MLS Cup Playoffs 2014: Calvinism

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Who's winning this loving thing? This poll is closed.
(W1) Seattle Sounders	31	22.63%
(W2) Los Angeles Galaxy	13	9.49%
(W3) Real Salt Lake	1	0.73%
(W4) FC Dallas	4	2.92%
(W5) Vancouver Whitecaps	4	2.92%
(E1) DC United	16	11.68%
(E2) New England Revolution	27	19.71%
(E3) Columbus Crew	11	8.03%
(E4) Red Bull New York	5	3.65%
(E5) Sporting Kansas City	0	0%
(C1) Calvinball	25	18.25%
Total:	137 votes

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camoseven: Dec 30, 2005; RODOLPHONE RINGIN'

Azira was dogshit and ruined so many good build ups for the Sounders

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:23

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# ? Jun 9, 2024 12:15

Tigren: Oct 3, 2003

dj_pain posted:

Well that bandwagon was fun. Thanks for having me

Come join the original bandwagon.

Thank god we won't have a final on turf. Galaxy gonna win their 5th!

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:24

siriuslysomething: Feb 5, 2013; He's so fast!

(and probably broken)

So the LA Galaxy are going to beat the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup final just like the last time I was interested in the MLS. Cool.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:25

Tigren: Oct 3, 2003

siriuslysomething posted:

So the LA Galaxy are going to beat the New England Revolution in the MLS Cup final just like the last time I was interested in the MLS. Cool.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:25

shirts and skins: Jun 25, 2007; Good morning!

And for the new page:

gently caress Landon Donovan, may all of his shits be brown, watery, and painful

Jesus Christ why do the Sounders do this to me every year

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:25

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

camoseven posted:

Azira was dogshit and ruined so many good build ups for the Sounders

Not empty-quoting. Should've kept Pineda on for him and made the first sub Alonso (who was probably 80% at best) for Pappa.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:27

Tigren: Oct 3, 2003

MechaFrogzilla posted:

And for the new page:

gently caress Landon Donovan, may all of his shits be brown, watery, and painful

Jesus Christ why do the Sounders do this to me every year

All about that bass, no treble. Sorry Sounders.

It makes me so happy every year to knock you guys out of the post season.

Tigren fucked around with this message at 06:06 on Dec 1, 2014

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:27

vulturesrow: Sep 25, 2011; _{Always gotta pay it forward.}

MechaFrogzilla posted:

And for the new page:

gently caress Landon Donovan, may all of his shits be brown, watery, and painful

Jesus Christ why do the Sounders do this to me every year

They are just waiting for me to move back in the spring. So you can blame me.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:27

Popero: Apr 17, 2001; .406/.553/.735

But LA is the expensive flight

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:27

Tzen: Sep 11, 2001

MechaFrogzilla posted:

And for the new page:

gently caress Landon Donovan, may all of his shits be brown, watery, and painful

Jesus Christ why do the Sounders do this to me every year

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:27

RocketLunatic: May 6, 2005; i love lamp.

The Seattle Folders? :confused:

I actually rooted a bit for LAG there, don't know why. But I guess it was because Seattle didn't really play well against FCD, and it didn't seem like they really weren't anywhere near as good as advertised. Martins completely faded in that second half - was he even on the pitch? In the end though, LAG scrapes through, not that they looked exactly dominant.

A fun game to watch.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:27

Qu Appelle: Nov 3, 2005; "If a COVID-19 pandemic occurs, public health officials may have additional instructions, such as avoiding close contact with others as much as possible, and staying home if someone in your household is sick." - Official insights from Public Health: Seattle & King County staff

I dislike this new playoffs scoring system. And not because we got booted as a result.

PS congratulations LA

Qu Appelle fucked around with this message at 05:31 on Dec 1, 2014

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:28

dont be mean to me: May 2, 2007; I'm interplanetary, bitch
Let's go to Mars

MechaFrogzilla posted:

And for the new page:

gently caress Landon Donovan, may all of his shits be brown, watery, and painful

Jesus Christ why do the Sounders do this to me every year

Well, when you try to be all European about your football, you forget that American soccer has playoffs, and that they sort of matter.

Or some other pseudointellectual bullshit who cares ONE MORE GAME WOOOOOOOOOO

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:29

shirts and skins: Jun 25, 2007; Good morning!

Tigren posted:

All about that bass, no treble. Sorry Sounders.

It makes me so happy every year to knock you fucks out of the post season.

