First and foremost, the game took place on September 11th, and obviously, on behalf of all the Idiots, our thoughts and prayers go to all the victims of the tragic events which occurred on that day, three years ago. Before the game, a group of children sang God Bless America, which was a beautiful tribute.

On to the article...

Plenty of improbabilities this past weekend as the Metros beat the Revolution 3-2 on Saturday.

Idiot Attendance

The first improbability was the idiot attendance with only 4 idiots deciding to show up for this eastern conference "showdown" (said with a Monster Truck arena voice). Anyway, its quicker to say who showed up: Keith, Ofer, little Joey and me.

After a barrage of unsolicited emails resulting from being on a distribution list of Brian's dealing with something I've never been, nor invited, to, I learned that Joey, Brian, Drew were all going upstate to play golf. John knew someone who had a birthday party, Paul made sure Connecticut still existed and Jason, celebrating his birthday, wasn't allowed to come (you'd venture to guess that if someone wants to do something on their birthday, it would be improbable that they wouldn’t be allowed). Greg was still AWOL.

Pregame

Once again, the few Idiots head to Bazooka's, where it seems there was an improbable restaffing and the waitresses were actually attractive and did the uniform some justice.

Ofer decides to tell us about a Mexican league game he watched recently (why he would watch Mexican soccer is an issue which will be addressed at our end of year gala event). Anyway, he tells us in gripping, story-like fashion, about a team going down 2-0 then coming back to win it 3-2. Why is it when a little foreshadowing occurs I automatically think of English literature in college or high school and Shakespeare, the Scarlet Letter and the Crucible?

The Game

With Amado having to sit this one out due to a red card suspension, you'd think it would be improbable that he'd sit this one out right next to the Idiots. So when the Idiots notice Guevara sitting a few rows behind us, a few other fans do, and security moves him in front of the Idiots to the "additional seats" in front so as to stop all the fans from getting autographs and pictures from the player, who in my opinion, is the best Metro ever.

The game ensues, and the Metros go down 2-0 in the first fifteen minutes, only to comeback and tie it before the end of the first half. For those who don't know, the Revs have owned the Metros in league play and a comeback after being down 2-0, well, is, ummm...improbable. Remember the earlier foreshadowing reference? Yup, the Metros coming back from 2-0 to win the game 3-2 courtesy of a great goal by Glen is as improbable as me dancing in my neighbor's yard on Sunday holding a Torah (which happened). How I tie up all the loose ends so beautifully is beyond my understanding. It's almost like a gift.

Some notes on the game that I couldn't cleverly include in the body of this piece, despite my literary gift aforementioned:

Joey Franchino, the albino midget wrestler, and most hated player by the Idiots, was called for the penalty on Gaven which was converted by Magee. Add to that his departure during the game due to injury, and it's a good day.

Jay "You Suck" Heaps smiled at the Idiots, after being reminded of the beer dumped over his head by another non-Idiot fan close to our section.

The referee, who allowed the Revs quick restarts but not the Metros, had his bell rung when T-bone kicked a ball off his head. He was down for a few minutes which brings to mind a few questions: Is there a sub available for a ref? Did that contribute to the 7 minutes of extra time? And if so, how does the ref know how much time? He was down and I never saw him looking at this watch.

Overall, one of the most exciting games this season, with great saves, a Rev shot hitting the post, and a sure Metro goal cleared off the line.