http://midnightriders.com/blogs/pion Sat, 04 Apr 2009 00:20:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I am writing this real quick, so you all can get going for Saturday's tailgate. This will (hopefully) be the first annual Craig's Corner Tailgater of the Year award presentation, which will be announced at the last home tailgate of the season. All you need to do is bring your best food and ... http://midnightriders.com/blogs/pion/2009/04/02/extra-extra-award/ I write this as a homage to all the Riders who headed down to dirty Jersey last weekend. This is for the men, women, and children, who threw themselves into the pit, simply known as The Swamp. Now I have traveled to this gloomy destination as many times as my young ... http://midnightriders.com/blogs/pion/2009/03/30/on-the-road-again/ I write as I channel the great, intelligent, and articulate Anthony Bourdain... Do you smell what I smell? Do you see what I see? That chicken breast is juicy and plump, dressed in the fabulous gown known as Italian spices and garlic herbs that have been soaked in lemon juices ready to ... http://midnightriders.com/blogs/pion/2009/03/20/no-reservations/ Well the time has come and gone for the Revolution this season, and for the first time in 7 years, they will not make a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. All in all, you have to look at it as a positive campaign, even thought the ultimate goal was not ... http://midnightriders.com/blogs/pion/2009/03/20/tailgating-for-champions/ First things first - TeamOps security is the biggest fucking joke I have ever encountered. That being said, I have decided to turn this week's blog into... Tailgating: SuperLiga Style Sunday 7/13 vs Santos Laguna: A Oh man. A late game start is the first ingredient to an absolutely glorious tailgate. The second is ... http://midnightriders.com/blogs/pion/2008/07/20/tailgating-off-topic/ Ahhh, another successful venture into the chilly Razor. Last night's match against an upstart Toronto side had fans coming from each side of the border, which led to an incredible tailgate. No surprise though, there always has to be something that doesn't quite push the tailgate into that "A" range. At ... http://midnightriders.com/blogs/pion/2008/06/29/beat-your-heat/ In the spirit of M. Shyamalan’s new film, there is a “happening” going on. What in the world could it be? There were no emails in my inbox regarding my column. Now this means one of two things. Either you have a huge lack in ideas, or you’re not reading. Now most ... http://midnightriders.com/blogs/pion/2008/06/14/whats-happening/ Well here goes number 2. We'll start by grading the last tailgate: D+ Honestly, midweek games are probably the worst time to have a game, so knowing my (or the Riders) luck, we have 5 this year. Sigh. With the game time slated for 7:30 in Foxboro, I ... http://midnightriders.com/blogs/pion/2008/06/05/the-second-time-around/ What is up?! I don't know about you, but I am sure as hell excited to be part of the first blogs here on the Midnight Riders site. Since this is the first installment of Craig's Corner, let me inform you of the path that I plan on taking for ... http://midnightriders.com/blogs/pion/2008/05/28/welcome-to-craigs-corner/