The Press Box Virgin

So I did my best impersonation of a sports reporter today. I got press credentialed for this afternoon’s Chivas USA game against the New England Revolution at the Home Depot Center. It was a fun game despite their loss. Being a press box virgin I had to keep reminding myself of the unspoken rule of the press box: do not cheer. There were many times when Chivas made an offensive push, but I had to keep in mind that rule. Another thing that came up was right before the second half. A guy sitting next to me who writes for Goal.com asked me whether I thought a certain player would be playing in the second half. I bullshitted my way out of it, but I hardly had the balls to say that this is only my second professional soccer game I’ve attended and I barely know what an offsides call is. So that was my afternoon.