Hey everyone, just wanted to let you all know that the autograph signing portion of the evening tomorrow and Salsa in the Streets prior to the match have changed locations due to weather concerns. After the match, head to Dave & Buster's for autograph signing. For those of you who went to the post-match party last weekend for the KU/UNC viewing party, it will be in the same room. Those of you new to D&B after the match will be directed as you enter. The room is in the very back of the place near the ticket exchange center.
Salsa in the Streets has now become Salsa in Corona Cantina. #1 The event will move inside the bar/restaurant so that everyone can stay toasty warm. Our players/mascot/Starting 11 Girls will still be present from 3:30-5 p.m., but don't look for them outside. It's going to be a cold one.
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Friday, April 11, 2008
Match Tomorrow/Salsa in the Streets
Happy Friday folks, keep on voting in the celebration naming contest. I have to admit, my choice is losing miserably. I cast the first vote for Caulrdonizing and, well, only six people have followed me. Ouch.
Everyone ready for tomorrow night's match? It's going to be chilly and windy, but the match-up should be an intriguing one. Again we face a team that could be shorthanded. Onstad, Robinson, Waibel and Holden come in with injuries. No word yet on who is available and who is not. We're actually getting healthy. Arnaud could be available after playing 45 minutes in the reserve match. Myers and Espinoza played Wednesday and looked pretty solid. They will be available. Zavagnin left early with a knee contusion, but he is probable on the injury report. If he plays, he'll tie Nick Garcia's mark for all-time MLS games played for the Wizards.
Tomorrow is team poster/autograph night. Stay after the match for autographs from the guys. The team poster looks great. You'll get to peep it tomorrow. Don't forget to head to Dave & Buster's afterward for food, drinks and games.
Starting 11 Girls, players and Dynamo will be present as The Legends holds a Salsa in the Streets event that is open to the general public. The event features live music, free salsa lessons. Head on out to The Legends (near the Smokestack Tower) between 3:30-5p.m. for some fun for all ages.
Everyone ready for tomorrow night's match? It's going to be chilly and windy, but the match-up should be an intriguing one. Again we face a team that could be shorthanded. Onstad, Robinson, Waibel and Holden come in with injuries. No word yet on who is available and who is not. We're actually getting healthy. Arnaud could be available after playing 45 minutes in the reserve match. Myers and Espinoza played Wednesday and looked pretty solid. They will be available. Zavagnin left early with a knee contusion, but he is probable on the injury report. If he plays, he'll tie Nick Garcia's mark for all-time MLS games played for the Wizards.
Tomorrow is team poster/autograph night. Stay after the match for autographs from the guys. The team poster looks great. You'll get to peep it tomorrow. Don't forget to head to Dave & Buster's afterward for food, drinks and games.
Starting 11 Girls, players and Dynamo will be present as The Legends holds a Salsa in the Streets event that is open to the general public. The event features live music, free salsa lessons. Head on out to The Legends (near the Smokestack Tower) between 3:30-5p.m. for some fun for all ages.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Game Day # 3
Howdy folks, welcome to match day 3 here in MLS action. Could be a bit chilly and rainy, so if you're considering what to wear, make sure to pack your Wizards jacket/coat/poncho (or purchase one at the merch stands!). Temperatures should hover right around 50 tonight. Both teams are used to this, as New England played its first match in very brisk weather in the Northeast and followed it up with a chilly trip to Chicago. Our first match was in the mid-fifties.
As I've said every match, the playing surface looks wonderful, and there is even more blue in the stadium that previously as more signage has come in. Come out early for "Experience the Legends" outside the stadium, where our neighbors to the north-east will show off their wares. Everyone in attendance gets buy $10, get $10 free game cards from Dave & Buster's.
Bruce Arena will again join Sean Wheelock on the broadcast, so if you're on your way to CAB, TiVo for Coach's commentary. Keep on voting on our celebration name, hopefully you guys are enjoying the input!
As I've said every match, the playing surface looks wonderful, and there is even more blue in the stadium that previously as more signage has come in. Come out early for "Experience the Legends" outside the stadium, where our neighbors to the north-east will show off their wares. Everyone in attendance gets buy $10, get $10 free game cards from Dave & Buster's.
Bruce Arena will again join Sean Wheelock on the broadcast, so if you're on your way to CAB, TiVo for Coach's commentary. Keep on voting on our celebration name, hopefully you guys are enjoying the input!
Friday, April 4, 2008
25 Hours to Kickoff/Stories/Dave & Buster's Afterparty
Happy Friday all. Isn't it wonderful to look out and see a sunny sky on the day before a Wizards home match? Isn't it even more wonderful to check weather.com and see that the kickoff temperature tomorrow is supposed to be 67? Impeccable.
