http://seattle.theoffside.com News from Seattle MLS football team Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:50:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en (Oh, what? Stop whining. Like the post title didn't warn you?) Email exchange. Topic line "Orange Speedo. " Same anonymous friend/Sounders fan I talked about in the previous post. We are both thinking about the upcoming game with "Forever Orange" Houston. Him to me: [Link ... http://seattle.theoffside.com/team-news/when-you-open-an-email-entitled-orange-speedo-you-deserve-what-you-get-or-more-pat-onstad-photoshop-fun.html This comes to me courtesy of a friend who wishes to remain anonymous. Not sure why. If I were capable of such photoshop creativity? I'd be claiming the hell out of it. P.S. As I was doing tags for this post, I typed in "Hous" ... http://seattle.theoffside.com/team-news/stressed-about-the-game-laughter-is-the-best-medicine-well-okay-laughter-and-beer-youll-need-to-provide-the-beer.html First thing: thanks to all of you (with an able assist by Pat Onstad), Seattle Offside is now the top MLS blog on The Offside, having FINALLY beaten my old blog, the Galaxy, now ably manned by Jen and Nathan. Not only that, but among The Offside's 280 blogs, ... http://seattle.theoffside.com/team-news/sounders-beat-the-galaxy-no-not-that-way-plus-some-rave-green-links.html So back when I was about five, my family got really bad service in a restaurant. So bad that my parents very uncharacteristically decided not to leave a tip. Later, when we were driving away, I started crying. "What's wrong?" says my mom. Says I: ... http://seattle.theoffside.com/team-news/100-fine-for-pat-onstad-a-hundred-freakin-dollars-oh-did-i-mention-mls-are-cowards.html Goal of the Year. Save of the Year. (Oh. Wait. Excuse me. "AT&T Goal of the Year" and"Degree Men Save of the Year." Because I'm pretty sure that none of this would have been possible with the wrong antiperspirant and long-distance plan.) At any rate, ... http://seattle.theoffside.com/team-news/to-many-nominees-we-need-a-plan-vote-for-marshall-and-ianni-or-kasey-and-fredy-or-damn-i-hate-decisions.html Show of hands, all you legit journalists out there. After last Thursday, how many of you are thinking, "Wait! Wait! I didn't mean it! I want my vote back!" My guess is at least a few of the folks who voted for Senor Belly Bump, ... http://seattle.theoffside.com/team-news/pat-onstad-for-fair-play-and-other-rave-green-ironies-and-oddities-in-the-end-of-year-award-nominations.html A not-so-horrible dilemma to have: two great choices to play alongside Jhon Kennedy Hurtado in central defense on Sunday. On the one hand, Tyrone Marshall. Experienced and solid. His pairing with Hurtado is established. When they're on the pitch together, miscommunications are few. And he's scored ... http://seattle.theoffside.com/team-news/vote-marshall-or-ianni-for-sunday.html After watching this video of Juventus' Mauro Camoranesi, I'm thinking that the original Zombie Jaqua didn't have it so bad. (Not for the squeamish.) And now some fun stuff from around the blogosphere: Oh! Look! Surprise! Freddie Ljungberg is the most-fouled player in the league by a ... http://seattle.theoffside.com/team-news/gushing-blood-special-and-some-rave-green-links.html I'm watching NE-Chicago right now (well, not technically right now, since it's halftime) and I'm finding myself thinking a couple of things. 1) In general, our players are a fair bit more technically skilled than New England's. 2) So how the hell did we lose to New England again? ... http://seattle.theoffside.com/team-news/anybody-else-catching-the-other-playoff-games-what-do-you-think.html Why, oh, why, did I not find this site till this morning? It's Zombie FC -- dedicated to combining the best of Sounders and Halloween. Complete with Sounders logo pumpkin carving instructions AND directions for dressing as Zombie Jaqua. Hilarious. I hope they're not on hiatus ... http://seattle.theoffside.com/team-news/i-wish-i-had-seen-this-before-halloween.html