Your Columbus Crew will be making the trek out to sunny Los Angeles tomorrow morning, and we’re encouraging all you Crew fans out there to come to the airport and send out the guys in style. Stop by Concourse C near the Delta counter at 11 a.m. to show some love for the Black & Gold as it prepares for its first-ever MLS Cup appearance.
Crew defender and Columbus native Danny O’Rourke stopped by the CD101 studios this morning to chat with Joe Jewett, Doctor Smith & Krista Kae in advance of the squad’s trip out to L.A. later this week to take on the New York Red Bulls in the 2008 MLS Cup Championship. Danny takes a look back on the Crew’s journey to the MLS Cup so far and previews this Sunday’s (Nov. 23) big game at the Home Depot Center. Click below to check out Danny’s conversation with the CD101 Morning Show gang.
Danny O’Rourke on CD101 Morning Show - 11.18.08
(courtesy CD101.com)
After his two-assist contribution in last Thursday’s victory over Chicago, MVP candidate Guillermo Barros Schelotto has been honored with the final MLS Player of the Week honor for 2008 as he was voted the MLS Cup Playoffs Player of the Week. Last Thursday’s performance was the eighth match this season in which Guille has had two assists. The POTW honor is Guille’s fifth this season.
You can check out Guille’s assists on both Crew goals after the jump.
The Columbus Blue Jackets, the Crew’s crosstown hockey-playing comrades, have been kind enough to invite the entire Crew squad and coaching staff to Nationwide Arena tomorrow night (Nov. 18) for its game against the Edmonton Oilers. The Crew will be honored at the game in advance of its MLS Cup Championship game this Sunday at 3:30 p.m. in L.A. So Crew fans, head on out to tomorrow night’s game vs. Edmonton and remember to wear your Black & Gold in support of the guys. For ticket information, you can call the Blue Jackets at 614-246-3350 or head to their website by clicking here.
Thanks a lot to the Blue Jackets and good luck during the rest of the NHL season!
The Crew will face the New York Red Bulls in MLS Cup 2008. New York defeated a hard-luck Real Salt Lake side, 1-0, Saturday in the Western Conference Championship at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah. MLS Cup 2008 is slated for Sunday, Nov. 23, at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. The title match, which kicks off at 3:30 p.m. ET, will be televised live nationally on ABC. Be sure to tune in to Wall to Wall Sports on 10TV tonight at 11:30 p.m., when Crew Head Coach Sigi Schmid will talk about the Black & Gold’s Eastern Conference title and first trip to MLS Cup.
Your Columbus Crew defeated the Chicago Fire, 2-1, last night (Nov. 13) to advance to the 2008 MLS Cup Final for the first time in club history, on what is easily one of the most special nights in Crew & Crew Stadium history!!
You can check out the recap of last night’s match here and the video highlights of the historic win can be seen here.
Thanks to our field-level correspondent, team administrator Tucker Walther, we’ve got videos galore of the Nordecke displaying its dominance in the stands while the squad did its thing on the field. Check them out after the jump.
In anticipation of tonight’s Eastern Conference Championship showdown with the Chicago Fire, MLS Coach of the Year Sigi Schmid appeared on the Bob Conners show yesterday morning on News/Talk 610 WTVN to chat with Bob about his Coach of the Year award, the Crew’s season so far and, of course, tonight’s big match.
Click here to listen in on Sigi’s conversation with Bob. (courtesy News/Talk 610 WTVN)
Still looking for tickets to tonight’s game? Seats are still available! Stop by the Crew Box Office, call 614-447-CREW, or click here to purchase your tickets for tonight’s Eastern Conference Championship at Crew Stadium.
The Supporters’ Shield-winning Columbus Crew prepares for its final match at Crew Stadium this season and it is a monumental one, as it hosts the MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Championship tonight against the Chicago Fire. The Crew advanced with a 3-1 aggregate-goal victory over Kansas City in its two-game, conference-semifinal series. Columbus won Game 2, 2-0, last Saturday, Nov. 8, at Crew Stadium.
Congratulations Sigi!!
Major League Soccer announced today that Crew head coach Sigi Schmid has been named the 2008 Coach of the Year! The award is the second Coach of the Year recognition of Schmid’s career (L.A. Galaxy - 1999), making him only the second coach in MLS history to receive Coach of the Year twice (Bob Bradley - 1998, 2006). He also becomes the second coach (Greg Andrulis - 2004) in club history to win the prestigious accolade.
Experience Columbus, the area’s convention and visitor’s bureau, and the Greater Columbus Sports Commission are hosting a Championship Eve Reception this Wednesday, Nov. 12, from 4:30-6:30 p.m., at the Experience Columbus Visitor Center (277 W. Nationwide Blvd.). Head Coach Sigi Schmid and select players will be on hand to sign autographs and mingle with fans, while Donatos Pizza and Pepsi products will be provided and tickets to Thursday’s Eastern Conference Championship game vs. Chicago will be available for purchase on-site.