nothing against FC Dallas; I'd much rather see the US MNT team play. Might be another reason to hit Lochrann's after the game (assuming they are showing it) but that carries it's own issues (long drive after a "bar episode").

Probably just as well Cooper wasn't selected for the USA.

 

Hard for me to get too jazzed about a Barbados match-up. I know, I know - don't get overconfident lalalala. Watching a team bunker for 90 doesn't do much for me (and I am talking about Barbados btw).

 

US amateurs 1 - England (then rulers of Futbol) 0 - back in the 50s or there abouts... bunkering has been known to work. Not that I'd be surprised at US scoring 5+ goals (even with EJ playing and Bradley coaching).

 

Did you ever think that maybe the MLS schedule came out before the National team announced their game?

 

I would think FIFA sets up "International Dates" long before the Club leagues set up their schedules. If so, I suspect MLS chooses not to honor those dates which suggests quite a bit about the lack of support for the US MNT.