Category Archives: MLS
MLS CBA Happenings Behind Closed Doors
MLS CBA Talks – Players & Owners Are…
MLS CBA Crossroads, Complexity & Pitfalls
Mr. Mahoney – I Challenge You to a Duel
Sometimes we advance the flow of the human species with words. Other times, though, we must use pistol-fitted words. My ire? Ridge Mahoney’s flippant appraisal of the new KC Wizards stadium. Sunset, near the old saloon, ten paces to the left, no witnesses.
Let’s begin. Continue reading “Mr. Mahoney – I Challenge You to a Duel” »
Donovan Deal May Alienate MLS players?
The MLS Labor Standoff – A Strike Out?
No word generates more confusion in the American English language than “strike.” When referring to the long revered sport of bowling, a strike is when the player knocks down all the pins on his first attempt. A strike is desired. When referring to America’s national past time, baseball, a strikeout is when the pitcher manages to throw three strikes past a waiting batter. The batter is then “out.” Thus, a strike is undesirable.
And, of course, my preferred terminology is strike the verb – “to strike a match.” TV deals, expansion and the MLS Expansion Draft, Seattle sellouts: MLS is a league on the rise. Yet Grant Wahl‘s recent Becks book
Well, they’re pissed. And the simmering tensions threaten to engulf a virgin forest of a league in the ensuing flames. Continue reading “The MLS Labor Standoff – A Strike Out?” »
The Truth About MLS TV Broadcast Rights
The ever excellent FistedAway has turned up the dirt on the lingering MLS-ESPN TV Rights dispute. For those of you who don’t follow MLS, here’s a little tidbit to wet your appetite: Neil Patrick Harris is interviewed. Yes, Neil Patrick Harris of Doogie Howser M.D.. What does that have to do with soccer? Go Find Out!
The Beckham Experiment: A Brilliant Mistake
“Brilliant Mistake” by Elvis Costello & the Attractions
LA/Dynamo – Hold My Hand, Not Your Breath
And the second half hummed along for all of five minutes before the lights went out. No, not as in a lights out play, but rather, the lights went out. Another power outage, another moment of class for a tense playoff game on ESPN. David Beckham had finally made the playoffs in the US Mickey Mouse league, but not even Walt Disney would have permitted such shenanigans at one of his amusement parks.
The ESPN executives wiped the drool from their lips. If such power outages occurred just a bit more frequently, the advertising revenue would double, nay, triple. Yet the bystander fan grew tiresome of such troubles – soccer viewing depended on rhythm, hence injury time instead of instant replay. But had the governator forgotten to pay the electric bill? Did Amigo energy not accept IOU’s? Continue reading “LA/Dynamo – Hold My Hand, Not Your Breath” »