rapids Stories - Black And Red United
Waiting by the phone
If I get a call later tonight and am asked to be the new General Manager of the San Jose Earthquakes, here is the list of players I will select (assuming I can negotiate myself a reasonable starting s...
Out West
Seems to be a stark difference between the East and West in terms of the changes that sweep through each conference each season. DC, New England, and Chicago seem to be in contention every year in the...
What we missed
So I spent a week away on business, and cruising the college bars at IU (Has anyone else played "Sink the Biz"? Great fun. And probably the easiest way to get random girls to come over and drink with ...
Benny Vide delivers the victory
With his one-time shoe-string shot to give the team a 1-0 lead, I could have sworn I was watching Benny Olsen. Or maybe Benny Feilhaber. But definitely somebody named Benny. Nope, it was Joe Vide. Tha...
Is Gallardo an upgrade over Gomez?
That's the question that is likely to define the success of DC United over the next two or more years.With the Gomez to Colorado trade all but official, it looks like we'll now have a pretty good meas...
Round 1 to Gomez
In the first match between the two players who will be linked in the minds of DC fans for the rest of their MLS careers, Christian Gomez dominated United and Gallardo with two assists. Even Facundo Er...

