Mike Magee will tell you he should have had at least two goals on Saturday.
Whether it was finishing on that awkward back and forth play that saw him with an open look at goal while Sheanon Williams was down in the box in the 88th minute or the game-ending penalty and rebound save from Zach MacMath at the death, the fans and he himself feel like he should have had another.
And it's not necessarily easy to point that out about Magee but thankfully, he tweeted this yesterday:
1st tweet after last nights game was always gonna be awkward so let's get it over with. I will make up for that! Mind if I move on? #cf97
— Mike Magee (@magee9) April 6, 2014
So now that that's out of the way, it's worth noting something else: Mike Magee did open his 2014 Fire account off a great feed from Quincy Amarikwa in the 16th minute Saturday. That goal was a small milestone as it pushed Magee inside the Top 15 (actually tied for 14th place) on the club's all-time goal scoring list with Lubos Kubik and Cuauhtemoc Blanco at 16 (MLS Regular Season) and 19 (All Competitions) goals respectively.
You took a pause real quick right there and realized that the Fire have only had 16 players hit those numbers over the course of 17 years. Now you realize that the club hasn't really had a consistent goal scorer over multiple seasons since the likes of Ante Razov, Josh Wolff and Damani Ralph came through.
There's no doubt that Magee got to those odd milestones quicker than Blanco or Kubik but he also beats Razov, Wolff and Ralph to those numbers by a considerable margin...
The tables:
MLS Regular Season Goals - Fastest to 16
<strong>Player</strong> |
<strong>Years</strong> |
<strong>GP to 16 Goals</strong> |
<strong>Total Fire Goals</strong> |
Mike Magee |
2013-present |
25 GP |
16 |
Ante Razov |
1998-04 |
33 GP |
76 |
Josh Wolff |
1998-02 |
35 GP |
32 |
Damani Ralph |
2003-04 |
35 GP |
22 |
Brian McBride |
2008-10 |
42 GP |
18 |
Dominic Oduro |
2011-12 |
42 GP |
18 |
Hristo Stoitchkov |
2000-02 |
44 GP |
17 |
Dema Kovalenko |
1999-02 |
49 GP |
22 |
Chris Rolfe |
2005-09; 2012-14 |
53 GP |
48 |
Cuauhtemoc Blanco |
2007-09 |
58 GP |
16 |
Lubos Kubik |
1998-00 |
68 GP |
16 |
Nate Jaqua |
2003-06 |
73 GP |
21 |
Chad Barrett |
2005-08 |
75 GP |
18 |
Piotr Nowak |
1998-02 |
77 GP |
26 |
Marco Pappa |
2008-12 |
87 GP |
26 |
Jesse Marsch |
1998-05 |
183 GP |
19 |
Fire All Competitions Goals - Fastest to 19
<strong>Players</strong> |
<strong>Years</strong> |
<strong>GP to 19 Goals</strong> |
<strong>All Competitions Goals</strong> |
Mike Magee |
2013-present |
29 GP |
19 |
Josh Wolff |
1998-2002 |
47 GP |
39 |
Ante Razov |
1998-2004 |
53 GP |
95 |
Damani Ralph |
2003-04 |
55 GP |
28 |
Dema Kovalenko |
1999-00 |
56 GP |
34 |
So while you could probably go back in Magee's short Fire tenure (he hasn't even been here a calendar year) and point to a few more opportunities that would see his goal total even higher, he's still on a record scoring clip for the Fire.
And Mike, keep your head up after that penalty kick save. We expect to see lots more of these celebrations this season:
