According to the Earthquakes' official site:       GO EARTHQUAKES!!! -G
Wow, that makes 3 weeks in a row!! Although I'm not too keen on Ralph and Tom, I must say I love the support they are giving the Quakes...er, well Landon.
Even they probably realise that they'd be totoal twats if they didn't give any recognition to a CHAMPIONSHIP team in their own back yard while pissing and moaning about how much all of the other bay area teams suck ass.
Can someone please post the highlights of the interview, since it's "over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's house we go" at about that time here for me. Thanks in advance!
At some point this afternoon they will probably post a link to the interview. They archive the Razor and Mr. T inverviews at: http://knbr.com/razormrt/index.html If you go there right now -- the very first thing up is Landon's interview from 11/13.
I'll do my best, as I did with the Richard Mulrooney interview with Rick Barry yesterday. By the way, Happy Thanksgiving to everyone back home.
Hey, thanks! You did great with the Mulrooney interview. It was as if I were listening to it, although I did miss hearing his southern twang! Yes, Happy Thanksgiving!
I did that in real time as best as I could, which I'll try and do again today. And thanks for the kind words.
No Ralph Barbieri, he's on holiday all week, so Tom Tolbert's flying solo with Landon... Leads with John Shrader's radio call of Donovan's 2nd goal against the Fire (with the backing and intro of Led Zeppelin's "Travellin' Riverside Blues")... "Scoring is definitely a part of the game, and they had more chances than we did, but it's all about finishing," he said about the game on Sunday. "This one was more rewarding-- we had to work harder for it. Everything seemed to go our way that year, while this year we had to make our breaks a little bit more," he said when Tolbert asked him which title was better, 2001 or this one. "That was the turning point," he said about Mulrooney's goal that put the Quakes up 3-1. "Fairly comparable to when the Colts beat the Bucs this year," he said when asked by Tolbert how to compare the L.A. comeback to anything else in sports. Also asked Landon about Freddy Adu and the challenges he faces next season... About the nature of MLS and the cameraderie: "About the last year (or so), I've noticed the fans getting more and more into it."
Asking about Frank Yallop's future: "He didn't address it all season, but for the right reasons. But Frank's like a dad to me-- and a lot of fun to play for." Landon didn't speculate on what Frank might do, however. Fun interview with Landon, Tommy did a fantastic job.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagreed. A question about it, fine. But that went too long for me. However, I do think it was relevant given the fact that Landon was a bit of a star at 17 himself, and could give a bit of insight as to what Freddy may or may not expect next season with D.C. United. Would have loved to seen Tommy ask Landon about the prospect of testing European waters, or about the hot topic of a rumour that's been circulating around these boards today... but then again, they don't lurk at BigSoccer, do they?
thought it was a very good interview (though I wish landon was a bit more enthusiastic [ he still sounds drained] !!). yes, a little too much on Adu, but they covered a lot of ground in general and it came off well. thumbs up to both tolbert and donovan.
The only credit I give is to KNBR in general for giving a few more minutes to soccer and the Quakes. I like Tom a lot but I thought it was a weak interview. The questions were too basic. I also agree...way to much made of Adu. I can appreciate their wanting to pick LD's brain about the challenge of a kid entering a major league but a couple of questions would suffice. Landon was on there to talk about the Quakes' title and maybe an observation or two about other league topics. Adu...fine. What about his thoughts on league expansion? They did ask him about Frank's future and he wisely steered around that issue while proclaiming how much he cares for FY--top notch job by LD! The interview just came off as one conducted by a guy who doesn't care for soccer and didn't really pay any attention to the final. The questions were not thought-provoking. I would rather have had KNBR do some homework and ask Landon's insights on: The value of the team chemistry FY brings to this team. The surprising pace of the championship and whether that was what the Quakes expected entering the game. What was said at halftime to the team when they were protecting "the safest lead in soccer." (2-0) ...among others.