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Poll: Are You Secretly (or not-so-secretly) Relieved that Nate Jaqua’s Suspended This Weekend?
By: Laurie |
7 Comments
Now that Fredy Montero has found his form again and Leo Gonzalez has taken over at leftback, there are really only two candidates for “Most Controversial Player”: Nate Jaqua and Pete Vagenas.
We’ll save Pete for another time.** Let’s talk about Jaqua.
On the one hand, he’s 6′4″, yet he doesn’t [...]
Category: Seattle Team News
I Guess I Need to Make it Unanimous: Vote for Fredy
By: Laurie | 5 Comments
I realized that I can’t be the only Sounders-related blog in the greater Seattle area not to say “Vote for Fredy for Goal of the Week.”
So…um… Vote for Fredy for goal of the week.
(Sorry. Busy day today.)
Do you think it will ever get old voting for our guys? Twenty years [...]
Category: Seattle Team NewsThe Real Answer to All Our Playoff-Related Problems Lies with the Guys from GoSounders.com
By: Laurie | 8 Comments
I believe I have found the solution to our making-the-playoff woes. The burden here lies solely and completely on the broad shoulders of Mike and Yamsmos over at GoSounders.com.
Why do I say that? Just take a look at what they posted before the beginning of the weekend’s matches:
Alright Sounders [...]
Category: Seattle Team NewsWhy “The Telephone Game” Is NOT a Good Way to Pass the Time During Matches
By: Laurie | 3 Comments
Gonzalez: Psst! Hurtado! Offside trap! Pass it on!
Hurtado: Psst! Marshall! Um…Off the map! Pass it on!
Marshall: Psst! Riley! Er…Venus Flytrap! Pass it on!
Jaqua: Goal! Oh, crap!
Riley: Nuh-uh, Nate! I didn’t catch exactly what he said, but it [...]
Category: Seattle Team NewsWhat Do You Think? Do We Still Have a Chance?
By: Laurie | 9 Comments
In some quarters, the grieving process has begun. I’m hearing murmurings of Well, it was good while it lasted…
What do you think?
There’s no question that Seattle seriously damaged its playoff hopes yesterday. If DC United continues to have its way with San Jose as they did in the first half of [...]
Category: Seattle Team NewsThat Giant Sucking Sound You Hear…
By: Laurie | 9 Comments
That giant sucking sound you hear?
Would be our playoff hopes as they start to head down the drain.
(C’mon, guys. We need some goals in the next games. Score and I’ll give ya a quarter.)
Category: Seattle Team NewsPortland Soccer Promo FAIL
By: Laurie | 4 Comments
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I should probably write about tomorrow’s game, but I wanted to share this first. This is a screenshot of an email I got today. I imagine that the marketing conversation must have gone something like this:
“Oh! Yes! Let’s send it to Laurie! Look how much money [...]
Category: Seattle Team NewsThis is Either the Best or Worst Season Ticket Renewal Campaign Ever
By: Laurie | 4 Comments
This is the best season ticket renewal campaign ever.
And by “best” I’m pretty sure I mean “worst.”
Except I probably really mean best.
Although if by some chance you’re going to click on the link and then allow it to load while you wander off to your kitchen to mash the potatoes — [...]
Category: Seattle Team NewsFreddie’s Sleeping Arrangements, Saragosa’s Ban and other Rave Green Links You’ll Want to Read
By: Laurie | 3 Comments
(EDIT: Okay, so now that this photo is posted, I have realized that it’s not going to necessarily be clear to everybody that those are cufflinks. CuffLINKS. And they’re green, in a way that’s practically rave. Got it? Rave. Green. (Cuff)links.)
Come on, people, keep up.
Some fun stuff from [...]
Category: Seattle Team NewsA Video to Make Us Look Forward to the CONCACAF Champions League
By: Laurie | 2 Comments
This video has nothing to do with Sounders, except that we’ll be doing the CCL next year. Plus it was a great game for an MLS fan to watch. Let’s hope we get a match or two like this one when it’s our turn in the competition.
Some thoughts:
1) Does [...]
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