I took "Table of Contents" literally and created actual tables for the contents. But since this is America, I did not create a "single table." Sorry, Eurosnobs.
A Forward's Foreword, by Dante Washington
Preface & Acknowledgements
| SECTION I: THE WAY WE WERE | |
|---|---|
| Massive | 3 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Bring out Your Dead | 11 |
| Flick's 2005 Crew Obituary | 16 |
| My First Game of the Sigi Era | 17 |
| Sigi's (De)Press(ed) Conference | 21 |
| Supporters | 23 |
| Curses | 24 |
| Signs of Life | 28 |
| SECTION II: THE REGULAR SEASON | |
|---|---|
| Media Day | 35 |
| The Ridiculous Press Release | 39 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 2, Toronto 0 (March 29, 2008) | 41 |
| Myth: Toronto Invented Columbus | 54 |
| Road Work: New York 2, Columbus 0 (April 5, 2008) | 59 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 4, Chivas USA 3 (April 12, 2008) | 60 |
| Road Work: Crew 2, D.C. United 1 (April 17, 2008) | 75 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 1, Houston 0 (April 26, 2008) | 76 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 2, Kansas City 1 (May 3, 2008) | 89 |
| Road Work: Crew 3, San Jose 2 (May 10, 2008) | 101 |
| Road Work: Crew 0, Toronto 0 (May 17, 2008) | 102 |
| Sirk's Notebook: New England 1, Crew 0 (May 24, 2008) | 103 |
| The Incidents, Part I: The YouTube Video | 115 |
| U.S. Open Cup: Crew 2, Salt Lake 0 (May 27, 2008) | 119 |
| Road Work: Chivas USA 2, Crew 0 (May 31, 2008) | 120 |
| Sirk's Notebook: San Jose 2, Crew 0 (June 7, 2008) | 121 |
| U.S. Open Cup: Chicago 3, Crew 2 (OT) (June 11, 2008) | 133 |
| Road Work: Crew 3, Kansas City 0 (June 14, 2008) | 134 |
| Road Work: Crew 3, Los Angeles 3 (June 21, 2008) | 135 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 2, Colorado 1 (June 28, 2008) | 136 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 2, Chicago 2 (July 5, 2008) | 149 |
| Road Work: Salt Lake 2, Crew 0 (July 12, 2008) | 160 |
| SECTION II: THE REGULAR SEASON (continued) | |
|---|---|
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 3, Kansas City 3 (July 17, 2008) | 161 |
| The Incidents, Part II: West Ham United and the Importance of Diction | 175 |
| Road Work: Crew 2, Colorado 0 (July 27, 2008) | 177 |
| Road Work: Houston 2, Crew 0 (August 2, 2008) | 178 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Oughton's Intro-Dunc-tions (2008) | 179 |
| Oughton's Re-intro-Dunc-tions (2006 & 2007) | 185 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 2, Dallas 1 (August 16, 2008) | 192 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 3, Salt Lake 0 (August 23, 2008) | 207 |
| Road Work: Crew 2, Dallas 1 (August 30, 2008) | 223 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 4, New England 0 (September 6, 2008) | 224 |
| Road Work: Crew 1, Toronto 1 (September 13, 2008) | 242 |
| The Incidents, Part III: A Scare in the Air | 243 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 3, New York 1 (September 18, 2008) | 251 |
| Road Work: Crew 1, New England 0 (September 27, 2008) | 270 |
| The Incidents, Part IV: (Not) Leaving (For) Las Vegas | 271 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 1, Los Angeles 0 (October 4, 2008) | 278 |
| Frankie Hejduk: Tailgating Captain | 295 |
| Road Work: Crew 2, Chicago 2 (October 12, 2008) | 296 |
| Road Work: New York 3, Crew 1 (October 18, 2008) | 297 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 1, D.C. United 0 (October 26, 2008) | 298 |
| Bonus Crew-D.C. Notebook Blog | 307 |
| 2008 Columbus Crew Team Award Winners | 312 |
| SECTION III: THE PLAYOFFS | |
|---|---|
| Road Work: Crew 1, Kansas City 1 (November 1, 2008) | 321 |
| Sirk's Notebook: Crew 2, Kansas City 0 (November 8, 2008) | 322 |
| Sirk's ECF Notebook: Crew 2, Chicago 1 (November 13, 2008) | 334 |
| Playoff Beards: BC vs. Gaven | 359 |
| LA Blog: Greetings from the Golden State | 360 |
| LA Blog: Friday Morning Notes | 364 |
| LA Blog: Friday Afternoon Notes | 367 |
| LA Blog: Dwight | 370 |
| LA Blog: Moffat & Lenhart's Celebrity Sighting | 372 |
| LA Blog: A Brief Chat with Dan Hunt | 374 |
| LA Blog: Some Gibberish about Saturday | 375 |
| A ÒFlick OnÓ About MLS Cup Eve | 378 |
| LA Blog: It's Here | 379 |
| Wyatt's Winning Ways | 380 |
| Sirk's MLS Cup Notebook: Columbus Crew 3, New York Red Bulls 1 | 381 |
| Crew Blog: The Big Nasty Fan Club | 421 |
| Crew Blog: Haircuts | 422 |
| Two More Awesome MLS Cup Photos | 425 |
| 2008 Major League Soccer Standings | 426 |
| 2008 Columbus Crew Final Stats | 427 |
| 2008 Columbus Crew Individual MLS Honors | 428 |
| SECTION IV: THE JOYOUS AFTERMATH | |
|---|---|
| Airport Adulation | 431 |
| Crew Blog: Meeting with the Guv | 433 |
| Champions Way & Championship Row | 434 |
| Championship Bling | 436 |
| The Champs Visit the White House | 438 |
| From Those Who Had Come Before | 441 |
| A Picture is Worth a Lifetime of Words | 452 |
© 2009 Steve Sirk