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The Final series was over 7 games, and the Steamers gained the upper hand in the 1st match winning 7-3.
11-13-1986 Blast vs. Cleveland Force Game Notes, 2-14-1986 Blast vs. J.O.I.N.T.
The average attendance dropped slightly again down to 8,206.
Probably should have been $1.2 million, but what’s ten million dollars between friends eh? February 8, 1986, Blast vs. Chicago Sting.
The season saw a return to form of the Baltimore Blast, finishing 2nd behind the Cleveland Force. The league also celebrated signing a 2 year TV deal with FNN/SCORE, which included a Friday game of the week, the playoffs, and the MISL Championship Final. The Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League ended the 1980-81 season with a record of 21 wins and 19 losses in the MISL's Atlantic Conference. In two spells with the Blast he played a total of 165 games. March 23, 1983, Blast @ Los Angeles Lazers. They also offered fans who attended the game against the Kansas City Comets free tickets for the next home game against the Tacoma Stars.
On June 8th, 1984, the Blast defeated the St. Louis Steamers in Game 5 of the MISL finals to win the league championship. Baltimore Blast 1980-81 Road : Manufacturer: Admiral Logo: Screened on Numbers: Name on back: Other: Baltimore Blast 1980-81 Road Admiral Stripe Variation : Manufacturer: Admiral Logo: Numbers: Name on back: Other: This version has an Admiral stripe on the shoulders and sleeves.
All are 3" in diameter. Also during the season English midfielder Billy Ronson spoke out about the stay-away fans, and the discrepancy between those who attend the promotions and those who actually attend the games. Harbor took up a leave of absence from his job as a chemist to take up his position on the Blast roster.
Winning the Division automatically out the Blast into the quarter finals of the playoffs where they easily beat the Los Angeles Lazers over 3 games 4-3, 12-3 and 5-4. He said that this violated the collective bargaining agreement between the player’s association and the owners. The home arena for the Blast throughout its 12 year existence was the 11,271 capacity Baltimore Arena. Mitch Burke left his position as General Manager and was replaced by Stan White. Scherr however quickly got used to the showmanship factor of the MISL by dressing up as the ‘Ghostbusters’ with Head Coach Kenny Cooper and GM Mitch Burke and sliding down a pole ss pre-match entertainment. March 14, 2015 Into the semi finals against the Cleveland Force, the Blast won 4 of the 7 game series, losing only to get into the MISL Championship Final for the 3rd season in a row. During the season summer signing and NASL veteran Garry Ayre had to retire with a knee injury. Harborplace, a 3-acre center of restaurants and shops, opened in Baltimore, signaling revitalization of City's Inner Harbor. The Blast lined up against the Dallas Sidekicks, Kansas City Comets, Los Angeles Lazers, San Diego Sockers, Tacoma Stars, and the Wichita Wings.
Prior to the season defender and ex All-Star, Heinz Wirtz was sold to the Chicago Sting for $5,000 after 151 games and 82 goals. The 1990-1991 MISL rebranded as the MSL (Major Soccer League). He was 39. The Blast finished the 40 game regular season in 2nd place, making the playoffs. Art Sinclair, voice of the Blast since the start, and the Director of Sales and Corporate broadcasting, was laid off (only a year after quitting his day job to join the Blast full-time), PR Director Tim Donelli, and Leah Miller. Strangely given the award winners the two players the Blast placed on the MISL All-Star team were goalkeeper Scott Manning, and defender Bruce Savage. During the season they again travelled to England, beating Sheffield Wednesday 8-3 in a match played by MSL rules. Dominic Mobilio was the team’s leading goal scorer and points scorer, with 41 and 61 respectively.
During the season veteran Tim Wittman injured his back, and had to sign a special amendment to his $52,000 a year contract, which meant he wasn’t paid during his injury lay-off. They won the next 2 games 4-3 and 14-5 to reach the semi finals and a match against the Cleveland Force. As soon as he signed Cooper flew to Stamenkovic’s home town of Titova Uzice in Yugoslavia to make him add a ‘weight clause’ into his contact. He briefly regained consciousness before passing away.
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Keith Van Eron was voted ‘Goalkeeper of the Year’ in the MISL, but the Blast placed no players on the MISL All-Star team. They went out in the semi-finals of the playoffs to their old nemesis the San Diego Sockers.
The Blast made the MISL playoffs eleven times in twelve seasons.
Their average attendance was 6,540.
His signing was rare for an indoor soccer team as he was signed directly from outdoors professional football in England, Ronson having played for Blackpool the previous season.
At the end of the season the MSL and all of its teams folded (apart from the Cleveland Crunch and Dallas Sidekicks who joined the rival NPSL).
1980, Nov. 29.
Yugoslav Stan Stamenkovic led the MISL in points with 97, and assists with 63, he was also the Blast’s leading goal scorer with 34 goals. The original Baltimore Blast were a popular, immensely entertaining entry on the Baltimore sports scene throughout the 1980’s. In the 1st round of playoffs the Blast defeated the Pittsburgh Spirit.
