MLL update: Denver leads SF by five at the half

by **Sonny** on Sun May 28, 2006 4:12 pm

LINK:
http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/stat ... scoreboard

Maybe Alex Smith will get in at the end of this game too, if the Outlaws keep it up.

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by **Bluevelvet** on Sun May 28, 2006 7:18 pm

The Outlaws did keep it up, sort of. They were dominated in the third quarter as the Dragons came back to within one goal. But Denver went on a tear in the 4th quarter and won 15-11. Alex Smith did not play, but he was a hell of a cheerleader, banging his stick on the fencing near the Outlaw bench after each Outlaw goal. Alex probably got the biggest cheer of any player on the Outlaws during introductions. San Francisco is MDIA country and Alex was well received. Ryan Powell did not play for the Dragons. In the final few minutes they really could have used him. They really didn't have a 2 point shooter on the field.
There were around 5600 spectators at Kezar stadium (former home of the 49ers) in the bright sunshine and gentle breezes. The weather will probably never be this good again at Kezar as it is in the fog belt near Golden Gate Park. Here is a picture of the remodeled Kezar (it used to have much larger stands when the 49ers called it home) and the Outlaw bench. The stands were more full than in this photo. The buildings on the hill are UCSF Medical Center.

Here's another angle. With vendors in the foreground and the upper Haight-Ashbury & inner sunset neighborhoods in the background.

by **CATLAX MAN** on Mon May 29, 2006 12:22 am

You know, this would be a hell of a place to hold the MDIA tourney.

by **bste_lax** on Mon May 29, 2006 12:41 am

An impressive "stat" from the game. The attendance: 5,671

LA got crushed by Philly.....18-6...ouch.

by **KnoxVegas** on Mon May 29, 2006 2:03 am

CATLAX MAN wrote:You know, this would be a hell of a place to hold the MDIA tourney.

If you thought the weather in Blaine was bad the first week of May... Golden Gate Park is a beautiful place though. Love the windmill!

I am glad that the Dragons are using Kezar Stadium. It is a great area of SF. I guess the only other large stadium in the city would be Galileo Stadium but that only has seating for about 1,000.

by **DanGenck** on Mon May 29, 2006 7:39 am

CATLAX MAN wrote:You know, this would be a hell of a place to hold the MDIA tourney.

You're right... it's a great centralized location...

by **sohotrightnow** on Mon May 29, 2006 11:56 am

Well, when half the tournament field is from west of the Rockies, then yes, it is convenient.

by **CATLAX MAN** on Mon May 29, 2006 1:14 pm

Air travel to SF or LA is not more expensive than air travel to Dallas or Blaine. I would hazard to guess that there is more to do in SF than either of those places.

by **OAKS** on Mon May 29, 2006 2:18 pm

Well go draw up a plan and submit it to the MDIA 8-)