August 24, 2009
By SoundersNerd at 7:45 am
Recap: Sounders v. Dynamo. 1-1 tie. I cringe whenever anyone complains about the reffing . It’s a fact of the game, I dismiss, don’t let it interfere. Get over it, move on. I think any attempt to bring reffing via instant replay (a la the NFL) is silly; if nothing else it’s too complicated and [...] read more →
August 23, 2009
By SoundersNerd at 10:17 am
Sounders 8-6-8, 32 pts, 4th place at Houston, 11-6-6, 39 pts, 1st place Last meetings: 7/11/09 Sounder win 2-1; 7/21/09 Open Cup semi-final, Sounders win 2-1 OT I’m still trying to get over the heartache of Thursday’s loss to New England . My original preview included the line: "If we don’t win this one, we [...] read more →
August 21, 2009
By SoundersNerd at 11:41 am
It’s hard to pinpoint how exactly we fell apart in our 0-1 loss to New England (only our second loss at home). Was it the numerous and glaring defensive errors? Our utterly incompetent offense? The general overall lack of cohesion? Or that we hardly took any shots? Or that Montero is a marked man and [...] read more →
August 20, 2009
By SoundersNerd at 1:25 pm
Preview: New England, 6-6-6, 24pts, 5th in the Eastern Conference, 11th overall* Sounders, 8-5-8, 3rd place in the Western Conference, 5th overall.* Thursday, 7pm, Qwest Field. It took two-thirds of the season to figure it out, but last week the Sounders finally figured out the key to victory: Blue Jerseys! Yes, turns out our defense [...] read more →
August 17, 2009
By SoundersNerd at 12:31 pm
Barely a month has passed, and already I have to revisit my “goddam Red states, get with it already” rant about lacking MSL coverage on TV. Sadly, I found myself Saturday in a meat-eating, football-loving inbred hillbilly cesspool corner of the country looking for the Sounders. Scouring a dozen sports bar, each with 50 screens, [...] read more →
August 15, 2009
By SoundersNerd at 9:32 am
OMG! Swine Flu! Panic! LA Galaxy Preview Sounders, 4th place (7-5-8, 29 pts) vs LA Galaxy, 2nd place (7-3-10, 31 pts) Last meeting, 5-10-09, 1-1 tie Quick personal travel story: Last month, on day four in Cuba, two people in our group came down with swine flu and everyone was quarantined! The fun was short-lived, [...] read more →
August 10, 2009
By SoundersNerd at 4:50 pm
There’s not a lot of good news in Saturday’s 0-1 loss against Real Salt Lake. Our performance against Barcelona was painful enough, but at least it was our B squad against the Best Team in the World. Were we just paying for a busy summer schedule—3 games in 6 days, 6 games in 3 weeks? [...] read more →
August 8, 2009
By SoundersNerd at 8:50 am
Sounders 7-4-8, 29pts, 2nd place Real Salt Lake, 6-8-5, 23pts, 6th place Last meeting, 3/28/09, Sounders won 2-0 in our second match. We played again on 4/28 for the Open Cup; Sounders won 3-0. In Salt Lake Saturday, August 8th, 6pm local time. It’s been a turbulent month. Havana was swell, thanks for asking (www.seattlecuba.org). [...] read more →
August 6, 2009
By SoundersNerd at 10:56 am
I’m struggling to come up with some positive spin for the Sounders last night. All I can think of is this: “One thing you can say about Barcelona, they may be great players, but they certainly have a horrible fashion sense. No other team could (or would) wear hot pink. Perhaps they’re making a statement [...] read more →
August 5, 2009
By SoundersNerd at 12:38 pm
I just returned from two weeks in internet-less, newsless Cuba, and I’m starving for information. I feel like something big occurred in my absence, but what was it? All I can find in the newsstands are pictures of Michael Jackson (putting "freedom of the press" to shame). Was it Iran? North Korea? Sotomayor? No, no, [...] read more →
July 24, 2009
By SoundersNerd at 9:15 am
[Editor's note: SoundersNerd is actually in Cuba doing some hippie shit right now. His coverage is going to be spotty for a week or so. But he managed to smuggle out this Sounders preview to us.] We played Chicago so long ago, I forget what happened. Oh yeah, it was back when we were getting [...] read more →
July 18, 2009
By SoundersNerd at 8:00 am
Dear Bigwigs In Charge, ESPN, every time I’m stuck somewhere forced to watch TV (I’m traveling right now, in west Texas at the moment), I’m more likely to catch billiards, bowling or curling than a soccer game. Photo by S. Tramiel/LVRJ.com Sports Illustrated, you’ve all but got a total black out on the World’s Game, [...] read more →