Today, Ives Galarcep wrote a great piece about the team at espnsoccernet.com. Read it here. Ives will try to post some other content from the Conrad and Onalfo interviews later at his site, www.soccerbyives.net. Check that out when you can.
Bob Luder wrote a nice piece today as well about the time switch and highlighted our six guys who have a real interest in this weekend's NCAA Final Four matches. See it here.
See everyone tomorrow! Game starts at 4 p.m. CT and will be broadcast at 7 p.m. on Metro Sports in English and TWC 5 in Spanish. Join us at Dave & Buster's after the match to eat some food, drink some drink and watch some ball.
Today, Ives Galarcep wrote a great piece about the team at espnsoccernet.com. Read it here. Ives will try to post some other content from the Conrad and Onalfo interviews later at his site, www.soccerbyives.net. Check that out when you can.
Bob Luder wrote a nice piece today as well about the time switch and highlighted our six guys who have a real interest in this weekend's NCAA Final Four matches. See it here.
See everyone tomorrow! Game starts at 4 p.m. CT and will be broadcast at 7 p.m. on Metro Sports in English and TWC 5 in Spanish. Join us at Dave & Buster's after the match to eat some food, drink some drink and watch some ball.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Dave & Buster's Meet-and-Greet
Last night's event was a huge success. Big props to CR guru (and not-so-frequent blog poster) Erin "The Law" Lawless for her work. As those of you who attended can tell, she's quite the event planner/organizer/overseer. Thanks to all the fans who came. Thanks to all the guys for their excellent ability at not-so-important video games. Thanks to PV and Coach for their insightful speeches. Thanks to all Wizards staffers that worked the event. Thanks to D&B for all their help.
Ok. That was a lot of thanks. No more thank-yous from me for the rest of the day. Now for some pictures. I'm not going to caption each one, so if you have a question about who is in a picture or what they are doing, go ahead and ask in the comments section.
Ok. That was a lot of thanks. No more thank-yous from me for the rest of the day. Now for some pictures. I'm not going to caption each one, so if you have a question about who is in a picture or what they are doing, go ahead and ask in the comments section.
Obligatory Disclaimer/Biggest Day Ever
Greetings Hillcrest Road readers. Hopefully we added a few bookmarks from the largest-ever hit total. I suppose that is because Soccer by Ives and The Offside Rules gave us some love again. Or maybe it's because we scooped them all on the Tiffany May interview, and everyone wanted to see what she had to say. Either way; it was a good day for Hillcrest Road.
Now for the serious portion. That post, while entertaining and light-hearted, in no way condones streaking. In fact, if anyone -- Ms. May included on her KC visit -- streaks at one of our games, the consequences will be quite severe. I know our readers are all smart enough to know that, but we figured we should throw that out there anyway.
Last night's meet-and-greet was excellent. Thank you to all the fans who came out to play against the guys, eat some finger food, drink some libations and talk a little trash. After last night, I'm sure many of you see how a lot of our players spend their free time -- playing video games and pop-a-shot. If there were an MLS pop-a-shot Best XI, Ryan Pore would be starting up top for sure. We'll be back with pictures from the event shortly.
Now for the serious portion. That post, while entertaining and light-hearted, in no way condones streaking. In fact, if anyone -- Ms. May included on her KC visit -- streaks at one of our games, the consequences will be quite severe. I know our readers are all smart enough to know that, but we figured we should throw that out there anyway.
Last night's meet-and-greet was excellent. Thank you to all the fans who came out to play against the guys, eat some finger food, drink some libations and talk a little trash. After last night, I'm sure many of you see how a lot of our players spend their free time -- playing video games and pop-a-shot. If there were an MLS pop-a-shot Best XI, Ryan Pore would be starting up top for sure. We'll be back with pictures from the event shortly.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Upcoming Events
As you have all heard many times by now, our season kickoff meet-and-greet is tonight beginning at 5:30 p.m. (for season ticket holders) at Dave & Buster's at The Legends in KCK. Doors open to the non-season-ticket-holding public at 6:30. Fans will be able to take on the players at various arcade games for prizes and submit a bracket to challenge our resident college basketball guru Kerry Zavagnin. Anyone who beats Kerry's bracket (you get a head start; he filled his out yesterday, but you will have the advantage of knowing the results of half of today's games) will be entered into a drawing to win a Wizards jersey signed by Zavags himself.
TVs will be tuned to the NCAA tourney, but D&B's does not have Fox Soccer Channel, so you'll have to TiVo the U.S. U-23 squad's Olympic qualifying match. So that this doesn't happen in the future, we ask that as many of you guys as possible call D&B's to ask about FSC. If enough people call asking the same question, they will be more likely to order the channel and have it available for subsequent events. See you there!
