500 by 8….

The Mariners won today. Again. IIRC this is the 8th time this season that they’ve hit the .500 mark in the team record. But every time they hit the mark, they immediately lose. Maybe this time they can win some more. Because, it would be nice for them to make it to the post-season again. Since the last time they’ve gone to the playoffs, both the Seahawks and the Sounders FC have made it to the playoffs, and in fact they’ve won it all. Actually come to think of it, the Sounders FC have always been in the post-season. Every season since they’ve been in MLS… Now if only King Felix can stay healthy…..

Blown out yesterday….

The Seahawks were blown out yesterday. 38-10. But they’re still atop the NFC West. And in fact they’re the only team with a winning record right now. But the Sounders FC won it all Saturday night (on the road even), so I don’t mind this loss that much…

Anyway, my weekend has come to an end, and so I must retire for the night.

They won it all last night

The Sounders FC won the MLS Cup last night. In every year that they've played in the MLS, they've at least gotten into the post-season. They've won The Supporters' Shield (which in European Leagues is how the Champion is determined) in the past and the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on numerous occasions. It's time they won it all...

Football, football, and more football

Day 2 of three days ina row off. And I’ve spent most, if not all of it watching football. First, there were both the U Dub and Moo U massacring their opponents. Then today, I had the TV on CBS all day, watching the double header. And tomorrow, it’s the Seahawks in the CLink verses Buffalo. I’d watch the Raiders game on Sunday Night Football, but I’m going to switch to the other football: it’s round two of the Sounders FC match with Dallas. But hey, soccer is called football in Europe, so it’s still football….

Get out your brooms!

The Mariners swept the A’s today. As you can tell, I’ve been watching a lot of The New World Order (Mind-Control Division), as well as the Stanley Cup playoffs, on my vacation.

Currently, the Mariners are on top of the AL West standings. And they’ve won every series since going 1-5 in their first homestand. Let’s hope that they can keep it up. The Seahawks  and the Sounders FC routinely make it to the post-season. In fact, the Seahawks won it all in 2014, and the Sounders FC have made it to the playoffs every year that they’ve been in MLS.

It’s over…

The Seahawks season is now over. I think we did good during the last game to come back from 31-0 to lose 31-24 to Carolina. But it’s now on to other things. Like the Sounders FC and the Mariners. Spring training is only a few weeks away, and they’ll do better than last year. I hope. The New World Order (Mind-Control Division) is always unpredicatable. And the Sounders FC are always perrinial play contenders….

Another season is over….

The Sounders FC were in the playoffs. Notice how I used past tense. After winning the game at the Clink, they had to go to Dallas (in the MLS playoffs this year, the second round at least are in a round robin format). And they lost. By the exact same score, which means that based on aggregate goals, they were tied. And so it went to overtime. And they were still tied after overtime. And so they went to penalty kicks, which Dallas won.

So, the Sounders’ season is over. But every year since they’ve been in MLS, they’ve been in the playoffs. Something the Mariners and the Seahawks can’t say they’ve done. Though, I’d say that the Seahawks still have a chance…

They pulled it off

If you can’t tell, I’ve spent an aweful lot of time siting on my ass in front of the tv today. I can’t help it, its my day off…

Anyway, the Sounders FC just won 2-1 vs. FC Dallas in the MLS West Semifinals. They’re not advancing yet, since this part of the MLS playoffs are in a round-robin format. But we’re heading into Dallas with a 2-1 lead, which means we win with a draw in Dallas…

We’re Average! We’re Average!

The Seahawks won today, 13-12.This was the second win in a row. ANd in fact it was the second win on the road. There has been much improvement. First of all, we now have an offensive line. And we are finishing games. All 4 games that Seattle has lost this year have they have had the lead in the 4th quarter, but they just couldn’t finish it. It was a little bit scary at half time when Ricardo Lockette was sretchered off the the field. They said it was ‘just a concussion’, but ‘just a concussion’ is still pretty serious. I remember Jim McMahon leading the Chicago Bears (with the Super Bowl Shuffle). Now he has dementia from all those head shots. Bernie Kosar (from that same era), sounds like a drunk, but it’s from all those shots he took. But he’s not paralyzed, and he’s not dead.

For the first time since they’ve been in MLS, the Sounders FC have gotten past LA in the playoffs. Although last year, it was San Jose who sent them home. Anyway, they’re past California. They’ve been in MLS since 2009. And they’ve been in the postseason each time. The Mariners can’t put a winning season together. Unless King Felix can work 163 games straight….

