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Colorado Rapids – Eastern Conference Champions

Share The Colorado Rapids defeated the San Jose Earthquakes Saturday night in front of almost 18k very loud and enthusiastic fans.  The result is the Rapids are the MLS Eastern Conference winner and now will play FC Dallas for the MLS Cup this coming Sunday in Toronto Canada.  I won’t go into how the Colorado Rapids and San (California) Jose Earthquakes ended up competing for … Continue reading

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Colorado Rapids vs. Philadelphia Union – Recap

ShareIn response to a Colorado Rapids Facebook post, I said this: The Rapids have been in this spot the last few years.  A spot where they can say Damn it, we want it bad, we want to be in the play offs and we are going to win.  It’s time for the team to step up and show themselves and the fans they have what … Continue reading

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Road Trip – PPL Park – August 14, 2010

ShareThis is the second and last installment of my road trip series. Last week we visited Red Bull Arena in Harrison, NJ. This past Saturday we went to see the Rapids play the Philadelphia Union at their brand new stadium, PPL Park in Chester, PA. I’ll review the stadium much like I did Red Bull Arena last week and conclude with my comparison of the … Continue reading

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Colorado Rapids vs. Philadelphia Union – Recap

ShareSaturday’s game was the second and last on our east coast road trip visiting the two new MLS soccer stadiums. In this case it was PPL Park in Chester PA, home of the expansion Philadelphia Union. I took some notes about the new stadium which I’ll post later this week along with a comparison between PPL Park, Red Bull Arena and Dicks Sporting Goods Park. … Continue reading

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Brief Random Updates

ShareI haven’t posted in a while because A. (and most important), we were busy having a wonder vacation with visiting relatives and enjoying fabulous parts of  Rocky Mountains.  That alone is worth a couple of blogs, but I’m not sure when though. B. Less important but not as much fun, I’ve been ill for the first time in a couple of years, since Friday. Some … Continue reading

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