Comments on: The Offside’s Awards for the MLS Eastern Conference Final http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-final.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:45:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Laurie http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-final.html#comment-136266 Laurie Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:51:25 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-final.html#comment-136266 Mac, in my defense, they never showed a replay Eddie Gaven's action in the box that had Jon Busch and the Chicago bench so upset, and the original camera angle covered up the action. That may well have been a dive -- I just don't know. But in my mind it's still not comparable to Blanco, who I think even the hugest Blanco and Chicago fan would have to admit has devoted an incredible amount of energy into perfecting the art of making an innocuous brush of shoe-leather-on-sock look like assault with intent to kill. Yes, the man has loads of talent on the pitch, and yes, other players dive, but... Mac, in my defense, they never showed a replay Eddie Gaven’s action in the box that had Jon Busch and the Chicago bench so upset, and the original camera angle covered up the action. That may well have been a dive — I just don’t know.

But in my mind it’s still not comparable to Blanco, who I think even the hugest Blanco and Chicago fan would have to admit has devoted an incredible amount of energy into perfecting the art of making an innocuous brush of shoe-leather-on-sock look like assault with intent to kill.

Yes, the man has loads of talent on the pitch, and yes, other players dive, but…

]]> By: Melissa http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-final.html#comment-136264 Melissa Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:28:34 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-final.html#comment-136264 Brilliant post. Can't wait for the MLS Cup awards. Brilliant post. Can’t wait for the MLS Cup awards.

]]> By: Mac http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-final.html#comment-136263 Mac Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:51:29 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-final.html#comment-136263 How did I know that Blanco's diving would get mentioned while Gaven's flopping anytime someone breathed hard near him wouldn't even get a passing glance? How did I know that Blanco’s diving would get mentioned while Gaven’s flopping anytime someone breathed hard near him wouldn’t even get a passing glance?

]]> By: Lucas http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-final.html#comment-136262 Lucas Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:49:46 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-final.html#comment-136262 We were at the pub with loudness so I didn't hear the Busch profanity. Any video of it? Um, I mean audio? We were at the pub with loudness so I didn’t hear the Busch profanity. Any video of it? Um, I mean audio?

]]> By: Marco P. http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-final.html#comment-136256 Marco P. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:40:53 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/the-offsides-awards-for-the-eastern-conference-final.html#comment-136256 <BLOCKQUOTE> <em>“Most PG-13 Free-Kick Description Ever” </em></BLOCKQUOTE> Too bad Ray Hudson doesn't comment the MLS. He'd win that award every week, <b>guaranteed</b>.

“Most PG-13 Free-Kick Description Ever”

Too bad Ray Hudson doesn’t comment the MLS. He’d win that award every week, guaranteed.

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