She was born sometime in February on a farm outside of Gridley, IL. You would have thought that she was destined to be a barn cat – keeping the mouse population down – but fate had a different path for her. That summer in Michigan on July 4th, my previous cat, Ali, lost her battle… Continue reading Emma, beloved cat (1999-2014)
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LA Galaxy Game 10: Landonmania
The Philadelphia Union have the schedulers to blame for this one. They came into the StubHub Center Sunday afternoon in front of a crowd that was determined to welcome back their hero, Landon Donovan, and to will him into scoring his 135th goal that would make him the sole holder of the all-time goal scoring… Continue reading LA Galaxy Game 10: Landonmania
LA Galaxy Game 9: Home Cooking Does It for the Galaxy
Soccer at the StubHub Center! After the month-long road trip, which included yet another bye week, the Galaxy returned home to face FC Dallas. The road had not been kind to the Galaxy. The four match swing saw the Galaxy draw with Vancouver 2-2 where the G’s had a defensive breakdown between Leonardo and Penedo… Continue reading LA Galaxy Game 9: Home Cooking Does It for the Galaxy
LA Galaxy Game 4: Penedo frustrates the ‘Caps again but Landon-watch continues
With two road games (albeit one of them at the Stubhub Center) and two bye weeks (again, one of them manufactured by moving a game to later in the year to rest players during the Champions League run) since the home opener, it had been a long time since we had seen the Galaxy in… Continue reading LA Galaxy Game 4: Penedo frustrates the ‘Caps again but Landon-watch continues
LA Galaxy Game 3: Breakthrough (but lousy pictures)
It was a Sunday noon start for the third game of the LA Galaxy’s season. Even though the game was at the beautiful StubHub Center, this was an “away” game for the Galaxy as the home team was the Galaxy’s co-tenant at the StubHub Center, Chivas USA. Chivas USA was owned by the same owners… Continue reading LA Galaxy Game 3: Breakthrough (but lousy pictures)
MLS Fantasy Soccer – Week 2
Week One Recap Week 1 was a good week for this fantasy soccer beginner. After we got home after the Galaxy game Saturday night, I pulled up my fantasy team and saw 82 points. However since I had never played this before, I had no idea whether that was a good or bad score. But… Continue reading MLS Fantasy Soccer – Week 2
LA Galaxy CCL Quarterfinal Leg 1: The Worst Good Result
After the rough loss to RSL in their MSL opener on Saturday night, the Galaxy had little time to recover as Wednesday night brought the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinal between the Galaxy and Club Tijuana of Liga MX. CONCA-what? All right, let’s break that down. CONCACAF stands for the Confederation of North,… Continue reading LA Galaxy CCL Quarterfinal Leg 1: The Worst Good Result
LA Galaxy Game 1: Frustration and Hope
Saturday night was the season and home opener of the 2014 edition of the LA Galaxy. The Galaxy opened the season against the team that ousted them from the playoffs last year – Real Salt Lake. Prior to last season’s early exit from the playoffs, the Galaxy had won the previous two MLS Cup Championships.… Continue reading LA Galaxy Game 1: Frustration and Hope
MLS Fantasy Soccer – Week 1
In this day and age, the only way to be a true sport is to have a fantasy league. And of course, MLS is a true sport. Last year as I grew into a soccer fan mid-season, I looked at the fantasy soccer game on MLS Soccer, but I couldn’t get my way into understanding… Continue reading MLS Fantasy Soccer – Week 1
On the Eve of My First Full MLS Season
March 8th is a big day in our house. That day marks the start of the 2014 Major League Soccer (MLS) season. And in particular, it is the home opener for the Los Angeles Galaxy as they face Real Salt Lake (that’s pronounced ray-AL, by the way). A year ago at this time, I had… Continue reading On the Eve of My First Full MLS Season
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