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Ben Knight
05-23-2009, 09:10 AM
Here's what happened:

http://onwardsoccer.com/2009/05/23/lacrosse-at-bmo-field/

deltox
05-23-2009, 09:33 AM
i retweeted ya Ben so others can read your page

Ben Knight
05-23-2009, 09:37 AM
Thanks, deltox!

onemanbarmyarmy
05-23-2009, 10:07 AM
Laccross is shit it will pass like so much alcohol fueled gas!

Carts
05-23-2009, 10:37 AM
Laccross is shit it will pass like so much alcohol fueled gas!

Based on the salaries these guys are making, the numbers of lacrosse players in Canada, and the fact most of the guys are also getting money from their NLL teams to play (keep in the game & game shape for very little money) I'd say this'll probably stick around...

They're not looking to get 20,000 or 10,000 for the games, they'd be thrilled if they average 5,000...

Field lacrosse is very popular in northern Ontario, especially in Native Canadian communities. And, many Tier-II Junior hockey players play field lacrosse in the summer to stay in shape...

This might not die out as quickly as people think. It'll just be one of those things in Toronto that if you want to know about it, you will, but the mainstream media will ignore...

For the record, I'm not a lacrosse fan at all, and if I had to watch a game it'd be box-lacrosse over field lacrosse (hits & fights lol)...

Carts...
Stay Thirsty My Friends...

rocker
05-23-2009, 10:43 AM
i'm not gonna say anything about lacrosse... cuz often hockey or CFL fans say nasty things about soccer, ya know?

ochos
05-23-2009, 11:06 AM
Being that it's our national sport, and a good one at that, I'm proud.

sully
05-23-2009, 11:12 AM
So perhaps the occasional training on grass isn't necessarily because the players hate the plastic and MLSE wants "to do the right thing" but because the Lacrosse boys need to train at BMO too? Also, it'll be interesting to see if the pitch is marked with the Lacrosse lines today..

Beach_Red
05-23-2009, 11:34 AM
Field lacrosse is very popular in northern Ontario, especially in Native Canadian communities. And, many Tier-II Junior hockey players play field lacrosse in the summer to stay in shape...



It's quite popular on the east coast of the US, too, most colleges have NCAA teams.

mr k
05-23-2009, 01:55 PM
ncaa final four field lacrosse on the Score right now till 430. looks like 50k in Foxboro.

Marco2K
05-23-2009, 07:24 PM
you could see the lines on the field today, Damn

jabbronies
05-23-2009, 07:39 PM
yuppers. I saw the lines. Lets see how dug in there those lines get as the season goes on. I bet they will be pretty noticable come September after it's been put on and taken off 8-10 times more.

Eastend
05-23-2009, 07:45 PM
I believe there are only 6 home games.

sulfur
05-23-2009, 10:01 PM
Honestly, I didn't even notice the lines (or ghosts thereof).

onemanbarmyarmy
05-24-2009, 06:05 AM
Dude I grew up in Orangeville. We won the national and "world" titles every year I was in high school. Half the people who play that sport are just trained apes and the other half are people who dispise those trained apes.

tfc007
05-24-2009, 08:36 AM
They should move to lamport if they are only going to get 5,000 people a game.

Pookie
05-24-2009, 08:45 AM
A few things:

1. Can they play this on natural grass? ie. can they co-exist at BMO WHEN we get our grass?

2. Love it or hate it, if they can co-exist on the grass, it's more revenue for the city. They certainly generated more than $150/hour to use the space.

Marco2K
05-24-2009, 08:56 AM
I dont think they can play lacrosse if BMO GETS REAL GRASS. THEY WOULD kill the grass

sulfur
05-24-2009, 08:58 AM
Field Lacrosse is generally played on grass.

Marco2K
05-24-2009, 08:59 AM
Yeah but not followed by Pro soccer. If Bmo becomes grass it has to become TFC's Field.

Waggy
05-24-2009, 09:03 AM
And most of these guys are playing while the NLL is in the offseason i think. Its like winterball. I don't think they're in this for big bucks or anything. I enjoy box lacross, not a massive fan but I enjoy going to games, I enjoy the intensity. Field Lacross just doesn't do it for me though. As much as I like Popeye, and respect Gait, theres no way I'd go out to see them there.

