Bob Lobel: The Revs and the Pain of Losing "The Big One"

 By Bob Lobel (@boblobel)

My eyes were still red and swollen when I looked in the mirror this morning. 

Two long nights of crying from something only a sports fan can feel: The big one! The big game! The one and only, win or lose, world championship game. The 7th game of the World Series, Stanley Cup or NBA finals! The Super Bowl!  

One game to take it all, or take the fall! 

Lobel's Question of the Week: How About the New England Revolution?

Every week, legendary sportscaster Bob Lobel wants to hear your opinion on something that caught his eye over the weekend.

The Patriots rolled to another big win last night in San Diego, but New England also suffered a heartbreaking defeat in southern California Sunday.

The New England Revolution, that is. The Revs fell 2-1 to the perennially powerful LA Galaxy in extra time, marking the fifth time New England has made the championship game and lost.

With New England's Major League Soccer Club going 0-5 in title games, and the region no stranger to sporting heartache, Bob wanted to know: Do the Revolution's championship woes even register with you?

We'll even make it easy for you- On a scale of 1-10, where do the Revolution's disappointing championship game performances rank?

Participate in our poll here to let us know!

Lobel's Question of the Week: Soccer Still Fighting for Attention

Every week, legendary sportscaster Bob Lobel wants to hear your opinion on something that caught his eye over the weekend.

The Patriots may have been home enjoying their bye week Sunday, but Gillette Stadium was not devoid of action.

The MLS' New England Revolution punched its ticket to the league's Eastern Conference Championship in front of over 20,000 screaming fans in Foxborough. While the Kraft family's "other football team" is nowhere near as popular as the Patriots, the Revs' win over Columbus has created a buzz, and sends the franchise back to the East Finals for the first time since 2007.

With US Men's National Team star Jermaine Jones and one of the MLS' most exciting scorers in Lee Nguyen driving regional and, dare we say, national niche interest in the team, Bob wants to re-visit a question he asks every four years during the World Cup: Can soccer REALLY make it in America?

During the World Cup it's one thing for soccer to be on our minds. It's the world's largest sporting event and brings out our national pride. Americans like nothing more than to tell everyone how awesome America is and be a part of an "event," but if the Revolution can be a bona fide sports story in team-heavy New England, that has to bode well for the MLS and sport as a whole in America, right?

Participate in our poll below and let us know what you think.