With their bye week behind them, the Philadelphia Union return to PPL Park to face the Columbus Crew on Saturday at 3:3o (NBC Sports Network, dawg). All rise. The Columbus Poo The dingleberry of the Crew, Robert Warzycha has been stuck in Columbus since 1996. After seven years as a player, Warzycha worked as an assistant coach for six more years  before finally assuming the head coaching role in 2009. Tough life, kid. Under Warzycha,…
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As listless as the Union attack has been in their first three matches of the year, their youth served up four goals against the New England reserves Monday morning in the first match of the MLS Reserve season.  The children of the Revolution managed to put two past a jury-rigged backline and backup keeper Chase Harrison. The Union came out in something approximating a 3-5-2, with Ray Gaddis & Cristhian Hernandez on the outside of…
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The Blue and Gold faced no one whatsoever this weekend, in a clash that was widely hailed as being no worse for the team than the last several games.  The bye week saw the 0-3-1 Union continue their struggle to find winning form, as head coach Peter Nowak resumed his characteristic tinkering with the lineup and formations. In a typical display of dogged perseverance rendered moot by reticence in the final third, the Union managed…
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Addicts will tell you that no one can start on the path to redemption until they hit bottom.  In the latest installment of the embattled Union’s descent into the depths of the Eastern Conference, the Chicago Fire put a fine point on the realization that’s now dawning across the Delaware Valley- that the salad days are gone.  We probably have more heartache to endure before things get better.  Let’s not fret about it too much….
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I have never understood the phenomenon of naming sports teams after catastrophic events. The San Jose Earthquakes, the Carolina Hurricanes, and the New England Patriot Acts remind locals of sad, tragic events. The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 killed hundreds of people and obliterated over 3 square miles of the city. Isn’t a bit insensitive to wag that type of imagery in the face of a city that was almost destroyed? Anyways, the Philadelphia Union…
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No, this is not the start of a new teen mystery series.  But if the Hardy Boys found themselves in Chester, they’d have a doozy on their newly pubescent hands.  In fact, this case is so inexplicable they’d probably throw their hands up and spend the last half of the book trying to slip a roofie into Nancy Drew’s milkshake.  Or whatever kids did back then. In case you didn’t hear, here’s the short version:  It…
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Though the Rapids found themselves swimming against the current, they prevailed and dealt the Union their first ever home opener loss. For the Union faithful, the only thing more depressing than two hard losses in an as many games is the fact that this one didn’t look like a loss anywhere but on the scoreboard.  Unfortuantely, according to sources close to MLS, the scoreboard is what it comes down to in the end. Lineup Colorado found themselves assaulted by the slew of offensive-minded…
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Finally, the game we were actually waiting for has arrived. With last week’s friendly match against Portland out of the way, the Union start their season in earnest this Sunday. Colorado travels down a mile and over about 1500 or so to the unfriendly confines of PPL Park. The tailgate forecast is nothing short of pretty good! A high of 68° and partly cloudy skies means we should see a fair amount of cargo shorts…
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We’ve heard arguments from all sides about who should take the pitch at first whistle, come Monday night.  Now we’d like to know what you think.  Who should make up the starting XI at First Kick? What to go with?  A 4-4-2?  4-3-3? 4-3-2-1?  The great minds of the blogosphere have already weighed in, complete with fancy charts:         Now we want your opinion.  This is your chance to be Nowak, outside of those fantasy role-play games…
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Now that I am become the journalism, it is time for me to practice the duties of journalism. There are three great skills of journalism: 1. Making the interview 2. Scooping the scoop 3. Propaganda Today, I am going #1. My subject is exciting young midfielder named Roger Torres. Probably, you are not remembering him. He is a small little guy from Mexico. Sometimes, I am playing him, when I remember to. Roger did not…
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