Chivas Laid an Egg

Sometimes joy arrives in unexpected forms. Emails about eggs? Subject line read: “Chivas Laid an Egg.” Lo! They’ve cracked.

Toronto, I take back all the nasty things I said (for today, and today only).

Sounders FC defeats Toronto FC. Chivas USA defeats Sounders FC. Toronto FC defeats Chivas USA. It’s teleological, baby.

After learning the following from MLSnet.com, I actually felt bad for those dirty Reds:

The win was the first of the season for TFC at BMO Field (egads), and their first-ever victory against the Red-and-White after going 0-4 against the Western Conference side over the previous two seasons (sad).

And lest you need a reminder, "Toronto also became the first team this season to defeat first-place Chivas, who entered the match atop the MLS overall table with a 4-0-1 record."

For all that satisfaction you longed for last weekend, take in the sight of a ball going past Zach Thornton and into the Chivas net...

And breathe a nice big sigh. It helps to have our loss avenged so quickly. Just in time for this weekend’s match. Onward!

More Things to Love about Sounders FC: A National Fan Base

I was glad to see that Nick Green’s soccer column this week exploring what to love and hate in the MLS found only things to love about our Sounders FC: copious crowds and unmatched enthusiasm, Kasey Keller and Fredy Montero. Check.

But I’ve found more to love, oh so much more. My heartfelt love goes out to SoCal Sound - “a group of passionate Seattle Sounders supporters who live in Southern California – but bleed blue and green.” Sing it!

And if you did a double-take during last Saturday’s game against Chivas when the camera panned over a section of fans proudly holding their Sounders FC scarves aloft, you weren’t alone. “Wha? Where did all that blue and green in a sea of red come from?” I love how the Sounders Flag in this photo is obscuring the banner in the background that reads "Home of Chivas USA."

Seriously, how many emerging sports clubs of any kind can you think of that have groups of supporters outside of their home state? I’ve found more than one Packer bar outside of Wisconsin, but I’m quite sure that out-of-state support didn’t exist a mere two months into the first season (sure, that was way back in 1919...).

Bottom line: We’re Sounders ‘till we die… no matter what state we live in!

Fredy Shooting Blanks- Beck's Wrap-Up

Since you know, I am not really a super-fan, definitely not qualified to be a sports reporter and am lacking pretty much any reason other than my own foolish pleasure in writing brief blog posts, I feel kind of funny giving my game re-cap, but my imaginary fans have demanded it.

At the start of the game, it seemed to me that Fredy Montero was eager to score after having his sexual allegations dropped, but those initial shots weren't on target. Later, when the game started to shift the other direction, he couldn't even get near enough to the box to attempt anything....oh, he finally got in the box, but then he just shot blanks.....

Maybe the Chivas uniforms got too distracting for the players like they did for me. Were they soccer players or candy stripers? Their playing proved otherwise but I if I had one of those in my closet, it would be going on the Christmas tree for sure.

After the game I went through it my head and realized for possibly the first time as a new observer of the game, how integral and stellar Keller really is to our team. I think Fredy I and Freddy II need to work more cohesively as a team, and the rest of the Sounders need to get shorter shorts.