Almost Underway

The Seattle Sounders FC’s 40th season is almost about to get underway. I guess I know what I’m going to be doing for the next 90 minutes or so….

Yes, I know that they’ve only been in MLS for 5 years, but there was also this whole North American Soccer League….

Edit: as per the Standard Operating Procedures when facing Sporting KC, it went into the 4th minute of stoppage time before the game was decided. This why we dint give up, people....

For the first time. Ever.

The Seattle Sounders FC have gone past the first round of the MLS playoffs… Sorry, Real Salt Lake, but the LA Galaxy seriously need a Tom Brady Well-Deserved Beating (at least somebody needs to beat the sock out of David Beckham’s shorts…), and it’s going to come in Rave Green….

Hello World, Again….

OK, it’s been over a month. But I’m back for now…

Yesterday was my birthday. My brother celebrated with pizza. And then the Mariners, the Seahawks, and the Sounders FC won there respective games. All in all, a good day despite the fact that I had to work.

Felix Hernandez threw a perfect game. Those who follow The New World Order (Mind-Control Division) would know that the Mariners had a perfect game thrown against them earlier this year. And if you can take it, then by all means dish it out. Felix Hernandez is awesome. He told Chuck Norris, Red Foreman, and Sergeant Hartley to go fuck themselves, and thus homosexuality was invented….

I voted in the primary this year (usually I just abstain the primary election, and concern myself with the general election). To be honest, I don’t know who I’ll vote for this year for President. JP Patches passed away, and that was my usual write in candidate… I’m looking for a candiate who will promise to have the Tea Party deported to France, and (most importantly) have Arnold Schwarzenegger tarred and feathered… Although I am going to declare my endorsement for the state Superintendent of Public Instruction: Randy Dorn. Yes, I make fun of him on Facebook. A lot. Mainly because of his DUI. But he was responsible enough to own up to his actions. But as an elected official, he makes the bed, he has to sleep in it, and the ridicule is my right, my privilege, and my duty… Besides whenever I crack open an ice cold ‘Adult Beverage’, part of the experience is posting that it’s Randy Dorn time on Facebook.

Speaking of JP Patches, here’s what he did to Harry Wappler:

Newscasts are always better with a clown.

Kathi Goertzen also passed away. With her anchoring, Wayne Cody on sports, and Harry Wappler on weather, the afterlife now has a full news team.

So, the Sounders lost tonight.

So the Sounders FC lost 3-0 tonight. They can still pull it out. They have one more chance when Real Salt Lake come to town. It’s difficult, but it’ll be possible….

OTOH, I got to see the Huskies game tonight. Defense needs some serious work. And there were a couple of questionable calls by the officials. But they got the job done, with timely turnover and a lot of touchdowns…

Full 90 time, playoff edition

Sounders FC vs. Real Salt Lake. In Salt Lake City. I like the MLS playoff structure, where each they play a game in each team’s stadium, with the winner decided by cumulative goals. This way, every team is guaranteed at least one home game in the playoffs. On like some other professional sports promotions, MLS knows what side the bread is buttered on, and that without the fans, they’re fucked. The NHL is still recovering from it’s last labor dispute where they lost an entire season. The NFL almost lost the season, but cooler heads prevailed in the nick of time. The NBA is going to find out really quick that loyalty is a two-way street. If they don’t show loyalty to their fans, then the fans won’t show up. They won’t buy tickets, and they won’t buy the merchandise. Lose the ego, people. Your fans won’t take it lying down…

What when down this week….

I got a second monitor again for my computer. But I’m still drawn more to my laptop. There have been a couple of things that I’ve wanted to blog about this week, but I’ve also been mastering the art of putting things off. And that is a skill that you need to constantly practice…

Anyway, some if the pointless (and some not-so-pointless) stuff that has happened recently:

