- 08:08 AM
- 04/19/24
Since there's a lawsuit I don't think they will take labor action. I think they want this to play out in court.
Full text of the suit is here. The way they lay out that the women and men are employed to perform the same job is a perspective that hasn't really be talked about to this point. It always seems to be framed by revenue and such, which should be irrelevant in my opinion.
(It's been so long since I've been here that I forgot how this commenting thing works. I legit tried to quote tweet beaverboard.)
posted by goddam at 12:40 PM on March 11, 2019
If anyone needs a Perth team jersey let me know, I'm here for the next week ;)
If you can find me a Sam Kerr Perth Glory Women jersey I will be forever in your debt!
- more soccer from any nations I don't have already
I love my Afghanistan jersey. Originally just bought it to support the women's team (a portion of each jersey sale from Hummel goes straight to the team), but it's probably the nicest jersey I've owned.
posted by goddam at 12:58 AM on October 15, 2016
Is this all over the post-game comments from the Sweden match?
Sweden comments were apparently the straw that broke the camel's back. Basically it's a yellow card accumulation.
As much as I dislike Solo, I'm not convinced those comments deserved to be the tipping point in warranting a suspension.
Perhaps she has really good personal reasons for doing this, but I think this seems like a mistake for her international career...
Donovan's sabbatical was for mental health reasons. I suspect that Solo's reasons are similar. Whatever went on in that meeting, she's convinced that her career with the USWNT is over.
Going into this past weekend there were 5 games left in the NWSL regular season and the Reign are still in contention for a playoff spot. If she feels she's not where she should be mentally to perform up to her standards, then she did the right thing in stepping away for the remainder of the season. Playing in those games isn't going to help her cause to get back on the US roster after her suspension if her performance is subpar.
As much as people enjoy railing on her for her mistakes off the field (myself included), she's known to be a great teammate on the field. The current Sky Blue keeper spent some time in Seattle last year as a rookie and had nothing but praise for Solo. She's putting the team first by stepping away and I can't fault her for that.
And fuck you US Soccer making me defend Hope Solo.
posted by goddam at 12:35 PM on August 31, 2016
Rayo OKC owner takes his ball turf and goes home.
posted by goddam at 11:03 AM on August 30, 2016
Ms Goddam from Gotham might even be there!
Jersey, not Gotham. But close enough. I'd be down for a Yankee Stadium meet up.
Could I also convince you to come out to a Sky Blue game on the 19th? Kerr and Foord are back with the team. Can't guarantee it, but I might be able to swing a brief meet & greet with them (provided Australia hasn't whisked them away for Rio prep).
posted by goddam at 01:20 PM on April 04, 2016
I can't decide if I want to know more or not.
Well, now you're gonna know more. I'm sure there's worse than what I've seen. But as an example, I was leaving a Sky Blue game last season through the players lot (I'm with the SG and have field access post-game to take down banners and such). O'Hara was walking out at the same with a security escort. At first I thought it was a bit over the top, but then a random dude emerged from the shadows trying to get an autograph, which KO quickly turned down. Mind you, players stay after the game and sign stuff along the bleachers. But this dude decided to wait in a dark parking lot for her.
posted by goddam at 12:57 PM on February 05, 2016
Given the stalker-ish tendencies of a certain subset of WoSo fans, I'd be checking real estate listings immediately if I were one of those players. I've seen the creepers first-hand and they are scary as fuck.
posted by goddam at 09:04 PM on February 04, 2016
Atlanta by 8
Buffalo by 4
Chicago by 6
Cincinnati by 13
Pittsburgh by 16
Washington by 10
Indianapolis by 6
New England by 18: lock
N.Y. Giants by 6
Jacksonville by 3
Denver by 9
Kansas City by 12
Seattle by 9
St. Louis by 6
Carolina by 12
Green Bay by 15, 48 pts
posted by goddam at 01:57 PM on January 02, 2016
Oakland by 8
Washington by 12
Carolina by 11
Buffalo by 3
Detroit by 6
Houston by 9
Kansas City by 6: lock
Indianapolis by 4
New England by 10
Tampa Bay by 8
Pittsburgh by 12
Jacksonville by 7
Arizona by 6
Seattle by 13
N.Y. Giants by 4
Denver by 9
posted by goddam at 06:51 PM on December 23, 2015
I like to think their preseason defeat at the hands of a RBNY team compromised mostly of players from our USL squad played a part in Chelsea's downward spiral.
