Who: DC United (3-14-3 12 pts) vs. Philadelphia Union (4-10-5 17 pts) Where: RFK When: Sunday August 22, 2010 2:00 PM EST Radio: LaNueva WDCN-LP 87.7 FM TV: Direct Kick, Comcast Sportsnet [LINEUP-4-4-2]Hernandez, Pontius, Quaranta, Bosko, Simms, Najar, Zayner, Jakovic, James, Graye, Hamid[/LINEUP-4-4-2]
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union because it is the most likely time our brains can be fried in the sun, possibly impairing them so we'll buy season tickets again Or it's the best time for a summer thunderstorm so we can show off the roof on our stadium. Or because some TV network hates United fans. But this would only make sense if it was a Telefutura game, it appears to be on CSN instead. So, I guess no good reason then.
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union This is the best time to pack RFK to the roof! 46K people for sure!
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union 46k people? Are we doing a "shelter the homeless for a day" promotion with free hot dogs?
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union Any truth to the rumor that United's attendance figures include rats, cats, and raccoons?
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union Well, this is going to lead to a shortened tailgate for most people. Too bad- that's the best part of United games these days. But I guess a game at 2 on Sunday is better than an 8 o'clock.
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union What are you talking about? We're gonna win big on Sunday! 4-1 United, optimism everyone!!!!
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union Did you start tailgating already!?! And if so, what are you drinking!?!
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union On the road United averages .50 points per game, the same as Houston. There are only three teams in the league averaging less than .50 points per game on the road. They are Toronto and New England at .44 points per game, and Philadelphia at a league worst .40 points per game. In other words, if there is any game that ought to be winnable even by the lowly 2010 United, this should be it. (That said, United has BY FAR the league worst home performance at .70 points per game -- which is a over .50 points per game worse than the next worst home team, namely Chivas at 1.22 points per game.)
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union Ya think it will be a sold out game? I'm not talking about the FO selling out the fans either.
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union Finally, a break for DC United. Philly could be considered an equal opponent. And that is not saying much here...
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union Knave, so you're saying DCU prevails .7-.4 in a real nail-biter at RFK? Wow, can't wait to see that one.
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union Does that equate to a 0-0 tie, or do we get to round up at .7 as we're the home team, winning -- barely -- 1-0. I predict a 4-1 victory as well, with two goals from the rats, a long blast from the one of the cats, and a penalty converted by the wily raccoon.
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union ....and the squirrels help keep the scoreline down, although, their wild and squirrely efforts to control Alejandro Moreno and his diving fall short and a little nibble bite earns Philly a PK. Which Talon fails to save. (I really need to get a life )
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union Well, no, that was points per game, not goals per game. But now that you mention it ... United: Home GF/G = .7 GA/G = 1.6 Philly: Away GF/G = .9 GA/G = 2.2 So if we average United's GF/G and Philly's GA/G, then we get 1.45 goals for United. And if we average United's GA/G and Philly's GF/G, then we get 1.25 goals for Philly. From this we can conclude, first, that United will win by a score of 1.45 to 1.25, and second, that this analysis is pure hokum.
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union I'm not positive, but I think DCU is undefeated at 2pm on Sundays!
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union Han? Seems incredibly hard to imagine shutting this team out. Seems even more hard to imagine scoring. Should be a hoot.
