Comments on: Its on bitches!

By: justin

justin — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 21:54:44 +0000

So how did it feel to get slapped last night? Its all still Galaxy merchandise so buy on Galaxy fans its our team and it is how we are paying for out Becks. Don’t team hate just tell your team to bring it on the pitch next time we play. lol Oh yeah way to go Cannon!

By: CACuzcatlan

CACuzcatlan — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 06:03:32 +0000

I was under the impression that a derby was between teams in the same city. Anything else is just a rivalry or a “classico”, but not a derby. Check out this link to the origins of the term “derby” Notice how they say Derby County has a regional rivalry with Nottingham Forest but clearly say that its not a true derby.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/theknowledge/story/0,,2270123,00.html

In other news. Colorado beating us (Galaxy) 4-0 on Saturday proved that the Galaxy are the worst team in the league. So after today’s defeat of San Jose, who can we logically conclude to be the worst team in the league…

By: fitz

fitz — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:35:43 +0000

A derby does not have to be in the same city. Don’t Juve and AC Milan have the Derby of Italy or something pretentious like that? Man United and Liverpool is certainly a derby.

That said, the best derbies are within the same city. Regional derbies are next up — think Dortmund-Schalke in Germany. And given the size of the US, and the structure of MLS, I’d definitely call Galaxy-Quakes a derby.

Hell, RSL-Colorado has a derby based on nothing but a mountain range. That, my friends, is what you would call a stretch.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:23:33 +0000

So much smack against the Galaxy, yet so many pics and topics of them on here….

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:59:51 +0000

HaHa – thats what I was saying to Elisa. Doesn’t a Derby technically mean the same city? And I think we’re all going to sing that song to Landycakes in Oakland.

Its the unknowns right now (for both sides) that make smack talking so much fun. You can pretty much just make crap up and it will still be a burn.

By: Robb

Robb — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:48:43 +0000

Tried to initiate some smack talk with one of my best friends–a long time LAG fan. Weird when we have little to point to, being a new team with only exhibition games under our belt. Funnier still to have a known quality like LAG suck so bad the last couple of seasons and especially last game. My main smack is “A random group of rec players can let less than 4 in against the Rapids reserves team, so I’m pretty sure Quakes will rock and rick-roll you tonight.”

By: Sterling

Sterling — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 22:45:53 +0000

I’m waiting to sing my Landon Donovan song when we have the home game.

Since we’re breaking all the rules of soccer with MLS, can we just go ahead and call this The Derby of California?

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:39:57 +0000

Ooooh, I hope Munoz kicks Donovan in the balls. C’mon Mikee! Do it for the fans.

By: joey

joey — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 20:01:39 +0000

looks like mike munoz is joining the quakes. http://mikeemunoz.blogspot.com

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:32:46 +0000

You get an out on the slap-fest mainy because you can name more than three players on their team (well, actually after their last “purge” I don’t even know if I can do that). That other dude at the bart stop… jury’s still out. Tonight is going to be so much fun I could puke.