by Pete McGinty | Oct 12, 2020 | Save the Crew Book
Friday morning, October 12, 2018, Morgan and Pam walked down their street to local café Fox in the Snow for breakfast. “We were just going to take a breath and relax. Pam was going into work late so we could have a moment together. As soon as we ordered I get a call...
by Pete McGinty | Oct 7, 2020 | Save the Crew Book
By Wednesday morning, October 18, a mere 36 hours after the Grant Wahl tweet announcing the team might go to Austin, things were moving fast. There was a sense of urgency to do everything possible as quickly as possible. Twitter had blown up with questions, concerns,...
by Pete McGinty | Sep 25, 2020 | Save the Crew Book
Contrary to what some fans expected, the sun did come up on October 17, 2017. Some fans couldn’t sleep, the grief and confusion keeping them awake through the night. Those who did, woke up to the reality that it wasn’t just a bad dream, but a living nightmare. Grief...
by Pete McGinty | Sep 13, 2020 | Save the Crew Book
On the afternoon of October 22, 2017, a mere six days after they learned the Columbus Crew may be leaving the city, a group of Crew evangelists stood on the steps of Columbus City Hall, a statue of Christopher Columbus peering over them. In front of them were over...
by Pete McGinty | Sep 13, 2020 | Save the Crew Book
#TIFOSWEAT is a group that took shape in July 2013 and whose culture would prove monumental in forging the tenacity needed to stand up to Precourt and MLS. With the USA vs. Mexico World Cup qualifier game approaching September of that year, a group of fans decided to...