Comments on: Major League Soccer in Seattle starting in 2009 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20071117/4949/ Technology, music, video, art, news, reviews and muse on the web Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:52:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: FootballBlog http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20071117/4949/#comment-703495 FootballBlog Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:06:29 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20071117/4949/#comment-703495 Great to hear that MLS is enlarging. It's obvious that this league is still very far away from the audience of the NFL, NBA and NHL. From what I see Becks arrival in the States also did not help to much. But for me as a soccer addict I am also following the MLS although I am from Europe. Thanks for the article mate. Great to hear that MLS is enlarging.
It’s obvious that this league is still very far away from the audience of the NFL, NBA and NHL.
From what I see Becks arrival in the States also did not help to much.
But for me as a soccer addict I am also following the MLS although I am from Europe.
Thanks for the article mate.

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20071117/4949/#comment-671361 TDavid Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:46:02 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20071117/4949/#comment-671361 Thanks for the detailed reply, TGos, and no need to reply. I haven't given up on soccer, I'll give it a chance when it gets here. I just don't understand the draw to "ties" -- I don't want to pay to see a stalemate. Thanks for the detailed reply, TGos, and no need to reply. I haven’t given up on soccer, I’ll give it a chance when it gets here. I just don’t understand the draw to “ties” — I don’t want to pay to see a stalemate.

]]> By: TGos http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20071117/4949/#comment-671351 TGos Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:27:20 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20071117/4949/#comment-671351 Here's a great soccer quote, and often yelled coaching directive: "GET STUCK IN!" Soccer is not for everyone, but for those of us who play/coach/follow soccer get very passionate. I was like you and had a 20 some year hiatus between playing it and following it closely again. Like many people, the 1994 World Cup was instrumental in recapturing my interest. I am now a passionate defender of the world's game, more so because in the US, it gets more "haters; than any other sport, especially amongst journalists. (Don't want to watch, fine, but why the bashing?) So give it a fair chance. Again. As for ties - learn to love them, or at least tolerate them, because they are here to stay. All of the previous attempts to end things with shootouts or whatnot were just a travesty. Besides, in bracketed tournaments, they play until they get a winner, sometimes resorting to PK's (unfortunately in my opinion - just let them play until everyone drops from exhaustion, I say). As per 6 months for 30 games - realize that it takes A LOT more energy to play soccer than baseball. I love baseball, and MLB is the only of the big three pro sports I can stand to watch anymore. But be honest - every MLB player spends half the game sitting on the bench, resting after the all that time spent standing around in the field. Not too grueling. So 1-2 soccer league games per week is standard. Also, most teams are simultaneously involved in several completions, so they can end up playing 40+ games over that time frame. LA Galaxy must be over 50 games this season. My view on the other sports: The NFL has really turned into the modern day gladiators - more spectacle than sport. NBA and the Sonics? - yawn. (So long greedy bastards.) NCAA hoops is the far superior to watch , especially live. March Madness is the only thing that rivals the World Cup in my book (and we get it very year!). The NHL - Ugh. Again the college version is much better to watch. My list 1) Soccer (pro or college or whatever) 2) College basketball 3) MLB 100) everything else Sorry long post - I got carried away. See?! TGos Seattle ps My favorite Emerald City Supporters (Sounders fans) cheer: "Two R's, four E's, one F'in 'REFEREE'" Here’s a great soccer quote, and often yelled coaching directive: “GET STUCK IN!”

Soccer is not for everyone, but for those of us who play/coach/follow soccer get very passionate. I was like you and had a 20 some year hiatus between playing it and following it closely again. Like many people, the 1994 World Cup was instrumental in recapturing my interest. I am now a passionate defender of the world’s game, more so because in the US, it gets more “haters; than any other sport, especially amongst journalists. (Don’t want to watch, fine, but why the bashing?)

So give it a fair chance. Again.

As for ties - learn to love them, or at least tolerate them, because they are here to stay. All of the previous attempts to end things with shootouts or whatnot were just a travesty. Besides, in bracketed tournaments, they play until they get a winner, sometimes resorting to PK’s (unfortunately in my opinion - just let them play until everyone drops from exhaustion, I say).

As per 6 months for 30 games - realize that it takes A LOT more energy to play soccer than baseball. I love baseball, and MLB is the only of the big three pro sports I can stand to watch anymore. But be honest - every MLB player spends half the game sitting on the bench, resting after the all that time spent standing around in the field. Not too grueling.

So 1-2 soccer league games per week is standard. Also, most teams are simultaneously involved in several completions, so they can end up playing 40+ games over that time frame. LA Galaxy must be over 50 games this season.

My view on the other sports: The NFL has really turned into the modern day gladiators - more spectacle than sport. NBA and the Sonics? - yawn. (So long greedy bastards.) NCAA hoops is the far superior to watch , especially live. March Madness is the only thing that rivals the World Cup in my book (and we get it very year!). The NHL - Ugh. Again the college version is much better to watch.

My list
1) Soccer (pro or college or whatever)
2) College basketball
3) MLB
100) everything else

Sorry long post - I got carried away. See?!

TGos
Seattle

ps
My favorite Emerald City Supporters (Sounders fans) cheer: “Two R’s, four E’s, one F’in ‘REFEREE’”

]]> By: TDavid http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20071117/4949/#comment-667118 TDavid Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:52:29 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20071117/4949/#comment-667118 Gerald, but what's up with all those ties? Who wants to go see an event that ends in a tie? I know ties are possible in the NFL, but it's a lot more rare. Gerald, but what’s up with all those ties? Who wants to go see an event that ends in a tie? I know ties are possible in the NFL, but it’s a lot more rare.

]]> By: Gerald Buckley http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20071117/4949/#comment-666755 Gerald Buckley Sun, 18 Nov 2007 03:30:31 +0000 http://www.makeyougohmm.com/20071117/4949/#comment-666755 You *HAVE* been missing an exciting sport. I go to Mexico and the middle east alternating years for the day job (which is about to change... reason for the cryptic post yesterday at g-WH!Z). Futbol is the most popular sport there is. We had a decent team here in Tulsa once upon a time (early 80's). It was terrific! Couple of championships on our league and T-Town had some serious stuff going on soccer-wise. 'Course, the craze died down and the team blew away. Happens in relatively small cities. Wouldn't happen that way in Seattle. Congrats on the team! As for a quote... "Shake it off!" My coach always, always said that ofter a collision. I was goalie and was really physical about it. Serious as hell for an overly competitive pre-teen. Shake it off. You *HAVE* been missing an exciting sport. I go to Mexico and the middle east alternating years for the day job (which is about to change… reason for the cryptic post yesterday at g-WH!Z). Futbol is the most popular sport there is.

We had a decent team here in Tulsa once upon a time (early 80’s). It was terrific! Couple of championships on our league and T-Town had some serious stuff going on soccer-wise. ‘Course, the craze died down and the team blew away. Happens in relatively small cities. Wouldn’t happen that way in Seattle.

Congrats on the team!

As for a quote… “Shake it off!” My coach always, always said that ofter a collision. I was goalie and was really physical about it. Serious as hell for an overly competitive pre-teen. Shake it off.

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