Josh over at Throughball has been having some fun with the news that the SoccerSphere’s [snark]Favorite USMNT Player Ehva[/snark] is getting married. Josh found that Landon and his stunning fiancée Bianca Kajlich have registered at Macy’s, the Pottery Barn and elsewhere. What better way for the SoccerSphere to show Landon that we care than sending a gift to the happy couple? Josh figures it’s worth getting the thank you note:
I think we should all chip in and get him and his stunning fiancée a nice gift.
There is one primary reason for this: proper etiquette demands that the recipient of a gift send a thank you note to the gift giver. And, say what you will, a thank you note from Landon Donovan would be pretty cool.
All snark aside – I have to agree with Josh – that is pretty cool. Of course we all know it’ll be signed by Bianca or a machine, not Landon 🙂 Building on that, I think the next soccer blogger to get married has to get a gift from the rest of us. I can only imagine what it would be.
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December 14th, 2006 at 9:28 am
I would almost get married just for the Teamgeist. Almost.
December 14th, 2006 at 9:32 am
One of the regulars at our weekly pickup games got one and it really is a NICE ball to play. Soft, easy to kick. He got it for a steal – apparently a local soccer gear place had one that was somehow damaged (scuff mark, scratch, crushed box, not sure) and he got it for TEN BUCKS. Almost criminal.
If my employment situation ever gets better – a TG will be at the top of my splurge list.
December 18th, 2006 at 11:31 am
One of the guys I played pickup with over the summer had one. I loved the way it bounced. I have one that’s painted to look like a Teamgeist, but it’s just not the same. 🙂
December 18th, 2006 at 11:37 am
Yup – though the cheaper adidas balls with the normal stitching pattern and Teamgeist patterns are nice practice balls. My son’s coach got a bunch for his team and they are very soft compared to other balls with a slicker surface. But none compare to a real one for sure.
December 18th, 2006 at 1:38 pm
Yes, the cheaper ones are definitely not bad for the price. When Teamgeist dude didn’t show up, everyone wanted to play with my ball. (That starts to sound wrong…)
December 18th, 2006 at 2:21 pm
One of the guys brought a PUMA ball that has the most bizarre stitching pattern I’ve seen:
Puma V3.06 NFHS Soccer Ball
It’s surface is dimpled like a golf ball and it has curved panels stitched around small circles. It’s got an average ‘touch’ but wow this thing can knuckle downward like a rocket.