Would you believe that the LSF Twitter page has 3 followers, and I've only ever heard of one of them? I knew it would help our blog fanship expand. First off, Esco pitched pretty darned well for the Angels last night. I know they lost, but he has a sweet outing for his first start since 2007. Second off, huge thanks to Chris Holmes for hooking up 3 of the LSF writers with tickets to an amazing Chivas game last night. Let's get this party started.
With Newcastle dropping to the Championship Division, you might expect that the owners are trying to sell the club. Evidently, there is a great deal of interest in the for sale sign. The word is that there is, "Real and decent interest in the club from a number of parties." The indications are that two or three different parties are ready to toss out some cash for my recently relegated Bar Codes. Hopefully the new owner takes some pride in the fact that he/she/they will be starting from the bottom and getting this club back to the EPL.
Meanwhile, the coaching rumors continue to fly around Celtic, as the latest word West Brom manager Tony Mowbray in line to become the next boss of the Hoops. Mowbray players for Celtic as a center back way back in the day, and has led the Hibs in the SPL. It gets even better. The famous huddle that Celtic does before each game is actually a tribute to Mowbray's wife, who died during his playing years with the team. How great would it be to have Tony on the sidelines for us? Fingers crossed.
Meanwhile, at the HDC, we had a grand ol' time watching Chivas USA beat up on Seattle. Of course, thanks to traffic on the 405 we showed up just as the crowd was cheering the only goal of the game (just barely missing it), but we were able to enjoy that solid excitment that finished in a 1-0 Chivas win. And that doesn't even call into account "The Underground 202," probably the most divine "secret club" in all of professional sports (they have really expensive beer). It was a goal by Eeduardo Lillingston in the 38th minute that sealed the deal. It was the second time that Chivas beat up on Seattle at the HDC this season. It was an even more important win, keeping in mind that Jesse Marsch (suspended), Jonathan Bornstein (w/ team USA), and Sacha Kljestan (w/ team USA) was not playing for our boys. The goal featured Tommy's favorite Maykel Galindo sending a pass to Brandon's favorite Paulo Nagamura, who blasted a shot that ended with a fat rebound that was buried by Lillingston (Andrew's favorite?). Meanwhile, at the other end of the pitch, Zach "The Beast" Thorton was just amazing. He stopped chance after chance from the Sounders. Seattle finished with 11 shots (3 on goal), and Thorton was better on each shot going forward. The crowd went nuts when Claudio Suarez came in as a sub in the 70th minute, and he helped to bolster the defense to hold fast to a 1-0 Chivas win. How about those streamers? The win has pulled our boys to 8-2-3 (27 points), now leading second place Houston (as Seattle has dropped down) by 6 points. It's another #1 vs #2 matchup on Wednesday when the Goats take on Houston (formerly of San Jose) on ESPN2. It promises to be a solid matchup, with Zach Thorton looking to improve on his 7 shutouts and 0.69 GAA. Can't wait.
We're less than one hour away from Joe Saunders beating Rick Porcello (who almost have identical stats) to lead the Angels to a series win against Detroit.
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