New SBN soccer blog
by Adam J. Morris on Aug 24, 2009 11:00 AM CDT
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PrintSince there was all the soccer discussion this weekend, I wanted to give everyone here the heads-up that SBN has a new soccer blog, Daily Soccer Fix.
Steve Davis is the blogger there, and has written for ESPN's Soccernet, so some of you may know who he is.
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Yep
Just registered for it this morning.
Davis also used to cover FC Dallas, IIRC. He’s one of the best American soccer writers out there.
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He also wrote for DMN
for quite a while, I believe.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 24, 2009 11:12 AM CDT up reply actions
Davis is a badass, Soccer Fix is a nice blog too
ive hit it up before he moved to SBN, this is a pretty big deal for SBN. Davis is one of the top 2 or 3 american soccer writers around.
great stuff ajm.
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
bayern munchen!!
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
Speaking of them
I’m going to be in Germany in December, and getting tickets there at Allianz is a bitch. Any suggestions are welcome.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 24, 2009 11:41 AM CDT up reply actions
i couldn't tell ya
all the times i been to germany i’ve only attended the small soccer league games. would just be able to watch champions league and handball bundesleague on tv. sad too considering my grandparents live in bavaria.
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
Tickets are readily available for 250-400 US$, but a few other people would like to go, and I don’t want to make them pay that much (or spend like a thousand bucks myself just for that). Was hoping that you could just get into the stadium and sit in the worst seats for a hundred bucks or so, but that may just not be doable.
I have had zero luck trying to do anything through the club. Their lottery system makes no sense, especially after being translated by an automated word for word internet translator.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 24, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
Anyone?
What does the FC stand for in FC Dallas?
2009 Texas Rangers: Why The Hell Not Us?--ghtd36 on May 13, 2009
It's the uncomfortable effort by MLS
to sound and feel more like more recognized soccer leagues/teams. The full titles of many (most) recognizable clubs starts or ends with football club.And unlike our teams, they tend to include it in the formal and informal name.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 24, 2009 1:47 PM CDT up reply actions
i guess
real madrid = dr pepper
real salt lake = mr pibb watered down with ice
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
interestingly enough
a pibb on ice is exactly what im drinking as i read this
by Smoakin in the Boys Room on Aug 24, 2009 3:22 PM CDT up reply actions
Real Salt Lake is the stupidest team name ever.
by LiamP on Aug 24, 2009 1:52 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
OKC 'Thunder'
Hank is the elephant in the room. When will he disappear?
by inactive lsb user on Aug 24, 2009 3:04 PM CDT up reply actions
what about
76ers?
i understand 1776, but can you be a 76er?
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
I know that people were called '49ers'
I seriously doubt someone in the late 18th century went around saying ‘Damn them 76ers’
by oc on Aug 24, 2009 4:14 PM CDT up reply actions
tulsa's nbadl team
are the 66ers (route 66)
as far as i know, there’s no such thing as a 66er.
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
That's also the mascot of a Cal League team: the Inland Empire 66ers
And let’s not forget the PCL’s Las Vegas 51s.
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
This move
by MLS to legitimize themselves by copying Euro names and nicknames (FCD’s nickname is The Hoops, just like Celtic) do nothing but solidify the fact that MLS as an organization is a poser.
The very population it was trying to attract (the Int’l league audience) by naming clubs Real and FC and all of that are less interested than usual.
What's the rumpus?
If only it were pronounced real, rather than re-al, like there is something uniquely spanish and/or royal about Utah.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 24, 2009 5:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Heh...
I did see a hispanic person here once.
I think it was in 2003 or 2004.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
If he/she was puertorican, then it doesn't count as hispanic
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
i actually got some pretty awesome authentic mexican food and met a bunch of cool mexican and salvadorans when i was in SLC
not that that has shit to do with real anything
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
Yep
They also tried to name the Houston Dynamo as Houston 1836 but thought it may offend Mexicans, who make up a large percentage of their fan base.
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
So instead they took the name Dynamo after Dynamo Kyiv in order to appease the great Ukrainian population in Houston.
Yep
I guess they figured the Ukranian market was untapped in Houston and this could be their way into it.
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
Funny though
there’s another team with a name that exemplifies the exact opposite of this. Ever heard of Omnilife’s Chivas USA. Use the name of one of the top teams from Mexico and “Americanize it” (just by adding “USA”). Where the hell do they play their home games at, anyway?
What’s next? U.S Manchester? Bayern Washingtons? Boca Juniors of America?
