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If the success of the Sounders is any indication, it'll be awesome in Portland too!
The MLS sucks, watch the EPL/Serie A/Bundesliga/La Liga etc for some good .
If the success of the Sounders is any indication, it'll be awesome in Portland too!
We have a CRAZY rivalry with the Sounders. We've played them the last 2 years even though they're currently in MLS and we're not yet. We actually beat them this year!
Too many haters.....you don't like it don't watch it!
They don't need your boring a** anyway!
is the MLS like australian a-league
we get over the hill prime players to come here to fill seats, but they are
you got local players who are
or you have local players still playin above 35yrs old
or recruiting no name players from south america (skillful then the best local players in ur domestic league) lmao
you also get the Asian leftover's that couldn't make it to Europe there
not many asians come here man when they get paid better contracts in jp or korean leagues...we get a few aus guys playin over there cause of better salary and compe ionyou also get the Asian leftover's that couldn't make it to Europe there
Americans don't get into the top European leagues because 1) It cones on at odd times and isn't shown here much, and 2) there is no geographical ties or bonds to people and the teams. Most Americans couldn't care less about Tottenham and Manchester, but you put Dallas vs Philly and we know what that's about. Also, except for this time of year we have two of the 3 major sports going on, especially in the fall where the King of American sports gets all the attention here.
I think it's a good thing Americans are watching MLS in bars rather than European Leagues. Nothing better than starting home-grown support for the sport.
We see a lot of people interested in Premier League and Champions League, but it's relatively minor until the end of the season when it doesn't have to compete with Football anymore. The fact that a lot of the big games are on at times that bars in Texas aren't even allowed to be open (Sunday before noon, although they can sell alcohol if food is in front of a customer - fun Texas laws) makes it hard too.
We just brewed Hopothesis C, the third in the Hopothetical line. Should be available in about 3-4 weeks.Gotta try some of that Hopothetical the next time I'm in SA.
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thats pretty man, how come bars arent allowed open b4 noon?
In Texas the legal hours to sell alcohol are 7am-2am, assuming you have all the right licenses, with the exception of Sundays when you can only serve from Noon-2am. The exception is that if someone orders food and has it in front of them, they can also order alcohol.
Since most *bars* don't have a kitchen, they don't open that early on Sundays (some get around it by offering a free buffet or some chips or something). We have a kitchen, so it doesn't really apply to us.
Basically it all goes back to prohibition.
Here in New Mexico I can walk into a ing Walgreens, get my Clariton and then get my bottle of Tequila. Still weirds me out.
But they are way more strict about carding in bars here. I never get carded in Texas but I've been carded in every restaurant or bar where I order alcohol here.
i dont usually hit the bars and when watchin major sports games...
fck that its hard to earn a buck off me if i aint gettin equal value in return
usually just sit back at a friends house play cards and get a carton of 24 beers and pizzas/junk food
Im heavily outnumbered here, but I do think soccer sucks and Ive stated why.
1) Offsides is stupid. Think of the NBA with no back door passes. Its probably the dumbest rule in all of sports.
2) Its a kids game. Once Americans develop hand eye coordination, we like sports where we get to throw, catch, shoot, hit etc. That doesnt mean soccer is easy, just that its stupid.
3) Its boring. That USA/England match was crazy hyped. What did we see? Absolutely nothing. If you were gonna describe the game, you would say the Americans scored on fluke error and the game ended in a tie. A freaking tie. Give me a ing break. Compare that to the Boston/LA game 5 last night. Both teams gave us about 20 different plays that were much more exciting than anything that EVER happens in a soccer game. I challenge soccer fans to post a youtube of their most exciting soccer goal or play they've witnessed. Compare that to Rondo's layup with 30+ seconds to go last night. Compare that to the Dudley steal in my sig. Compare to a million different basketball plays.
4) No "momentum" because no team really has true "possession" of the ball. Momentum is absolutely huge in basketball and football and allows for crazy comebacks and big upsets yet is basically non-existent in soccer.
Americans have been exposed to soccer for hundreds of years. We know the game. We play it as kids then graduate to real sports around 8-9 years old. The rest of the world likes soccer because it was introduced to them a long time ago as part of British colonization and its CHEAP. You literally need no equipment to learn and play (Pele certainly didnt).
Eventually, soccer will become less and less popular around the world as more countries develop and more sports are introduced to them.
Take Steve Nash. Grew up playing soccer. Introduced to basketball and it probably took him ten seconds to realize "this is better". Almost all sports are better. Im trying to think of another team sport that lamer than soccer. No scoring, no hitting, no hands, no point variations, no individual match-ups, no cheerleaders....
baseball, but being less boring than baseball isn't a huge deal or anything.
I agree, basketball is much more of an expensive sport than soccer. I'm totally not a moron.
Think of the NFL without offsides. You'd just post a WR in the endzone and throw TD passes to him once you hiked the ball. Doesn't sound very entertaining to me.
As for all the rest of those, well - then don't watch if you don't like it. I know that's a lame blow-off response, and it's not trying to be rude - it's just the truth. I don't watch basketball, baseball, hockey, poker, NASCAR, golf or a mul ude of other sports or semi-sports because I don't like them. Pretty simple.2) Its a kids game. Once Americans develop hand eye coordination, we like sports where we get to throw, catch, shoot, hit etc. That doesnt mean soccer is easy, just that its stupid.
3) Its boring. That USA/England match was crazy hyped. What did we see? Absolutely nothing. If you were gonna describe the game, you would say the Americans scored on fluke error and the game ended in a tie. A freaking tie. Give me a ing break. Compare that to the Boston/LA game 5 last night. Both teams gave us about 20 different plays that were much more exciting than anything that EVER happens in a soccer game. I challenge soccer fans to post a youtube of their most exciting soccer goal or play they've witnessed. Compare that to Rondo's layup with 30+ seconds to go last night. Compare that to the Dudley steal in my sig. Compare to a million different basketball plays.
4) No "momentum" because no team really has true "possession" of the ball. Momentum is absolutely huge in basketball and football and allows for crazy comebacks and big upsets yet is basically non-existent in soccer.
Americans have been exposed to soccer for hundreds of years. We know the game. We play it as kids then graduate to real sports around 8-9 years old. The rest of the world likes soccer because it was introduced to them a long time ago as part of British colonization and its CHEAP. You literally need no equipment to learn and play (Pele certainly didnt).
Eventually, soccer will become less and less popular around the world as more countries develop and more sports are introduced to them.
Take Steve Nash. Grew up playing soccer. Introduced to basketball and it probably took him ten seconds to realize "this is better". Almost all sports are better. Im trying to think of another team sport that lamer than soccer. No scoring, no hitting, no hands, no point variations, no individual match-ups, no cheerleaders....
wtf no.
The closest thing to offsides in the NBA is the 3 second violation, basically for the same reason: to prevent players from camping right next to the goal/basket.
I just can't take the comment soccer is boring seriously if you consider baseball a sport.
And lol @ soccer having no momentum and soccer becoming less popular
Pretty much what scott said. I'm tired of trying to argue that its boring or not when its just an opinion. If you don't like it, then don't watch it. I don't think your so highly of your opinion that I need to know what you don't like so whatever.
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