Saturday we wrap-up pre-season training with a doubleheader in the Saturn Challenge Cup on the University of Oklahoma's campus in Norman, Okla. (suburb of Oklahoma City). The first team will take on Real Salt Lake at 6 p.m., with the reserves facing SMU shortly thereafter. If you're making the trip down, post a comment below so that fellow Wizards fans can meet up and cheer together.
Next Wednesday will be the first installment of The Jimmy Conrad Show for 2008. Jimmy and voice of the Wizards Sean Wheelock will run the mics and have several guests stop by beginning at 7 p.m. CT. The show will be hosted LIVE at McFadden's across from Sprint Center in the Power and Light District and broadcast live on 810 WHB and streamed live at kcwizards.com. We held the Starting 11 Girls tryouts at McFadden's in February and had a great time. Join us next Wednesday for another Wizards-centric night downtown.
Then, next Saturday is the day we've been waiting for since the final whistle of the Houston game last fall. At 7 p.m. CT, we take on defending Supporters' Shield winners D.C. United at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in KCK. D.C. is fresh of a trouncing of Jamaica's Harbour View in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup and features several new players this year. In last year's opener, we downed them 4-2 in stellar MLS debuts for Michael Harrington (goal 3 minutes into his professional career) and Coach Onalfo (4-2 victory over a highly rated side). How will new faces like Chance Myers, Ivan Trujillo and Claudio Lopez fare this time around? Find out next Saturday at the Ballpark!
TVs will be tuned to the NCAA tourney, but D&B's does not have Fox Soccer Channel, so you'll have to TiVo the U.S. U-23 squad's Olympic qualifying match. So that this doesn't happen in the future, we ask that as many of you guys as possible call D&B's to ask about FSC. If enough people call asking the same question, they will be more likely to order the channel and have it available for subsequent events. See you there!
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Saturday we wrap-up pre-season training with a doubleheader in the Saturn Challenge Cup on the University of Oklahoma's campus in Norman, Okla. (suburb of Oklahoma City). The first team will take on Real Salt Lake at 6 p.m., with the reserves facing SMU shortly thereafter. If you're making the trip down, post a comment below so that fellow Wizards fans can meet up and cheer together.
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Next Wednesday will be the first installment of The Jimmy Conrad Show for 2008. Jimmy and voice of the Wizards Sean Wheelock will run the mics and have several guests stop by beginning at 7 p.m. CT. The show will be hosted LIVE at McFadden's across from Sprint Center in the Power and Light District and broadcast live on 810 WHB and streamed live at kcwizards.com. We held the Starting 11 Girls tryouts at McFadden's in February and had a great time. Join us next Wednesday for another Wizards-centric night downtown.
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Then, next Saturday is the day we've been waiting for since the final whistle of the Houston game last fall. At 7 p.m. CT, we take on defending Supporters' Shield winners D.C. United at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in KCK. D.C. is fresh of a trouncing of Jamaica's Harbour View in the CONCACAF Champions' Cup and features several new players this year. In last year's opener, we downed them 4-2 in stellar MLS debuts for Michael Harrington (goal 3 minutes into his professional career) and Coach Onalfo (4-2 victory over a highly rated side). How will new faces like Chance Myers, Ivan Trujillo and Claudio Lopez fare this time around? Find out next Saturday at the Ballpark!
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Training Today/Media Frenzy
Greetings Hillcrest loyalists, hopefully you're enjoying this chilly March day in KC. The guys got after it today after posing for a team picture. Practice was pretty standard. The goalkeepers trained on their own while the field players did a passing drill (three teams total with two teams on the inside and a third team around the field for wall-pass purposes). Eventually the guys joined together to play the same drill, this time with 'keepers.
After practice, Piojo and Ivan Trujillo were available for media. It was somewhat of a circus (in a good way), as nearly all our major media outlets were in attendance. Piojo and Ivan spoke to English-speaking reporters through a translator then had a word with KC Univision. Check the newscasts tonight and look for a report in the Star tomorrow. Coach, Piojo, Ivan, Jimmy and Hartman each spoke to reporters.
After the impromptu press conference, Piojo and Ivan posed for some pictures similar to what the rest of the guys did last month. We'll post a few of those in a little bit.
Don't forget about Thursday's event. We plan on having a good time with everyone.
After practice, Piojo and Ivan Trujillo were available for media. It was somewhat of a circus (in a good way), as nearly all our major media outlets were in attendance. Piojo and Ivan spoke to English-speaking reporters through a translator then had a word with KC Univision. Check the newscasts tonight and look for a report in the Star tomorrow. Coach, Piojo, Ivan, Jimmy and Hartman each spoke to reporters.
