Galaxy vs. RBNY Preview (and Cobi’s Last REGULAR SEASON Home Game)

By: Laurie | October 18th, 2007

I’ve been thinking all day that if I don’t write my au revoir to Cobi Jones post, he won’t leave. Alas, I don’t think it’s going to work.

It’s funny, isn’t it? A couple of months ago the Galaxy sucked so badly that he was talking about staying. Now that they’re winning, he can leave with his head held high. And that seems to be the plan. Almost makes you wish the team still sucked. (But don’t get any ideas before tonight’s game, guys.)

And so I write this last post before Cobi’s last home game, and I wouldn’t be doing my job if I didn’t point you towards some excellent Cobi articles that have appeared in the past few days.

First my favorite, from Billy Witz at the LA Daily News. (He’s become my favorite Galaxy writer because he gets the personal details I find most interesting.) Galaxy’s Jones Has Made a Big Impact.

And then we have the also good Grahame Jones’ LA Times article. Before There Was Kobe, There Was Cobi.

As I find more, I’ll pass them on to you. And I think that tomorrow I’ll dig up that Cobi-in-his-whities video, just for old times’ sake.

But anyhoo. Tonight’s game. We currently have the shortest injury list we’ve had in ages. (It’s amazing what playing only one game a week will do for a team.) NOBODY is listed out “OUT.” We start at “DOUBTFUL.” Isn’t it funny the things that cheer us at this point in the season?

Most news sources are still reporting that Becks will at least be on the bench and available, so perhaps that ankle tweak wasn’t too bad. Expect to see him as a late sub if the Galaxy aren’t winning.

Oh, and Alan? I’m so thrilled that your groin is doing better.

Giggle.

Oh, come on, if I suddenly went all mature on you, you’d be hugely disappointed.

Well, fear not.

INJURY REPORT: LOS ANGELES GALAXY – DOUBTFUL: DF Ty Harden (L hip); QUESTIONABLE: DF Chris Albright (R hamstring); MF David Beckham (R knee); DF Quavas Kirk (L foot); PROBABLE: FW Alan Gordon (L groin); DF Abel Xavier (L knee) …

NEW YORK RED BULLS – OUT: DF Kevin Goldthwaite (L knee injury); QUESTIONABLE: MF Claudio Reyna (L toe sprain); FW Mike Magee (R knee injury)

SUSPENDED: NY: Dema Kovalenko (five cautions; through Oct. 20)

Game is tonight on ESPN2 and at the HDC at 8:00.

(Dude. That’s late. I’m so glad I’m not an east coaster.)

And speaking of East Coasters, my brother-in-blog Dave Martinez at Red Bulls Offside has responded to my RBNY Galaxy limerick with a couple of his own. How should I respond?