Saturday, October 4, 2008

High School Reunion

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Last night i attended my 30-year high school reunion, which was part of Marian Central's 50th Anniversary and homecoming football game ....
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Friday, September 26, 2008

Milwaukee Becomes Center of the American Soccer Blogosphere

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin has long been known as the home of the Cunninghams and Arthur Fonzarelli , the home of Harley-Davidson motorcycles and ...
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Monday, September 15, 2008

USWNT, WPS Player Allocation

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The player allocation process has been fascinating. Part Match.com , part medical school national matching day and part MLS SuperDraft. i ...
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Friday, September 12, 2008

"Hey Ronnie Have Some Water!"

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The Chicago Red Stars had a staff outing to the White Sox game last night. It was another good bonding experience that helps make our off t...
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Monday, September 8, 2008

When Work is Your Passion

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My Red Stars co-worker Pat McNamara posted a great blog today about his life in soccer. i worked with Pat at the Chicago Fire and am very f...
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Sunday, September 7, 2008

Mr. Magoo, Wiffle Ball, WCQ, Red Stars, Fire and Beefy's Oh My!

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Yesterday was a great day. Here's a summary: MORNING: * Watched various You Tube videos including Mr. Magoo Meets Frankenstein ! * Playe...
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Friday, September 5, 2008

Time Out For Ticket Sales

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Sorry i've taken a break from posting lately. Am in the middle of a very busy stretch. In the meantime, check out the first blog post ...
Wednesday, August 27, 2008

We Meet Again....

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At the risk of sounding like a disgruntled former employee - which i'm sure i am - i feel compelled to share a story about my only previ...
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What Happens in Jersey...IS REVEALED HERE!

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Two full days of meetings in New Jersey this week for the Women's Professional Soccer Board of Governors advanced the League considerabl...
Sunday, August 24, 2008

COYW!

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Great win by Fulham yesterday. 1-0 over Arsenal at Craven Cottage. Watching the game at The Highbury Pub in Milwaukee - a friendly soccer ba...

"Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."

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i was reminded of the Yogi Berra quote in this blog post's title yesterday when i went to a Sports Authority store in Wisconsin looking ...
Thursday, August 21, 2008

Golden Globe (Pub)

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WOW!!! WHAT A GREAT VICTORY FOR THE USA! The Globe Pub in Chicago was packed with supporters for the Red Stars viewing party which started...
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Olympic Impact On WPS

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Everyone in Women's Professional Soccer is pulling for a US victory tomorrow both from a patriotic and a business perspective. The preva...
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Sunday, August 17, 2008

Who Pays These Guys' Salaries Anyways??

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The Section 8 Chicago organized protest last night intended to force the Chicago Fire front office to address alleged racial incidents by To...
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Saturday, August 16, 2008

Another Video

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This one's from a tour of the Red Stars expansive offices i recently gave. In it, i show off my mad foosball skills!
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Contest OVER! Katie will win!

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The WPS Top Town Video Challenge is virtually over barely after starting thanks to this great video . After viewing it, you must agree that ...
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Friday, August 15, 2008

Blimey Me Hearties and Happy Birthday Marcia. Your Addled Crew Misses You!

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Tomorrow is Red Stars General Manager Marcia McDermott's birthday and her staff threw her a pirate themed party in absentia yesterday. ...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Chatting

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Red Stars hosted a chat session with me last Thursday. Emma and Marcia joined me from China along with a couple dozen Red Stars fans. Some...

Lessons

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Alexi Lalas was let go yesterday and it reminded me of an email exchange we had when he was first named general manager of the San Jose Ear...
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Commemorating an Extra 40 Years....

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Today, Tuesday, August 12th is the 40th Anniversary of the rescue of my father, brother and me on Lake Superior by three brave park rangers ...
Monday, August 11, 2008

And Another One Bites The Dust!

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The iconic Wall Arch from Arches National Park succumbed to gravity and erosion . Before and after above. Sigh.
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Sunday, August 10, 2008

If a Tree Falls and No One is There to Hear it...

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....well, this particular tree heard many sounds nearly a century and a half ago. One of only four remaining Gettysburg "Witness Trees...