Go get stuck in an endless traffic jam.

Dear Revs: please score a million points and pants Donovan.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:29

Tigren: Oct 3, 2003

Now where can I buy tickets for the final? And how much will they cost?

I'm willing to make the day's drive to go.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:32

Star Man: Jun 1, 2008; There's a star maaaaaan
Over the rainbow

Are you a Sounders fan that's upset about tonight's result? Then I recommend you call this number: 1-800-273-8255

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:32

Giovanni_Sinclair: Apr 25, 2009; It was on this day that his greatest enemy defeated, the true lord of darkness arose. His name? MARIO.

Going to pop in and say checking the twitter feed of sounder fans bitching about the away goal rule is a fun thing to do, congrats to LA and can't wait for the finals next week.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:43

Qu Appelle: Nov 3, 2005; "If a COVID-19 pandemic occurs, public health officials may have additional instructions, such as avoiding close contact with others as much as possible, and staying home if someone in your household is sick." - Official insights from Public Health: Seattle & King County staff

Giovanni_Sinclair posted:

Going to pop in and say checking the twitter feed of sounder fans bitching about the away goal rule is a fun thing to do, congrats to LA and can't wait for the finals next week.

Is it going to be in LA?

And my FB feed is already melting down. I expect it to only get worse, once the booze starts flowing and people's fingers get warmed up enough to type onto their phones.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:52

whypick1: Dec 18, 2009; Just another jackass on the Internet

Yep, since they were #2 on the SS standings

# ? Dec 1, 2014 05:53

Mike Toole: Apr 9, 2001; WE ARE GOING BACK!!

Plane tickets bought, smell you jerks in Los Angeles

God, I miss the neutral venues policy. Sick of LA hosting it, over and over.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 06:09

Qu Appelle: Nov 3, 2005; "If a COVID-19 pandemic occurs, public health officials may have additional instructions, such as avoiding close contact with others as much as possible, and staying home if someone in your household is sick." - Official insights from Public Health: Seattle & King County staff

Go New England Revolution!

:patriot:

# ? Dec 1, 2014 06:21

binge crotching: Apr 2, 2010

Mike Toole posted:

God, I miss the neutral venues policy. Sick of LA hosting it, over and over.

Neutral site sucks, makes home field something of an advantage.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 06:22

vulturesrow: Sep 25, 2011; _{Always gotta pay it forward.}

Qu Appelle posted:

Go New England Revolution!

All aboard the anti-Galaxy bandwagon! :toot:

Go Revs!

# ? Dec 1, 2014 06:29

Eelface: Jul 23, 2002

Im happy cascadia is out again even if its the galaxy. GO REVS

SeaTard posted:

Neutral site sucks, makes home field something of an advantage.

home depot is not much and would be lucky to be full

# ? Dec 1, 2014 07:16

Shammypants: May 25, 2004; Let me tell you about true luxury.

A Cascadian team won't win an MLS cup in the next 10 years

# ? Dec 1, 2014 07:23

Was Taters: Jul 30, 2004; Here comes a regular

Go Revs, or whatever.

Pretty good game, anyway.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 07:41

B.B. Rodriguez: Aug 8, 2005; Bender: "I was God once." God: "Yes, I saw. You were doing well until everyone died."

Giovanni_Sinclair posted:

Going to pop in and say checking the twitter feed of sounder fans bitching about the away goal rule is a fun thing to do, congrats to LA and can't wait for the finals next week.

Super fun considering things were fine last round when they played Dallas.

Also, my emotions: :black101:

# ? Dec 1, 2014 08:30

Soulex: Apr 1, 2009; Cacati in mano e pigliati a schiaffi!

The away goal system is what the rest of the world does, people bitching about it are dumb. Yes it bites you in the rear end sometimes, but it's effective.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 08:41

Hungryjack: May 9, 2003

Popero posted:

But LA is the expensive flight

For the love of god fly into Long Beach.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 08:57

Jack2142: Jul 17, 2014; Shitposting in Seattle

Being on both ends of the away goal rule I can say that it is a cruel thing to watch your team win a match and then have them lose the playoffs :/ Sorry FCD fans I understand your anger.

My only complaint is the Sigi logic leading to subbing in Rose & Azira rather than Pappa at 60 minutes

"gently caress down a goal B TEAM MIDFIELD ITS YUR TIEM TO SHINE"

Rose and Azira are okay if you let them play in place of Alonso/Pineda if you know one of the actual starters are in. If they are in together... uggh. Azira can defend ,but can't pass for poo poo and Rose can make late runs and win longballs in midfield ,but thats about it don't try to have him defend or pass.

