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USA v Paraguay Open Thread

by Randinho|  June 11, 20166:56 pm| 79 Comments

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  1. 1.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 6:58 pm

    Can I watch ANOTHER match???

  2. 2.

    jl

    June 11, 2016 at 7:00 pm

    Anti-GOP diatribe moved to correct thread.

  3. 3.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:02 pm

    @jl: Wrong thread, dawg.

  4. 4.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 7:03 pm

    @raven:

    Can you watch another TWO?

  5. 5.

    SiubhanDuinne

    June 11, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    @jl:

    Think you meant this for downstairs one flight.

  6. 6.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:04 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again): I know I won’t make the second one tonight. Down at 10, up at 5!

  7. 7.

    jl

    June 11, 2016 at 7:05 pm

    @SiubhanDuinne: Thanks. I moved it. hope this game is enjoyable for football fans.

  8. 8.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    @raven:

    I think I can make it through the second game tonight. Finally slept off Wednesday’s steroids (they’re in the anti-nauseal pre-med) last night.

  9. 9.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:08 pm

    Hey, they didn’t use the shaving cream in the Euro game?

  10. 10.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:09 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again): Feelin better then?

  11. 11.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 7:12 pm

    I can get in four matches across two continents. Wind has even ruined sailing today.

  12. 12.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 7:15 pm

    @raven:

    Started chemo early last August. I was jaundiced and exhausted before it started. I’ve felt better since early October. Side-effects are a PItA, but I can deal. But there’s still no cure for this thing, so it’s fighting to keep the tumor at its current size, or shrink it and hit it with radiation when it’s small enough to target without causing more liver damage.

  13. 13.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 7:17 pm

    Great job defending, Brooks!

  14. 14.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 7:17 pm

    Whew! That was close

    Fell better Max, you can have a smoke with Len Dawson at half time.

  15. 15.

    Randinho

    June 11, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again): Sorry to hear this. Good thoughts on their way to you.

  16. 16.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again): Aw man, I knew that but then it slipped my mind. Hang tough.

  17. 17.

    dedc79

    June 11, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    Kind of sad that we’re hosting the tournament and can’t come close to filling the stadium for our own matches… I blame the people of Philadelphia.

  18. 18.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 7:18 pm

    @humboldtblue:

    Heehee…Gave that up last spring, before I started feeling like shit!

  19. 19.

    LesBonnesFemmes

    June 11, 2016 at 7:19 pm

    Yikes. The Yanks look a bit wild.

  20. 20.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:19 pm

    @dedc79: We didn’t fill the last one in Chicago either.

  21. 21.

    Randinho

    June 11, 2016 at 7:21 pm

    A world class save by Brooks. Glad to see the ref finally gove a yellow card. The Paraguayan players have been pretty dirty so far.

  22. 22.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 7:21 pm

    @Randinho: @raven:

    Aww, shucks…I plan on hanging around for a while. My skinny ass has actually put on a little weight for the first time in my life. I need to work on getting my wind back, now.

  23. 23.

    Randinho

    June 11, 2016 at 7:25 pm

    Too many touches there guys. You’re not Barcelona.

  24. 24.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 7:29 pm

    @dedc79: That’s a 40k-plus crowd and the Union have a great following. Sons of Ben

  25. 25.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:30 pm

    @humboldtblue: What this means?

  26. 26.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:32 pm

    JES!

  27. 27.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 7:33 pm

    Bobby Wood is really starting to develop into a wonderful threat at that back line.

  28. 28.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 7:33 pm

    Nice goal!

  29. 29.

    ThresherK

    June 11, 2016 at 7:33 pm

    Whoohoo!

    Almost half an hour of the camera being practically locked into the US defensive end, and then this!

  30. 30.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 7:34 pm

    What a nice pass! Zardes with that sprinter’s stride!

  31. 31.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:34 pm

    @ThresherK: There are defensive ends in soccer? What about linebackers?

  32. 32.

    Randinho

    June 11, 2016 at 7:35 pm

    I hate to use the phrase world class again, but that was a world class build up to that goal. What a run and delivery by Zardes!

  33. 33.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 7:37 pm

    @Randinho:

    It’s nice to see World Class and the USMNT in the same sentence and have it be accurate. That’s exciting.

  34. 34.

    ThresherK

    June 11, 2016 at 7:38 pm

    @humboldtblue: My nephew, a paid journo*, wrote about them when the MLS in Philly idea was pre-pre-nascent. They’re good fans.

    *Yes, that’s a notable item in this age. I’m proud of him.

  35. 35.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    @ThresherK: Ah, I get it.

  36. 36.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 7:42 pm

    @raven: Philadelphia Union are an MLS team and Sons of Ben are their supporters group. Very passionate, fun and creative group.

  37. 37.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:43 pm

    @humboldtblue: So they are not the legendary asshole Philly fans that boo santa?

  38. 38.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 7:46 pm

    Well, they’re still from Philly.

  39. 39.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:49 pm

    @humboldtblue: :)

  40. 40.

    ThresherK

    June 11, 2016 at 7:50 pm

    @raven: Or, it could be a camera op who likes butts on a Tina Belcher level. That would be a lot of zooming in on defensive ends.

    Spousal ThresherK cares not for American football, but (with my help) she’s learning which teams wear gold and silver pants. The shiny has an appeal for her.

  41. 41.

    dedc79

    June 11, 2016 at 7:52 pm

    @humboldtblue: Yeah, but have you seen the crowds Argentina and Mexico have been been pulling in?