posted by goddam at 01:25 PM on December 18, 2015
Tampa Bay by 9
Dallas by 4
Indianapolis by 8
Minnesota by 11
New England by 14
N.Y. Giants by 6
Buffalo by 3
Atlanta by 7
Kansas City by 15
Green Bay by 6
Seattle by 22: lock
Denver at Pittsburgh
Miami by 9
Cincinnati by 5
Arizona by 13
Detroit by 6
posted by goddam at 05:38 PM on December 17, 2015
Arizona by 9
Chicago by 5
Cincinnati by 3
San Francisco by 14
Kansas City by 16
Detroit by 8
N.Y. Jets by 4
Buffalo by 6
Tampa Bay by 6
Carolina by 14: lock
Indianapolis by 3
Seattle by 5
Denver by 8
Green Bay by 15
New England by 8
N.Y. Giants by 6
posted by goddam at 05:51 PM on December 10, 2015
Green Bay by 11
Buffalo by 4
Chicago by 8
Cincinnati by 9
Jacksonville by 5
Arizona by 12
Miami by 4
Minnesota by 7
N.Y. Giants by 6
Atlanta by 3
Kansas City by 8
Denver by 16
New England by 21: lock
Carolina by 12
Pittsburgh by 8
Washington by 10
posted by goddam at 05:22 PM on December 03, 2015
Detroit by 6
Carolina by 6
Green Bay by 11
Atlanta by 3
Cincinnati by 8
Tennessee by 4
Indianapolis by 5
Buffalo by 6
N.Y. Jets by 8
N.Y. Giants by 6
Jacksonville by 4
New Orleans by 12
Arizona by 18: lock
Pittsburgh by 9
Denver by 3
Cleveland by 9
posted by goddam at 08:26 PM on November 25, 2015
Jacksonville by 4
Atlanta by 8
Chicago by 9
Oakland by 12
Miami by 3
Philadelphia by 6
Carolina by 14
Baltimore by 7
N.Y. Jets by 6
Kansas City by 5
Green Bay by 10
Seattle by 16: lock
Arizona by 6
Buffalo by 2
posted by goddam at 12:53 AM on November 19, 2015
Jets v Bills to the colorblind.
posted by goddam at 11:03 PM on November 12, 2015
Buffalo by 6
Green Bay by 18
Carolina by 9
St. Louis by 3
Philadelphia by 8
Pittsburgh by 10
Tampa Bay by 4
New Orleans by 3
Baltimore by 12
Oakland by 4
Denver by 18
N.Y. Giants by 6
Arizona by 10
Cincinnati by 14: lock
posted by goddam at 07:03 PM on November 12, 2015
Cincinnati by 11
Buffalo by 6
Minnesota by 5
New England by 24
New Orleans by 17
New York Jets by 7
Pittsburgh by 9
Green Bay by 10
Atlanta by 14: lock
New York Giants by 12
Denver by 9
Philadelphia by 4
San Diego by 6
posted by goddam at 02:55 AM on November 05, 2015
Toronto by 14
Hamilton by 10
BC by 9
Montreal by 6
posted by goddam at 07:31 PM on November 04, 2015
Toronto by 11
Calgary by 15
Hamilton by 6
Montreal by 8
posted by goddam at 01:20 PM on October 30, 2015
New England by 10
Kansas City by 4
Atlanta by 8
Minnesota by 6
Arizona by 14: lock
St. Louis by 7
New York Giants by 8
Cincinnati by 5
Baltimore by 9
Houston by 11
Oakland by 4
Seattle by 9
Denver by 8
Carolina by 7
posted by goddam at 06:50 PM on October 29, 2015
Toronto by 5
BC by 2
Winnipeg by 8
Edmonton by 16
posted by goddam at 02:40 PM on October 22, 2015
Seattle by 6
Buffalo by 11
Minnesota by 3
Atlanta by 18: lock
Indianapolis by 9
Kansas City by 5
St. Louis by 4
Miami by 8
New England by 6
Washington by 7
San Diego by 12
New York Giants by 6
Carolina by 7
Arizona by 10
posted by goddam at 12:28 AM on October 22, 2015
The U.S. women's soccer team allows male reporters in their locker room after games and I don't think an issue has been made of it.
I was always under the assumption that any post-game interviews for international teams (male or female) were done outside of the locker room or in a press conference type setting. I have absolutely nothing to base this on, of course.
posted by goddam at 02:01 PM on October 21, 2015
Winnipeg by 4
Toronto by 8
Edmonton by 10
Hamilton by 13
posted by goddam at 09:39 PM on October 14, 2015
Atlanta by 5
Cincinnati by 14
Denver by 9
Detroit by 4
Miami by 6
Minnesota by 10
New York Jets by 7
Arizona by 9
Houston by 11
Seattle by 6
Green Bay by 18
Baltimore by 12
New England by 14
New York Giants by 7
posted by goddam at 09:38 PM on October 14, 2015
Indianapolis by 8
Atlanta by 9
Cincinnati by 3
Green Bay by 14
Buffalo by 10
Kansas City by 3
New Orleans by 9
Jacksonville by 4
Baltimore by 12
Arizona by 7
New England by 18
Denver by 9
New York Giants by 17 On the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond.
