BrySmalls Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 Donovan pulled a Baggio, Donovan pulled a Baggio! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 LA better hope it doesn't come down to a Beckham Donavan pen, he'll send it over the bar /Fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Donovan skies it! DEFINITELY didn't expect that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 And now Rimando saves one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Saunders just saved 2 straight PKs. This session is WILD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 From barely getting into the playoffs to becoming champions.Real Salt Lake win the 2009 MLS Cup in the seventh round of PKs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Real Salt Lake just won the MLS Cup. Never thought I'd say that before the playoffs started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bterreson Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Real wins! Tumblr. Twitter. Flickr. Facebook. Last.Fm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattF Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Jason Kries=next USMNT manager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysox Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 That was great. Beckham scores,Saunders came up huge, and Landon must be sick right now. I love PKs. @MichaelDanger19 | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFoA Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 So here are the victims left in the wake of Real Salt Lake's miracle run to the 2009 MLS Cup:-#1 seed in the East, Supporter's Shield-winners Columbus Crew-#2 seed in the East Chicago Fire-#1 seed in the West LA Galaxy that housed the MVP (Landon Donovan) & Coach of the Year (Bruce Arena)The fact that RSL made it to the MLS Cup to begin with was an upset in itself. For them to actually have won it is unreal. HUGE props to RSL, and congrats to them beating the Jazz to Utah's first major pro sports title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
officeglenn Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Can't believe this game wasn't on ABC, meaning it was only on Gol TV here in Canada and therefore unwatchable by me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Red Wolf Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 So here are the victims left in the wake of Real Salt Lake's miracle run to the 2009 MLS Cup:-#1 seed in the East, Supporter's Shield-winners Columbus Crew-#2 seed in the East Chicago Fire-#1 seed in the West LA Galaxy that housed the MVP (Landon Donovan) & Coach of the Year (Bruce Arena)The fact that RSL made it to the MLS Cup to begin with was an upset in itself. For them to actually have won it is unreal. HUGE props to RSL, and congrats to them beating the Jazz to Utah's first major pro sports title. I know it has major in its name, but is MLS really a major sport league? I've always thought of the major pro leagues being MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA.Anyway, fun game. I know most soccer fans hate PK's, but they're just so tense I can't help but love them. Congrats to Salt Lake on their MLS Cup title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Congratulations to God's Kingdom.Now please change the name to something....appropriate for a Republic. On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrySmalls Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 So here are the victims left in the wake of Real Salt Lake's miracle run to the 2009 MLS Cup:-#1 seed in the East, Supporter's Shield-winners Columbus Crew-#2 seed in the East Chicago Fire-#1 seed in the West LA Galaxy that housed the MVP (Landon Donovan) & Coach of the Year (Bruce Arena)The fact that RSL made it to the MLS Cup to begin with was an upset in itself. For them to actually have won it is unreal. HUGE props to RSL, and congrats to them beating the Jazz to Utah's first major pro sports title. I know it has major in its name, but is MLS really a major sport league? I've always thought of the major pro leagues being MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA.Anyway, fun game. I know most soccer fans hate PK's, but they're just so tense I can't help but love them. Congrats to Salt Lake on their MLS Cup titleFunny that you mention the word "Major" as the only other league that has that word in its title is baseball. Yes, MLS is a major league sport, even if it does not get the recognition it deserves by the media or public. MLS is the top flight soccer (football) league in the US and Canada and when the first season kicked off in 1996, the consensus at the time was that it wasn't going to last that long. However, MLS is evolving into a stable league as it contiues to grow in key markets (well most of them) with soccer specific stadiums, endorsement deals, becoming more competitive in international competitions, promoting domestic stars, television deals, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigga Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Basically, it's a major league because...well...because you like it? I think it's a "mid-major" professional league, but that's great for them, honestly. It has only been around since 1993 and it really has gained a solid national footprint...and the advent of the soccer specific stadiums is huge. However (as silly as this sounds), if your championship is not on Network TV, you're not a major league in America. -------------------------------------------------------I hated that it had to come down to PKs, but after 120+ minutes, there were just so many guys on dead legs out there. I could only laugh when Landycakes sailed his attempt like 5 feet above the bar. All his whining and bitching over the years hasn't exactly endeared him to casual fans like me, though his skill is unbelievable. So to see him have to eat it like that kind of pleased me a bit. You could see the shock and disappointment on his face. It was GREAT...almost as good as Belichick's 4th-and-2. On January 16, 2013 at 3:49 PM, NJTank said: Btw this is old hat for Notre Dame. Knits Rockne made up George Tip's death bed speech. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiddySicks Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Typical Landon Donovan. 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...
BrySmalls Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 Basically, it's a major league because...well...because you like it? I think it's a "mid-major" professional league, but that's great for them, honestly. It has only been around since 1993 and it really has gained a solid national footprint...and the advent of the soccer specific stadiums is huge. However (as silly as this sounds), if your championship is not on Network TV, you're not a major league in America. -------------------------------------------------------For the first thirteen years, MLS Cup was nationally televised on ABC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper Posted November 24, 2009 Share Posted November 24, 2009 I know it has major in its name, but is MLS really a major sport league? I've always thought of the major pro leagues being MLB, NFL, NHL, and NBA.Well, during the trophy presentation ceremony the ESPN announcers themselves called it Utah's first major pro sports championship. So, evidently ESPN has endorsed the idea of MLS as a major league, which means general acceptance of it as such by The Great UnwashedTM can't be too far behind. (See also the idea of poker as a sport, period.)Now, if only the National Lacrosse League could somehow get that seal of approval... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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