After the impromptu press conference, Piojo and Ivan posed for some pictures similar to what the rest of the guys did last month. We'll post a few of those in a little bit.
Don't forget about Thursday's event. We plan on having a good time with everyone.
Monday, March 17, 2008
Happy Monday/Upcoming Events
Hello all. Happy Monday, Happy St. Patrick's Day and Happy March Madness to everyone. The boys are back in town (sing it, don't say it) and will begin training tomorrow. We're taking the team picture prior to practice, with the training session beginning at 10:30 a.m. at Swope. We have four days of preparation time this week and two matches Saturday in the Saturn Challenge Cup on the University of Oklahoma's campus in Norman/Oklahoma City. The first team will play Real Salt Lake at 6 p.m. with the reserves taking on SMU shortly thereafter. Tickets for the event can be found here.
Our team is well represented in the NCAA tournament this year, as 9 players have an alma mater in the running for the national championship. Our UCLA contingent (Kevin Hartman, Jimmy Conrad, Sasha Victorine and fresh-from-campus Chance Myers) and North Carolina pair (Kerry Zavagnin and somewhat-fresh-from-campus Michael Harrington) have 1 seeds to cheer for. Aaron Hohlbein's Wisconsin secured a 3 seed and our two Michigan State guys (Ryan McMahen and Rauwshan McKenzie) will be cheering on a not-too-shabby 5 seed. The near-miss award go to Roger Espinoza of Ohio State.
As for the front-office staff? In a not-so-scientific, not-so-random sampling of front-office employees, Kansas fans far outvoted those of any other school. Staff members are rooting for the following schools:
Kansas (11)
Kansas State (3)
BYU
Clemson
Drake
Maryland-Baltimore County
Memphis
North Carolina
Southern Cal
Don't forget about Dave and Buster's this Thursday night. Season ticket holders will get in at 5:30, with doors opening to the general public at 6:30. Yes, TVs will be tuned to the NCAA tourney, and yes, you will be able to fill out a bracket against our resident college basketball wiz Kerry Zavagnin. If your bracket beats Kerry's, you will be entered into a drawing for a jersey signed by Kerry himself.
Our team is well represented in the NCAA tournament this year, as 9 players have an alma mater in the running for the national championship. Our UCLA contingent (Kevin Hartman, Jimmy Conrad, Sasha Victorine and fresh-from-campus Chance Myers) and North Carolina pair (Kerry Zavagnin and somewhat-fresh-from-campus Michael Harrington) have 1 seeds to cheer for. Aaron Hohlbein's Wisconsin secured a 3 seed and our two Michigan State guys (Ryan McMahen and Rauwshan McKenzie) will be cheering on a not-too-shabby 5 seed. The near-miss award go to Roger Espinoza of Ohio State.
As for the front-office staff? In a not-so-scientific, not-so-random sampling of front-office employees, Kansas fans far outvoted those of any other school. Staff members are rooting for the following schools:
Kansas (11)
Kansas State (3)
BYU
Clemson
Drake
Maryland-Baltimore County
Memphis
North Carolina
Southern Cal
Don't forget about Dave and Buster's this Thursday night. Season ticket holders will get in at 5:30, with doors opening to the general public at 6:30. Yes, TVs will be tuned to the NCAA tourney, and yes, you will be able to fill out a bracket against our resident college basketball wiz Kerry Zavagnin. If your bracket beats Kerry's, you will be entered into a drawing for a jersey signed by Kerry himself.
Friday, March 14, 2008
Wizards Drop First (and Last) Match of Argentina Trip/D&B
The guys are heading to the airport now, having lost the first match of the 2008 trip. Estudiantes captured a 3-0 win this morning. They scored 2 in the first and 1 in the second on our getaway-day. The guys will begin training in Kansas City Tuesday at Swope in final preparations for the 2008 home opener on March 29 against D.C. United.
Lineup:
Hartman, Jewsbury, Conrad, Wahl (Hohlbein 60), Myers (Leathers 60), Zavagnin, Marinelli (Morsink 60), Pore, Harrington, Sealy (Colombano 60), Trujillo (DiCicco 60)
Go to the front page of kcwizards.com for more details of next Thursday's meet and greet. Season ticket holders can enter beginning at 5:30. Doors open to the public at 6:30.
Join us next Thursday for some fun!
Lineup:
Hartman, Jewsbury, Conrad, Wahl (Hohlbein 60), Myers (Leathers 60), Zavagnin, Marinelli (Morsink 60), Pore, Harrington, Sealy (Colombano 60), Trujillo (DiCicco 60)
Go to the front page of kcwizards.com for more details of next Thursday's meet and greet. Season ticket holders can enter beginning at 5:30. Doors open to the public at 6:30.
Join us next Thursday for some fun!
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