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 excuses…Maybe Rapids just aren’t good enough?!
Tweet “Well once we get our strikers back…” “Well once we get Mullan / Wynne back…” I’ve been waiting for a variety of situations to resolve themselves, and then for the Rapids to make their charge. Last summer we had doldrums too. Then Smith found the magic XII, we...
Deja Vu – Late Goal Curse Hits Rapids at RSL
Tweet In a nightmare that keeps repeating itself, a late goal from a questionable call downed the Rapids on a blustery night at Rio Tinto. A soft free kick in the waning seconds led to this: The free kick itself was an unwelcome, though probably justified intervention on a night where the referees overall...
To Cheer or Not To Cheer?
Tweet In case you didn’t hear, Real Salt Lake made MLS history last night after they secured a spot in the 2010-2011 CONCACAF Champions League Final. They beat Saprissa on an aggregate score of 3-2 and will now be playing current Primera Division de Mexico champions, Monterrey, in the final match of the...
The Fake Salt Lake Curse Remains Intact
Tweet The Rapids owned RSL for 90 minutes. Then Pickens took too long on a clearance that bounced off the defender, then off the goalpost, then off the boot of the defender and into the back of the net. A couple minutes later, the same Salazar who I lauded on Twitter for staying a non-factor awarded a...