• Fall has arrived. I can tell this from the rain. On my day off. Like this afternoon, I guess off form from work, and I couldn’t help but notice the droplets falling on the pavement around me as I walked home form the bus stop. And it really picked up when I got home. Like cow pissing on a rock.
• It’s over for the Mariners. Another season of losing. There were a couple of streaks, and iirc we went a week before the first w. But we only needed The New World Order (Mind-Control Division) for a few weeks this year… Because then we have Association Football (that’s soccer, idiots)…
• The Sounders FC have clinched a play-off spot. And the Cascadia Cup. And a return to next season in the Concacaf Champions League. Three winning seasons, and three playoff appearances. Though the Seahawks have demonstrated that you don’t necessarily need the former to have a latter… Though I hope they can repeat next year, as Kasey Keller is retiring at the end of this season (hats off to Keller, though. In MLS, it’s usually Latinos and Europeans who are the stars. Keller, an American was a star in Europe before coming to Seattle.
• The Seahawks aren’t too hot (as usual) Jackson ain’t getting the job done, and Caroll needs to get Whitehurst in there, or he needs to go back to the NCAA….
• The Detroit Lions are *team* to be reckoned with this year. 4-0 (that’s right, undefeated), not 0-4. They’ve defeated the Vikings (in Minneapolis, a feat that’s not supposed to happen). And they went into the fourth quarter with Dallas down by 14 points. Then Tony Romo decided to embrace Christianity. And we all know what Lions do to Christians…
• Tonight’s Sunday Night Football match had all the features. Lots of touchdowns, like you’d expect in a good professional game. It’s just none of the touchdowns came from the offense. They all came from the teams’ defenses or special teams. And this wasn’t a low-scoring affair. It has been said that offense sells the tickets, but it’s actually the defence that wins the games. Tonight was no exception.

A winning weekend (not you mariners)

The Sounders FC won the Cascadia Cup yesterday. And the day before, they were mathematically assured of a berth in the playoffs. And they’re doing better in the Concacaf Champions League than they were last year. They’re going to the playoffs for the third year in a row. Not too shabby considering as the team is only three years old. MLS had the right idea when they gave franchises to Portland and Vancouver as well. The Derby matches are always fun, and more people are enjoying it than if it were just the Seattle team (like with The New World Order (Mind-Control Division) and the Seattle Mariners. Though with the Mariners I have to say that they don’t just suck. They swallow, too. What the hell happened to them? Wasn’t Ichiro won of the reasons we went to the playoffs in 2000/1? But the season will soo be over, and the fans’ suffering will end. Until next spring.

And the Seahawks won today. At least the defense won. And I got home from work early enough that I saw the defense win it. But they always say that while your offense sells the tickets, it’s the defense that wins the game. They beast the Arizona Cardinals 13-10. And they did it the hard way. They Cardinals weren’t wearing their mitres…

And guess who’s 3-0? The Lions. I saw them in the preseason when they gave Tom Brady his well-deserved beating, and I decided to root for them this year (I don’t think they’re playing the Seahawks this year so I can safely have divided loyalties). I think what happened is somebody told them in the locker room that all of their opponents this year are Christian…

A record I’d rather not see broken….

The Seattle Mariners lost 17 straight in a row recently. And the manager didn’t get shit-canned. I’m shocked. Last year, Don Wakamatsu got canned for an even shorter streak, but there were some other clubhouse drama issues as well. For starters, he brought back Ken Griffey, Jr. who did nothing but whine and eventually retired in the middle of the season…

I told somebody at work recently what I thought of David Beckham (think man-diva). Today he told me rumors of his own line of underwear. Guess what, he’s right.

The Sounders FC lost yesterday (I’m watching the rerun right now on root sports). But, the Mariners won, so I’ll take it. Apparently they’ve already clinched a play-off spot, according to my father, though he could’ve also been talking about the CONCACAF Champions League…

Sorry Charlie, but you’re not starting the Seahawks this year. Pete Caroll is going with Tarvaris Jackson instead of Charlie Whitehurst… A bit of risk in my opinion. But then again, going with a back-up is a risk, too.

0-7??!!

If tonight’s Sounders FC match was a boxing fight, it would’ve been stopped early. That’s the jist of what I can say about it. Casey Keller did a real kick-ass job in the first half, but then they pulled him at half-time, and Manchester United brought in somebody (who’s name I can not recall). And he promptly scored himself a hat trick. Which anybody should be proud of (most soccer teams rarely score three goals for the entire game, let alone individual players…). But this is a friendly match, it doesn’t really count towards any teams’ record (though this is also the preseason for the English Premier League, and some of the best performances are always from players looking for work….).

60,000+ fans. Seattle is definitely a soccer town…

Happy Fourth….

Ok, so I’m celebrating my Fourth of July the same way any red-blooded American ought to: by giving my Full 90 with the Sounders FC.While blogging on my apartment’s wi-fi from my laptop. May the LA Galaxy receive a Tom Brady Well-Deserved Beating…. So far, I’ve seen on penalty kick (note: a hand-ball is not the best of moves when you’re on D…).

As for the previous game (New England Revolution vs. Real Salt Lake), somebody ought to shit-can the referee. There is no difference betwwen incompetence and malice, and referee in that match was both….