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July 24th, 2009

A Night with Brian Ching and Joysticks

By: Jeremy | Comments 2 Comments

Arcade Game Night with Brian Ching will be held Thursday, July 30th at Joystix Classic Games and Pinballs . The address is 1820 Franklin Street, Houston, TX 77002.
Joystix has over 200 arcade games ranging from the earliest game ever made, to the popular games from the 1980s, and of course, the most recent games. [...]

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July 22nd, 2009

Probing The Depths Of The Orange Abyss

By: Jeremy | Comments 10 Comments

I started watching the stuttering internet broadcast of the game last night and quickly concluded that the Dynamo use the US Open Cup Tournament as a training ground for the lesser used players. Well, that was my first conclusion, which I later reconsidered. They didn’t have much choice in their starting eleven. This team has [...]

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July 20th, 2009

Sometimes It Sucks To Be Good

By: Jeremy | Comments 3 Comments

The past few weeks have been rough for the Dynamo. No, not because they have been on the road for over a month, but because this international duty crap is making it difficult to field a consistent lineup. And of course it’s the top players that are out. Brian Ching and Stuart Holden are off [...]

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July 16th, 2009

Got Something To Say?

By: Jeremy | Comments No Comments

I have seen a few of you include links to your own blogs when commenting. I’m not above letting someone use this forum to promote their own site. Would you be interested in posting here, as a guest?
Now I can’t let just anything to be posted here. We all have limits, some more than [...]

Category Category: Team News
July 14th, 2009

Dear Toronto FC…

By: Jeremy | Comments 5 Comments

It is with a heavy heart that I try to find words to express my condolences. Please accept my most heartfelt sympathies for your loss. My thoughts are with you during this difficult time. Although it is difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow.
BMO Field’s long-awaited [...]

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July 13th, 2009

Be Careful, That’s Craig Waibel You’re Booing.

By: Jeremy | Comments 4 Comments

During last weekend’s match against the Seattle Sounders, Houston’s Craig Waibel managed to draw a chorus of boos from the masses at Qwest Field. Despite being a graduate of University of Washington, a former member of the USL’s Seattle Sounders, and a former member of the PDL’s Spokane Shadow, the crowd’s displeasure was evident each [...]

Category Category: Team News
July 10th, 2009

Growing Health Concerns For Upcoming Match

By: Jeremy | Comments 3 Comments

The World Health Organization and National Institute of Neurological Disorders have partnered together to urge everyone to exercise extreme caution when viewing the upcoming Seattle Sounders/Houston Dynamo match. The extreme clash of colors may trigger seizures.
Photosensitive epilepsy is a form of epilepsy in which seizures are triggered by visual stimuli that form patterns in time [...]

Category Category: Team News
July 9th, 2009

Offside Houston Succumbs To Twitter Craze

By: Jeremy | Comments 3 Comments

Now you can get updates from Offside Houston through Twitter! Just what you wanted, huh? I’m not really sure how this whole Twitter thing works, but I’m pretty sure you need to do some kind of “follow” procedure to get locked in to all of the quality content that is Offside Houston. You can find [...]

Category Category: Team News
July 8th, 2009

Season Winding Down For PDL’s Houston Leones

By: Jeremy | Comments No Comments

It has been a while since my last update on the PDL’s Houston Leones. They have had several road games in recent weeks and it hasn’t gone too well as they were outscored 13-0 in 4 games. After the match this Friday against the Austin Aztex U-23 club, they will finally return home for the [...]

Category Category: Team News
July 7th, 2009

Know Your Opponent

By: Jeremy | Comments 3 Comments

The Dynamo will face the Charleston Battery tonight in a U.S. Open Cup contest. While brushing up on our opponent, I noticed they have a Houstonian on their side. He is Nelson Akwari. Maybe you know him. Or maybe he’s that neighbor you’ve never introduced yourself to.

Nelson Akwari #2
Position: D
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Birthdate: 2/4/1982
Hometown: Houston, [...]

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