PBP: Columbus Crew @ Some Dudes Near NJ Transit Bus 40 - Stop 4 | Match 23 - July 28, 2018 7:00 PM ET

Over/under on how many times the video feed is lost?

 

About the same on the over / under for Santos falling down

 

Someone should edit the game video so it blacks out with the Crew logo whenever Santos falls over.

 

Vegas over/under on losing feed is 3-1/2.

Santos falling is 8-1/2.

 

Did anyone else get an email about a watch party at Platform? Looks like their high school summer interns are in charge of photoshopping

 

Crewster Point forecast going into this week's games:

EAST

Atlanta 59
NYRB 59
NYC 58
DC 56
Montreal 49
Columbus 48
New England 43
Orlando 43
Toronto 43
Philadelphia 42
Chicago 38



WEST
LAFC 59
Portland 58
Dallas 57
Kansas City 54
LA Galaxy 52
Salt Lake 48
Houston 48
Vancouver 47
Seattle 44
Minnesota 43
San Jose 39
Colorado 35

 

Yes the photos were edited poorly.

 

Red Bulls have 3 games in hand on the Crew and are 5 points ahead. That seems a bit significant. But one of those games in hand is tonight, and it's humid as ******** out here on the east coast, so maybe we'll see some tired legs Saturday.

The Crew has been absolute garbage on the road offensively. If they are gonna catch/pass the Red Bulls in the standings a head to head win on the road would go a long way towards doing that.

 

The watch party email graphic, yipes:

 

Their beer isn't much better.

 

I am fine with Montreal jumping up but DC? I know your model emphasizes home games but they are just terrible.

 

Interesting also to note that Benfica (the second biggest club in the world, behind only AS Roma) is playing Juventus (one of the worst clubs in the universe) at Red Bull Arena at 1pm before the Crew match.

RBA's field is usually in pretty good shape so I am not too overly concerned, though it is a bit strange.

 

MLS has come a long way that they're not using this as a double header. Two totally different crowds/tickets. Making it a double header as a fan would make for a long day in Jersey.

 

If I wasn't on my way to the beach with my wife and her family on Saturday I would have definitely tried to do both games. You probably would be able to find me passed out in some random PATH station near Red Bull Arena on Sunday morning.

 

My favorite "triple header" of all time was going to the Bicentennial Cup (Team USA (NASL All Stars) vs England in the morning at JFK Stadium (once home to Live Aid and the Army-Navy Game) followed by a Phillies-Cubs twi-night doubleheader in the afternoon at the Vet. And between the games of the doubleheader, Karl Wallenda walked on a tightrope across the Vet.

 

Soren Stoica. We're doomed.

 

Great options. Good choice.

Wings baby for the win.

 

NYRB is top of the league in PPG.
Home field makes a big difference in MLS.
All spells for bad news for the good guys.


2.05 NYRB
2.00 NYFC
2.00 Atlanta
1.95 FCD

1.75 LAFC
1.72 Portland
1.65 SKC

1.55 LA Gals
1.50 Columbus Crew SC
1.43 RSL
1.35 Houston
1.33 NER
1.33 Minnesota
1.29 Philly
1.27 Le Impact
1.24 Vancouver

1.15 Seattle
1.10 Orlando
1.05 Chicago
0.95 TFC (who really expected these guys to stay down here almost 2/3 of the way through the season?)
0.85 Colorado
0.82 DCU

0.60 San Jose

 

Looks more and more likely we will finish fourth at best. Will be hard to catch one of the NY teams unless we start beating them. Atlanta is not going to be caught by us. Hopefully we get hot in the playoffs after a few big ( cheap) last minute transfers

 

Really glad BWP got that 100 goal nonsense and celebration out of the way midweek. I actually really like the guy and woulda been annoyed to see it happen against us.

 

What's our record all time in Red Bull Arena without Rich Balchan?

 

Do we get a player to score their second goal of the season before we get a twelfth scorer?

I like Mullins chances to become number 12, but one of our wingers has to score again eventually, right?

 

Eventually, a winger will score. Maybe not this season.

 

Oh the wingers are scoring , just not goals