MJWalker45 Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Digby said: Strange to me that the last batch of MLS games are mostly Saturday/Sunday, with a couple Wendesday thrown in, it seems. If fans aren't a concern, why not shift the schedule to be more weeknights, especially with the NBA and NHL playoffs wrapping up? Maybe I'm missing something. TV rights might still play a role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilbert Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/sd-loyal-forfeits-match-played-on-september-23-against-la-galaxy-ii-following-racist-remark/n-5644401 USL Championships San Diego Loyal has forfeited their September 23rd match against LA Galaxy II after a Los Dos player used a slur towards a Loyal player. The LA player was not disciplined by the team or match officials. This seems kinda backwards to me. Signature intentionally left blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrOrange Posted September 26, 2020 Share Posted September 26, 2020 It's an unusual action but I very much appreciate San Diego's stance and decision. I'm happy that their pillars (independent, authentic, inclusive and optimistic) aren't just marketing speak. The player has been released by Los Dos (LA Galaxy II) according to headline I've seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJMorris3 Posted September 27, 2020 Share Posted September 27, 2020 On 9/22/2020 at 10:46 PM, -kj said: I haven't investigated all teams' schedules, but it seems that the home/away balance was done just with the games played after the MLS is Back Tournament; Minnesota ended up with a total of nine home games and eleven away games (plus the bubble games, which were neutral site) since their two games before the lockdown were away. That's exactly what they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 TFC playing a home game in Connecticut is strange enough.... now I wonder if TFC will end up using Brass Bonanza for their goal celebrations at BMO Field I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer15 Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 13 minutes ago, DEAD! said: now I wonder if TFC will end up using Brass Bonanza for all they goal celebration at BMO Field I doubt it but it's a really cool little touch while they are in Hartford. I'm really enjoying it. GTA United(USA) 2015 + 2016 USA Champions/Toronto Maroons (ULL)2014, 2015 + 2022 Gait Cup Champions/Toronto Northmen (TNFF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jer15 said: I doubt it but it's a really cool little touch while they are in Hartford. I'm really enjoying it. Deep down inside, I know that.... but it was cool to hear it. I wonder if any of the players know about it? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dilbert Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Is it state law in Connecticut that Brass Bonanza be played at every sporting event? Also odd that now two pro soccer teams are calling Hartford home this season (TFC and Hartford Athletic) Signature intentionally left blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninersdd Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 The Quakes who have been awful, go into downtown LA and beat LAFC for the first time ever. BEAR DOWN ARIZONA!2013/14 Tanks Picks Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 In the USL Championship tonight, San Diego was hosting Phoenix. There was a major dispute at the end of the half that ended with SD player Collin Martin getting a red, which would then be rescinded. The story as it's being told now is that Martin, who is openly gay, was called a homophobic slur by a Phoenix player. Martin apparently repeated the slur to an official, to draw attention to what he had been called. Like a retaliation hit in football or hockey, the ref missed the first instance, so Martin got the red. San Diego manager Landon Donovan goes off, a lengthy meeting of the minds occurs in which Phoenix's coach is clearly heard dismissing the gay slur as "just a part of the game." Donovan gets a red for walking onto the field and is fine with it. No one on Phoenix is reprimanded, though, and no one on San Diego is fine with that. So as the whistle blows for the second half, SD Loyal players all briefly take a knee on the pitch, and then walk off of it. San Diego forfeited a game they were leading 3-1, their final game of the season, in which a win would have put them in the playoffs. Instead, their season is done. I've never seen anything like it. Meanwhile, Phoenix co-owner Brandon McCarthy has spent the aftermath saying his coach's words need "context," and then alleged that Collin Martin may have made up being called a gay slur to stage a premeditated forfeit that would end his team's season because... ? Underpants gnomes? I don't know. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I worked for quite awhile with the other half of the SD Loyal ownership group, and they always had a zero tolerance policy for stuff like that. I even saw fans get their season tickets pulled over their protests to Republic’s open support of the LGBT community. The message isn’t just that they support the LGBT community and racial equality, but that you’re not welcome in their community if you don’t. It felt pretty bold for a sports team to take such a hardline stance when the usual MO is to take money from anyone they can regardless of their feelings on those matters. But it was a loss they were willing to take. Knowing how things were handled with these matters the last time these owners did this, this doesn’t surprise me in the least bit. Good for them. I applaud them standing for what they believe in. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sport Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 8 hours ago, Sodboy13 said: Meanwhile, Phoenix co-owner Brandon McCarthy has spent the aftermath saying his coach's words need "context," and then alleged that Collin Martin may have made up being called a gay slur to stage a premeditated forfeit that would end his team's season because... ? Underpants gnomes? I don't know. That's Brandon Almost Died Because of A Line Drive To the Head McCarthy, right? I'm surprised to hear him say something like that because on other issues he seems to be one of the few outspoken non-s***head non-MAGA baseball players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sodboy13 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 The same. Maybe he's one of those guys where it's a different story when it's his money in play, or maybe he's a "well, *my* team would certainly never do that" kind of meatball fan. I don't know. Either was, it was a weird sight. On 1/25/2013 at 1:53 PM, 'Atom said: For all the bird de lis haters I think the bird de lis isnt supposed to be a pelican and a fleur de lis I think its just a fleur de lis with a pelicans head. Thats what it looks like to me. Also the flair around the tip of the beak is just flair that fleur de lis have sometimes source I am from NOLA. PotD: 10/19/07, 08/25/08, 07/22/10, 08/13/10, 04/15/11, 05/19/11, 01/02/12, and 01/05/12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I think that bit of it is just a knee jerk reaction from McCarthy. It’s not a good look, and I certainly wouldn’t recommend it, but I can at least understand the logic behind defending one of your guys that way right after the fact. He’s been so level headed and rational with everything else, that I’m at least willing to give him some benefit of the doubt for now. For now. On 11/19/2012 at 7:23 PM, oldschoolvikings said: She’s still half convinced “Chris Creamer” is a porn site.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jer15 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 10 hours ago, FiddySicks said: I worked for quite awhile with the other half of the SD Loyal ownership group, and they always had a zero tolerance policy for stuff like that. I even saw fans get their season tickets pulled over their protests to Republic’s open support of the LGBT community. The message isn’t just that they support the LGBT community and racial equality, but that you’re not welcome in their community if you don’t. It felt pretty bold for a sports team to take such a hardline stance when the usual MO is to take money from anyone they can regardless of their feelings on those matters. But it was a loss they were willing to take. Knowing how things were handled with these matters the last time these owners did this, this doesn’t surprise me in the least bit. Good for them. I applaud them standing for what they believe in. Well said, couldn't put it better myself. Just wanted to add this tweet in so everyone can hear Landon Donovan's take on it. GTA United(USA) 2015 + 2016 USA Champions/Toronto Maroons (ULL)2014, 2015 + 2022 Gait Cup Champions/Toronto Northmen (TNFF) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 Good for Landon for standing up clearly, vocally, and in support of marginalized people and players. 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, FiddySicks said: I think that bit of it is just a knee jerk reaction from McCarthy. It’s not a good look, and I certainly wouldn’t recommend it, but I can at least understand the logic behind defending one of your guys that way right after the fact. He’s been so level headed and rational with everything else, that I’m at least willing to give him some benefit of the doubt for now. For now. At first, I was thinking, "what was Brandon thinking?"/ he should know better etc.. After some thought, I think it was more of a knee-jerk reaction. As an employer, you probably want to, publically, give your employees the benefit of the doubt pending an investigation. I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 I'm virtue-signal-buying a Loyal jersey today. (I'm also reflecting on how I'd rather still be living in San Diego.) The Phoenix player is denying that they said the slur: Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-kj Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 12 hours ago, Sodboy13 said: Meanwhile, Phoenix co-owner Brandon McCarthy has spent the aftermath saying his coach's words need "context," and then alleged that Collin Martin may have made up being called a gay slur to stage a premeditated forfeit that would end his team's season because... ? Underpants gnomes? I don't know. Buy some t-shirts and stuff at KJ Shop! KJ Branded | Behance portfolio POTD 2013-08-22 On 7/14/2012 at 2:20 AM, tajmccall said: When it comes to style, ya'll really should listen to Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG_ThenNowForever Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 32 minutes ago, -kj said: I'm virtue-signal-buying a Loyal jersey today. (I'm also reflecting on how I'd rather still be living in San Diego.) They're really nice jerseys! https://theshop.sdloyal.com/collections/2020-jerseys 1 hour ago, ShutUpLutz! said: and the drunken doodoobags jumping off the tops of SUV's/vans/RV's onto tables because, oh yeah, they are drunken drug abusing doodoobags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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