TTS No. 1: That I was switching around Saturday and missed the moment BOTH coaches got thrown out of the DC United-Houston contest. That’s a moment I want to see! Getting screwed out of it is like being in the bathroom at the Lakewood Landing when some big-spender buys a round for the house. Darn the luck. (And it’s not on the MLS highlight package, which is weak.)
Things that sucked about my soccer weekend
TTS No. 2: There was controversy aplenty in Salt Lake City, where referee Ramon Hernandez whistled a penalty kick. Then took it away. That sucks badly enough. But what super-sucks is that the MLS highlight package makers declined to include that one, too. (I saw that one, but maybe you didn't -- and maybe you'd like to.) That’s lame. And “lame” is worse than “weak.”
TTS No. 3: Dwayne De Rosario’s stunt at BMO. That was just sorry. (read on for more on that one ...)
Here’s a guy who makes north of $400,000. And he “writes a check” to celebrate a goal, to say “Show me the money!” That’s weak sauce, De Ro. He’s been heroically keeping TFC in the playoff chase all by himself. Last week I wrote something to the effect of “De Ro for Mayor! – How far can we be from that? But now when fans remember his 2010 season, they’ll remember “De Ro’s Drive for Dough!” A bunch of them are going to remember the moment a guy who makes $400K, probably 10 times the amount of most fans around BMO, showed the crowd what he’s made of. And it ain’t “frogs and snails and puppy dog tails.” It’s money. And the craving for more of it.
TTS No. 4: The SI.com Soccer Roundtable podcast that was set to drop tonight has been delayed. Maybe tomorrow night. Maybe Wednesday morning. And now I’ve got a butt-load of Funyuns sitting around in bowls for all the peeps coming by tonight to hear it with me!
By the way, a more comprehensive review of the MLS weekend is here at SI.com, where I wonder about the resolve of Toronto, Chicago and Kansas City after weekend choke jobs.
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