Very quickly - DCU has looked good at times. Columbus has looked solid in the front, a little messy in the back... like Etcheverry's mullet.
I would imagine I'm with almost everyone in DCU fandom that expects a hard working, attack minded recovery from the game away at Salt Lake last weekend where we were thoroughly embarassed (again).
It's going to be a beautiful night out for some footie and I expect the crowd will be nice even though its a weekday. Looking for a goal from Fred (I think he shoots the ball) and one from the big man Peralta... and maybe best case a bonus goal from Quaranta since he's been so dedicated to pleasing the home fans in order to get back in good graces.
I think we give one up to Schelleto's brilliance... but end 3-1 DC and get this train back on track. Will try and snap a few pictures and possibly attempt this Twitter from the game. Vamos United!
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
MySpace = The New Record Store?
MySpace Launches Music Service
By Eaglon News Service
April 3, 2008
On Thursday, MySpace announced the creation of MySpace Music, which will feature free streaming music, concert schedules and tour dates, cell-phone ringtones, and MP3 downloads. There will also be items for sale, such as concert tickets and merchandise. The service is jointly operated by MySpace and three top record labels—EMI is the only major label not participating, but reports indicate that they are still in discussions with MySpace.
The launch of MySpace Music will happen progressively during the next three to four months.
Myspace Launches Music Service
By Eaglon News Service
April 3, 2008
On Thursday, MySpace announced the creation of MySpace Music, which will feature free streaming music, concert schedules and tour dates, cell-phone ringtones, and MP3 downloads. There will also be items for sale, such as concert tickets and merchandise. The service is jointly operated by MySpace and three top record labels—EMI is the only major label not participating, but reports indicate that they are still in discussions with MySpace.
The launch of MySpace Music will happen progressively during the next three to four months.
Myspace Launches Music Service
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
DCU at Pachucha - Casually Running
Try and get in here every 15 minutes...
0' - A sharp looking start from United with the best chance coming after the Pachucha keeper came diving headfirst out of his box. The work between Gallardo-Simms-Neill-Emilio has looked crisp so far - much better than in Kansas City on Saturday.
Some brave tackling from Bash Brother I (Martinez) and a smart header out of the back from Bash Brother II (Peralta). Would love to see Neill get a shot off when he's inside the box instead of trying to lay it back. When we're in an away game like this I think we need to take our chances whenever we get a look.
I think Pachucha so far has looked threatening with their team speed and we could get hurt later with a free kick since we've already given away about 5 inside our half. Will need to do better than that although the home fans are sounding very restless.
Last note so far - the possession for the most part has looked very strong and will be a real key in not exhausting the team later in the game.
15' - Emilio still doesn't quite have that sharpness. Hoping he digs it up soon.
For as much as McTavish played defense last year I think some of that scoring might have gone to his head. Has lost his man once or twice out there watching the ball.
Couple times I think the backs have resorted to a long ball when they don't need to and suddenly United is defending again.
Altogether, not bad - still 0-0 but Fred looks like he's fading a little bit after an active start.
30' - Wells has made two clutch saves although Pachucha has two TERRIBLE misses.
Really bad spell from 30'-35', soft giveaways and the defense aside from Wells came undone a bit.
Gallardo is a tremendous passer. Thor not as much - too many giveaways out of the back.
HALF - Could be worse. Some good sets of possession but there were also some really rugged spots of getting spread out and losing markers on the defensive end. One or two moments could have produced a shot rather than the extra pass but we'll see how United holds up in the second half.
Pachucha rocks the upper V in the 48' - what a hit and Wells didn't have a prayer but its off the bar.
Pachucha gets through on the left side again but this time its Namoff sleeping a bit. United's got to keep it a bit now but already having a difficult time of it.
Bad Fred for a dumb foul at the top of the box... luckily the referee puts it farther back. And its into the wall.
60' - 2/3 of the way there, still 0's.
And Wells' strong night so far takes a big hit. Cheating and beaten at the near stick on a duffed cross. 1-0 Pachucha.
It's getting tough to watch from a United standpoint although a bit of possession kept the pressure off for a few minutes... All one ended right now though. Emilio is stranded and Quaranta is wandering.
Ugh... another chance but another time not pulling the trigger. Fred needs to shoot more often. Good sequence finally.
United will score a lot of goals when they start trusting that Gallardo is regularly going to put the ball in the most dangerous spot.
75' - Hanging tough at 1-0. Really by a thread.
