What a goal!
A chilly night in New England witnessed the bicycle kick goal of the year. In the 38th minute, Taylor Twellman followed a blooper up in the air all the way down to his tippie-toes. What a beaut!
Whenever FC Dallas faces New England, Taylor Twellman always has his way with our Hoops. So it's a relief to be able to root for him against the Chicago Fire. And what U.S. Soccer fan doesn't love to root against the Chicago Fire's Designated Player Cuauhtemoc Blanco? It's an instinctual response. And in that sense, it's great to have the Club America legend in our league.
Now that I have the Fox Soccer Channel, I have a basis of comparison for the different networks' soccer coverage. The Fox Soccer Channel is a premium station on any cable or satellite service. So perhaps it's unfair to expect too much from Basic Subscription ESPN.
Here's my gripe: Do we need to have the sports crawler on during almost the entire broadcast? Whatever happened the the 58/28 updates? That would be acceptable. But what is the point of cluttering up the beautiful pitch with the latest NBA scores? As a soccer viewer, is it really that important that I have up-to-the-minute news from the folks in Bristol? Spare me.
If anything, show us some frickin' soccer scores from around the world. We're SOCCER viewers, you numskulls. Get a clue. It's as if they feel embarrassed that they're broadcasting fútbol. So to compensate, they put the crawler on the screen for most of the game. "Earth to Bristol: It's on the Deuce! No one else is watching anyhow!"
That's my Friday rant. Dave O'Brien doesn't really bother me all that much. (I think he bothers Wynalda some, though.) Sure, Glenn Davis would be a better play-by-play guy. But, O'Brien doesn't offend me. But lose the crawler, Bristol.
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