  42. 42.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 7:53 pm

    @ThresherK: The Dawg’s Silver Britches are legendary!

  43. 43.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 7:53 pm

    @humboldtblue:

    “The Phillies use LIFE BUOY soap….And they still stink!”

  44. 44.

    LesBonnesFemmes

    June 11, 2016 at 7:53 pm

    I love the USMNT. This game is going to play havoc with my nerves.

  45. 45.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 7:54 pm

    @raven:

    Paraguay are known for their passionate fans as well.

  46. 46.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 7:55 pm

    @dedc79:

    I hear ya, but that’s a pretty damn good turnout for an international soccer match in Philly on a beautiful Saturday night in June.

  47. 47.

    burnspbesq

    June 11, 2016 at 7:55 pm

    @Randinho:

    That’s the Zardes we Galaxy fans know.

  48. 48.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 7:56 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again): Wow, that’s an original Dad joke.

  49. 49.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 7:57 pm

    @humboldtblue:

    Goes back to their days in the Baker Bowl. I’d say its a grandfather- or great-grandfather- joke.

  50. 50.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 8:06 pm

    The Phils were so bad for so long that they could go 7 seasons undefeated and just reach .500 for their entire history. Hell, that’s a team that has lost more than 10,000 games as a franchise. But I am still watching them this season with some young talented pitching.

  51. 51.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 8:10 pm

    Uh-Oh.

  52. 52.

    ThresherK

    June 11, 2016 at 8:10 pm

    Oof. That was clumsy.

  53. 53.

    humboldtblue

    June 11, 2016 at 8:11 pm

    That was dumb.

  54. 54.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 8:18 pm

    You know there is something funny about that second deck. It was empty in Soldier Field and it’s pretty much empty here. Maybe they charge way too much of them?

  55. 55.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    June 11, 2016 at 8:24 pm

    USA are losing their mental composure.

  56. 56.

    Steeplejack (phone)

    June 11, 2016 at 8:27 pm

    @raven:

    Dunno if it specifically applies here, but I have seen situations where for lesser-attendance events they close the upper deck so they have less space to manage and clean up afterwards.

  57. 57.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 8:29 pm

    @Steeplejack (phone): Yea, could be.

  58. 58.

    eclare

    June 11, 2016 at 8:29 pm

    @Steeplejack (phone): Also looks better on tv.

  59. 59.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 8:30 pm

    @eclare: It looks better to have an empty deck?

  60. 60.

    eclare

    June 11, 2016 at 8:32 pm

    @raven: Easier to keep the cameras during play showing just the lower deck in the background. I would imagine the network/Copa does not want to show the empty upper decks.

  61. 61.

    ThresherK

    June 11, 2016 at 8:33 pm

    Whew. I was wondering if we’d reached a point where the US was never going to get a foul called in their favor because they’re down to 10.

  62. 62.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 8:36 pm

    @raven:

    Better the empty middle deck that the tv audience rarely sees than empty seats between ticket holders in the lower bowl, which is always seen.

  63. 63.

    raven

    June 11, 2016 at 8:37 pm

    @Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again): Looks like there are peeps right on the 50 in that deck.

  64. 64.

    ThresherK

    June 11, 2016 at 8:41 pm

    Have we reached the commenters saying “These teams don’t like each other!” yet?

  65. 65.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 8:41 pm

    @raven:

    Yeah, they’ve been there on that side all night long. The other side has looked pretty empty when they’ve shown it.

  66. 66.

    Steeplejack

    June 11, 2016 at 8:43 pm

    @raven:

    You mostly see only the lower deck in the background of play. Better to have a dense lower deck rather than a sparsely filled deck with people thinned out to the upper deck.

  67. 67.

    eclare

    June 11, 2016 at 8:44 pm

    Holy sh*t!

  68. 68.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 8:44 pm

    GUZAN!

  69. 69.

    Baud

    June 11, 2016 at 8:44 pm

    Nice.

  70. 70.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 8:45 pm

    Time for the War Pig!

  71. 71.

    Baud

    June 11, 2016 at 8:59 pm

    USA! USA!

  72. 72.

    ThresherK

    June 11, 2016 at 8:59 pm

    Phew.

  73. 73.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 8:59 pm

    Courageous win, boys!

  74. 74.

    eclare

    June 11, 2016 at 9:00 pm

    Yes, whew!

  75. 75.

    burnspbesq

    June 11, 2016 at 9:03 pm

    Career game for Brooks. Hertha management are going to watch the tape and wonder where the fuck that came from.

  76. 76.

    burnspbesq

    June 11, 2016 at 9:06 pm

    If Costa Rica can somehow beat Colombia, the US wins the group and probably avoids a quarterfinal matchup with Brazil.

  77. 77.

    ThresherK

    June 11, 2016 at 9:06 pm

    @eclare: That’s how I’m used to seeing out a USMNT win. I didn’t know what to do with myself in the last 20 mins of the 4-0 victory; it’s like I’ve never been there.

  78. 78.

    eclare

    June 11, 2016 at 9:08 pm

    @ThresherK: Unfortunately my fave cheer from college football is run, clock, run! Applies here as well.

  79. 79.

    Temporarily Max McGee (Soon Enough to Be Andy K Again)

    June 11, 2016 at 9:08 pm

    @burnspbesq:

    It’s time for us to beat them. Bring ’em on.

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