Although the Rocky Mountain Cup was already lost when the Rapids hosted Real Salt Lake last weekend, the Pids were in it for glory. At kickoff, the Pid Army dropped a 6300 square foot tifo and the terraces were filled with banners and flags honoring their club, winless in six games, and at the final […]

Sometimes, I sit back and think “man, it’s great to be a Rapids fan.” Now is not one of those times. I have, admittedly, put off writing an update in hopes that my optimistic forecast coming off the Rapids’ 3-0 win in Portland might actually come to fruition. Time will tell, I said, whether the Rapids […]

Anyone following the Rapids knows that the matches leading up to last Saturday’s meet up with Portland had not gone well. After expecting to come back from the (way too long) break rested and ready to take on Vancouver, and despite a solid effort in the first half, the Rapids ultimately fell 0-1 to a […]

Before I even dive into some highlights from this week’s action, I first need to apologize for the delay (come on, who WASN’T distracted by all this US Open Cup action!?) and also take some time to overview the injuries that have drastically depleted the Rapids’ roster and impacted Colorado’s effectiveness on the field (even […]

I’m sure you’ve heard by now, but the Rapids won this week. They didn’t just win; they shut out Chivas USA 4-0. It was an amazing win for the ‘Pids, but it wasn’t as easy as the score might suggest. Last week in my very brief thoughts going into this match, I said there were […]

I will be the first to admit that the first 30 minutes or so of the Colorado Rapids vs LA Galaxy match this past weekend were hard to watch. Dicks Sporting Goods Park was at capacity (plus some additional standing room tickets, in my understanding) and the atmosphere was electric, which made the gaping holes […]

As a Rapids fan often involved in the Rapids’ fans’ chorus of “where is the Rapids’ media coverage!?” I should know better than to leave you guys hanging like I have. It hasn’t been deliberate. It’s more an issue of just not being able to figure out what is going on with this club. Two […]

This is it, guys. The big one. Game One of the quest to reclaim the Rocky Mountain Cup. Rapids take on Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto this Saturday, and in an analysis based purely on gut instinct, I think this year is the Rapids’ year. The boys in burgundy want the Cup back badly, […]

Looking back on Colorado’s season opening win against Columbus, I can’t help but smile. What a match! The Rapids played a markedly different style of football than fans are used to seeing, and it paid off with the Rapids scoring two goals and leaving the pitch with three points. Coach Oscar Pareja played three guys […]

The Rapids head into their First Kick match against Columbus with some pretty decent stats on their side; in 17 overall meetings at Colorado, Columbus have taken away just three wins. The teams have met in the playoffs twice in as many years with the Rapids advancing both times, but as any soccer fan knows, […]

I’ve been waiting to write this because I’ve been waiting for things to stop changing in the 5280 (that’s fancy talk for Denver) for long enough that I might be able to write a decent season preview. I’ll give it a shot… Out With The Old… While a good number of people weren’t pleased with […]

Well, the Rapids absolutely had to win vs. the Vancouver Whitecaps on 7/9 at home and thankfully, they did. It wasn’t pretty at times, Pablo Mastroeni, Koske Kimura and Jamie Smith all getting beat up a bit, but Colorado powered through. The Conor Casey goal showed he was back in his old form and very […]

What a crazy month for the Rapids, go from a 6 tie streak, and 8 game unbeaten streak to being dragged under the bus by the Galaxy and more recently the Crew. Disappointing losses that saw a 3-1 defeat followed by a 4-1 defeat, respectively.  Good news? Conor Casey is back and scoring 4 goals […]

This week the Rapids face the Dynamo at 8:30 PM MT on Houston’s home turf. Colorado is kicking off its first of three tough away games. Both had impressive highlights last game, with Houston’s Will Bruin blasting in a hat trick to lift them above DCU and Colorado’s Andre Akpan nabbing a goal of the […]