FC Indiana Claims US Open Cup Title Again

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Chicago Red Stars W-League affiliate FC Indiana defeated Ajax America 1-0 in overtime last night to claim its fourth championship in the las...
Saturday, August 9, 2008

That's a little more like it (R)

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Carli Lloyd's volley in the 27th minute gave the US Women's Olympic Team a 1-0 victory over Japan this morning and an important thre...
Thursday, August 7, 2008

Arrrrr - Let's Take This Inside

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Please join me inside the WPS/Red Stars chat room this morning between 11 am and noon to discuss the women's and men's Olympic socce...
Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Olympic Viewing Party

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The Olympics officially start on the very lucky 8th of August, 2008 (Friday) - but you can get an early dose of the Beijing Olympics this We...
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CHECK THIS OUT

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Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) became the first major professional sports league in the world* to create its own social networking si...
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Sunday, August 3, 2008

No Cigar (R)

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FC Indiana came ever so close last night to winning the championship in their W-League debut season. Two Pali Blues header goals in the ga...
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Saturday, August 2, 2008

Advisory Board Meeting and Chicago Fire vs. Los Angeles Fire

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It's a beautiful day here in Milwaukee. i'm heading to Toyota Park soon for a Red Stars Advisory Board Meeting followed by the Fire ...
Friday, August 1, 2008

Bovines, Lionesses and Butterflies

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Thursday was marked by cows, Lionesses and Butterflies. it started with a Wisconsin Sports Development Corporation board meeting in the af...
Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Emma's First Impressions

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Chicago Red Stars Head Coach Emma Hayes spilled her guts in a Q&A with Red Stars' Amanda Vandervort. Emma talks about her first imp...
Tuesday, July 29, 2008

The Dartmouth Connection

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The Chicago Red Stars have minor league affiliates in the final four of both the W-league and WPSL playoffs and they're both backstopped...
Sunday, July 27, 2008

Leslie's Trip to Chicago

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Injured USWNT star Leslie Osborne spent yesterday in Chicago promoting the Chicago Red Stars and Women's Professional Soccer (WPS). Le...
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Friday, July 25, 2008

A Day Brightener

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i received a phone call today from Chicago Fire legend and fellow Ring of Fire member Lubos Kubik . He was at the airport waiting to board ...
Thursday, July 24, 2008

News From the Annex

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The Toyota Park Annex (aka as the Chicago Red Stars office) has been rockin' with action lately. Consider: * The interior rehab was re...
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Monday, July 21, 2008

i'm back....

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ok, i swore last year that i wasn't going to go back, but today i did. Chicago Red Stars launched its Facebook page recently and i bro...
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

A Warrior

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Tonight I saw history repeated. I saw a real warrior knocked down. In the final USWNT game before departing for China and the Olympics, Abby...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Red Stars Affiliates Roll

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Chicago Red Stars W-League affiliate FC Indiana clinched the W-league Midwest Division title Sunday with a 2-0 win over Kalamazoo. The Chica...
Sunday, July 13, 2008

Hi Ho, Hi Ho...

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Well, work in my position doesn't exactly require any heavy lifting, so i don't want this to come off as complaining, because i'...
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Saturday, July 12, 2008

FC Indiana Loads Up For 2009

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Exciting news release from FC Indiana today: INDIANAPOLIS, IN, July 12, 2008 — FC Indiana announced the re-signing of Mexico international M...
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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Players, Players, Players

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Lots is (are?) going on with WPS this week. Most important is the long awaited announcement of the WPS player acquisition timeline. Condens...
Sunday, July 6, 2008

Zombies and WPS Players

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The headline topics are not related (hopefully anyway) except that they're the two topics in this post: Instead of road tripping with Se...
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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Red Stars Hire Marketing Execs....and Other News You Can Use - All in the Red Stars Insider

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If you are signed up for the Red Stars Insider, you probably already know that we announced the hiring of our final two department heads ear...
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Monday, June 30, 2008

Notes of Note

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Here are a few notes of interest as the month of June comes to a close: * FC Indiana and the United States women's soccer teams are bot...
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Saturday, June 28, 2008

"Let's Have a Party"

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Yesterday and today both provide plenty of reasons to celebrate with a party. Yesterday: One down , two to go on the south side. After watch...
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Friday, June 27, 2008

Andy Rooney

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Have you ever noticed.... Stupid little things that have bugged me lately that i have no business complaining about: IT challenges: Getting ...
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Goal: Perfection

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Last night in Indianapolis, Chicago Red Stars W-League affiliate FC Indiana shut out the Cleveland Internationals, one of the Midwest Divisi...
Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Soccer, Baseball, Soccer, Baseball

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i never understood why some soccer fans feel the need to rip on baseball just like many fans of traditional American sports rip on soccer. i...
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