Wizard Encounters

Discussion in 'Sporting Kansas City' started by KCWizFan#3, Oct 25, 2004.

  1. KCWizFan#3

    KCWizFan#3 New Member

    Aug 7, 2004
    Overland Park
    Heres a thread that will get our minds off of you know what. So if anybody has any encounters they want to share feel free to share.
     
  2. gk0002

    gk0002 New Member

    Mar 3, 2004
    Lee's Summit

    Do you mean seeing a player in public?

    If so, I got to have dinner with Nick Garcia at a pizza place. He's a very personable guy. He said he wants to go into nuclear science when he retires from soccer.
     
  3. TheSlipperyOne

    TheSlipperyOne Member+

    Feb 29, 2000
    Denver
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    I ran into Ian McKellen on the street in NYC.
     
  4. Merlin172

    Merlin172 Member

    Mar 16, 2000
    Kansas City, Kansas
    Rep.
     
  5. FARMER

    FARMER New Member

    Nov 11, 2003
    Kansas City
    During the 2003 season we scored in the papa john's magic minutes. I think is was against dallas. Later that night I saw Bo getting some free pizzas at the papa john's on westport rd.
     
  6. amcwiz5

    amcwiz5 New Member

    Nov 17, 2003
    Tucson/Overland Park
    I ran into Kerry and Josh at the airport last December. I was the ONLY person in the whole airport who knew who they were.
     
  7. Spoon

    Spoon Member

    Feb 25, 1999
    Overland Park Ks
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    My wife see's Tony everyday as he is picking up his kids from school.
     
  8. BenC1357

    BenC1357 Member

    Feb 23, 2001
    KC
    There's some people on these boards that know some of the players quite well...

    ;)
     
  9. Roush

    Roush Member

    Dec 19, 2001
    Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I ran into Justin Gorman at KCI with the USOC trophy the day after the final.... Oh.. Wrong type of Wizards sighting.

    On a serious note, though, I got to see Josh Wolff and Kerry Zavagnin after the USA-Panama qualifier. Quite nice.

    Also, a buddy of mine and I spent 30 minutes talking to Chris Klein after that same Papa John's goal in 2003 at the Papa John's on State Line.

    I suppose I won't get into my Freddy Adu sightings. :D
     
  10. dig.palabra

    dig.palabra New Member

    Mar 5, 2000
    KCMO
    For what it's worth, Garcia walks/jogs his dog down my street a few times a week.
     
  11. Dave Brull

    Dave Brull Member

    Mar 9, 2001
    Mayfield Hts, Ohio
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    What, he lives off Delmar, too?

    I met Chris Klein in high school, a friend of mine (female) had a crush so we had to go where he was. I met Yari Allnut in Rochester. I met Mark Santel. Did he play for the Wizards or retire instantly after he was traded?

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  12. dig.palabra

    dig.palabra New Member

    Mar 5, 2000
    KCMO
    -Good point. -I've recently returned to KC (but still miss the Loop)(-and coindicently, now live one block off of Delmar in KC).
     
  13. hartley

    hartley Member

    Peter Vermes plays in the same over 30 rec league I do. Played against him a couple of weeks ago. Really nice on and off the field. Talkative. All over the place on the field and helping his mates -- looks to pass when he could score. Then, of course, they were beating us. 5-0 was the final score.
     
  14. KCFutbol

    KCFutbol Moderator
    Staff Member

    Jun 14, 2001
    Overland Park, KS
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Damn, that's a long walk.
     
  15. Wizardgirl3

    Wizardgirl3 New Member

    Jul 2, 2003
    Kansas City, MO
    I must just pick the right places to go because I see the guys everywhere. Meola at Cold Stone in Town Center, Klein at AMC 20, Kerry EVERYWHERE. I see him in Brookside, on the Plaza, out to lunch. One day Kerry was at a restaurant and was sitting all by himself. :-( I didn't see him until we were walking to the car and I saw him through the window.

    It seems that the guys like ice cream a lot because I've seen Kerry at Cherries, Cold Stone, Foos...
     
  16. BenC1357

    BenC1357 Member

    Feb 23, 2001
    KC
    Stalker.
     
  17. Spoon

    Spoon Member

    Feb 25, 1999
    Overland Park Ks
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    No ******** man!
     
  18. SoccerNutScott

    SoccerNutScott New Member

    Feb 6, 2001
    Olathe, KS
    Dude what team you play for? I play in that league too for Guinness (Blue Team). It is funny how that team stacks their team every year with players like Vermes, Chris Duke and Jon Parry. They even had Paul Rideout one year. LOL. But they are all great guys and fun to play against. They even had Paul Rideout one year. LOL



    I use to work out in Rehab for my knee with klein and Meola every other day for month. Klein and I spent a lot of time talking as we were always working out on the same stations for our knees. Meola I talked to a few times too but he was working his a$$ off trying to get the achilles better so he could play before the Open Cup finals so he didn't talk as much.
     
  19. LSNsoccer362238

    LSNsoccer362238 New Member

    Dec 6, 2001
    Lee's Summit, MO
    Not much of an encounter but I saw Diego by Longview in Lee's Summit a few months ago. We were both at a four way stop, I believe I stopped halfway through the intersection to see if it was him.
     
  20. hartley

    hartley Member

    I play for Newcastle. We usually wear the orange. We have had some games this year where we were wearing black jerseys.

    I usually play right back -- sometimes in the midfield. In orange, I'm #23. I wear regular glasses.

    I have had a tough time playing this year. I have been struggling with a leg muscle strain and a chest cold that won't go away. Not been a fun season this time around because of those things.

    My first name is Paul -- not to be confused with our sometimes keeper Paulie.
     
  21. elsoulman

    elsoulman New Member

    Sep 19, 2004
    Hilarious - My team plays your team tomorrow night. I play for KC International - I'll be the 6'2" running maniac that will either be playing d, left or right mid, or forward, depending on where the need is that game. When everyone else has stopped running, I'll be the one still running! lol.
    See you tomorrow evening.
     
  22. hartley

    hartley Member

    Just don't run me over. I'm old [43]. And I had never played soccer until a year ago. Let's have some fun out there. It is a rec league after all.
     
  23. elsoulman

    elsoulman New Member

    Sep 19, 2004
    Always a game, and just for fun! I won't run over you, hopefully just around you! :eek:)

     
  24. hartley

    hartley Member

    So, what number were you wearing? I was number 12 as the right back. I was wearing eyeglasses. I was the one who ducked a hard pass that was going straight for my face in the second half.

    You guys are a very good team. But we gave you a game for the most part.
     
  25. SoccerNutScott

    SoccerNutScott New Member

    Feb 6, 2001
    Olathe, KS
    I have a friend on your team Hartley. New guy this year named Ward. I coach his son. I will look for you next time we play.
     

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