Thank you referee... could probably have been a penalty.
Not McTavish's best day and we pay for it. 2-0. Gonzalo Martinez totally missed his mark and its a free header. United finally pays for all the bad fouls around the box.
Emilio has been TIRELESS... not quite in goalscoring form but the work up top all alone has been vital.
Pretty glad Pachucha gets one called back on an offsides... We escape 2-0. And I should emphasize escape although there were some strong performances. The fitness just isn't quite there.
Fred has some of the best moments. McTavish struggled. The center backs deserved A's until the 2nd goal where Martinez was picking his ass. Not bad but nothing to be smiling about. Another trip to Mexico, another loss. Gonna have to be a good one at RFK next week.
0' - A sharp looking start from United with the best chance coming after the Pachucha keeper came diving headfirst out of his box. The work between Gallardo-Simms-Neill-Emilio has looked crisp so far - much better than in Kansas City on Saturday.
Some brave tackling from Bash Brother I (Martinez) and a smart header out of the back from Bash Brother II (Peralta). Would love to see Neill get a shot off when he's inside the box instead of trying to lay it back. When we're in an away game like this I think we need to take our chances whenever we get a look.
I think Pachucha so far has looked threatening with their team speed and we could get hurt later with a free kick since we've already given away about 5 inside our half. Will need to do better than that although the home fans are sounding very restless.
Last note so far - the possession for the most part has looked very strong and will be a real key in not exhausting the team later in the game.
15' - Emilio still doesn't quite have that sharpness. Hoping he digs it up soon.
For as much as McTavish played defense last year I think some of that scoring might have gone to his head. Has lost his man once or twice out there watching the ball.
Couple times I think the backs have resorted to a long ball when they don't need to and suddenly United is defending again.
Altogether, not bad - still 0-0 but Fred looks like he's fading a little bit after an active start.
30' - Wells has made two clutch saves although Pachucha has two TERRIBLE misses.
Really bad spell from 30'-35', soft giveaways and the defense aside from Wells came undone a bit.
Gallardo is a tremendous passer. Thor not as much - too many giveaways out of the back.
HALF - Could be worse. Some good sets of possession but there were also some really rugged spots of getting spread out and losing markers on the defensive end. One or two moments could have produced a shot rather than the extra pass but we'll see how United holds up in the second half.
Pachucha rocks the upper V in the 48' - what a hit and Wells didn't have a prayer but its off the bar.
Pachucha gets through on the left side again but this time its Namoff sleeping a bit. United's got to keep it a bit now but already having a difficult time of it.
Bad Fred for a dumb foul at the top of the box... luckily the referee puts it farther back. And its into the wall.
60' - 2/3 of the way there, still 0's.
And Wells' strong night so far takes a big hit. Cheating and beaten at the near stick on a duffed cross. 1-0 Pachucha.
It's getting tough to watch from a United standpoint although a bit of possession kept the pressure off for a few minutes... All one ended right now though. Emilio is stranded and Quaranta is wandering.
Ugh... another chance but another time not pulling the trigger. Fred needs to shoot more often. Good sequence finally.
United will score a lot of goals when they start trusting that Gallardo is regularly going to put the ball in the most dangerous spot.
75' - Hanging tough at 1-0. Really by a thread.
Thank you referee... could probably have been a penalty.
Not McTavish's best day and we pay for it. 2-0. Gonzalo Martinez totally missed his mark and its a free header. United finally pays for all the bad fouls around the box.
Emilio has been TIRELESS... not quite in goalscoring form but the work up top all alone has been vital.
Pretty glad Pachucha gets one called back on an offsides... We escape 2-0. And I should emphasize escape although there were some strong performances. The fitness just isn't quite there.
Fred has some of the best moments. McTavish struggled. The center backs deserved A's until the 2nd goal where Martinez was picking his ass. Not bad but nothing to be smiling about. Another trip to Mexico, another loss. Gonna have to be a good one at RFK next week.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Harbour View Distracted By Nice Grass, United Wins Big
Maybe it was the chilly wind blowing into RFK. Maybe it actually was the sweet looking turf that allowed United to play the possession game it does better than any other team in MLS.
Whatever it may have been, two goals was enough to rip away any hopes Harbour View had of a second round date in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Then United poured on three more to take the game 5-0 (and the round 6-1 on aggregate). More after the break...
