Prediction time! When the Columbus Crew travel to Chester, PA in 2021 to play the Philadelphia Union, they will lose 3-0. That's because the Crew have lost there by that identical score in 2013, 2015, 2017, and now 2019. It's quite the odd-year phenomenon. It's not like Talen Energy Stadium is a house of horrors … Continue reading Chester: The City of Another 3-Love
Like I would have told everyone before the season had I thought to think it, the Columbus Crew are going to do pretty darn well this year if they can get 20 goals apiece from Gyasi Zardes and Gaston Sauro. Lo and behold, they are each on pace for 23 goals this year and the … Continue reading A Gaston-ishing Start to the Season
As it is almost matchday again, I thought I'd take a moment to reflect on my experience last weekend watching the Columbus Crew match with The Crewland, a supporter's group based out of Cleveland. Cleveland is my hometown. It's also where I came to love soccer. Well, a form of it anyway. I was raised … Continue reading Crewland Rocks
Here's a quick Crew Q&A from Tuesday night with former Crew goalkeeper Tom Presthus, who was once in a seven-way tie for the Crew's all-time goalkeeper assist lead until Zack Steffen broke it with the second assist of his Crew career on Saturday, making him the first goalkeeper in MLS history to save a penalty … Continue reading Crew Q &A: Tom Presthus on Zack’s Record
Columbus Crew fans have become accustomed to watching goalkeeper Zack Steffen do amazing things, especially in the postseason when the spotlight shines brightest. The 23-year-old is the reigning MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, a regular call-up the U.S. Men's National Team, and will be heading to Manchester City of the English Premier League this summer. … Continue reading Zack’s Historic Double Damage
On September 12, 1999, I drove up to Cleveland following that afternoon’s Crew game to personally witness the return of the Cleveland Browns following the original incarnation’s relocation to Baltimore. They lost to the hated Pittsburgh Steelers 43-0. It was still a happy night. After three years without football in one of the NFL’s most … Continue reading A Crewsmas Story (2019)