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union Referee: Alex PRUS Official MLS Stats: 171 games, 3.3 Y/g, 39 R My Stats Including Playoffs: 183 games, 3.2 Y/g, 41 R MLS 2010: 13 games, 2.3 Y/g, 4 R Assistant Referees: Craig LOWRY and Eric PROCTOR Fourth Official: Jorge GONZALEZ All-time D.C. United matches with Prus as referee: 8/26/1998 Kansas City Wizards 1 - 2 D.C. United YELLOW: E. Pope, U. Okafor, B. Olsen, S. Garlick RED: NONE 5/10/2000 Miami Fusion 1 - 0 D.C. United YELLOW: R. Williams RED: NONE 6/24/2000 D.C. United 2 - 0 Dallas Burn YELLOW: S. Daniv, R. Diaz Arce RED: NONE 7/15/2000 Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - 2 D.C. United YELLOW: G. Aunger, R. Goodlett, J. Salcedo, A.J. Wood, R. Williams, C. Talley RED: NONE 8/5/2000 Miami Fusion 3 - 1 D.C. United YELLOW: M. Etcheverry, C. Llamosa, J. Bilyk, I. McKinley RED: NONE 6/9/2001 Dallas Burn 3 - 0 D.C. United YELLOW: M. Watson, R. Farrer, J. Alegria, B. Convey, J. Rodriguez RED: NONE 7/18/2001 San Jose Earthquakes 4 - 0 D.C. United YELLOW: S. Armstrong, C. Albright RED: NONE 7/13/2002 D.C. United 1 - 3 Columbus Crew YELLOW: A. Curtis, B. Maisonneuve, M. Clark RED: NONE 6/28/2003 Columbus Crew 3 - 0 D.C. United YELLOW: B. Convey, B. Dunseth, F. Hejduk RED: NONE 7/19/2003 D.C. United 1 - 2 San Jose Earthquakes YELLOW: B. Mullan, D. Barclay, M. Petke, C. Waibel RED: NONE 8/16/2003 Chicago Fire 3 - 1 D.C. United YELLOW: H. Stoitchkov, G. Ivanov RED: NONE 9/25/2003 MetroStars 0 - 2 D.C. United YELLOW: B. Prideaux, E. Stewart, A. Guevara, D. Kovalenko RED: NONE 10/25/2003 D.C. United 1 - 1 Kansas City Wizards YELLOW: A. Zotinca, C. Talley, R. Nelsen, B. Prideaux, H. Stoitchkov RED: NONE 4/17/2004 MetroStars 3 - 2 D.C. United YELLOW: B. Olsen, B. Convey RED: NONE 5/19/2004 D.C. United 2 - 4 Los Angeles Galaxy YELLOW: D. Kovalenko, N. Grabavoy, A. Eskandarian, C. Jones, C. Albright RED: NONE 8/31/2005 D.C. United 5 - 1 Real Salt Lake YELLOW: J. Nolly, J. Gros, P. Broome, A. Williams, K. Cutler RED: K. Cutler (2CT) 6/21/2006 D.C. United 1 - 0 Chicago Fire YELLOW: A. Herron, L. Pause RED: NONE 6/28/2007 D.C. United 4 - 1 Colorado Rapids YELLOW: J. Gros, D. Wasson, G. Vanney, Fred RED: NONE 8/5/2007 New England Revolution 0 - 3 D.C. United YELLOW: J. Larentowicz, A. John, P. Noonan, B. Olsen, R. Dyachenko, J. Heaps, D. Mediate RED: NONE 9/23/2007 Chicago Fire 1 - 1 D.C. United YELLOW: F. Franks, C. Rolfe, B. Carroll, C. Armas RED: NONE 5/21/2008 Toronto FC 1 - 0 D.C. United YELLOW: Fred, S. Quaranta RED: NONE 6/22/2008 D. C. United 3 - 1 San Jose Earthquakes YELLOW: G. Martinez, E. Denton RED: J. Riley (SFP) 8/23/2008 D.C. United 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids YELLOW: M. Petke, C. Thompson RED: NONE 8/15/2009 Toronto FC 2 - 0 D.C. United YELLOW: C. Simms, D. Jakovic, C. Robinson, A. Sanyang, S. Cronin, J. Brennan RED: NONE 10/17/2009 D.C. United 1 - 0 Columbus Crew YELLOW: D. McTavish RED: E. Renteria (VC) 5/5/2010 D.C. United 2 - 1 Kansas City Wizards YELLOW: R. Smith, D. Allsopp, C. Castillo, K. Morsink, M. Harrington, S. Quaranta RED: NONE 7/15/2010 D.C. United 0 - 1 Seattle Sounders FC YELLOW: J. James, L. Gonzalez RED: NONE OVERALL RECORD: 12-13-2 1.407 PPG
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union Today's Express newspaper lists the game as being in Philly. I'm normally a big Express fan, but that's just a bad mistake on their part.
Re: DC United vs Philadelphia Union To clarify, they do have a game story that correctly lists RFK as the venue. The error is in the TV listings.