And I don't see how a field lacross game would beat up grass any more than a regular practice would. Its not like they're digging into the turf or anything

ilikemusic
05-24-2009, 09:32 AM
The Lines were definitely visible.

They didnt really bother me though.

I watched some of the final four from Foxboro though, that shit was pretty dam entertaining. Much better than the indoor lacrosse (box?).

sulfur
05-24-2009, 09:40 AM
As an aside, the NCAA Field Lacrosse final is on The Score at 1pm Monday afternoon between Cornell (5) and Syracuse (2). Syracuse is the reigning champs.

C.Ronaldo
05-24-2009, 11:36 AM
i love outdoor lacrosse.

I watch the NCAA on ESPNU all the time.

I dont follow it, but I enjoy it. More so than box.

Its the way hte game was meant to be played, outdoors. There alot of tactial similarities to soccer (patience).

The pro version added a shot clock, which would speed up the game.

I think its great, but Id still prefer it in lamport, or even in one of the suburbs

C.Ronaldo
05-24-2009, 11:37 AM
ps

NCAA outdoor lacross is bigger than the NCCA basketball tournament down in the states.

Rudi
05-24-2009, 11:14 PM
ps

NCAA outdoor lacross is bigger than the NCCA basketball tournament down in the states.
Um... no.

C.Ronaldo
05-25-2009, 09:29 AM
^ i meant attendance, which is due to the size of the stadium of course,
And i assume this is only at the final 4 level.


48,970: Attendance for 2008 NCAA final at Gillette Stadium, Syracuse def. Johns Hopkins

sulfur
05-25-2009, 02:34 PM
Wow. What a finish for today's NCAA final. Cornell up 9-6 with 4 minutes to go, Syracuse managed to tie it up 9-9 with 4.5s left.

A crossbar hit by Cornell on the first possession before Syracuse goes the other way and puts the ball in the net on what was rapidly turning into a broken play. 10-9 final for Syracuse's 11th championship and the first team to repeat in ~10 years.

C.Ronaldo
05-25-2009, 02:58 PM
^ guess im not watching the repeat

Thanks

:P

sulfur
05-25-2009, 03:37 PM
Oh, sorry man. I should've noted spoilers. My apologies :(

C.Ronaldo
05-25-2009, 08:09 PM
no worries,

I probably would have seen the highlights already.

My coworker was a pro lacrosse player and keeps me up to date

onemanbarmyarmy
05-25-2009, 09:42 PM
Don't out your co-worker like that I hear the queers think its rude!

J .
05-25-2009, 11:15 PM
The end of our beloved SSS.

It wasnt the argos, it was field lacrosse that broke the threshold on us. Three years... I thought it would take at least five.

Nice while it lasted.

C.Ronaldo
05-26-2009, 09:15 AM
its still soccer specific.

its just not soccer only.


If it was real grass, the lines would wash out easier.


its only 6 games per year.

ps

AWESOME NCAA game - just saw the recap last night

2freedom
05-26-2009, 11:36 AM
I was pretty disgusted with seeing the lines all over BMO on saturday, it is our NATIONAL soccer stadium, and we get that on the field. If lacrosse is our national sport, why can't they have their own place too??

sulfur
05-26-2009, 11:38 AM
Honestly, as mentioned above, I didn't even notice the lines on the pitch. Barely visible on the MLS Matchcenter stream too.

2freedom
05-26-2009, 11:44 AM
Honestly, as mentioned above, I didn't even notice the lines on the pitch. Barely visible on the MLS Matchcenter stream too.


They were almost vibrant from 226 where I was sitting

C.Ronaldo
05-26-2009, 12:08 PM
you could see them, that for sure.

but it didn't bother me.


Hopefully the sport picks up steam, and does get its own stadium

sulfur
05-26-2009, 12:25 PM
They were almost vibrant from 226
That may've been the difference then -- I was near field level, and didn't see much.

2freedom
05-26-2009, 12:29 PM
How does the field look to you? Because it looks sooo worn out from where I am.

sulfur
05-26-2009, 12:37 PM
Oh, it's worn. And I say that from having played on it. :)

2freedom
05-26-2009, 01:21 PM
You a lucky man! I almost did last year.