Friday, October 30, 2009

What Does The Truth Cost? $5000 Apparently

D.C. United president fined for critical comments:

D.C. United president Kevin Payne was fined $5,000 by Major League Soccer, then apologized on Thursday for criticizing the league and three teams.

The MLS said Payne was punished for "public comments deemed detrimental to the public image of the league" and pointed to an item posted on The Washington Post's Web site this week. Payne was critical of the conservative playing style of Colorado, New England and Real Salt Lake in quotes posted on the site.

Payne said the tactics create "a lot of games in our league that I can't watch."

Payne is right. Colorado and Real Salt Lake almost always play the most negative game imaginable, and have for years. New England, once upon a time, could play attractive attacking soccer. This season they have been damn near unwatchable.

For example, look at last night's nil-nil draw between Houston and Seattle. Sure there were no goals, but there was plenty of action. Action is exactly what you are not going to see when Real and the Revs play their playoff games.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

7th Inning ALCS Score: Angels 4 : 3 Umpires (& Yankees)

All I can say is the ALCS is unwatchable, if you like baseball.

If you like watching the umpires (continuing) to give games to the Yankees, well enjoy.... but don't kid yourself that you are watching baseball.

You are watching a corporate payday.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

I Hate Not Updating Blogs

I really do...but life is kicking my ass in terms of free time (even if otherwise things are going well.) I simply haven't had the time to come on here and bitch about the inconsistent Blues, or the inconsistent DC United, or the shitty play of the Cards in the NLDS, or the shitty play of the Tigers in the second half of games...

Oh, I'm bitching about all of those things. I just haven't had time to write about my bitching.

Hopefully that will change on of these days.