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
They play at the Home Depot Center
On the campus of California State University, Dominguez Hills in Carson, Calif. Same home as the LA Galaxy.
Chivas USA
They are affiliated with the Mexican Chivas club. The Colorado Rapids have an affiliation with Arsenal, and Red Bull NY are owned by the same people who own Red Bull Salzburg, an Austrian club.
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Now that I didn't know.
It seems kinda lazy to just add “USA” to the Chivas name. I can see why they did it (more than half the hispanic population know who “Chivas” or “America” are, and probably 9/10 Mexicans), but they could’ve come up with a more creative name than Chivas USA. But oh well. Thanks for the info.
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
and FCD is partnered with Atletico Paranaense
and is trying to get a partnership with River Plate finalized, hopefully before the whole argentinian league goes bankrupt.
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
Anyone know if...
..there’s been any discussion about having and EPL set of blogs? Maybe not for all of the teams considering relegation, but it seems like there’s enough interest in the top 10 or so teams to warrant it. Maybe there’s just something about baseball blogs that attracts EPL fans though…
Is
being the best American soccer writer that cool? It seems like saying he is the best fat sprinter…
"calmer than you are dude" Walter (Big Lebowski)
"you're fuckin out" (Kenny Powers)
Hello Win Column!!!
by Arlington Stadium Legend on Aug 24, 2009 2:23 PM CDT reply actions
Or biggest idiot at a party hosted by Josey Wales?
"You dont know much do you, Big Steve?"
--Finnerty.Fan on Aug 13, 2009 5:13 PM PDT
Good, keep that shit off of LSB
"Back on the scene, with a gangsta lean" RW
"When you have a weapon on your shoulder like he has, you can be cool." RW on Perez
And the little bastard threw it for a swinging strike three in a 3-2 count. He’s blessed. And ballsy.
by Rodney on Aug 24, 2009 3:08 PM CDT reply actions 8 recs
Never!
We’re not stopping until the “S” in LSB stands for “soccer!” :)
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Lone Soccer Ball?
But what happens if the ball gets punctured or something?
J.P. can take Roy Halladay and shove him up his ass. I’ll take Derek Holland. - AJM
Rangers can no hit curve ball. Straight ball, they hit it very much. Curve ball, bats are inept.
Love for Soccer blog?
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
OMG!!
It’s a checker-patterned ball!!
And what is that they’re doing with it!?
They are…
Kicking it!!??
Oh the humanity!!
What is the name of such abomination?!
Foo-Foo- Football!?
Don’t they know that we have a much manlier sport named football too? How dare they!?
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
No one made you open this thread or post on it
The Rangers have rolled up the welcome mat and bludgeoned the Angels with it. - Josh Lewin
Yeah
Real is gonna be able to score, up 3-0- Benzema with 2 so far.
Meanwhile, looking like Liverpool will go down at Anfield.
I think Luke French has a lot of potential. TORP potential.-Dstar
LFC
I’m recording it right now, though I’ve been following it on Soccernet. I was really looking forward to watching the match tonight since there’s no Ranger game; now, I may be drinking myself into a stupor instead.
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Here's what kills me
Liverpool has now given up 5 goals in 3 matches this year, and every one of them has been due to a set piece. One on a free kick, 3 corners, and a penalty.
And it’s not like it wasn’t a problem last year either. Whatever they’re doing on corners and free kicks, it’s not working.
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Jamie Carragher
looks like Bruce Willis at the end of a Die Hard movie.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 24, 2009 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Caragher eats guys like bruce willis for breakfast
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
They're pretty stretchy
I can get into a XXL, and I’m 5’10" and about 320 lbs…
Yes, I am a fat fuck.
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work on it dude
unless you like it. i’m 6’1" 1 1/2 years ago i was 320. i’m 235 right now. still a fatass, but i have much more energy and it’s easier to find clothes to fit.
" This is the inning that propels us to the playoffs. Mark it down."
- Rohn Warshington on Jul 27, 2009 9:19 PM EDT
5th inning against the Tigers
Yeah
I weighed as little as 230 as recently as 6 years ago, and I felt a lot better. Fortunately, I have a fairly stocky frame, so I can carry a bit more weight than most people my height, but I’m way too heavy right now.
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anybody
know of a book about a European football club which is similar to Moneyball?
I LOVE THE RANGERS!!!
Not in Europe.
Maybe in Brazil and Argentina. Where teams don’t have much money to spend but have a LOT of talented “prospects”. Argentina can be considered small-market now, since the gauchos are broke now. I mean, 40% poverty rate. That’s Bolivia territory.
