simms Stories - Black And Red United
Midnight Riding a Bike
Let's see the Boston Globe try to top that headline!So I guess 32 credits was all that Taylor Twellman needed at the University of Maryland. Wow, what a goal.And I don't need to hear the arguments that it should have been disallowed. The rule says that a dangerous play call is at the discretion of...
Mediocre start to the year
Last night's match saw the debut of my new player ratings system. And tonight: the debut of my player rating icons...1. Marc Burch - So energetic in both halves of the field. I see a theme developing this year with the Burch/Fred combo. More on that later.2. Clyde Simms - Looked like the best...
The season started? That wasn't just another scrimmage?
Someone must have forgotten to tell the DC United players that last night's match against Kansas City was actually the season opener, and not just another scrimmage. Really though, I can see why they would make that mistake. Maybe it was that the stadium reminded them of the high school field that...
Hope you made it to your seats in time
I did. But not by much.Overall, a great game from United. I don't understand why so many of the Insiders are complaining that this game didn't inspire confidence against a weak opponent. 4-1 is a good result, and its really poor karma to be upset that the game wasn't 6-0.1. Clyde Simms - He was my...
Scaping the goats once again
Good game. But then again, games between these two rivals usually are.I think I lost a bit of respect for New England tonight though. It was as if Nicol told a couple chumps like Larentowicz, Cristman, and Smith at half time: "Just throw your bodies around. Hack some dudes! The ref won't call it....
Continuing the series domination
I'm a bit late writing this due to numerous festivities that resulted from my sister-in-law's wedding this weekend, not the least of which included a couple of hangovers, so I'll keep my comments brief since several other smarter analysts, wittier writers, and merciless bloggers have already opined...
United streaks continue
DC United can now boast of a 4 5 game unbeaten streak. But how about a streak of 2 underwelming wins at home against weaker opponents? Makes you wonder how this team will fare against a much better team in the Galaxy next week.1. Clyde Simms extends his goal scoring streak to 2 games, and has...
Stealing an ugly one
I remember writing before the season started that we would probably have to win a lot of games 1-0 this year. Well it took five months and a goalkeeper change to finally do it.I got back from a great week at Ocean City today and opted to purchase the discounted $9.95 MLSlive package, which will...
Roller coaster continues
Despite knocking on wood as often as possible, I hate to admit that I called this. DC United was consistently crappy early in the year, and was consistently victorious just before the start of Superliga, but at all other times of the season, we've been horribly inconsistent. The team once again...
Benny Vide delivers the victory
With his one-time shoe-string shot to give the team a 1-0 lead, I could have sworn I was watching Benny Olsen. Or maybe Benny Feilhaber. But definitely somebody named Benny. Nope, it was Joe Vide. That goal really made me wish I was listening to Dave Johnson and Thomas Rongen do the broadcast. I...
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