San Diego by 5
posted by goddam at 02:30 PM on October 08, 2015
MLS app is pretty good with broadcasts. For my other teams I usually use the team site.
All I really need is a reminder of what channel UniMas is on Fios.
posted by goddam at 10:03 PM on October 06, 2015
Ottawa by 4
Hamilton by 18
Calgary by 9
Winnipeg by 5
Montreal by 6
posted by goddam at 03:09 PM on October 06, 2015
Baltimore by 6
New York Jets by 4
Atlanta by 12
New York Giants by 9
Oakland by 16
Cincinnati by 6
Indianapolis by 16
Carolina by 12
Philadelphia by 8
San Diego by 10
Denver by 9
Arizona by 6
Green Bay by 18
New Orleans by 4
Seattle by 6
posted by goddam at 08:31 PM on September 30, 2015
Ottawa by 15
Hamilton by 7
Winnipeg by 3
Saskatchewan by 4
posted by goddam at 11:26 AM on September 30, 2015
Thanks Howard. Always enjoy hearing about players before my time, especially Berra. Him being a 'bad pitch' hitter is something that always stuck with me. And that his physique didn't necessarily line up with his abilities.
My mom has a ball signed by a handful of old Yankees (getting the signatures back in the days when all you had to do was wait for them in the players lot). Even though he had nothing to do with getting those signatures, my dad loves to boast that both Yogi and Phil Linz (of the harmonica incident) are on there.
There were so many articles and whatnot out today, but a couple things that struck me. Alex Belth's obit for SI. And the account of Berra's time in WWII.
posted by goddam at 09:58 PM on September 23, 2015
New York Giants by 3
Cleveland by 10
Atlanta by 6
Indianapolis by 14
Pittsburgh by 16
San Diego by 9
New England by 18
New York Jets by 7
Carolina by 3
Cincinnati by 8
Houston by 6
Arizona by 12
Buffalo by 10
Seattle by 7
Denver by 11
Green Bay by 14 lock
posted by goddam at 06:39 PM on September 23, 2015
In honor of Yogi Berra I'm going with 8 pt spreads all around. Can't do much worse that I did last week, right?
Calgary by 8
Edmonton by 8
Ottawa by 8
Montreal by 8
posted by goddam at 12:59 PM on September 23, 2015
This seriously bums me out. One of the few celebrities I've actually mourned.
I'm too young to have seen him play, but he was still my favorite Yankee. The only reason I got to see David Cone's perfect game in person was because it was the day that Yogi made his return to Yankee Stadium after he and Steinbrenner finally reconciled.
Tonight I will be pouring a bit of Yoohoo out for #8.
posted by goddam at 12:17 PM on September 23, 2015
Denver by 14
Buffalo by 6
Chicago by 7
Cincinnati by 3
Tennessee by 14
Detroit by 6
New Orleans by 6
New York Giants by 7
Pittsburgh by 17
St. Louis by 10
Carolina by 6
Baltimore by 14
Miami by 10
Dallas by 6
Green Bay by 4 (lock)
