Because I can and because Baxter won't bring the ball to me so I can toss it to him. The dog shows me that I stand corrected.
4:06 – Jeff Bradley alerts us that this is Round two of the Midwestern Cup between Houston and Dallas. 95 degrees. That sucks.
4:09 – Two minutes in, The Fishy gets a free kick just outside the box. Just a bit over the top.
4:14 – Saw an adboard for Goal!. I don't know about you, but the dream hasn't begun for people in my area, since it's not at any of the theaters. Pretty sure it's not even available in the state. I thought this thing was having a national release this weekend?
4:23 – Carlos Ruiz gets a yellow, pretends he gets hurt. I'm pretty sure he thinks he got shot in the back of his head, though on replay he didn't actually get his head touched.
4:26 – Showing that not only can he act, but that he can score as well, Carlos Ruiz scored a goal from about 2 yards out on some pretty lazy Houston defense. The ball kind of squirted to him and he scored. 3 straight games.
1-0 Dallas
4:30 – Eric Wynalda lets us know that Brad Davis's sister is in labor "as we speak." I have yet to decide if I care, or if my sister would punch me if I wasn't at least at the hospital. I dunno, they already have kids, so they probably wouldn't care. Although my fiancee and I did discuss this week that I couldn't miss the birth of my child if I was playing in the World Cup. So let that be a lesson to Chris Albright… stay away from my fiancee.
4:33 – 45 yard throw in from Adrian Serioux. Is it pronounce Siroo, or Sare-E-Oh,…?
4:35 – Wynalda is upset that Ruiz is playing dangerously without a shoe. Now I'll agree that Ruiz is a bit of a whiner/dirty player, but I'm pretty sure Wyno wants to stab him with a corner flag.
4:38 – Solid save by Sala, though Brad Davis was at an impossible angle.
4:40 – Brian Mullan fould about 2 feet outside the box. A foul, but just barely. The dog just woke himself up ny nearly falling off the couch. Missed free kick
4:46 – Dwayne DeRosario goes out with an ankle injury. Ryan Cochrane in the game.
4:53 – Wynalda – "It's too hot to sweat." Therefore, all players have now turned into dogs and instead get rid of extra water by merely panting.
4:55 – Eddie Robinson gets a yellow for knocking down Ruiz before a corner. End of the half.
First Half Thoughts:
I really have none, althoguh the dog is again periously close to the edge of the couch. Not too much going on in the game. The Dynamo looked dangerous once on the Davis shot, and Dallas has looked dangerous about as much. The lone goal was pretty much a garbage goal, but hey, what can you expect really. This battle for first is absolutely riveting.
5:07 – In previewing the second half, ESPN shows us steers, but neglects to show their rhyming Texas counterparts.
5:14 – Oh yeah, the game restarted like 4 minutes ago
5:21 – Just realized that this is an exceedingly boring live blog
5:22 – Furman alum Ricardo Clark fouled about 15 yards outside the box. I'm going out on a limb and saying he'll make the 2010 World Cup roster.
5:23 – Hard, but clean foul by Vanney, then a hard foul by Mullan. At least that was interesting to watch.
5:30 – Nice save by Onstad on a point blank header from Goodson, who I really thought was black. Dallas completely wastes the ensuing corner.
5:32 – Thought: How much sunscreen does Craig Wabel have on his head? It's a completely sunny day, his head has to be getting torched. I honestly don't know how guys do it. My dad shaves his head and aside from the reflection, I don't know how his head has avoided turning into a beet.
5:33 – Nice run by Mullan after a lazy turnover, but he just couldn't juke the last defender. In other words, he showed just how white he really is.
5:35 – I wonder how many times Kevin Goldwaithe has been called "Bobcat"? Do you think he would physically assault me if I were able to interview him, a la Jim "Chris" Everett.
5:38 – Carlos Ruiz exits in the 72nd minute. Wynalda and Stoner will now remain silent for the next 20 minutes… or at least that's a dream of mine.
5:40 – Richard Mulrooney sounds a lot like Paul Hamm. He also either popped a pimple or cut himself shaving. Also, I'm pretty sure the National Lacrosse League final is on next… Go Buffalo!!! Ummm, yeah.
5:42 – The dog and I just had a staring contest. He lasted about 37 seconds… what then.
5:46 – Houston draws a corner. Eddie Robinson gets over a couple of Dallas players to head home the equalizer in the 81st minute. I was preparing to say we hadn't heard the names of many Dallas defenders today (like Moor or Gbandi), which is normally a good thing. So much for that. Oh, and now they're ruling a own goal for Goodson, a member of the Reggie Cleveland All-Stars
1-1
5:52 – After further inspection, that was a perfectly placed header by Goodson, almost strikeresque.
5:59 – Game
Final Thoughts:
I had this whole thing typed, then accidently deleted it. Unfortunately the undo wouldnt work, so just quickly: Dallas – lazy, content with a draw, didn't deserve a win. Houston – Controlled possession, couldn't get the attacking third to work, played possession for draw. Familiarity breeds contempt, but it also breeds a boring match. Don't make your wife watch this unless she's cranky and needs a nap. I won't watch any more games until tomorrow, damn fiancee.
Time for the RBK NLL championship. Witty wordplay team names to start off the telecast… this may actually be worth watching.