Alma para conquistarte, corazón para quererte, y vida para vivirla junto a ti.
Virtually every
big time manager, even the young ones, has at least one biography out, some of which do get a lot into theory on their job and some strategy that is interesting, which, at its root, is similar. But I’ve never heard of something exactly like it.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 24, 2009 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
No, but
I’m pretty sure Beane is working with Tottenham to develop something. The stats for soccer are pretty bad. There’s still vastly different sized market teams if you don’t want to root for one of the big boys.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 25, 2009 7:53 AM CDT up reply actions
That sounds like something Tottenham would do
by Brett Perryman on Aug 25, 2009 10:35 AM CDT up reply actions
That would be first place Tottenham
I wonder if they answer their phones like the Rangers.
I think Luke French has a lot of potential. TORP potential.-Dstar
That sounds like something Tottenham would do too
:)
by Brett Perryman on Aug 25, 2009 12:23 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha.
Yeah, pretty much. Similar to Arsenal, but even worse since they don’t have the somewhat recent success.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 26, 2009 9:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Soccer stats
Will Carroll and I have talked about it a few times, but neither of us could find much in the way of sabermetric-style soccer analysis out there. I know the clubs do some proprietary stuff.
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Listening to Wenger
They track balls played, balls won, balls lost, all of that kind of stuff. It’s what he always uses to defend Densilson.
But it just seems like an awful sport to try to learn anything definitive from most stats, at least with our current technology. It’s like the defense nightmare in baseball, but it’s the whole game.
by Brett Perryman on Aug 25, 2009 11:52 AM CDT up reply actions
Yeah.
Even basketball seems more quantifiable.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 26, 2009 9:31 AM CDT up reply actions
Hicks & LFC
There’s a thread on the Liverpool fan site “Red & White Kop (RAWK)” today, discussing the idea of Rangers & Liverpool fans pooling their efforts to get Hicks to sell both clubs. One of the RAWK posters reached out to Joe Siegler’s message board, but didn’t get much interest.
I occasionally post over there, so I let them know that if they’re looking for passionate Ranger fans who despise Hicks, this is the place to be. So if there’s an influx of Scousers on the board later today, it’s all my fault. Sorry.
Their main protest group is Spirit of Shankly- they’ve had a number of organized protests and meetings with club management to voice concerns. I don’t know that it’s done much good yet, but if we can add a little pressure from this side of the pond, maybe it will.
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I can’t blame them, I feel the same way, but he’s already trying his best to sell the Rangers. Why would Rangers fans protest with the goal of him selling a club he’s trying his best to sell?
by Brett Perryman on Aug 25, 2009 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
at best, i think we could maybe lend aid to them in ousting hicks as owner. maybe some cross pollination
the unifying of fans and supporters of multiple clubs owned by one entity has to strike owners around all sports with concern. hell maybe we can add a few scouser rangers supporters along the way. heh.
im telling you guys, the last thing ownership wants in the states is to see is american fans take on aspects such a the unification of fans into independent supporters groups and yield their power like they do in europe in their sports. it goes back to their history more though with guilds originally then unions and the natural transformation of those to sports fans and supporters.
honestly i wish this community and the newbergians would create a euro style supporters group for our rangers. a supporters website for community. t shirts. chants when certain guys come up or into the game, like the “oooooo’ day oooooooo’ day o’day o’day oooooo’ day oooooooo’ day” whenever D’Day comes in. if they wanted to all sit together and go to 30+ games a year, negotiate with the club to get a cut rate as a supporters group. we dont do anything like that in the states and i think that it allows the ownership to kinda run free and at their own will simply because the fans have no unified voice or medium to put forth their power as buyers of their product.
I can't help it. I’m an asshole.
-brettgardner on Jul 7, 2009 10:55 PM EDT
Yeah
I don’t know how viable it is either, but I’d love to see Euro-style supporters’ groups for American sports.
One of the best things about watching the Liverpool matches here in Dallas is the supporters’ group, especially when we’re playing one of our main rivals.
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*especially when we're losing to most teams we play
There, updated for 2009.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 26, 2009 9:33 AM CDT up reply actions
That would be pretty awesome.
I don’t think we’d be able to incorporate scarves as much though…too bloody hot.
Maybe flags? Definitely chants.
If Brad Pitt is playing Beane who do you want playing you?
JD: Eddie Guardado.
by GhettoBear04 on Aug 26, 2009 9:35 AM CDT up reply actions
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