PBP: P/I/P - Black Diamond Run #3 - Rapids vs The artists formerly known as Wiz - 3/17 @ 7pm

Hudson's Plan versus Reality.

 

Rapids 2-1. Rosenberg with the surprise game winner. Howard saves the game.

Go Rapids.

 

Should correct myself. Playing a pretty classic 4-4-2 with Benny and Price manning the middle equally and Nico and Acosta on the outside.

Given the CB situation, I think it makes sense to help shield Wynne defensively.

 

Watching on ESPN+ in Virginia .. so far, so good

 

The energy level has come down to earth a tad. Here’s hoping KC starts losing their sea legs.

 

That was a much more wide open half than I expected. It wasn't terribly pretty soccer, but it was entertaining. this match is starting to look like the first team to make a fatal mistake will lose the match.

 

First 10 minutes we had the foot on the gas. Not sure why they stopped.

Lucky Timmy didn’t give away a goal.

 

Rubio! Pure hustle play makes Melia look like a fool.

 

. . . and there's the first mistake and it's by Melia. Goal Rubio.

 

Crafty fellow! Nice to see the push and forward pressure.

 

RUBIO!

 

First mistake that was punished. We got away with Timmy's giveaway and Wynne getting beaten like a rented mule and faked to the ground in the first half.

 

Bloomberg sighting

 

Second half is zooming by. Can we make Rubio's goal stand?

 

... and Bloomberg almost gets a goal and gets a yellow

 

and that is an easy yellow.

 

Couldn't get espn+ to play this game in the mountains. Said blocked in my region. Yet Altitude won't work on my comcast app because I'm not on my home wifi.

 

... and now a red

 

. . . and a Blomberg un-sighting. That didn't take long.

 

I’m sick and tired of this crap!!!!!

 

. . . and a fatal mistake by the Rapids.

 

Balboa was just telling us what a great ref this clown is. Totally bogus card-especially for a second yellow. Welcome to MLS.

 

Blomberg's OPTA score: -662. What a spectacular nine minutes.

 

Full time, 1-1...

 

The Bodmer Line is now 1.323 PPG.
The Kroenke line remains at 0.000 PPG.

This 2018 season just won't end. Wake me up when the 2019 season starts.