The thing that impressed me most about United in its second meaningful game of the young 2008 season was the composure of its defense. The bash brothers (Gonzalo y Gonzalo) in the middle were ruthless while Burch didn't wander as often. Namoff was Namoff.
Fred put in what might have been my favorite performance from him yet. He was tireless on both ends although he could use a reminder that he has a left foot somewhere on his body. His telepathic backheel to Emilio shows that the Brazilian pairing may still be improving although Emilio might have claimed himself a hat trick had he been a little less greedy earlier. (Fred's goal could have been laid off to Emilio looking at an open goal if Emilio hadn't stiffed him on a similar play.)
Oh... And Devon McTavish scored twice. Yea... McTavish. The guy that played center back last year.
All in all things looked very solid for the 65 or so minutes the game can be judged on before Harbour View starting packing their bags while still on the field. I'm going to hold any opinion on Gallardo v Gomez for a while and may not need to ever choose because Gallardo plays so differently.
Props to the whole side... not a bad number out there last night. Bring on Pachucha/Montagua. Here's Fred's (the fifth) goal below.
Whatever it may have been, two goals was enough to rip away any hopes Harbour View had of a second round date in the Concacaf Champions Cup. Then United poured on three more to take the game 5-0 (and the round 6-1 on aggregate). More after the break...
The thing that impressed me most about United in its second meaningful game of the young 2008 season was the composure of its defense. The bash brothers (Gonzalo y Gonzalo) in the middle were ruthless while Burch didn't wander as often. Namoff was Namoff.
Fred put in what might have been my favorite performance from him yet. He was tireless on both ends although he could use a reminder that he has a left foot somewhere on his body. His telepathic backheel to Emilio shows that the Brazilian pairing may still be improving although Emilio might have claimed himself a hat trick had he been a little less greedy earlier. (Fred's goal could have been laid off to Emilio looking at an open goal if Emilio hadn't stiffed him on a similar play.)
Oh... And Devon McTavish scored twice. Yea... McTavish. The guy that played center back last year.
All in all things looked very solid for the 65 or so minutes the game can be judged on before Harbour View starting packing their bags while still on the field. I'm going to hold any opinion on Gallardo v Gomez for a while and may not need to ever choose because Gallardo plays so differently.
Props to the whole side... not a bad number out there last night. Bring on Pachucha/Montagua. Here's Fred's (the fifth) goal below.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
I'm Not Insane I'm Not Insane
Occasionally you go to a show expecting very little and you get rocked in the face. Such was the case last night at the Patriot Center with Avenged Sevenfold on the "Taste of Chaos" tour with emo friends in tow.
When I think arena show, I don't think 5 drunk dudes (it was St. Patty's Day) running around like madmen for an hour and a half. But AX7, and to be fair Atreyu also, must have been tired after the show that included fireworks, regular pyrotechnics and over the top guitar solos. There was even an impressively orchestrated circle pit.
The video shows the band getting a fan up on stage to share a shot of Jameson. Too bad the second participant wasn't shown with her sneak attack ass grabbing on singer M. Shadows. More after the jump if you're interested -
Avenged Sevenfold is by no means one of my favorites but they ripped through some tracks, even an oldie with Second Heartbeart, and impressed with the newer songs I'm not as familiar with including my favorite of the set "I'm Not Insane."
Shadows' growling voice was huge live as were Synyster Gates' guitar heroics. The band even reeled themselves in after nearly spiraling drunkenly out of control, half heartedly starting a cover of Metallica's "Whiskey in a Jar" and then starting and stopping themselves at the beginning of "Seize the Day."
Occasionally too much indulgent shredding. Occasionally too much third kick drum on the drum kit (necessary?). But all in all I'd probably go for a second round.
Quick DCU/Harbour View Preview
The long dark days away from RFK for United's offseason are nearing an end. A late goal leveled things in Jamaica last week, so what should we look for this evening?
The highlight I think will be our first evaluation of how an Emilio/Neil will function over a longer period due since Jaime Moreno remains out with lingering hamstring injury picked up last week.
While I don't expect an enormous crowd, if the Barra/Eagles can get things rocking and make all our newcomers excited to be in front of the hometown support I think we could see some fun attacking soccer.
All in all, what this match really becomes is the first mental litmus test for United. I don't think there are many who would suggest that Harbour View fields a more skilled squad. What this game may boil down to if things stay tight later in the game is whether the new pieces have come together as a unit.
My humble prediction: 3-1 United with the third coming late when Harbour View is pressing.
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