Jack2142 fucked around with this message at 11:12 on Dec 1, 2014

# ? Dec 1, 2014 11:09

shirts and skins: Jun 25, 2007; Good morning!

Jack2142 posted:

Being on both ends of the away goal rule I can say that it is a cruel thing to watch your team win a match and then have them lose the playoffs :/ Sorry FCD fans I understand your anger.

My only complaint is the Sigi logic leading to subbing in Rose & Azira rather than Pappa at 60 minutes

"gently caress down a goal B TEAM MIDFIELD ITS YUR TIEM TO SHINE"

Rose and Azira are okay if you let them play in place of Alonso/Pineda if you know one of the actual starters are in. If they are in together... uggh. Azira can defend ,but can't pass for poo poo and Rose can make late runs and win longballs in midfield ,but thats about it don't try to have him defend or pass.

Yeah I'm not sure who these Sounders fans who are apparently in existence and have the memory of a goldfish are. I haven't seen any, but maybe my friends just aren't dumb.

In any case, I totally agree on the subs. Anibaba in particular was miserable. I think Pappa could have been a difference maker if Sigi had brought him in somewhere around '60; he just didn't have any time to establish himself.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 13:12

foobardog: Apr 19, 2007; There, now I can tell when you're posting.

-- A friend

MechaFrogzilla posted:

Yeah I'm not sure who these Sounders fans who are apparently in existence and have the memory of a goldfish are. I haven't seen any, but maybe my friends just aren't dumb.

In any case, I totally agree on the subs. Anibaba in particular was miserable. I think Pappa could have been a difference maker if Sigi had brought him in somewhere around '60; he just didn't have any time to establish himself.

Sigi tends to sub too late in my opinion. It seems rare before the 60th and more likely the 70th. I would think first sub in the 50s, then the 60s, then the 70s. But my only claim to coaching knowledge is a few half-started games of Football Manager, so what do I know?

# ? Dec 1, 2014 13:44

B.B. Rodriguez: Aug 8, 2005; Bender: "I was God once." God: "Yes, I saw. You were doing well until everyone died."

I also think most Sounders fans erroneously started to believe that Marco Pappa, while a good player, was some sort of LA kryptonite. That said, I always welcome Azira replacing Pineda or Alonso as the opposing team.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 16:36

Poonior Toilett: Aug 21, 2004; m'lady

I hope the Revs loving humiliate LA so we don't have to endure the endless tributes and circlejerks to fat landon's 'legacy'

# ? Dec 1, 2014 16:45

Gigi Galli: Sep 19, 2003; and then the car turned in to fire

Jermaine Dildoe posted:

I hope the Revs loving humiliate LA so we don't have to endure the endless tributes and circlejerks to fat landon's 'legacy'

but also because the Revs are cool and LA is not.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 16:47

Hoover Dam: Jun 17, 2003; red white and blue forever

Gigi Galli posted:

but also because the Revs are cool and LA is not.

And because if Jay calls

Star Man posted:

this number: 1-800-273-8255

I have to recuse myself from answering it if I'm on duty.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 16:58

Popero: Apr 17, 2001; .406/.553/.735

How much better is LGB than LAX for this trip? LAX is like $100 cheaper and one fewer layover.

# ? Dec 1, 2014 17:42

the escape goat: Apr 16, 2008

Popero posted:

How much better is LGB than LAX for this trip? LAX is like $100 cheaper and one fewer layover.

...you could look it up just like you did the LAX prices?
personally, when I'm flying my employees into the LA area for pickups and stuff I always fly 'em into Long Beach. saves cash and it's way less bustle.

E: oh it looks like you did already check prices. you looked at JetBlue?

# ? Dec 1, 2014 17:54

Soulex: Apr 1, 2009; Cacati in mano e pigliati a schiaffi!

Gigi Galli posted:

but also because the Revs are cool and LA is not.

You're wrong Terroni

# ? Dec 1, 2014 18:02

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# ? Jun 9, 2024 12:15

Gigi Galli: Sep 19, 2003; and then the car turned in to fire

Soulex posted:

You're wrong Terroni

I'm right and the singular term is terrone

Don't mis-regionalize me!!!!

# ? Dec 1, 2014 18:09

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