Indianapolis by 12
posted by goddam at 02:10 AM on September 17, 2015
BC by 6
Edmonton by 11
Saskatchewan by 8
Winnipeg by 4
posted by goddam at 10:42 PM on September 15, 2015
Hamilton by 18
Saskatchewan by 7
Calgary by 4
Ottawa by 9
posted by goddam at 01:58 AM on September 10, 2015
Pittsburgh by 6
Buffalo by 3
Green Bay by 14
Seattle by 10
N.Y. Jets by 6
Miami by 14
Carolina by 3
Houston by 9
Arizona by 7
San Diego by 17
Denver by 14
Cincinnati by 10
Tennessee by 7
N.Y. Giants by 9
Atlanta by 9
San Francisco by 3
posted by goddam at 07:57 PM on September 08, 2015
Montreal by 4
Winnipeg by 14
Hamilton by 11
Calgary by 4
posted by goddam at 02:30 AM on September 03, 2015
Hamilton by 13
Toronto by 4
Calgary by 6
Saskatchewan by 3
posted by goddam at 03:44 PM on August 26, 2015
134 Pitches is the new 27 Club.
posted by goddam at 12:41 AM on August 24, 2015
Montreal by 4
Hamilton by 12
Saskatchewan by 2
Ottawa by 7
posted by goddam at 09:13 PM on August 18, 2015
Edmonton by 4
Winnipeg by 3
Hamilton by 9
Ottawa by 12
posted by goddam at 02:01 PM on August 11, 2015
Edmonton by 17
Montreal by 5
Toronto by 19
Hamilton by 7
posted by goddam at 02:24 AM on August 05, 2015
I love Abby Wambach, but the story shouldn't be that she's deciding whether to play in the 2016 Olympics. It's whether she can make the squad.
She 'clarified' some of her comments today, being sure to say, "It's not a foregone conclusion I would be chosen." Unfortunately, I don't think Ellis has the intestinal fortitude to cut Abby if she's not one of the best 18 available.
posted by goddam at 03:06 AM on July 30, 2015
Winnipeg by 9
Edmonton by 18
Montreal by 4
Toronto by 11
posted by goddam at 02:22 PM on July 28, 2015
Calgary by 8
BC by 5
Edmonton by 12
Saskatchewan by 2
posted by goddam at 01:47 PM on July 22, 2015
Hideki Matsui is playing baseball again. In a New York rec league.
posted by goddam at 01:41 AM on July 21, 2015
Montreal by 4
Edmonton by 12
Saskatchewan by 3
Winnipeg by 5
posted by goddam at 11:38 AM on July 15, 2015
Actually, going with a play on the tifo I designed for the send-off game.
posted by goddam at 01:06 PM on July 08, 2015
Ottawa by 9
Montreal by 8
BC by 4
Toronto by 3
posted by goddam at 08:45 PM on July 07, 2015
USWNT getting a ticker tape parade in NYC.
Question is, do I go with a Free The Irish sign or Jersey Makes, the US Takes sign?
posted by goddam at 07:08 PM on July 07, 2015
Winnipeg by 6
Montreal by 10
BC by 12
Toronto by 10
posted by goddam at 09:48 PM on June 29, 2015
That was the quarterfinals. They advanced to the semis.
So glad Ellis finally freed the Irish. First time all tournament I was optimistic about the starting 11.
posted by goddam at 12:24 AM on June 27, 2015
Montreal by 15
Calgary by 6
Edmonton by 12
Saskatchewan by 4
posted by goddam at 10:43 AM on June 23, 2015
The Redemption of Tom Sermanni
posted by goddam at 10:07 AM on June 23, 2015
When two teams have a similar primary kit (yellow shirts), who determines which team wears their alternates?
From the official regulations of the 2015 WWC.
3. In principle, each team shall wear its official team kit as declared on the official team colour form. If the two teams' colours and the match officials' colour might cause confusion, in principle, team A in the official match schedule will be entitled to wear its official team kit and team B will use its reserve team kit or, if necessary, a combination of the official and the reserve team kits. FIFA will endeavour to ensure that each team wears its official team kit at least once during the final competition.6. FIFA will inform the teams of the colours that they shall wear for each
match.
posted by goddam at 07:54 PM on June 21, 2015
I've always hated the Norway team after their 'train' celebration in '95. But they are starting to win me over with this.
posted by goddam at 12:55 AM on June 20, 2015
US women's national team take legal action over discrimination
For club teams in professional leagues, sure, salaries should reflect revenue. I don't expect NWSL players to make as much as MLS players at this point (though they should be making more than they currently are but that's another rant for another day.)
But even still, there's a case to be made that the WNT does bring in enough revenue to warrant equal pay.
From the document I linked: "42. The WNT's success on the field has translated into substantial revenue generation and profits for the USSF. In fact, during the period relevant to this case, the WNT earned more in profit and/or revenue than the MNT. 43. For example, for FY2016 (April 1, 2015-March 31, 2016), the USSF budgeted a combined net loss for the national teams of $429,929. But thanks largely to the success of the female players on the WNT, the USSF revised its projections COMPLAINT Case 2:19-cv-01717 Document 1 Filed 03/08/19 Page 9 of 25 Page ID #:9 upward to include a $17.7 million profit. The net profit for the WNT outstripped net profit for the MNT because the female players on the WNT were more successful in competition than the male players on the MNT " while being paid substantially less."
Also, take into consideration that the USSF usually charges less for tickets to WNT games than it does for MNT games. While as a supporter I'd rather not be paying the money grab prices for some of these games, that does put the WNT at a disadvantage when factoring in additional revenue they could be bringing in.