There’s a match tonight, picks in the comment second, please! Chivas U.S.A. v. Chicago Fire SC I’m sure somebody will be back later with a full pick ‘em post- or maybe tomorrow. Oh, and I pick Chicago.
Archive for October, 2009
Truncated MLS Pick ‘em
Posted in General on October 22, 2009 | 7 Comments »
Have Red Bull New York Done Something Right?!
Posted in General, MLS, News on October 22, 2009 | 3 Comments »
I’ll be the first to admit that I’ve taken any and every opportunity over the years (but especially this year) to heap more misery on the MetroStars/Red Bulls. I am a New Englander born and raised, and as such, this is part of my job description. However, much to my chagrin, the frnachise appears to [...]
Think Globally, Act Locally
Posted in Whimsy, tagged Bay Village High School Girls Soccer on October 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Bay Village, Ohio is pretty much the definition of a middle class suburb. We have lots of trees, no free standing fast food restaurants (as per city zoning laws), and no real shopping centers. There’s a drugstore and a grocery store, but outside of that we’re almost entirely residential; we have a good school system, [...]
Reviewing Fox’s Champions League Coverage
Posted in Champions League, tagged Champions League, Fox Soccer Channel, TV Schedules on October 22, 2009 | 4 Comments »
You may remember back during the 3rd qualifying round, I took a look at how Fox had been running their Champions League coverage. Today I’m going to revisit that a bit now that FSC has had a chance to actually get some games under their belt and we’re into full on Champions League mode and [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Boot Room
Posted in Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on October 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The Pantofola d’Oro Drool “Dream” Here is a list of players (all from top European leagues). All you have to do is to tell me what kind of football boot they wear. Simple, no? Here are the details: -These are all up-to-date as of the beginning of the 2009-2010 season for the leagues involved. -Some [...]
They’ve Fallen and They Can’t Get Up…date!
Posted in English Premier League, League One, League Two, The Championship, The Football League, They've Fallen on October 21, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Now that most of the levels of English football are somewhere between an quarter and a third of the way into their seasons I thought it might be nice to take a look at the team’s that were spotlighted in our feature, They’ve Fallen and They Can’t Get Up! So, here’s a quick look at [...]
Everything Falls Apart
Posted in English Premier League, tagged Liverpool on October 21, 2009 | 4 Comments »
“Don’t look now; things just got worse.” – Dog’s Eye View Last night, Liverpool – for the first time in the last 22 years – lost their fourth consecutive match in a row. The team that I picked to win the league back in August is now likely to not make it to the Champions [...]
The Thursday Challenge: The Answers
Posted in Trivia, Whimsy, Wild Ass Guesses on October 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Welcome back! Here are my answers to last week’s challenge questions. As several of you pointed out, there are a few cases where more than one goalkeeper fits the bill. Thanks to all of you that participated- nobody got them all, but Green Eggs & Fulham came the closest with 10 correct answers out of [...]
