

Los Angeles Galaxy
Open Cup Qualifying Starts Today
By: Kyle |The Rapids start their Open Cup season on Tuesday with a game against the Gals at the Home Depot Center. I kind of hope the team fields a semi-serious squad. LA is missing Donovan and Beckham due to the USA vs. England match on Wednesday (on a side note: I’m kind of glad [...]
Colorado Over LA – Yeah, It Was That Bad
By: Jeff |I think this gets it about right:
Things didn’t look so bleak for the Los Angeles Galaxy by the end of the first half. And, yeah, one could argue Omar Cummings picked up a soft penalty kick; as Max Bretos noted in his commentary Cummings popped back to his feet to continue the play after [...]
The Rapids: Views from All Over on the Day Before + A Signing
By: Jeff |With the season starting tomorrow (yippee!), I feel like there’s something I should mention: I don’t do predictions. A fitful history of blown calls – often very bad misses – argues against. As for previews, I’m happy to pass on breaking details like injuries (see Class VI’s interview with Fernando Clavijo for the [...]
Bonus Rapids Bits & Business
By: Jeff |A couple stray items to pass on ahead of the weekend. To begin, the Rapids meet the Chicago Fire Saturday (as in, tomorrow) in their final pre-season test before the 2008 season…in Mississippi…for some reason. After that, it’s the opener against the Los Angeles Galaxy and, what I’ll wager, is a certain 1-0-0 [...]
Blue Skies Are Gonna Clear Up….
By: Jeff |…when you play LA! (So my meter sucks. So sue me.)
I have to confess to some guilt if the post below left any visiting Colorado Rapids fans feeling a little blue heading into the season – then again, I’m also confident experience has made expert at adjusting expectations. And even if [...]






