Jozy Alitdore-We Hardly Knew Thee

As you know I have an ongoing love affair with the New York Red Bulls. A couple months back I wrote about the team, I explained why you should love them too. One of the reasons I gave was Jozy Altidore, the 18 year old stiker with European-League level talent, a rare talent in the MLS. Earlier this month Altidore was signed by Villareal, one of the top "clubs" in the Spanish Premier league. Not only did Villareal sign an American born player, but they signed him to the largest contract ever given to an MLSer. This post is not just an "I told you so" on my part, but another chance for me to ask you to please give the Red Bulls a shot. As they pull into the middle of the season (the all-star game is in a couple of weeks), the Bulls are only four wins out of first place in the Eastern Conference. With Altidore gone, Angel has become an even bigger part of the Red Bulls offense, and he now has 19 goals on the season, second best in the league. Clearly scoring is not an issue for the Bulls, and their games are not the boring contests you would normally think of when considering watching an MLS match on TV. And if you are one of the few who do consider watching MLS matches, good for you, to the rest of you give it a shot, just one, it will be fun I promise. And if you don't have a good time, I know that D. Spell's mom is available every Tuesday and Thursday evening from 6 to 10...and that is always a fun time.

-Mose

Give the Bull a Chance

Soccer sucks. We all know it, even Pele knows that his sport is a joke. Yet, for some reason Fifa is one of the most enjoyable and popular video games on the market. Few things are better than playing a couple of games in the Championship League with my Stoke City Potters, but when I turn on the live-action version of a "match" I always find myself bored to tears unless millions of shots are being taken or there is that gay ref made famous on YouTube on the "pitch" (http://youtube.com/watch?v=86AJje3ElDc). But sometimes I will turn on the Red Bulls game, the New York sport slut that I am, and I find myself enjoying the games. Not only do the Bulls have sick "kits", but their best player, Angel, is actually good even by European standards. Yes European standards mean nothing to me since I find that shit boring as hell, but it is nice to know that not everyone in the MLS is a huge turd who came to America simply because they couldn't make it in the "Premier League". The Red Bulls have only played 5 games this so season, so it is not too late to become a fan of Bulls this year (And no I am not talking about Darrell’s mom). Some other reasons to support the Red Bulls:
· Jozy Altidore-He’s only 19, he is from the Grandparent capital of the world, Boca Raton, FL, and his name is Jozy, if he isn’t cool then I don’t know who is
· Hot foreign chicks-foreign girls are hot, they like guys who love “football”, you love “football”! You are in, nice job man.
· The perks of loving a team with a small fan base-4 tickets are only 90 bucks if you sit on the “corner flag”, plus you get 4 free t-shirts. Its 90 bucks for one t-shirt at Yankee Stadium, let alone 4. Or you can become a Red Bulls Member, get a free fleece, and meet the players after every game.
· Being ahead of the curve-Being a fan of the Red Bulls is really a win-win. Either the MLS actually becomes a legitimate league allowing you to say that you were a fan before it was cool. Or the MLS remains a niche league, but now you are a fan of a niche sport allowing you to act superior around all of your friends who just don’t “get” the game of soccer.
· Did I mention the girls?

So, I beg of you, good people of Gotham, give the Red Bulls a chance, or at least keep playing Fifa.
-Mose