[nas] WUSA All Star match. Did anyone watch?

[Russell Campbell <rcampb61@yahoo.com>]

Did anyone watch?  Not a single comment on the list
about it?  

Even though it was here in Portland I was
unfortunately unable to attend physically (several
reasons, most significant being ongoing recovery from
major neck surgery).  So I watched from the comfort of
my couch . . . and thoroughly enjoyed it, more so I
might say than the MLS version.  Some thoughts:

The WUSA appears to have figured out that the best
timing for an allstar match or their playoffs and
final match is not during the MLB closeout.  They also
appear to have figured out that gridball fans are by
and large not going to become WUSA fans.

MLS should consider the idea that running it's
playoffs and final match at the same time as the MLB
season is finishing up probably isn't a wise timing. 
Ah, but then that's a thread that could start an
entire 500 post debate.

The primary thing I have to say about the game is that
the WUSA broadcast team did NOT do any favors for
soccer in the US in a general sense.  Sure, they knew
the game, the league, they knew the players, they knew
the possibilities, moves, stats and all.  But when it
came to saying where the game was being played, guess
what?  The announcers called it PGE Park, home of the
triple A minor league baseball Portland Beavers.  NOT
A SINGLE MENTION WHATSOEVER DURING THE ENTIRE
BROADCAST OF THERE BEING A LOCAL PRO MENS A-LEAGUE
TEAM *OR* THE SEMI-PRO WOMENT'S TEAM IN TOWN.   The
Portland Timbers play in the stadium that was used
today.  I don't care that the baseball team was
mentioned.  I care that the soccer team(s) were NOT mentioned.

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-russ
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