For those who Bleed Burgundy

Big Boys Still Missing as Beckham Comes to Town

Tweet   The good news is that David Beckham is coming to town for the first time in four years. The bad news is that three of the biggest Rapids players are still out with various illnesses and injuries. While Becks saw it fit to proclaim to the Denver Post this week that he will be here in Colorado for...

Rapids Need to Banish Road Vulnerability of Recent Weeks. Mullan to Play?

Tweet I guess everyone has to get back on the horse at some point but,  if you were in Brian Mullan’s shoes, would you go to Seattle? I mean, why put yourself through all that? CenturyLink Field with 40,000 baying Sounders fans is not the easiest road venue to play at in the first place and it will...

Home Victories Nice but Road Mettle Needed Against Those Salt Lake Fellows

Tweet The Colorado Rapids etched another 2-0 clean sheet victory at home last weekend onto the 2012 season canvas but a far bigger test awaits them tomorrow night in Sandy, Utah. The first of three Rocky Mountain Cup games this season, two of which are in Utah (how does that work?), will be a major test for...

No More Red Bull in the System but Rapids Need Energy Against Fire

Tweet Oscar Pareja said the Rapids have had time to put the New York Red Bulls game out of their system. Let’s hope so because that was painful to watch. The coach used the word “distraught” to describe the opening. Seems about right. The game was over in those first six minutes as the...

No Pablo, no Ninja. But Rapids Doubters Beware.

Tweet The Rapids enter tomorrow’s game with the New York Red Bulls without the grizzled central midfield pairing of Pablo Mastroeni (concussion) and Jeff Larentowicz (suspension). It is the first time at least one of those two has not been on the field to start an MLS game since Larentowicz moved...

Rapids Philly-Bound in Search of 2011 Repeat

Tweet   Last season, this game was one of the best Rapids results of the year. Omar Cummings and the late lamented Sanna Nyassi were really beginning to enjoy their fruitful forward partnership with Nyassi scoring one of the sweetest goals in 2011 after a perfect through ball from Cummings. Pablo...