State of the Union: Garber Talks Cosmos, Baltimore, and World Domination
The annual MLS State of the League audio conference, held prior to the MLS Cup, is usually good for some news and gossip from the MLS league office. This year’s conference was no different, as The Commish touched on the …
Why the US is a Lock to Host the 2022 World Cup (or Maybe 2018)
There is some real drama about which European country will host the next World Cup. Both England and Russia have submitted solid bids, and FIFA is going to have to think very deeply about which country will get to host …
Take Me Out to the Ballgame – Week 26
After week 26 the numbers look like this… 5 year comparison WK 26 183 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 13,173 9 14,968 14,823 171 2006 15,419 17.05% 7 …
Take Me Out to the Ballgame – Week 25
After week 25 the numbers look like this… 5 year comparison WK 25 175 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 15,302 6 14,878 14,912 162 2006 12,373 -19.15% 8 …
Take Me Out to the Ballgame – Week 24
After week 24 the numbers look like this… 5 year comparison WK 24 172 GP YTD Avg +/- GP Avg +/- Avg +/- GP 2005 16,101 5 14,930 14,897 156 2006 14,880 -7.58% 6 …
SUMmer of Soccer Big Boys on Display
SUMmer of Soccer Continues The ‘Summer of Soccer’ which began on June 20, rolls on. After this past weekend, 41 events, including 15 doubleheaders comprising 56 matches have drawn 1,306,902, for an average of 31,876. Since my last post on …
Looking closer at MLS and MLB cities
This year’s baseball season is shaping up to have more MLS cities in contention than in past years. The Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners are off to really good starts, and this is not good news for MLS. Currently, both teams …