January 4, 1986, Blast vs. Minnesota Strikers.
The season as extended to 48 games.
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To keep his run of feuds going Hale also fell out with Tim Wittman. Other Sports Stats - World TeamTennis Stats - World TeamTennis Search The ownership transfer took formal effect one week after the Blast’s finals victory.
Football Stats - NFL - CFL - AFL - Arena Football - Indoor Football - Search The Blast topped the Eastern Division again, winning 32 of its 48 games, and losing 16.
Eleven months earlier, Cooper paid a league record $150,000 transfer fee to purchase an overweight Yugoslav striker named Stan Stamenkovic from the Memphis Americans. They won 21 and lost 31 of their games, scoring 298 and conceding 315. For the 1981-1982 season the MISL league structure was altered, placing teams in either an Eastern or Western division.
Yugoslav Stan Stamenkovic won the title for most assists however, and German defender Heinz Wirtz made the MISL All-Star team. Hale was also fined 1,000 for having a go at referee Toros Kibritjian, suggesting he retire. Major Indoor Soccer League 1978 The original Baltimore Blast were a popular, immensely entertaining entry on the Baltimore sports scene throughout the 1980’s.
They won 27 and lost 17 of their games, scoring 223 and conceding 207 goals.
1981, Aug. 8.
The Blast’s average attendance again rose, this time up to a franchise all-time high of 11,189, nearly filling the Baltimore Arena. The Blast scored 249 goals and conceded 224. Over a longer 44 game regular season the Blast placed 3rd in their 6 team division, again making the playoffs. Players Bernie James and Mike Sweeney were convinced that they had been blackballed after the July salary cap, and were told that Kenny Cooper were responsible.
I was going to work through various teams and their histories but it kind of tailed off. They finished a disappointing 4th in the Eastern Division, winning and losing 24 games of their 48 game schedule.
Kenny Cooper coached the team. February 23, 1986, Blast vs. Dallas Sidekicks. Baltimore was not long without a professional indoor soccer team, as the expansion Baltimore Spirit joined the NPSL ready for the 1992-1993 season.
This is some interesting history that I didn’t even know about. Stamenkovic cost the blast and league record $150,000 to sign (although fellow Yugoslav Ray Kunovac was thrown in as well), and his salary was reputed to be $100,000 a year.
After 3 years of success the Blast only just made the playoffs. They have some scratching, but great looking items. The final was for the 3rd time against the San Diego Sockers, and for the 3rd time they lost. They scored 444 goals and conceded 420.
A 9 game deal was signed with ESPN to televise the games.
February 3, 1987, Stan Stamenkovic. In the 1st round of the playoffs the Blast beat the Cleveland Force in a tight contest over 3 games. This page is dedicated to the first incarnation of the Blast, as opposed to the indoor team who operated in the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL)from 1998. Hale had been trying to bring the NFL to Baltimore since the Colts had left in 1983. They fell to their Division winners Minnesota Strikers in the 1st round of the playoffs to end another disappointing season.
Each player on the roster was due to receive $1,608 for winning the championship, but outgoing owner Bernie Rodin said he would be giving each player a diamond ring and $9,000 instead. English forward Paul Crossley (Blast ’80-’83) died from a heart attack at the age of 47 on March 11, 1996.
The Blast’s average attendance fell again, despite their successful season, to 8,170. Soccer Digest February-March 19881988-89 Baltimore Blast Yearbook1988-89 Baltmore Blast Media Guide1989-90 Baltimore Blast Yearbook1990-91 Baltimore Blast Yearbook1990-91 Baltimore Blast Pocket Schedule1991-92 Baltimore Blast Yearbook#soliloquy-container-26620{opacity:1}#soliloquy-container-26620 li > .soliloquy-caption{display:none}#soliloquy-container-26620 li:first-child > .soliloquy-caption{display:block}.
The referee had reported the Blast to the league about the state of their playing surface., which ended up with the Blast spending $30,000 on upgrading it. They scored a league high 280 goals for the season, conceding 203.
The Blast franchise was originally owned by Bernie Rodin, who also owned the NASL’s Rochester Lancers, and the New York Arrows in the MISL. They scored 2,778 goals and conceded 2,609.
Appropriately, the team lost their last contests to Ron Newman and the San Diego Sockers in the 1992 playoff semi-finals. The MSL retained all the same teams as the season before, and no changes were made to the divisions.
Kool & The Gang’s “Celebration” was the Blast’s goal song and would be heard over and over again, as the high-scoring MISL averaged nearly 11 goals per match. The Blast were in a smaller Eastern Division, alongside the Chicago Sting, Cleveland Force, Dallas Sidekicks, and the Minnesota Strikers. He arrived in a trade alongside Peter Ward that took Brazilian forward Keder, and South African forward David Byrne to Wichita. The Blast reputedly lost around $674,000. Prime Ticket cable network.
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